Good lil extractor for home/weekend use?

[cajunfirehawk]

Is their a good carpet extractor which is economical enough for weekend use for the DIY'er? I love the way freshly cleaned carpet makes the interior look and I don’t find you get the same performance from just spot cleaning and vacuum.



Any recommendations? Would prefer hot water as well.





PLMK-thanks.



PS-Most of the searchs I did, found mosty pros use these...

 

[RTexasF]

This will work well for your application:



Amazon.com: Bissell 1425B Little Green Proheat Turbo Carpet Cleaner: Kitchen & Dining

 

[cajunfirehawk]

Wow, that price certainly beats $700 for a mytee but how does it work?

 

[wangjt]

'I have this.\r\n\r\nIt works very well. Just put in hot water and some cleaning solution. My carpets look brand new afterwards. If you have a small stain, you can set it to clean it automatically. \r\n\r\nAmazon.com: Bissell 1200B SpotBot Hands-Free Compact Deep Cleaner Carpet Cleaner: Home & Garden\r\nthere\'s 10% off right now as well. \r\n\r\nI don\'t have any experience with the other Bissell carpet cleaner but it seems like that it would work just as well.'

 

[StealthMode]

I've heard it works quite well. I'll be picking one up in the spring,

 

[imported_weekendwarrior]

I have a Bissel SpotBot (non heated). I just add hot water to it when I use it (if the situation calls for hot water). You can store it with the solution in it, so it is always ready to go. The SpotBot has the automatic mode, where you just sit it over a stain, and it does its thing. It also has a manual mode with a hose and brush attachment, as well as a powered brush attachment.



The nice thing about the automatic mode is that if one of our pets has an accident in the house, we blot up the wetness, then sit the SpotBot in place, and let it do its thing. For tough stains on car mats, you can spray a pretreater on the spot, and then sit the SpotBot on top of the mat, hit the auto mode, and it will work on the spot. You also have the aforementioned manual mode with hose and brush attachments to do the mats and interior carpet.



Definitely not a "professional" grade machine, but for the average car owner that only needs a carpet cleaner a few times a year, it is great. Plus, it has uses around the house as well.

 

[dave40co]

I have the unheated model and it works great for the family cars I do. It also works good on upholstered furniture, small carpet spills and stairway carpeting. I just fill it with very hot water. The Oxi-clean carpet shampoo is the best product I have used in it.

 

[watermantra]

I just noticed that on the Bissell website, the little green is only



$74.99http://www.bissel.com/Products/c/PortableDeepCleaner/p/LITTLE+green+COMPACT+MULTIPURPOSE+CLEANER/product.aspx

 

[BigAl3]

Definitely not a "professional" grade machine, but for the average car owner that only needs a carpet cleaner a few times a year, it is great. Plus, it has uses around the house as well.

agreed....

 

[cajunfirehawk]

FYI - that model 1425b is not listed on the B site anymore, they roll you to a model 1400...? Maybe they dropped the heat option?

 

[rockz9]

i got a nice unit from cleanfreak.com...its called an epic...it has a really good suction and is very easily to move around...check it out..

 

[RTexasF]

I have the heated one and it works very well for the $89 price at Target.

This mat had not been cleaned in four years and here's what two swipes with the Little Green did:

Here's after a few more passes:

 

[cajunfirehawk]

Wow, RTexasF what products did you use with it?



So for the price I could not pass on that Bissle w/heat thru target, none of the stores in my area had it so I ordered online, should be here in a few days and if it doesnt work out returning at my local sotre is no biggie.





Thanks Guys... :up

 

[cajunfirehawk]

FOLLOW UP: used my BLGM and it works great for my needs, pretreat with folex, followed by a hot water extract with my BLGM and good to go, thanks for the suggestion! :thx