We recently puchased a Bissell ProHeat Upright Deep Cleaner and I am completely satisfied with the results it provides. When we purchased our home almost six months ago now, we had the carpets professionally cleaned which lasted about a month with the help of our three year old. We knew that having the carpets professionally cleaned on a regular basis was not an option and researched several steam cleaners before making the final decision to purchase.

On a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is very dissatisfied and 5 is completely satisfied I would rate it as a 4. Here are the things I like about the cleaner: it uses a concentrated cleaning formula, it is easy to operate, is easy to empty and refill tank, and it has an internal heater to keep water in reservoir hot. Here are the things I dislike about the cleaner, but found to be better than the majority of other cleaners that I researched: small water tank reservoir, and leaves clumps of debris along the path of the cleaner. I find that picking the clumps up rather than trying to suck them up in the cleaner is a far more efficient use of my time.

While the steam cleaner works great and cleans the carpet after 2-3 passes, the water reservoir is small and has to be changed about every ten minutes. We have two high traffic areas on our carpet which require multiple passes to come clean, but this is only because of the three year old and not the inefficiency of the steam cleaner. On a scale of 1 to 5 for assembly where 1 is very easy and 5 is very difficult I would rate it a 2 because nothing was difficult about the instructions, they were just detailed. It only took me 20 minutes to take the cleaner out of the box, fully assemble it, and begin using it. I am a methodical instruction follower so my time may be a little long. In addition to our three year old, we have a long haired Siberian cat so between the three year old and the long haired cat, our cleaner really gets put to the test.

When using a steam cleaner, be sure to note that the manufacturers recommend using too much of their soap.  I have noticed that the soap stays in the carpet and results in the attraction of dirt.  Use approximately 25% of the soap the manufacturer recommends and go over the carpet another time with no soap in the reservoir.  The soap is the reason why those in the professional steam cleaning business laugh at these consumer steam cleaners.  Consumers don’t understand that soap attracts dirt.