Can you use it for regular carpet vacuuming, i.e., without water or cleaning solutions?
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I have never tried this as I purchased the Bissell for only the purpose it was designed for. & we have a very good self propelled Hoover we are happy with for ordinary vacuum chores.Harold from Oregon
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I guess you probably could, though it's not made for that purpose and it does not maneuver as easily as a vacuum cleaner
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No, you can't. The design of the machine uses the return water tank to keep the dirt and lint contained. Without it, you will be sucking debris into motor.
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I never thought about it like that however, I would not. There is a very small slit opening where the unit meets the carpet so you would have to go over the areas a few times. I believe the instructions would want you to vacuum first although, this unit picks up quite a bit of extra dirt even after I vacuum. We have cats and it does a great job in my opinion.
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NO, if your question is cleaning "stains" on carpets and so on, it does not have a BRUSH, so it wouldn't do the trick, but it can suck up water if you need it to
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As far as I can determine, the vacumm is best used on bare floors. Even then, you have to be sure to have the filter clean and the canister empty. It doesn't work on my regular carpets either.
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The instructions say "no". I tried leaving cleaning fluid in another brand carpet cleaner and ended up having to replace the tank as the cleaner destroyed an "o" ring. I am storing mixed solution in another container between uses to save money on solution. The machine does a beautiful job. Well worth the effort. Wal-Mart carries regular and pet Rug Doctor cleaning solution.
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No, we would not recommend using this unit to suction water as it would damage the vacuum. Check out one of our carpet deep cleaners for use with water extraction like the BISSELL DeepClean Essential Full Sized Carpet Cleaner, 8852
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Yes you can. The vacuum is better as a hand held though......it's very top heavy with the attachments. Has great suction.
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I just used a normal vacuum. But my carpets weren't any cleaner although it did pull the pet smell out. I ended up buying a biessel carpet cleaner and I love it.
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no but I have found that if you remove the brush assembly and then go back over the carpet, the vacuum is more powerful and picks up the excess water in the carpet even better
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I have used it on the carpet, but really only as a sweeper. It works well in that regard. I have pets, so just adding steam without extracting anything is asking to make my house smell like a wet dog :)
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I'm not as excited about the suction as I was, when I first purchased the unit. Apparently horsepower (HP) is a bogus metric in which to measure the power of the motor and subsequent vacuum. This unit has about 1/2 the suction as my old red/black bulbous unit, with the same HP rating. So no, I would not recommend it for carpet, other than to vacuum up an initial spill of something dusty/dirty/wet that you don't want contaminating your household vacuum cleaner.
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No, I would contact Bissell regarding self propelling vacuums. I think that is a very good option for the future and I know I would be interested in that as well. I once borrowed the robo vacuum and had to empty it every 5 minutes. It needed rescuing all the time.
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I found that for cleaning things on top of the carpet or slightly under the top, it did fairly well. I found the suction to very weak. I bought a wet vac to use after I use it because it was not strong enough to remove much of the water.
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It does not steam and it is suppose to vacuum up the water/cleaning solution you sprayed on the carpet along with the stain, however the suction is very poor so it does not suck up much water. I have to blot up the wet solution with an old towel or paper towel. The brush agitates to work in the cleaning solution, that is the only value to this machine, or you could just spray your carpet with a good cleaning solution and agitate by hand with a brush, blot up with a towel and you can do the same thing without buying this.
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Ive cleaned a dry carpet before with success. I never tried cleaning a wet carpet but it may work since it picks up water with ease. I cleaned the bottom of my hot tub with this vac. Be sure to put the protective sleeve on the machine for the wet setting and remove the dry filter. It's a very good shop vac for the price. I use it for everything, house, garage, shed, craw space, yard, etc.
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Absolutely, I use it for vacuuming and also water changes. It works well in both ways.
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I use it alone, but I don't see why you could not combine with another cleaning solution , if your carpet needs deeper cleaning.
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Yes you can. I do not put cleaner solution in the machine. I use a gallon sprayer to spray the cleaning solution on the carpet and I am able to focus on the traffic and soiled areas and go light on non-dirty areas. I only use water in the machine and it does a great job getting the dirt out and leaves little or no residue.