Can you rinse with just water to pick up any soap residue still in the carpet? If not do you just run without soap before drying the carpet?
1634223
Yes you can, when using the unit only put water in the water tank and do not use any formula to perform a water rinse.
1634224
I wash the carpet the first time with hot water and much less soap than they recommend and then I go over the carpet once more quickly with just hot water to pull up any soap residue and more dirt. It works really well and the carpet stay clean longer because their is no soap residue, that's your downfall. Hope this helps, I've been doing it that way for many years.
1634225
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.
1871295
In the most of the cleaning procedure, You can use only water, but, if the item you want to clean is very cloght it's possible use a soft liquid soap, but the final cleaning sould be only water
14545
My answer would be no. You might be able to vacuum up excess water in the carpet but you'd need something else to accomplish the actual shampooing.
1741226
Well yes as you are spraying water and cleaning solution onto the carpet. It does extract the water back up very well. My carpets dry within an hour or two depending on the temperature/humidity.
1819482
I haven't tried that but it sounds like a good idea. It's been awhile since I've needed the product but as I recall, step one is to soak up and remove as much urine as possible, then use the Urine Off to neutralize and leavings. So, if you're carpet isn't drenched already, that might be a good idea. I do know that if you have an area rug, oriental carpet for example, you want to roll it up and clean the hard floor underneath and then clean the carpet.
1402001
No if you are using the canned foam. I vacuum my rug before cleaning, then scrub in the foam as directed and let dry. After your rug is dry vacuum again and you're finished. I did find that the foam had a strong odor so you may wish to have good ventilation while using.
611242
Just run the regular sweeper. No pretreatment is required. Our house we bought was a model home. The carpets didn't look dirty. But we have six little dogs and when we first moved in the peed ALOT. This took care of all stains and I couldn't believe the dirt that was on the floor. And it smelled wonderful.
1461973
I really went over the carpet several time drawing out as much of the moisture as possible and then it took a couple of hours to dry to the touch. A trick I was told by a carpet manufacturer was not to use cleaner in the water, but to spray the cleaner on he carpet then clean with the clear hot water in the Bissell. This way you can apply moisture without adding more cleaner. I believe it let's you "rinse" and suck the cleaner & dirt better. Just my opinion and that of a manufacturer. Seems to work very well.Hope this helps.
1526555
I used the water cycle after I had cleaned a section of the carpet so that I would not have to walk on the part of the carpet that was wet. This seems to work fine and you can watch the water that is being sucked up by your machine to see when the water is clean and without soap in it. Then stop and go to another section of your carpet.
1433705
No, it doesn't clean the carpet, but does come with a 'carpet attachment' which allows you to shoot steam over the surface of your carpet and freshen it. I've also added lavender essential oil to the reservoir along with the water, not sure if they recommend you do that, but it freshens the carpet with a nice added scent and helps to sanitize.
1595519
Spray the spot and surrounding area with warm water. Then use a clean brush and brush lightly without damaging the carpet. Repeat till stain goes away. You may also add white distilled vinegar or baking soda mixed with water for tough stains. Use a fan to dry the carpet and vacuum till dry.
1366147
I didn't try that. This is more like a concentrated Mr. Clean floor wash, I don't think it can be used as a carpet cleaner and I wouldn't recommend using it in a carpet cleaning machine.
2257051
Every piece of information I have on this product states it is for carpet use. Personally, I wouldn't use it in the laundry. There are other products I would use. If the item is white I would probably use bleach unless the material wouldn't tolerate it. I have also used vinegar in the water. I have found that regular washing removes the stain and odor. You might try emailing Bissell and asking them. Sorry, I couldn't be of more help.
1836905
I use resolve carpet cleaner in my brush. As far as the spray goes you have to run it under hot water after each use otherwise it clogs. Once I started doing that I've never had that problem again.
1716162
Same with ours, but the cleaning solution is highly concentrated and soap/water mix in the soap reservoir does go down. It's enough soap to clean our carpets, but not leave a lot of extra soap/residue to attract dirt faster, so I like that. Other carpet cleaners dump soap on the carpet and then attracts dirt and have to clean more often. I clean lightly, then go over several times with soap off to ensure the least amount of soap residue.
1129953
Yes. You need a cleaning liquid. They emphasize using a Hoover brand specifically. I bought mine on Amazon. I also rinse the carpet after washing with one part white vinegar to two parts water. I find this helps to get rid of residue that attracts dirt.
1177375
You can use a separate bowl, or simply swipe the wet brush on the soap a few times and then work up a lather in the palm of your hand. I suppose you could also work up the lather in the original container, but I guess you'd tend to pick up more and more and more soap that way, which would be a waste.