BISSELL SpotBot Hands-Free Compact Deep Carpet Cleaner, 1200B
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of BISSELL SpotBot Hands-Free Compact Deep Carpet Cleaner, 1200B
Customer Review: Ode to SpotBot
Summary: 5 Stars
In honor of my spotbot I have written this haiku:
So sad to say that
on the floor, the cat did gack!
Spotbot; friend, savior.
I got my spotback in June. Five months later, I still love it!
I have a cat. If you have a cat, I need not say more. If you don't, then let me put it this way; cats are puke machines. Getting down on my knees to clean up cat puke off the floor was getting really annoying. After five years with the most pukey puke machine on the face of the planet, I was at my wits end!
I finally broke down and bought a SpotBot. Yes, $130 seems like a lot to spend on a machine that has only one function and can only perform that function on a 6 inch square area. After 5 months of use, I can honestly say, I would pay double that for this machine. It has made cat puke clean up a breeze! Just scoop up the solid bits (however you like, I use papertowels) apply the SpotBot and wait about 3 minutes and presto! It gets it all up and leaves no evidence of there ever having been cat puke on the floor.
Here is the best part, it's not just good for cat puke! We've used it to clean up make-up, milk, juice and even soy sauce! We even let a neighbor use it to clean up set in dog pee and it cleaned it right up. It works both on new stains and old stains. It really is a magical, wonderful machine.
This machine is great for anyone, but if you have a pet it is a must have. You will wonder how you ever lived without it.
SpotBot, how do I love thee?
Let me count the ways!
Customer Review: Finally one that works
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading reviews I purchased one of these from a local retailer, As soon as I opened the box I realized that its so simple to understand how to use it, you don't need the manual.
There was a spot in our living room that was probably made of some kind of oil, I used the dirt devil spot scrubber on this area 3 times, nothing helped, eventually borrowed a Hoover upright, looked like it helped till it dried, even then we had a professional come over (99 dollar 1 room and 2 couches special) and failed on that spot.
I first purchased this for the spills a child makes but I tried it on that spot that was always there for 4 years, With one hook up, fill up, and hit the "Deep Stain" button it started, 6 minutes later it is gone... seriously I took before and after pictures.
I even used it with no cleaner, hot water only, on the child's fabric chair, I removed melted, ground in, ice pop stain with the hand held part of this unit...
The manual part of the unit, when you take the hose and attachment and scrub it yourself, has enough suction to empty a glass of water, which is how I cleaned out the blackness from the stains out of it.
Things you should know, in a high traffic area it will leave a totally clean circle where it worked, use the hand held attachment to "Blend" it in.
My ONLY regrets is that I paid more in a store then I could have here and that I first had a Dirt devil instead of buying this, (The dirt devil was never able to pick up water, even off of linoleum)
Customer Review: spotbot is AWESOME
Summary: 5 Stars
ok, so i have never left a review for ANYTHING EVER. but this thing is amazing. i am writing this review firstly, because i read the reviews of what other people think as part of research of things i am contemplating purchasing, and have yet to find one that really felt like it was on hit. yes it goes through carpet cleaner like nobody's business, but, what does arm n hammer cost? practically nothing. that's my point, yeah sure it says oh no, don't use ANYTHING but what's recommended....but, its baking soda for crying out loud. i mean, come on. i used this thing to clean my entire apartment before i moved out, it was a pain sure, but possible. and for the price, you can't beat it. also, nevermind the special one for pet stains. its the stuff you use, not what you use it in. and the grand finale? candle wax. yes, i went there. CANDLE WAX. i got candle wax out of my crappy apartment carpet, with this machine. the dreaded candle wax. entire web sites are littered with how to get wax out of your carpet. but this spot-bot thingy actually got it out, i swear. i was shocked. it took a couple times on the auto mode whatchacallitdoohitchey, but it got it out, and that's what matters, folks. if it can get out candle wax, its worth its weight in PLATINUM for real. not like it weighs a whole lot, but you know what i mean. and if you are afraid of a little circle where it cleaned, then you should take better care of your carpet, other than that, if you wipe the spot with a wash cloth while its still damp, it should be fine. overall, i give it a 10+.Customer Review: Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
This machine is worth it's weight in gold. My puppy went into the dining room and threw-up on my brand new wool chinese rug. Leaving behind a dark brown stain that nearly caused my husband to have a heart attack. I must admit I was not to thrilled myself but my puppy is more important to me than a rug. I had seen the commercials for this machine and must say I thought it was a bit silly to buy a cleaner to just plop on one stain. Now I know how wrong I was. I ran out and picked one up and came home full of doubts. I was sure I was going to have to send the rug out to be cleaned professionally to the tune of 450 bucks. With no guarantee that the stain would come out. I came home and filled the tank as directed, plugged it in, (that is truly all you have to do)placed it over the spot and turned it on and walked away until it beeped. After one cycle the stain was almost gone. I ran it one more time and could not believe my eyes. The stain was competely gone. Now I am like a woman possesed. I have gone through the whole house carrying my miracle machine and there is not one spot left anywhere. Buy this cleaner...you will be thrilled!! By the way after reading the other reviews I don't mind the beep at all. It's better than having to check to see when it's finished. And the machine is not that loud. And even if it sounded like a Boeing 707 taking off... with the results I enjoyed I would not care.
Pros-everything (if I could give this 100 stars I would)
Cons-none at all
Customer Review: my favorite appliance
Summary: 5 Stars
My SpotBot is my favorite appliance. With four cats, and a fully carpeted apartment I'm sure you can imagine that there are some 'accidents'. The SpotBot has been a wonderful tool to help get the messes, without the hassle and expense of borrowing/renting a big steam cleaner. Just ordered one for my mother-in-law after she heard my praise of it and saw how effectively it worked.
I highly recommend this product. I've used it for animal messes, but also to clean upholstery, stairs, food stains, and tricky furniture.
Pros:
* easy, handheld, portable!
* does the work of scrubbing without me having to be on my knees doing it myself
* gets rid of fresh or older, set in stains
* cleans effectively using just hot water (on those instances where I haven't replenished my soap supply)
Cons:
* showed us how dirty the rest of our carpet was as we started noticing 'spots' of clean carpet. Had to get a big carpet cleaner to even things out. (not really a bad thing...lol)
* soap can be expensive, and occasionally hard to find. I NEVER use the full amount of soap suggested, having found that the Bot will work very effectively with less.
* after six years of heavy use - usually a few times a week at least - with four cats, the brush motor finally gave out. Based on the repair estimate, I elected to order a new one instead - part plus labor was nearly the cost of brand new.
Looking forward to my new 'Bot!