BISSELL SpotBot Pet Hands-Free Compact Deep Cleaner, Blue Illusion, 1200A
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of BISSELL SpotBot Pet Hands-Free Compact Deep Cleaner, Blue Illusion, 1200A
Customer Review: SpotBot lifted oily/tar spots that nothing else could do!
Summary: 5 Stars
Somehow someone tracked in some type of oily/tarry substance onto our carpet over a year ago. We tried spray carpet cleaners & everything else you could think of. Finally, right before the holidays I tried using our full-size Hoover carpet cleaner with slight (to no) success. Then I tried hand scrubbing (again) resulting in the 1-2 inch spots spreading into 5-8 inch spots (and much hilarity among the male members of our family, who called them "oil spills"). Now it was either cut out the pieces of carpet or buy a SpotBot and try it one more time.
SpotBot worked (key miraculous music). I used it on almost every stain on our 13 yr old carpet. The huge oily/tarry slicks are about 98% removed (and very hard to see), leaving a very slight different color to the carpet which was more than we'd ever hoped for. Most of the stains are completely gone & a few that we'd expected to be with us forever are faded to the point of almost invisibility. Since the carpet is a little over 13 years old and we live on a lake and have always had pets a lot of you will realize how amazing this is.
We love the SpotBot - the results were far more than we ever expected and we'd definitely buy it again. Was it a miracle worker and our carpet is pristine? No - but that would truly have been a miracle. Is our carpet far, far cleaner and looks better than we ever expected? Absolutely.
Our favorite part - set the SpotBot down on the stain and go do something else until it beeps! How cool is that?
Note: These stains were TOUGH and some required multiple deep cycle scrubbings to remove. Other, regular stains came out one deep or light cycle, depending on the stain. In some of the reviews that indicated that the SpotBot didn't work for them it may be possible that their stain may have needed more than one cycle. Let's face it - some stains are just pains;)
Customer Review: Fantastic Machine ... I can't imagine having a pet without it !!
Summary: 5 Stars
A few reviewers were not impressed with this machine and I can only theorize that it is because they either had bad luck and got one that just happened to be defective, or they weren't using it correctly or something along those lines. This machine is worth every penny ... and trust me at over $100 for a portable machine I wasn't sure that would be true when I bought it. But with an aging pet that suddenly started having lots of accidents on my new carpet I would lost my mind without this machine.
Before purchasing this machine I tried cleaning a few spots with a spray bottle of cleaner and doing the wet sponge spray and rub routine they recommended and all I did was make a big sloppy mess that was still stained. I tried this machine and it worked like a charm. It's easy to use, fairly easy to clean up after using it, and it does a fantastic job on those small spots that don't quite warrant a big full size machine or a professional. Best of all it's automatic ... fill it with solution, set it on the stain, hit a button and it does everything itself ... a very nice feature when you get woken up to stains or accidents at 3 AM.
I would concede that it does use a fair amount of cleaning solution, so in that respect it isn't exactly cheap to use if you have a lot of large and frequent stains, but you can't beat it for quality of performance ... I think it does a better job than even my Bissel Upright steam cleaner! If you have pets or children with new carpet this machine is a must. I even recommended it to my brother when he got a new Lab puppy and he called me to thank me and tell me it was a lifesaver at his house as well.
I don't often write reviews raving about products, but this machine deserves all the kudos it gets. And it's got a Consumer Reports Best Buy rating as well.
Customer Review: I love, love, love the SpotBot!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the SpotBot today and I'm very pleased. It works VERY well. I don't have any pets, but I have three children and I cannot believe that I didn't have something like this before. It's very convenient to be able to press the button and go do something else while the stain is cleaned. So far, I've been able to get out all of the stains that I've attempted, including yogurt and red wine (don't ask!).
The SpotBot Pet and the SpotBot are the same machine. The only difference between the two is the color and the sample cleaner that comes with the machine. The Pet version includes cleaner that focuses on odor and urine, and the SpotBot comes with Little Green cleaner.
So far, these are the plusses of the SpotBot:
1. It's easy to use. There is no assembly; all you have to do is fill the tank with water and cleaner. It's very easy to use.
2. It WORKS! It does a great job of getting stains out.
3. It's not necessary to use the full amount of cleaner. Use half of what they recommend.
4. It doesn't require any effort!! Yay!
5. It's well worth the purchase price. I bought mine at Bed, Bath & Beyond. It was priced at 129.99 and I used a 20% off coupon.
I have no complaints about the SpotBot. I love it! Here are a couple of things that might bother other people.
1. It does go through cleaner pretty quickly. You only need to use half of the recommended amount, which should help. I purchased a large bottle of cleaner for $3.99. It's well worth it.
2. It is a little loud. I don't think it's too bad, but some people may be more sensitive.
I'm trying, but I can't really think of anything else. It's a wonderful product!
Customer Review: Simply Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a bit skeptical when we first purchased this product. It seemed to be making claims that I just didn't think something of this price could pull off. We ordered one and sooner than later, the cats left us a surprise on the carpet. We cleaned the mess as usual, but it left an odd yellow stain on our off-white carpet. So, we set the spotbot to work, using no cleaning agent at all. After one cycle, the spot was completely gone. There wasn't even a trace of the mess. We tried the spotbot again after a "scooting" episode outside of our bathroom. Although we had to move the thing a few times to cover the area of the mess (great visual, eh?), the stain was completely gone. We've even found old hairballs/vomit under our bed and this product was able to restore our carpet to "good as new" status; no exaggeration.
Each time we used it, we cleaned the mess with paper towels and conventional cat-mess cleaners and then put the spotbot to work. After it finishes its cycle, we used the hose to remove whatever water was left. This has worked amazingly -each and every time- we have tried it with zero problems.
I think this product is a cat owner's best friend, especially if you rent or are planning on selling your house with the carpet you have down now. I am simply amazed at how efficiently this thing works. Addressing other negative reviews of this product, I have used this maybe 40 times now and everything is still in perfect functioning order.
My only complaint with this is that a lot of mildew accumulates inside of the hose. I'm sure a mild bleach solution slurped down it may take care of that, but there just seems to be no way to completely dry the thing out. Overall, a minor flaw, especially considering how affordable this is.
Customer Review: Never will scrub a spot myself again!!
Summary: 5 Stars
My mother bought this to share between our apartments but now we are considering getting another so we dont have to share!! :) Its exactly what we needed. Living in an apartment space is limited and it fits in the closet, above the washing machine, lots of places. Storage wont be a problem with this unit. As for use, I really set it and just walk away, the kids love watching it and I love that I am not down scrubbing spots myself. Its a stress saver thats for sure!!! Pet stains, kid stains you name it. I even took it over to my grandmothers house who had a 3+ month old COFFEE stain she didn't tell us about. Had not been even blotted up, just dried and left. I thought why not, and set it on the stain and its 100% gone. I was expecting it to start the process and me to finish it. I didn't scrub the stain myself once. I agree with the recommendations about having a dry towel near by when its done to 1) just wipe over the cleaned spot. This will help with the "crop circles" as my husband calls them. and 2) I place the bot on top of the towel so it wont get any excess water any place else.
Make sure you follow the instructions when it says the dirty tank is FULL empty it. Its easy! Dont let it go above or it WILL not suck up anymore water and wont alert you to this and when you go to pick up the bot you have a soaked area of water (and other spots). If this happens (you forget to empty the dirty tank) just empty the tank and then use the manual hose to suck up the water unless you want to run it through a cycle again. Which is fine too.
One lats thing, I also have used this products manual hand held setting to do my sofas. The top of the cushions that my cats lay on. It cleans them really well!!! This things is so versatile!