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: AMAZING MACHINE - Couldn't Survive Puppyhood Without It!
Summary: 5 Stars
I really LOVE this machine!! We are trying hard to house train our puppy, but quite frankly we have had a LOT of accidents, and inevitably when he poops in the house it is a rather wet consistency (YUCK!). What AMAZES me most is that, even when I clean the stain thoroughly by hand using traditional foam carpet cleaner and brush it out so it looks fine, the Spot Bot can still get a TON more yucky stuff out of the deep fibers of the rug. Our rugs are less than a year old, yet the dirty water tank pulls out dark brown water even after it looks to the eye like the stain has been thoroughly cleaned up by hand. This means it also gets out ALL the smell and there are no lingering odors.
BIGGEST PROS: really deep, deep cleaning; eliminates all lingering odors and leaves fresh smell; incredibly easy and convenient - just set it on the stain and walk away (no elbow grease and you don't have to put on rubber gloves and scrub at nasty smelly poo poo!); this thing really works great!
MINOR CONS: the OxyClean stuff can be expensive (I just squirt a little directly on difficult spots before running the machine rather than mixing so much of it into the tank); machine beeps incessantly once cycle finishes to tell you it is done cleaning; leaves a clean wet spot that can take a little while to dry (with area rugs, you can flip rug up so dries faster and doesn't damage hardwood floors underneath).
I never ever take the time to write product reviews and am not easily impressed by household appliances. But this little machine works so well that I felt I had to write about it!! I definitely do not see how anyone can survive puppy training without one!
Customer Review: I Love This Thing!
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I have two cats - one is 14 years old, and the other is just over a year old. Both are long-haired. As you can imagine, finding coughed up hairballs on the carpeting is a weekly occurrence. Our older cat has also been having frequent "accidents" because sometimes he just can't make it to the litter box in time.
I picked this up on a whim because I was just SICK of scrubbing out the spots every week. Also, I was tired of having to bust out our huge carpet cleaner for these small spots. The thing was heavy and almost impossible for me to get down the stairs by myself.
I was VERY surprised at how well this thing works! It is very simple to use and very easy to keep clean. It's also light, so small people won't have to fight with it to get it up and down a flight of stairs.
There have been times when I have come home from work to find a crusty and dry pile of vomit or poo on the rug. Normally I would freak out and be stressed out for the rest of the night. With the SpotBot, all I have to do is clean up whatever solid "stuff" I can. Then, I just put the machine down on top of the spot and let it do its thing. Sometimes, if the spot is REALLY bad, I have to run it twice. But, it is always able to get the spot up and the solution leaves a nice, clean scent behind.
This thing is worth every penny, especially if you issues with hairballs and other "accidents." We have had this thing for about four or five months now, and I am very happy with the purchase. If this thing ever breaks down, I will not hesitate to buy another one.
Customer Review: Um .. WOW!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to say, I'm impressed. I've been using the SpotBot Pet around my house for the past 6 months and I LOVE it. I have two small dogs who are still in potty-training, and the SpotBot works great on their accidents on my cream carpet.
However, I was amazed when I let my friend borrow it. We'd accidentally spilled a whole bottle of red wine on his cream-ish carpet and he LEFT IT THERE overnight. I let him borrow my SpotBot but was not expecting great results. After all, it's red wine on cream carpet and he'd let it set overnight.. I was expecting to go carpet shopping or find an area rug the next day. I was truly impressed when he was able to get the entire stain out of his carpet without much fuss. He had to let it run a few extra cycles, but hey.. it came out!
Yes, it can leave "crop circles" where the area you've cleaned is lighter/cleaner than the surrounding area. If I notice this happening I'll just clean an entire section of carpet.
I like that you can set it and walk away. I turn it on and let it run upstairs while I'm cleaning other areas of the house, coming back periodically to move it to other spots. It's been a great help keeping my carpets fresh with two small dogs. I like the fact that it's small too. For about the same price you can buy a large upright, but I don't really need it. My entire upstairs is carpeted (3 bedrooms, hallways, etc) and the size definitely works for me.
I would definitely recommend, and HAVE recommended it to friends/family. As well as to my wine-spilling friend ;)
Customer Review: Sanity saver!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best investment I have ever made in terms of home maintenance! I have two Mini Australian Shepherds with sensitive stomachs and they're constantly getting into things such as bugs, creatures, plants, etc. that make them sick. After using Resolve, OxyClean and spending hours scrubbing and trying to get stains out, I finally broke down and bought the Spot Bot with very low expectations. I love my Spot Bot! It took out EVERY stain in my carpet, including ones that had been sitting for 6 months where you could still see the stain, plus the white ring around it where I had tried to clean it.
A friend of mine recently had an issue with her dog piddling on her roommate's white sofa and after calling several professional cleaners that told her they didn't work on urine, became concerned she'd have to buy a replacement sofa. She tried baking soda, vinegar and OxyClean to get the stain out with no luck. I told her to try my Spot Bot and with one tank of cleaner (Pet Stain and OxyGen2), GONE! Neither of us could believe it, but now is going to get her own.
The only things that would be great in terms of perfecting the design are that when you're in manual mode using the hose and unhook the parts to wrap the hose back around the Bot, it leaks fluid every time. Also, the beep can get annoying if you are unable to get right back to it, but are within earshot. However, these small annoyances wouldn't prevent me from recommending this product to absolutely everyone! It is truly amazing!!
Customer Review: It's awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a really good machine among cleaners of this size level. For one thing, this and I saved my mother from having to have someone re-upholster some of her living room furniture--needless to say, she was amazed and noted the glow around my face! LOL! Using this for cleaning those items really well (especially the arms) "paid" for this item many times over. Naturally, it's ideal also for cleaning car upholstery and for spot jobs.
Also, I have an old upright deep cleaner from another maker. Both of these machine types are good investments for apartment dwellers--upon leaving, one is far more likely to get the bulk of their deposit back as well as to keep their carpet and upholstery clean of stains. My single friends, once introduced to such machines, heartily agree with me. Also, I favor deep clean devices for getting one's house ready for move-out condition--of course, it's easier--given bare rooms.
Such deep clean machines generally are heavy duty and seem to last "forever." They appear, also, to share the same proven internal mechanical principles. In the almost unthinkable event of failure out of warranty, vacuum cleaner repair places likely will easily fix anything that's broken for any type, make, or, model of deep clean machines....
Q: Do cleaning services using sophisticated machines really care as much as you do about how clean your home is? Will they go over spots again and and again or even "sit" a machine on a spot to get it clean, as this machine can?