Woolite 850B Rug Stick Carpet & Rug Cleaner
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Woolite 850B Rug Stick Carpet & Rug Cleaner
Customer Review: Wool lite rug stick
Summary: 5 Stars
The rug stick is great! I have area rugs that needed cleaned so I thought I'd try that. It's easy and really does the job!!Customer Review: Cool little tool for emergency little cleanups
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had a small portable electric rug cleaner for years (a couple of Bissell Green Clean Machines and a little Hoover model) and all have eventually died a slow painful death at the hands of my cat and her hair, despite judicious vaccuuming. So I gave up on spot cleaning and resolved to just leave it to my big old Hoover steam cleaner.
When I saw the ad on television for this, I thought it was way too good to be true. And it really is. It does not give you sparkling clean carpets that look as lovely as the day they were installed and I'm sure even if my carpets were white, they would not be the beautiful white again just using the Rug Stick. But this did a really.. okay job cleaning up about a 5' by 3' traffic area that was bugging me. It freshened up the nap quite nicely and I do think that it brightened the color back up, so I'd say it cleaned at least half the grime out of it.
The cons - there were spots it did not even come close to getting out that its "deep clean" claim should have covered. I ended up using a few sprays of my absolute go-to favorite stain cleaner, Resolve Spot Remover, then going over it again with the Rug Stick, and all was well. But cleaning it twice defeated the purpose. The foam also was hard to control, although it may have been my wacky can. One minute it was putting out nice even lines, the next I was shooting foam all over.
The pluses - Nice smell that carries. My living room smelled great all day and I just did a small area. The scrubbing brush is really firm and doesn't seem prone to splitting, at least after the workout I gave it. The head itself is easy to clean up and it's slim enough that it's easy to store. It's simple to assemble, simple to use even without much of any instructions.
Overall, it's expensive for something that only really should be applicable for small areas, but works as a niche product. I can't believe anyone would use this on a whole rug, and for spot cleaning, I'd definitely go with the Resolve or something similar because this really doesn't have spot cleaning power. But for perking up and generally giving a traffic area a mini facelift, I think this is a pretty good buy.
Customer Review: Rug Stick worked fine for me
Summary: 4 Stars
I recently moved into a new apartment. As the heat and humidity have been increasing, odors from former pets have been sneaking out of the carpets. They were professionally cleaned before I moved in, so there were no stains to give away the location of the odors. I prefer carpet foam to carpet powder, and the foam that is made to go with the Rug Stick was the cheapest one at the store that mentioned odor removal. I bought a can, did a test patch, and noticed that the foam needed to be worked in to the carpet. I decided to get the Rug Stick rather than use a sponge. The Rug Stick was super easy to assemble, and while it is assembled of multiple thin metal rods, mine didn't seem any more flimsy than I expected a $14 (at WalMart) carpet cleaning stick to be. I don't think the Rug Stick should bend or break under normal use. It takes some elbow grease, and I still haven't felt like the Rug Stick is going to fall apart.
It took all of the 9 oz trial can as well as a full 22 oz can of the foam to do most of my bedroom carpet. My bedroom is large, but I still expected the foam to last a little longer. That's my only complaint. The foam smells really good. My carpet definitely looks refreshed, and the odor is gone. I can't comment on the stain removing abilities of this product, but it performed better than I expected at odor removal, which is why I bought it.
I'd suggest keeping in mind that this is a Rug "Stick" that you assemble yourself. I haven't seen the commercial that people have been referencing, but the whole assembly comes in a shoebox-sized package. I wouldn't expect any carpet stain removal miracles.
The real star for odor removal was the foam, but the Rug Stick made easier work of applying it.
Customer Review: works great for the money!
Summary: 4 Stars
this product far exceeded my expectations. i have used a Bissell Spot Bot for about a year and I have these 'water rings' in the carpet. i purchased the Rug Stick (downloadable coupon on Rug Stick website) for a little more than $10. It got the rings in my carpet up and we have berber. i noticed some of the other reviews weren't positive with berber...just be sure to use the rug stick at all angels...north, east, south and west. This will allow the foam to penetrate deep into the carpet fibers. I allow the foam to sit on the carpet for about a minute or two prior to rubbing it in. Also...allow your carpet to fully dry prior to vacuuming. I'm so excited about this product esp. since we love our carpet to look perfect on Thanksgiving. This product saved me hundreds of dollars that I was prepared to spend with a carpet cleaning company. I would reccommend this to all of my friends. the metal pole is lightweight, I used elbow grease and it didn't bend at all....some reviewers called it flimsy? I clean up messes daily and i have a cat, dog, a 1yr old and a very messy husband. this product is awesome because i no longer have to bend over to clean spills and messes...it gives your back a much needed break. Yesterday my son spilled a coke on the carpet...no sign of it today. Blot first though!Customer Review: Lets be realistic...
Summary: 4 Stars
Lets be honest with each other... do miracles come with a $12 price tag? Absolutely not.
If anyone goes and buys this product expecting it to work like in the commercial then they need a reality check. No product ever works like marketing makes it seem.
I have a dog that gets sick a lot. He usually reserves it for directly in front of the door (which has linoleum, thank god) but accidents do happen on our light blue carpet. We don't always have proper carpet cleaning supplies on hand and we wound up with a few stains.
The area just beyond the front door where everyone has to take their shoes off was dirty and matted down. This perked up the fibers and removed most of the dirt, as well.
The pole needs to be put together but it seems to have reinforcements inside to keep it from bowing like it had in the past.
This product defeated my expectations with more work than the commercial (obviously). The stains are about 90% gone. It took 2 applications and I am sure the stains won't be noticeable with a third.
Pros:
-Nice Sent
-Price
-It works, if you have a sensible view of what this product will actually do.
Cons:
-Not as good as a Rug Doctor or Stanley Steamers