Hoover SteamVac Carpet Cleaner with Clean Surge, F5914-900
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Hoover SteamVac Carpet Cleaner with Clean Surge, F5914-900
Customer Review: Little Itty Bitty Blue Pitty's Messes No Longer a Problem for Us!!
Summary: 5 Stars
OMG, I'm so happy. I'm a bit of a neat freak (read: obsessive about cleanliness) and by some sort of cosmic joke, moved into a great apartment cursed with ancient Berber carpet in all but the kitchen and bathroom *SIGH*. The carpet was wet when we moved in, so we know some cleaning was done, but it was clearly pretty nasty. We had always planned just spending the money and getting the carpets professionally cleaned, but never wanted to go through the hassle of moving all our furniture.
Enter: Foster Puppy. In an attempt to increase my good ju-ju, we took in a foster puppy (aka Little Itty Bitty Blue Pitty- LIBBP). Oh LIBBP, you are insanely cute, but your inability to hold your urine for any of the 500 trips outside we take every day is causing my dining room carpet to become no-man's land. Ew.
So husband and I decide carpet cleaning is now an absolute must. We weigh our options: spend $150 and have them professionally cleaned and deal with all the furniture dismantling and moving all the while knowing it will need to be repeated in the not too far future, rent a machine for $30 at the local grocery store, again knowing that this will have to be a common occurrence, or buy our own carpet cleaner. After a bit of research (and knowing that LIBBP is not done making messes), we find the Hoover SteamVac and make the purchase.
Prime membership and $3.99 overnight shipping gets it to us in time to clean up the latest messes. Pretty easy to put together (in fact, did it without the husband), and then we're off to clean! At first I was a bit disappointed; the ancient stains did not come out of the carpet, but then again, the Hoover can't be blamed for this; I don't even think professional cleaners could handle them. However, all LIBBP's spots are magically removed! And then one giant ancient stain actually did disappear. And the water, OMG the water. It was black. So even if I couldn't see any improvement, it definitely took a TON of dirt out of these nasty carpets. I considered posting a picture, but I see many others already have. My water was just as dirty, if not dirtier! And it got sand out of the carpet that my really, really good vacuum apparently did not.
Needless to say, I am extremely pleased with the purchase and would recommend it to anyone (except my friends, who I intend to 'rent' my machine to, ha!).
Customer Review: A great deep cleaner for a lower price
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife is very concerned about dirt on carpets. My apartment is carpeted so she wants to clean the carpet at least twice a month other than vacuuming the carpet regularly. Since regular renting of a cleaner is expensive, I thought of buying an inexpensive carpet cleaner. Usually I do web searches, about the products; I want to buy, from only well known manufacturers.
First I thought I have to spend a fortune to find a good product, but by chance I found this Hoover F5914-900 Steam Vac deep cleaner. I also found that there are couple of inexpensive deep cleaners from other well known manufacturers and also there are inexpensive models from those manufacturers (including hoover) too, but I selected this item because of its very positive feed back from other users.
I have noticed that some people are complaining about a leak. It happened to me too. But right away I thought it should not happen since Hoover is well known brand for its quality and service. Usually I don’t read manual . . . . !
So this time I had to read the manual and also with my general knowledge I figured it how it leaks. The problem is at fixing the handle. Handle part has two leavers which control the clean water tank valves on the bottom part. If u don’t squeeze the two triggers (After fixing the handle) before you put the clean water tank, they will not make the right fix with the bottom part which has the valve or water will leak. How to fix this part is clearly written on page 4, 1-6 figures. If you are technically good, then you can figure this out by looking at the valve connections before and after fixing the handle.
This unit has a very good suction. Almost same as the product, I used to rent, even though this product is small in size. This has couple of accessories. Powered hand tool is one of them.
The capacity of the clean water tank is barely enough to clean a area about 100 square feet if u spray twice on the same area. I can clean my apartment with about 4 fillings, which is great for me.
This is my first carpet cleaner and I selected this brand since I have used Hoover products before. I can recommend this product to anybody who can read and follow the instructions on the manual. It does the job I wanted at a lower cost. I am very impressed.
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Customer Review: Good for hard floors too
Summary: 5 Stars
There is a hard floor kit available for this, but I've used it on hard floors without it. I think all the hard floor kit allows it to do a better job of drying the floor. Well, as it is (without the kit) it does a far better job drying than I have ever been able to do with a wringed out mop.
Assembly is minimal and takes at most 5 minutes. There's only 3 screws you have to install. I had no problems with it leaking, even if I lay it down with fluid in it (which they always tell you in the instructions not to do, because it might leak).
Some people have complained about the reservoir size, but I think the reservoir size is perfectly adequate. With a bigger set of reservoirs the unit would weight a lot more when full and it already weighs more than enough... I'd say 50%-75% more than my upright vacuum cleaner weighs. No big deal if you just push it everywhere, but if you have to pick it up (to bring it up stairs or something), you certainly wouldn't want it any heavier than it is already.
The cleaning tool is wicked cool. It is an amazing piece of engineering. It seems to have plenty of torque considering it is vacuum powered. It is easy to install and remove the tools once you have done it once. The reason I got this model over the less expensive Wal-Mart version of this is for this spin brush tool. The Wal-Mart version does not come with it, so if you want the tool be sure you get this model, not the stripped down version. I think having the tool is well worth the $15-20 difference.
For the cleaning solution I use EcoLab janitorial products. You can get those at Sam's and probably other warehouse clubs. They are made for use in machines so I don't forsee any problems using them, and they are very cheap and effective... only about 10% of the price of the Hoover products when diluted to the same strength. I would not run regular household cleaners through the machine (especially ammonia-based cleaners) though.
I haven't had it too long so I can't comment on longevity but it does a great job and seems pretty well built.
I am very impressed with the quality of this machine for the price. Hoover (and others) make machines that cost twice this much, but I don't see a reason to go with a more expensive machine when this one works so well. Recommended.
Customer Review: Don't be without one of these to clean your carpet/floors!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this machine based on the local carpet steam cleaning company raising their prices from $49/room to $80/room - plus needing to make myself available for the duration of the appointment with them -- for $80 per room I wanted an alternative. Consumer Reports doesn't offer ratings on carpet cleaning machines/Steam Cleaners so I was dependent on the reviews Amazon customers posted and came across this machine.
This machine requires partial assembly; instructions are easy to follow - large diagrams so you can literally match up the parts to the installation sequence of the few items needing to be addressed. I got it together in less than 10 minutes and was able to clean my carpets immediately. I have encountered no leaks or issues - I followed the manufacturer's instructions which identify the need to use the trigger mechanisms in a particular order to set the seal at initial use (to avoid leaks) - I've not had a problem with leaking parts at all.
The high traffic areas of the carpet became as clean as new! This product is efficient, easy to use, maneuvers well around obstacles and gets up to about 1/2" reach against the baseboards. You must use heated water to get the best effect - I heat a pot of water on the stove to just about boiling and have had great success at removing all stains and dirt. Set in stains take a few more passes but once you own this machine, you can use it every other week and will notice great improvement in the overall condition and look of your rugs! Slow, repetitive passes help with drying time as well.
The price of this machine for what it can do is phenomenal - you would easily pay more to have your whole home carpets cleaned *once* by a professional (which my experiences with them were hit/miss based on the guy doing the job) - in general, the "pros" take longer to do it and they've left my carpets damp for days and $300 lighter in the wallet. The cost for the one time purchase of this machine and the consistently great results make it a no-brainer purchase! I think if you don't own this machine now and especially if you have kids or pets - whole room carpets or even solid flooring, you're missing out! I hope they never discontinue this product as I will never be without one again!
Customer Review: true believer
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a believer in hoover steam vacuum cleaner. I was a skeptic, a pessimist, and an idealist. I have done countless hours of research, going through hundred of reviews, before opening my wallet and pay for the hoover F5914-900. Now, having using this machine at home, I am a believer.
first, I have paid 2 different companies to go to my house and clean my carpet, costing $190 and $210, respectively. They did an outstanding good job with steam cleaning my carpets, and I am satisfied. Having said that, if you are willing to shell out money, than this is the way to go.
If you want to save money and do the carpet cleaning yourself, although the finish product is not as good as the professionals, but close enough, than buy the Hoover product.
You can assembled this product in about 20 minutes, and then it is ready to go. Now, I read about using rug cleaner, but this can be expensive and this can also lead to more dirt product acclumating deep into the carpet, since this carpet steam (not really a steamer!) cleaner can only get dirt out from the surface. I recommend you make your own cleaner (very simple, add 1/4 cup white vinegar, 1/4 cup ammnonia, and 1 teaspoon of hand wash dish liquid in 1 gallon of tap hot water). Then, start cleaning, going over the heavy soiled surface with clean surge 4-5 times. I tell you, this machine really works. I am a believer.
you needs to vaccum your carpet before using the hoover steam vac cleaner, so the hair won't clog your machine. also, you will need to clean your steam vac machine afterward, so it does not get clog in the future. this machine use air to propel the brush, instead of a belt (which is a plus, since you do not need to buy a belt in the future).
pro:
good machine for your money. $150 on Amazon with free delivery
save money on cleaning ( you probably will need a professional cleaning 1/year to really clean your carpet)
easy to use
carpet is dry in 4-6 hours
cons:
heavy
lots of plastic part, which can break easily (use hot tap water, really hot boiled water can warp the plastic parts and hose)
overall, recommended, but with reservation about durability, since this is new.