Bissell 1425B Little Green Proheat Turbo Carpet Cleaner
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend "LITTLE GREEN" PRO-HEAT TURBO BRUSH VAC CLEANER *9.0 amps *48 oz. tank *Includes TurboBrush for powerful cleaning performance and tough stain tool *Heats water up to 25 degrees hotter for maximum cleaning *Versatile-cleans hard to reach areas *Powerful spray and suction- removes the most deep down dirt *Fits easily on stairs *Sleek design *Boxed Product details and pricing info |
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160 Customer Reviews Posted
- Absolutely fabulous!
- This is quite possibly the best 90$ I have ever spent.
My dog has an ear infection and consequently is on antibiotics. The antibiotics are causing digestive problems for both ends (enough said). Anyway, this makes clean-up very efficient for both debris removal and stain removal. - 2008-08-07, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Horrible in almost every way
- I researched this too, and was attracted by its relatively low price, heater, and turbo brush. It does do some things decently. It does make clean up quick, and fairly easy, until it breaks, which doesn't take long.
Mine worked great for about six months of occasional use. I like to take the least amount of work option, so I stored it with the cleaner solution in it, and just rinsed out the dirty water container every time I used it. After about six months the thing started leaking the cleaning solution all over the floor. O.K. I thought, I'll just store that too, upside down, so I don't have to worry about it.
I have pets, and they do have accidents. After about six months, the thing started clogging up a lot. The turbo brush was pretty cool, but it would clog nearly every time I used it. I had to keep a tooth brush with it so I could scrub the nozzle and clear it. This is with the Bissell shampoo used as directed (which is also horrible by the way since it doesn't seem to clean anything well, and has little strings of soap in it).
After about a year from the purchase date, the turbo brush died. It cracked where the fluid comes in, just like the other nozzle, but about three years earlier.
I fix stuff, so I kept on using it. About the same time, the fluid just stopped working. I took it apart and found that the heater unit has all sorts of corrosion in it because it's made of pot metal (bad stuff). I scrubbed it out and got it working again, which required almost complete dissasembly of the unit.
It clogged again within months, so I just took the whole heater unit out and bypassed it. Then at about 18 months, the pump died, it was cheap plastic too, and had a motor like my kids toys. I replaced the pump and got it working again with the bypassed heater.
it worked like that for several years, but the suction was only so so, but in this basic state it worked like the cheap unit it is for about four years total until the last brush/nozzle cracked. What a pile. This thing is made with the quality of my kid's happy meal toys. Don't buy it. I have a feeling in this field you get what you pay for. - 2008-07-01, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Waste of money
- I purchased this product largely based on the good customer reviews.
My dog recently got sick and vomited in several places on my light beige carpeting. After cleaning up the gross matter, I pulled out my Bissell to see it do its stuff.
What it did was: leak copiously all over the clean carpeting where I set the machine (troubleshooting guide was no help with that); take forever to suck up the cleaning solution I had applied; make me laugh at how poorly the turbo brush worked (it turned about as fast as the Tim Conway's old man character used to shuffle along); and leave the stain largely intact.
Save your money. I can't say enough bad things about this poorly designed and ineffective piece of equipment. If the warranty hadn't expired before I needed to use it, I would have returned it. As it is, I threw it out. Yes, it's that bad.
I went back to a spray bottle of Zep pet spotter and some white towels and got the stains out. - 2008-06-25, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- lifesaver for a puppy owner
- I have only owned this product a month, but in that time I've cleaned up many pet mistakes. Spray on cleaners left very light spots on my carpet, possibly clean spots, but this and the pet odor and stain remover cleaned the puppy's mistake without fading my carpet. Many reviews suggest clogging which I have yet to experience, but if this machine gets us through housebreaking I will be satisfied. It also works great for cleaning vehicles. My van is free of juice, coffee and chocolate milk stains. It is easier to have on hand for a quick clean up rather than drag around a large steamvac, which I also own.
I gave it four stars instead of five because often the dirty water drips back out while I'm putting it away for storage. I might have to run the suction brush along dry carpet to be sure nothing is left in the hose. - 2008-06-18, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Performs in par with price and functionality
- This is the best carpet shampooer for automotive detailing for the money. Make sure to get the one with the heated water option (Red Button next to the black button)
It is one of the only shampooers with heated water than can operate on a standard outlet without having to pre-heat the water. This is because the heat and suction are weaker, but they are strong enough to do a good job.
Do not get this for large areas such as carpets.
They last for roughly 4-6 months under constant use. - 2008-06-07, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
