Why I prefer Carpet Extraction -- another Bissell Little Green ProHeat demo

Here are the problems I have with the other unit he linked to:

Smaller dirty tank capacity -- I had to empty the tank twice while cleaning a floor mat!

Tanks do not stay in as tightly as the LGM, they fall out pretty easily.

The hose doesn't wrap around the unit and stay in place as well as the LGM.

The "heat wave technology" they claim doesn't work well at all. The LGM at least kept the water "hot".

I don't like how you empty or fill the new tanks, the older LGM was much easier.



But, we all have our opinions. I used the LGM until I broke it, and it had it's flaws, but this "newer" version is disappointing when I personally compare it to the LGM.

My $.02
 
Hi BrownBob…. so there isn't any difference that you can tell between the two in performance…only in aesthetics?

I based my decision by what RToth was saying above about the two different models.

I guess the only way to tell is to test them both together side by side as I will have both here at the same time.

The Little Green ProHeat I just ordered from Amazon Prime will be here on Wed.

Since it was bought from Amazon Prime, I'll be able to return it for free if I find the other model to do just as good a job.
 
I'll have to wait a while before I get to use it again, but my LGM started leaking a few momths after I bought it (new from walmart, didn't keep the receipt.) I basically "put up with it" for almost a full detailing season up here in NW Ohio. Perhaps I was just so happy to have a fully functioning unit that the differences didn't bother me.

I will say though that my Bissel hose wraps around much easier than my LGM ever did.
 
The cheaper you can find these units, the better. If anyone ever gets serious about detailing, the big professional units are 1000% worth it. But, for the hobbyist, these machines are great.

I'm going to be trying out a few more units, and I'll do reviews / video demos of them as well.
 
Just search guys, EBAY an Craigslist are your best friends. I got my technovap steamer (1400 new) for 100 shipped with everything. Open box return to a wholesale lister on ebay. Do your homework for the right models with less problems, ask for high res images and always go on good feedback.
 
Whelp……. here are the two Bissell Extractors I recently got for a side by side comparison.

As you can see the main base units are roughly the same size.

Yet, as you can clearly see, the Little Green has Waaaaaaaaay more holding capacity then the "Expert Series".

I used a lighter as a reference to show where the "Full" lines are at.

The hose on the Little Green is much easier to wrap around and store where the Expert Series I actually have to pull on it because its such a tight fit.

The two smaller brushes that I took a pic of above are almost identical except the blue one is slightly longer and because of this, the sprayer is a bit further from the brush which in turn makes it stream rather then fan out.

I'd say, the ONLY thing I do like about the Blue Expert Series is the Larger Brush for deeper or thicker carpet.

Otherwise the Little Green is a Win Win!!!

The Expert Series will be going back to Lowe's in the morning!
 

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So I changed my mind on the Green Machine. I decided to fix the Bissell 12 Amp ProHeat 2x Microban Pet Upright I have. It's got the same cleaning tools and seems pretty powerful. After 3 hours of disassembly, cleaning, and reassembly, it's fixed. My knuckles are all busted up and I was ready to chuck the damn thing over the fence and go Office Space on it, but I got it done. Thankfully it only cost me time, frustration and a bottle of vinegar. The heating element and both front sprayers were clogged with deposits. I'll post some results when I get a chance. I still want a green machine though... just because you have one and that video is hard to argue with.

Edit - In the 1st video, what kind of sprayer is that? I saw you pumping it. Also, what type of cleaner did you use before the Folex?
 
I like the Bissel green machine because the brush and attachment are smaller and can into smaller areas better. I think this is a good machine for us hobbyist`s.
 
The Driver said:
Just search guys, EBAY an Craigslist are your best friends. I got my technovap steamer (1400 new) for 100 shipped with everything. Open box return to a wholesale lister on ebay. Do your homework for the right models with less problems, ask for high res images and always go on good feedback.
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Got the name of your reseller on ebay?
 
Keep watching. They pop up occasionally for pretty good prices. I was watching 3 that were selling below $50 delivered.
 
I'm with you - extraction is the best way to clean carpets and cloth upholstery. I've seen several methods....steam, scrub 'n wipe, spray and vac... but extraction is the only really best way to get the dirt out! The method is good to....spray, agitate, then use the machine to rinse 'n vac the crud out.
 
MiVor said:
I'm with you - extraction is the best way to clean carpets and cloth upholstery. I've seen several methods....steam, scrub 'n wipe, spray and vac... but extraction is the only really best way to get the dirt out! The method is good to....spray, agitate, then use the machine to rinse 'n vac the crud out.
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Follow-up: I think extraction is the only way to clean carpet. Imagine if you cleaned clothes the way some carpet is cleaned (e.g. spray a cleaner, agitate and vacuum or spray a cleaner and just wipe up)?!?!?! Now steam is a great way to kill germs and such, but with all these other methods, where does the dirt go besides deeper into the carpet fibers. It seems to me that extraction is the only way to get the dirt out. As a matter of fact, I've been extracting carpets from my truck with just plain hot (rinse only) water and still get inherited soap like material out!
Now, since I've most likely overstated the obvious, I'll find something else to harp about! :crazy:
 
MiVor- I agree 100%. Household, auto detailing...I'm all about sucking that [stuff] up out of the carpet.

(Off-topic, at least kinda...I wonder how often most Autopians extract their household carpets and rugs..)

Yeah, I too often find that there's more than enough detergent residue already in the carpeting and that just extracting with clear water can be enough. Well, at least until I get that residue out. SO many carpet shampoos just make suds but don't clean well anyhow, and those same products seem so hard to rinse out! I recently used a different carpet shampoo that (improbably, it was a "consumer grade" product) simply *worked right* in every regard and the difference was utterly amazing. Makes me tempted to throw away my lifetime supply of the old stuff. What a diff the right product can make in this situation.
 
Yeah, I've more then proven (at least to myself) that extraction rules for carpet cleaning. I once took one of those spray on foam carpet cleaners that you spray on, brush, let dry, then vacuum...then extracted with clean hot water and the amount of dirty water that came out was amazing. Now the interesting thing is that following the spray on/vacuum up, the carpet looked pretty good so I suppose one could get convinced they were clean...and then again, no one is rolling around on the car floor like perhaps the living room rug! Ha.
 
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