Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

I just started to clean my carpet with a bissell machine and i wonder if is any other soap then the one they recommend the bissell one because its not cleaning as good as i thought.

Thanks

I used to have a Bissell and when I did, I always used low-foamer 1001 carpet shampoo solution. Im pretty sure you can get it in the U.S under the Johnsons & johnsons label. It's a great product and fairly cheap to buy.

I used to do this about 10 years ago. I started out with a Spirit 1 which is a fairly small but powerful (and noisy) machine. Back then it cost me £600 and came with some basic attachments. If you needed an attachment for doing staris and so on these were readily available (about £50 per attachment).
I got most of my work from leaflet drops (about 2% hit ratio) and ads in shop windows and a big sticker on the car. I did get a lot of recommendations which was nice.
It IS hard work - on your hands and knees scrubbing away (the machine only does so much). The money can be good though if you have enough work.

Go for the XXX Steam master ProPlus; it'll blow away the competition!

I keep wondering how the sponge-derived (not the ultra fine particle)  powder carpet cleaners work in comparison to the extractor machines.
This is assuming one has a good vacuum to suck up the powder once it has finished its work.

It seems the "spray foam" cleaners tend to leave a sticky residue.  Are there any that don't?

vacomatic wrote:

Users overdo it. 

Carmine D.

I have a Bissell Big Green Clean Machine cannister that I have had wonderful results from for neigh on 18 years.  I also have a Hoover Steam Vac with Power surge that I am fond of as well.

I use the Pet detergent under the Wal-Mart Good Value brand as well as the Woolite with Oxi-action.  Both are low foamers, leave little residue, and clean very well in either of my machines.