Best Reviewed
Carpet Cleaners
- Best carpet cleaner Hoover SteamVac with Clean Surge F5914-900 *Est. $135
- Budget carpet cleaner Bissell QuickSteamer PowerBrush 2080 *Est. $95
- Best spot cleaner Bissell SpotBot *Est. $120
- Portable carpet cleaner Bissell Little Green 14007 *Est. $70
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Best spot cleaner
- Great at removing tough, small stains
- Very easy to use
- Small and compact
- Hand attachments
- "Crop circles" show surrounding carpet dirt
- Leaves carpet wet
- Expensive for a spot cleaner
Though rather expensive for a spot cleaner, the Bissell SpotBot is the top performer in reviews for two main reasons: It does the best job of removing tough stains and it's the easiest to use. Users love that they can park the SpotBot on a stain and leave its agitating brushes to do the work by themselves. The SpotBot also has manual hand attachments that can be used on stairs, upholstery and car interiors. The SpotBot's biggest drawback, ironically, serves as testimony to its effectiveness: areas that have been "botted" appear cleaner than surrounding carpet, leaving a "crop circle" of contrast. We also found scattered complaints about wet carpets, although some users say the manual wand will take up the excess water. The Bissell Little Green 14007 spot cleaner (*Est. $70) also gets good reviews and is less expensive than the SpotBot, but it doesn't include the automatic cleaning feature.
The Bissell SpotBot isn't included in the ratings of carpet cleaners at ConsumerReports.org, but the editors do offer a brief summary of its performance in the introduction to their report. The best reviews of this cleaner came from retail websites and other user review sites. Amazon.com is the best source of information with the most reviews, followed by Target.com and Epinions.com. We found fewer reviews at Sears.com and Lowes.com.
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Our Sources
1. Amazon.com
More than 500 users rate the Bissell SpotBot, with a majority praising its stain-lifting prowess and exceptional ease of use. We found a few scattered complaints of wet carpets, but the biggest negative was an affirmation of how well the SpotBot works: Some complain it left clean "crop circles" in an otherwise dirty carpet.
Review: Bissell SpotBot Hands-Free Compact Deep Carpet Cleaner, 1200B, Contributors to Amazon.com
2. Target.com
More than 85 users review the Bissell SpotBot at Target.com, and the majority love their SpotBots. Pet owners are especially delighted, as are those with hard-to-clean light-colored carpets. A few users complain of leaks, poor suction and other malfunctions.
Review: Bissell SpotBot Hands-Free Compact Cleaner, Contributors to Target.com
3. Epinions.com
This site neatly prefaces each review with a quick listing of pros and cons, making it easy to get the lowdown. In short, roughly 80 users say the Bissell SpotBot works great on small areas, but it also goes through solution fast, makes a lot of noise and leaves wet patches and the previously mentioned "crop circles."
Review: Bissell 1200B Handheld Steam Cleaner, Contributors to Epinions.com
4. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
Although the ratings from this report on carpet cleaners are only available to subscribers, the introduction can be viewed without a subscription. In it, editors report that the Bissell SpotBot did a good job on tomato and wine stains in carpet treated with stain protector, but results on untreated carpet were mediocre.
Review: Carpet Cleaners, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, March 2010
5. Sears.com
Sears.com helpfully sums up the most commonly cited pros and cons in a set of user reviews, so you can see them all at a glance. In the 20-plus reviews for the Bissell SpotBot, the most commonly cited benefits are its ease of use and effectiveness, while the chief drawback is that it is only for small areas.
Review: Bissell SpotBot Hands-Free Portable Deep Cleaner (12002), Contributors to Sears.com
6. Lowes.com
The Bissell SpotBot only receives a handful of user reviews at Lowes.com, but all of them are positive. Users award the cleaner top marks for its features, design, quality and ease of use, with slightly lower scores for value.
Review: Bissell SpotBot Hands-Free Portable Cleaner, Contributors to Lowes.com
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