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- Best carpet cleaner Hoover SteamVac with Clean Surge F5914-900 *Est. $150
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Hoover SteamVac All Terrain F7452-900
- Cleans well
- Can be used on hard floors
- Effectively extracts water from carpet
- Built-in heater
- Plastic parts break easily
- Noisy
- Expensive
The Hoover SteamVac All Terrain F7452-900 is a combination carpet cleaner/hard floor cleaner with a built-in heater and automatic rinsing. It has rotating brushes, a 12 amp motor and a 13-inch wide cleaning path with edge-cleaning capability. While the majority of owner reviews for the Hoover SteamVac All Terrain are positive, citing its effective cleaning performance, there are also an unusually large number of complaints about plastic parts breaking. In some cases, the damage was only cosmetic, but others reported cracked, leaking water tanks and broken sprayers. The Hoover SteamVac with Clean Surge F5914-900 (*Est. $150) receives fewer such complaints and more consistently positive reviews. While this model is not sold for use on hard flooring, owners say it works quite well for this purpose.
The Hoover SteamVac All Terrain F7452-900 receives a Best Buy award from ConsumerGuide.com; there are also numerous user reviews for this carpet cleaner at Amazon.com, Walmart.com, BestBuy.com, Epinions.com, Lowes.com and HSN.com.
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1. Amazon.com
The Hoover receives an average rating of about four out of five stars in about 150 reviews at Amazon.com. Most of the comments here indicate the carpet cleaner does a good job, but several users report that the plastic parts are flimsy.
Review: Hoover F7452900 SteamVac All-Terrain Floor Cleaner, Contributors to Amazon.com
Editors of ConsumerGuide.com give the Hoover SteamVac All Terrain a rating of five out of five and award it a Best Buy award, but the accompanying write-up doesn't discuss methodology or whether the carpet cleaner was actually tested.
Review: Hoover SteamVac F7425-900 Dual V Widepath, Editors of ConsumerGuide.com, Nov. 16, 2005
3. Walmart.com
At Walmart.com, users collectively give the Hoover a rating of almost four out of five stars in a few dozen reviews. Most are satisfied with the carpet cleaner's performance but several complain of an easily cracked water tank and problems with the attachments.
Review: Hoover SteamVac All Terrain, Dual V, Contributors to Walmart.com
4. BestBuy.com
There are about three dozen reviews for the Hoover SteamVac All-Terrain at BestBuy.com, where it receives a slightly above-average overall rating from users. Several owners complain that parts of the carpet cleaner are cheaply made; others praise its performance.
Review: Hoover SteamVac All Terrain Steam Cleaner with SpinScrub, Contributors to BestBuy.com
5. Epinions.com
The Hoover SteamVac All Terrain fares poorly at Epinions.com, receiving an average of only two stars out of five in about two dozen reviews. Most of the complaints are about early breakdowns and easily damaged plastic parts.
Review: Hoover F7452-900, Contributors to Epinions.com
6. Lowes.com
The Hoover's average rating of 4.1 stars (out of five) at Lowes.com is based on about two dozen owner ratings, but only about half a dozen owners comment on the carpet cleaner. Most of those who do say the carpet cleaner works well.
Review: Hoover SteamVac All-Terrain Steam Cleaner, Contributors to Lowes.com
7. HSN.com
The Hoover receives a higher average rating at HSN.com than at other retailer websites, but there are fewer reviews here (about a dozen). Curiously, one owner reports that the handle on the water tank broke the second time she used it, but still gives the carpet cleaner a high rating.
Review: Hoover SteamVac All-Terrain 6-Brush Dual V Deep Cleaner, Contributors to HSN.com
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