Bissell 7920 ProHeat Pro-Tech Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum

Pros: Heavy-Duty, seems sturdy
Cons: Need to be a weigh-lifter to move this thing around

Why, oh, why? For those of you who have followed my Epinions career, you know I have a tendency to g ...

Pros: Quiet, great suction, HOTTER cleaning fluids, long cord, attachments
Cons: smallish tanks, only 12 inches of cleaning width

So after serving well past its expectancy, and cleaning up enough grime to build another Hoover dam, our Dirt Devil Steam cleaner died. Properly buried in the garbage can, I set out looking for a suitable replacement. Living in a small town (mayhap ...

Pros: Heater, Accessories, Easy to use water tank
Cons: Huge which make storage a little difficult

In the summer of 2003, Mike and I decided to get a puppy. And like all puppies, Mazzy had multiple accidents all throughout the house. While we tried spot cleaning the messes when we caught them, it didn't take long before our cream colored carpeting ...

Pros: Easy to use, excellent suction, strong brushes, tank-in-tank design is very helpful, SUPER long cord
Cons: Hose doesn't stay put and falls on floor a lot, smart pass indicator broke easily

(Still going strong after 4 years - new information at the bottom!) After our son was born, I decided that it would be a good idea to own a carpet cleaner. The house we lived in at the time was almost completely carpeted and, let's face it, ...

Pros: Cleans very well, multiple attachments, ease of changing water and detergent
Cons: Hand unit gets in way, must insert detergent cup in properly or will leak

After borrowing (really confiscating) my parents steam cleaner (Hoover) for 7 years to clean up afte ...

Pros: Good suction to bring up spilled liquids quickly.
Cons: Heater is OK but not great. Start with hot water and it will do well.

I don't know why a previous reviewer claimed it uses recycled water. Although it's one tank, it has a bladder that separates the clean water from the used. No intermingling going on there. It's perfectly sanitary. I use the system about once a ...

Pros: Great cleaning in power and efficiency.
Cons: POOR QUALITY & Construction. Problematic solution/water distribution. Small Brush Arm constantly falls off.

Bissell has always been a reputable and reliable company for carpet cleaners but after several uses I had already discovered that the bads out-weighed the goods on this machine. The reason that I purchased the machine was that I have pets and to keep the ...

Pros: Quiet, smart looking design
Cons: Poor cleaning action, lint balls galore.

I bought this machine today (5/13/06) to replace my Hoover Steamvac Dual V which had a defective water tank (the major design flaw with that product). I was hoping for a machine that would clean as well as the Hoover but be a little better designed. I ...

Pros: Easy to assemble and easy to use. Cleans carpets and makes them look new.
Cons: Cleaning is time consuming, and machine is louder than a vacuum.

I live in a small apartment with two young children and my husband. Our carpet is a light gray, not by choice. With two young boys spills are a daily occurrence in our home, we spill juice, soda, food, everything you can imagine. My husband and I w ...

Pros: Very light and easy to use. Seems to do a good job...when it isn't broken.
Cons: Extremely fragile plastic parts in the beater mechanism.

The Proheat Pro-Tech 7920 carpet cleaner seems like a great idea at first glance and the price point make it seem like a very reasonable purchase. It turns out the old adage, if it seems to be too good to be true, it usually is. That has never been ...

Pros: They answer the phone quickly when you call to complain.
Cons: Just about everything leaks or is broken, useless gimmicks.

Based on the other glowing reviews of Bissell products, I decided to go with this one as I had a lot of upholstery work to do, and this has the "turbo" brush.

The key features of this machine over its counterparts are:

1. It heats...

Pros: Cleans incredibly well and the attachment is great for stairs - excellent for upholstery!!!
Cons: Plastic molded body becomes brittle and begins to disintegrate with time and may become unrepairable.

Bottom line, this unit really cleans well, in fact, there is no doubt that the 7920 with its deep steam-cleaning capability outperforms most rental carpet cleaners! However, as with most products, the 7920 does have its flaws. The housing is made of ...

Pros: A time-tested, well-performing steam carpet cleaner.
Cons: Yes, it's heavy, and yes it does require cleaning after each use.

I have had my Bissell Model 7920 steam carpet cleaner since January 2003, and it has performed well in the intervening five years. And it has done this service in a multi-cat household, meaning there is fur on the carpet that gets picked up. But I ...

Pros: No bending over & pressing anything against the carpet when you use it.
Cons: The pump & brushes both broke the 2nd time I used it. Flimsy belts!

I bought one at Costco, partly based on the review I found here on epinions.com. I liked the idea of the tank-in-tank, and didn't want to get another canister & wand type like the old Bissell I had before, which worked, but was hard on my back to use. ...

Pros: I was impressed with the integration of attachments, indicators and easy supply replenishment.
Cons: No significant problems or deficiency that I have found.

I am thrilled with this cleaner. I have off white carpeting throughout my 3200 ft. home and this pr ...