Here is a video we have posted of us using our Hoover Max Extract 60 carpet cleaner. It’s been a pretty reliable machine for us, we use it quite a bit and have been using it on at least a monthly basis for a couple years now. We used it to clean up a lot of messes that the cats have left on the carpet and it’s been good for that, it just keeps running.

Stay tuned for a full review of this model soon.

The Bissell Little Green Multi-Purpose Compact Earth-Friendly Deep Cleaner (Model 1400-7) looks cute. But don’t let its size fool you.

According to the manufacturer, it has a great sprayer and strong suction that can effectively remove tough stains and spills. It also cleans and dries in one easy step.

This cleaner is made from post-consumer recycled plastic and comes with PVC-free tanks and hose.

This unit has a 2-3/4 amp motor that works great on practically all kinds of carpets. It has a 4-inch cleaning path and the liquid cleaning formulas that come with this cleaner are environment-friendly. They don’t contain any optical brighteners, heavy metals, dyes, or phosphates.

This product is backed by a 1-year limited warranty.

Read on to learn more about this neat cleaning machine, and to see what owners of this carpet cleaner have to say.

Bissell Little Green Multi-Purpose Deep Cleaner Features

• Flexible vacuum hose
• 15-foot power cord
• Comes with tough-stain brush attachment
• Hose, cleaning solution, and collection tanks are PVC-free
• Parts are constructed from 100-percent post-consumer recycled plastic
• Compact size
• Powerful suction

The Reviews

The Bissell Little Green Multi-Purpose Compact Earth-Friendly Deep Cleaner 1400-7 has collected 232 customer reviews on Amazon.com. Most of the customer feedbacks were positive, praising the product’s ease of use and convenient portability.

There were 56 Amazon users who gave this product a rating below 4 stars. They had the following complaints:

• Sprays too much water – Customers are rather annoyed that this cleaner has a sprayer that sprays a path considerably wider than the vacuum head. Even if you just want to clean a small spot, you end up soaking and having to dry a wider area. Other users have offered an easy solution—go easy on the trigger and simply hold the sprayer closer to the carpet.
• Suction not as strong as expected – Reviewers were also not very impressed with the kind of suction this cleaner provides. Drying can take quite a while. Other customers reacted to this by saying that, by applying a little more pressure, the cleaner can suck out more dirt and water.

Looking through positive reviews, here are some of the product’s strong points according to satisfied customers:

• Easy assembly – It works practically right out of the box. Very minimal assembly is required. You can have this unit up and running in just minutes.
• Cleans well – Although some users think the suction on this model isn’t that impressive, this product still does a fairly good job of removing dirt and stains.
• Convenient size – Since it is compact, it’s very easy to store practically anywhere. It’s also kind on the back when you’re moving it around, especially when carrying it up the stairs.

There have been mixed reviews for this product. Quite a number of customers were not too happy with what that they saw as design flaws. The two most common complaints were the wide sprayer and the seeming lack of powerful suction.

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Fans of the product claim that these so-called design flaws were only minor inconveniences. Some even offered solutions for these problems. If we just look at the numbers, there are definitely more customers who were satisfied with the 1400-7’s performance.

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I recently bought a new carpet steam cleaner, a Hoover. I like it quite a bit, it has the SpinScrub brushes and it pretty easy to use, fill and clean.

It’s ready for action quickly

The one thing that I was really surprised about, after I bought this machine, was how convenient it really is to be able to take it out of the closet and have it ready for cleaning action in a matter of minutes or less. The water container (with the detergent reservoir) just pops right off and is about the right size to fit under the faucet in the kitchen sink.

I just run a bunch of hot water into, dump in some detergent, attach it to the machine again, and go. It’s really that easy. I can clean up after a cat mess in less than 10 minutes, 5 if I’m really on the ball, but you get the idea.

Cleaning up after cats…

If one of my cats pukes on the carpet, for example, I can clean it up quickly with just a couple paper towels, spray it with oxy clean or something like that, and then get the steam cleaner out and nail that spot too, to clean it up for good. This doesn’t take much time at all, and it’s now a lot less annoying to me when the cats do make some sort of mess like this.

Almost as easy as a vacuum

I had never thought that a machine like this would have been as easy to use as a vacuum cleaner. With my bagless vacuum I still need to empty containers and maintain it, much like the steam cleaner. The only additional time that is required by the steam cleaner is the water filling and the fact that you just need to go a lot slower with a steam cleaner to be effective.

In fact, I have my steam cleaner sitting right next to my vacuum in the storage closet, and I reach for both quite often. It’s nice to know that I’ll be able to clean up after messes without having to put in too much effort, being as lazy as I can tend to be.

I’m the type of person that just likes to be able to take care of problems quickly, and move on quickly, without dwelling on them before taking action. That is why I like the convenience of the steam cleaner, it allows me to take action on the stuff that needs to be cleaned with little effort, and I get to forget about it about as fast as something needed a little cleaning action.

It’s pretty amazing that such powerful cleaning tools are available these days. Between the steam cleaner, the vacuum and the Shark dustbuster machine I’m able to clean up after the cats without much effort, which is pretty nice for keeping a clean apartment.