Bissell PowerSteamer Turbo Upright Deep Cleaner - Plum
- Rotating DirtLifter PowerBrush with 4 rows of brushes lifts deep-down dirt and gently grooms carpet for professional-style results
- SmartMix automatically mixes the right amount of Bissell cleaning formula with hot tap water to meet your cleaning needs
- Powered rotating TurboBrush HandTool cleans stairs and upholstery
- Easy to fill and easy to empty, the 2-in-1 full capacity tank keeps clean and dirty water separate; hose and tools are ideal for above-floor cleaning
- Forges extra-wide cleaning path; comes with trial-size Bissell cleaning formulas
Bissell PowerSteamer Turbo Upright Deep Cleaner - Plum
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- Publisher: Bissell
- Label: Bissell
- Studio: Bissell
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 10 reviews
- Sales Rank in Kitchen & Housewares: #24830
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Summary: After 7 years, coming back for another 2008-12-19
Comment: I got my first Bissell PowerSteamer in 2001 when I moved into a 17 year old house that had dirty carpets. We thought for sure we would have to recarpet the entire 700 square feet of carpeted living space, but first I gave the steam cleaner a shot.
The steam cleaner took out most stains and made the carpets fresh enough so we could get a few more years out of them. Saved us much needed $$$.
Fast forward to 2006 and 2 kids later. We bought a home with about 1400 square feet of light cream colored carpets. This machine saved our carpets countless times from throwup, diaper accidents, juice spills and the whole gauntlet of kid and cat messes. Finally, last weekend, this carpet cleaner got a well earned retirement due to the motor housing getting cracked (kid jumped on the cleaner) and I am back looking for another.
I just wish it made the water hotter, and that it picked up the water a bit better. Also a small nuisance was the all in one water/dirty water container is prone to getting stinky and is harder to clean. But I'm willing to overlook those things. :)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: What a lifesaver! 2008-09-15
Comment: Bissell PowerSteamer Turbo Upright Deep Cleaner - PlumI read all the reviews for this product as I have never owned a cleaner. Two days after the cleaner arrived my 140 lb. Grt. Pyr had a BIG accident in the living room. What a test for the cleaner and me! It was easy to use with excellent instructions and came with enough cleaner to do the job. I went over the carpet twice for good measure and you would never guess what it had looked like just 30 min. before. It was easy to take apart and clean afterwards. I have used it twice since then and I love it. The name says powersteamer and I think that is misleading as I don't think there is any steam involved, just warm water from the faucet, but it does the job and that is the most important part.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: A Name I Thought I Could Trust 2008-07-24
Comment: I am very disappointed in this product. Purchased 07/21/08. Malfunctioned on first use on 07/23/08. The gear on the motor to the brush (toothed belt), came off on first use. Thus, no brush action. The box the product came in stated "Do Not Return to Store." I called Bissell & they had me take it to local service center. Representative said the problem was common with this model. Hopefully the replacement will not have same problem. I somehow feel this will be a recurring problem. I cannot, however, blame Target for a poor quality product. I will update this review as soon as I get the product back....... or replaced "NEXT WEEK???"
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: WOW!!! I couldn't ask for more! 2008-07-15
Comment: So, I was at work yesterday and stopped at home for my lunch break, as I always do, and found that while I was at work my dog had been sick and left 6 large piles of diarrhea all over my apartment. This was the most disgusting thing I had ever seen. It looked like tar, it was black oozy liquid (not to gross you all out, but this is the mess that I was dealing with on my LIGHT BEIGE carpet).
Needless to say, 30 minutes of trying to hand-scrub only made to smear the spots, and the smell... OMG! I ran to a local store (Target) where they had a limited supply of carpet cleaners (yes, I had to take the remainder of my shift off). I didn't have enough to get the big $300 machine with the two rollers, so my choice was between the little $69 Bissell something, or this model for $149.
I decided to go with the $149 PowerSteamer Deep Cleaner, and I couldn't be happier with my decision. I took it home, put it together (it took about 15 minutes) and then started on the disaster. Not only did the PowerSteamer completely clean out the diarrhea (there are absolutely no signs that the dog had ever been sick), but it also completely cleaned old stains from previous accidents that are a year old. In addition, it pulled up some major dust bunnies that I had no idea had taken residence in my carpet. I've only been in the apartment for 13 months, and never imagined all that dust was in the carpet.
Awesome features:
1) The clean water is shared with the same container with the dirty water. Now you may be thinking, "What?! How is that an awesome feature?" Well, Bissell put together the tank in such a way that the clean water and dirty water share the tank, but they're seperated. I have never seen a machine easier to fill and empty.
2) The container looks like a type of covered bucket and it sits in the base of the machine. You remove it by laying down the handle of the cleaner and then lifting the handle of the container.
3) I don't know if this is standard, but there is a seperate container for the carpet cleaner, so when you press the trigger on the handle, the water and the cleaner are mixed by the machine so that it's at the perfect ratio.
4) It seems to operate just like a vacuum, only it's deep cleaning the carpet. It's so easy to use.
Areas of slight concern:
1) It's super-heavy. Which tells me it's sturdy and will last a long time, but you should have some muscle to carry the box into a second story apartment (if you purchase it from a store).
2) The wetness of the carpet that was left behind, which is the nature of the beast if you use too much liquid at one time.
Basically, the directions say to pull the trigger (which activates the spray) and hold it down while slowly pushing the device forward (over the area) and then pulling it back. So, the area is getting dowsed twice with the cleaning solution. This, however, makes the carpet too soggy, and my carpet is rather plush. I can't imagine what it would do to thinner, shorter carpet. A better method, which I figured out, is
a. to pull the trigger while slowly pushing the cleaner over the area
b. release the trigger
c. pull the device slowly back and forth over the area 3 or 4 times (like you're vaccuming
d. repeat a-c (if needed)
This worked really well, once I figured it out, and the carpet in these areas were dry in just a few hours. The areas where I used the method in the directions were still damp when I woke up this morning.
This machine is awesome. I'm so glad I got it. Now, I'm off to formulate my plans to do the entire apartment on my next day off. Yay!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Cleaned up carpet I thought was destroyed. 2008-06-17
Comment: Warning, this is gross!
Had red wine vomited all over my stupidly beige carpet at a party. It looked like a murder scene, covering about a 5' x 8' area. I honestly thought the carpet would have to be replaced, and there was so much of it that any attempts to clean it up by hand (even with my Little Green and various folk remedies for wine spills) were just making it worse. I realized I could buy one of these and own it for future use for about what I'd pay a professional to come deal with it, so I bought one. I noticed that these $150 models seem to get better reviews than the $200+ ones, and no one seems to like the ProHeat ones much, so this is what I went with.
It took quite a few passes and a lot of use of the stain buster forumla they include, plus a bit of OxyClean + water on the worst parts, but I can honestly say my carpet now looks like it never happened. And it looks better than it did before in some parts of the stain that were also high-traffic...plus, it has made living in a house with light beige carpet much less stressful for the future.
If it can clean up my red wine 'crime scene', I imagine it can do just about anything.
Assembly was easier than I was dreading (you will still have to break out a philips head screwdriver though), and I'm not yet sure how useful the tools will be, but 5/5 for now.
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