I got this Bissell mini-shampooer when I bought my car; it was also because I was getting a puppy. It was on sale for 49.99. However, I have seen it sold for 69.99 or more.
The more expensive model has a built-in heater to keep the water warm and a TurboBrush head (similar to the rotating TurboBrush I bought for my vacuum.) The standard head is a “Stain Brush” that is just stationary bristles behind the slot you suck stuff up with. Which I think is bad place because you cannot really use it for scrubbing as well as you could if it were in front and detachable (or be at more of an angle).
I like the angle of the sprayer for water and cleaning solution. It comes out below “Stain Brush”. It could pump out more water per spray but it does an okay job as is.
I started with the inside of my car, shampooing both the carpets and seats. The only problem I had was with the divots and corners. It does okay it just takes some effort.
I had the same problem with the divots when using it on my couch/love-seat/chair (around the buttons). All-in-all it works good.
The scrubber on the wand could be better or be in a more useful place. The button you push to take off the thing on the hose could be easier too. I have pinched my finger on that thing many times.
The water tank holds a good amount of water. I only have to refill once (maybe twice) when cleaning my car. Any bigger and it would be too heavy. As it is now, I can toss it around with no problem. I hate having to ask someone bigger to get something down or move it for me (because I am small), and I know other smaller people hate it too. We like being able to do stuff without depending on a big person, lol.
The Dirty Water tank needs to be emptied quite often, there is a line (half full) on it that if you let the dirty water get higher than the machine doesn’t work as well ( I know this for a fact, I let it go over the line to see what happened and it stopped sucking).
I frequently have problems with the sprayer, it will not spray sometimes. I have no idea how I fix it but eventually it starts. I think the pressure had to build before it sprays, but sometimes it does right when I turn it on.
The suction could be better too, for all the noise this machine makes you’d think it would suck the spots off a Dalmatian, lol. However, it does not even seem to be as powerful as a normal vacuum.
The User’s Guide says you should run clean water through the machine before you put it away. This cleans any junk out of the inner workings of the machine. I will admit I hardly ever did this.
My Little Green Machine served me well for years but sadly, it has kicked the bucket. I did not clean it as well as I should have and I had used it when we had a flood inside (the house next to us burned down and my house was flooded with the water they used to put the house fire out) and it just couldn’t handle that nasty water.
The model I have is no longer being made by Bissell, now they have new model. It is pretty much the same as my machine just more “green”
Little Green®
• $74.99 Add To CartGreen Little Green
The thorough, effective and convenient deep cleaner for tasks large and small.
• strong spray and suction clean and help dry in one step
• long power cord and compact design make cleaning hard-to-reach areas easy
• now with PVC free tanks and hose and the carton contains a minimum of 75% recycled material
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