How efficient is it on carpet?
221029
I myself have not used it on my carpet yet. I did use it on my furniture though. It's not like a carpet\upholstery cleaner where it applies hot soapy water and extracts it. The steam loosens and lifts the dirt to the surface and you have to wipe it off with a towel. That's what I did anyway. It's a little bit of work but well worth it. My furniture looks like new again. Carpets would have to be done the same way I'm sure. I don't think it was designed to clean big carpet jobs. I would go with an extractor type cleaner if carpet cleaning is what you're mainly after.
221030
This machine is a steamer. It does not extract. It has the ability to break down stubborn stains that a carpet cleaner can not.It can be used to sanitize a carpet. It kills dust mites, fleas, insect eggs. Hoover has a great carpet cleaner on this site.
1533006
Depends. This is a very low power unit I use on no-pyle carpet to tidy up in a church fellowship area and it does a good job. The suction area is small as is the canister. It's great to tidy up but I don't think I'd use it for cleaning.
1060927
We have only used on carpet...you should google this question before purchasing! we do love it...really nice!
2193338
If you have real thick carpet it would run slow. My carpet isn't that thick so it run over it good.
511689
I have mine on a plush carpet and although no super smooth its not a problem at all!
157194
It all depends on how big your rooms are and how often you use it which seems like a rather common sense answer. I have three carpeted rooms and I usually get thru them all before it slows down.
894330
I have not used the vacuum on shag rugs, but it does easily move from mid pile carpet to hardwood with no loss in efficiency.
2224348
It is OK on carpet, but we had to replace one wheel, and the bendable bracket( Where it folds) is bent, my husband has to fix tomor. We like it, does the job, but with minor problems. Good Luck
1864320
I don't have a plush carpet. But on I my shorter carpets it moves very easily. The easiest to vacuum I have ever used as far as maneuvering goes.
1430152
OK, on flat surfaces not good on carpet . The trick is to empty the dust filter if it gets full, otherwise it looses sucking power quickly.
351295
I used it on a small carpet in the garage and it worked well. Haven't tried it in a large area.
1248721
Works very well on carpet that's where I use it and I have had no issues with it.
1807120
It does well. We have used it more on the carpet and it works good there. It has tipped onto its back a few times while on auto trying to do a weird thing where it brings its legs in close and stands up tall. It will be stuck there until you pick it upn
838076
It can work on carpet but doesn't work quite as well as a regular upright does. It is great on hardwood and hard surfaces.
939287
I have never tired it on carpet, only on a very flat small rug, but I don't think it would work very well. There really is no suction as a vacuum cleaner, just brushes to 'sweep up' stuff, so I would say no.
1882898
I use it on carpet, use a putty knife or cardboard to scrape up as much as possible, then vacuum. I wouldn't vacuum before scraping it up as much as possible.
190011
Depends on the floor. In the kitchen and bathrooms, where it's tile / laminate, it runs just fine. On carpet, even low pile, not so much. My daughter uses hers on counters, tables and just about everywhere that is flat enough for it to run.Hope this helps.