Do I need to vacuum my carpet before using this product or I can directly use it on my dirty carpet
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Absolutely! The Bissell will clean better. You really don't want solid dirt in the machine. It will still find some though. I vacuumed thoroughly twice and the Bissell still had some grit in the dirty water.
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I have used it on the carpet, but really only as a sweeper. It works well in that regard. I have pets, so just adding steam without extracting anything is asking to make my house smell like a wet dog :)
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Hi Tyler, if you able to use a normal vacuum with a spinning brush on your carpets this should be ok to use! You may want to pretest it first.
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I normally vac first and then use the wash function to clean the floor. It will also pick up dirt when it's in the wash mode but it will create a mess in the reserve tank and clog the filter. It does a decent job on my tile floors.
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You can use this vacuum either way. For carpets you can have the brush rotating, but you also can turn it off for other cleaning.
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Yes, if you have sealed hardwood floors, if you have stuff that needs to be picked up you need to vacuum first
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You should most definitely vacuum in advance of using this to get up any larger objects and as much dirt and debris as possible. The rug doctor does not have rotating bristles.
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I don't believe so, this doesn't even work well on carpets. The only reason i still have this is because it sucks up the dirty water that is sprayed on the surface well, helps it dry faster and the amount i payed for it; but the actual cleaning doesn't happen because the brush underneath doesn't rotate to scrub. So to get better use of this, one has to do the cleaning manually and then use the steamer to suck up the excess water.
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I would think you would steam clean the carpet first... Is this for inside a home? I ask because the smell would be strong and diluting may not work for you
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You should sweep or dry mop the floor first to remove any dirt/debris before you use the Swiffer/Bissel because it simply ejects steam to clean the floors and doesn't suction, but the results are worth it!
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Vacuum first. Shampoo the carpet and let dry. Vacuum again to fluff up the pile to the carpet. Do not do both at the same time.
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Hi Marie, yes we do recommend vacuuming or dusting first. While this unit is great at picking up dust it will make the job a bit easier if you remove loose debris first.
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The unit is very light and Maneuvers easy. I have used it to clean my stairs along with my Poker tables in addition to everything else. Yes you have to PRE VACUUM the carpet and sweep hard floors. You will notice a difference the first time.
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Use your regular vacuum cleaner to give your carpet a thorough vacuuming. Then use the Rug Doctor to deep clean the carpet. It's much like shaking out a throw rug before placing it in your washing machine.
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I really went over the carpet several time drawing out as much of the moisture as possible and then it took a couple of hours to dry to the touch. A trick I was told by a carpet manufacturer was not to use cleaner in the water, but to spray the cleaner on he carpet then clean with the clear hot water in the Bissell. This way you can apply moisture without adding more cleaner. I believe it let's you "rinse" and suck the cleaner & dirt better. Just my opinion and that of a manufacturer. Seems to work very well.Hope this helps.
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Yes, you definitely should vacuum prior to cleaning the carpet. It was still pretty full of dog hair and carpet fibers (new wool rug was still shedding). It wasn't hard to clean, several parts to take off and rinse but not hard to put back together.
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I would recommend that you use this product for cloth/carpet cleaning only.