does it require the Hoover detergent? what type of detergent should I buy for carpet no pets?
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Any carpet shampoo liquid will work....there are even receipes to make your own on the internet.
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I think in order to keep the warranty valid you are supposed to use their hoover carpet shampoo. But FYI I use mine in my rentals and my tv room that does house my dogs and I use bleach and hot hot water to clean the carpets. They come out great. I always color test a new carpet first in a discreet location to make sure it is color fast and once it dries and I see that there is no fading I clean it.
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It's not recommended. The Hoover cleaner is great, however, do not use it full strength.
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The produce comes with two samples: 1) Hoover Deep Cleansing All Purpose Carpet and Upholstery Detergent, and 2) Hoover Hard Floor Cleaning Detergent. Both should be available for wherever Hoover carpet and floor cleaning machines are sold. I suspect you can use any brand of cleaning solutions made to be used with carpet or floor cleaning machines.
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I use the wand with the versatool for stairs with no carpet and it works very well. The versa tool is good for bare floors and when closed it has good suction also for crevices. I hope this helped you.
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I'm not familiar with Hoover cleaners. I use less expensive "Professional Resolve, Carpet Extraction Cleaner"; has essentially no scent.
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I have hardwood floors. No carpet. I dont really have to sweep at all unless i create an instant mess that i would just sweep up
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Sorry, shag carpet is difficult to clean without a shag carpet "rake" attachment. The Hoover I reviewed does not have , or offer, a rake attachment.. It has the suction but not the correct tool.
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Yes. Bare floor is best but it also works fine on carpet as long as you don't expect it to do the same job as a vacuum. It's excellent as a quick clean up between proper cleaning!
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So it sounds like the roomba comes first or only. There seems to be more than one model. Which one should I buy for all linoleum and enormous fluffy dog hair piles.(Could be lesser piles if roombaed regularly) Please advise. Thanks.
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Yes, very easy. Some suggestions. A presoak spray on the dirty area helps break down the dirt and makes it easier for the Hoover to do the job better. Using hot water to rinse is important. DO NOT saturate the carpet with water. The old adage, "more is less and less is more," is very applicable in achieving the best results.
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This cleaner is very powerful for a lightweight unit. I feel it did an excellent job of removing dirt from deep down in my carpet. I don't have pets but feel it would pick up whatever is in the carpet. Good luck!
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Yes, I have used mine on carpet when I have been cleaning my tile and just continued on to the carpet, maybe not as good as my hoover windtunnel but good enough for a quick job. To the people not using it to vaccum their tile and hardwoods I say you missing a better cleaning on your floors. I know a quick sweep is faster but I feel the floormate gets the floor much cleaner for the scrubbing process. And the best part no dust.
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A1: in my experience (almost 2 years now) yes, this works GREAT with carpet. A2: I have used both the pet upgrade and the original brushes for these past 2 years. I can't say there is a noticeable difference in performance. The biggest difference is that the pet brush needs to be cleaned semi-regularly because human hairs get wrapped around it, whereas the original brush requires virtually no maintenance. Perhaps the pet brush is better on carpet- I'm not sure. On our hardwood floors it makes no difference, and I have 2 cats and a dog.
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Yes, the clean water and detergent tanks are separate and yes, you can rinse the carpet with fresh water only. It's a matter of just turning the dial on the front of the machine. You can clean the carpet on the detergent setting and without changing any water turn the dial and fresh rinse the same carpet. Easy!
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Yes it does, but if you want to clean carpets yourself you would be better off buying a Bissell or Hoover hot water type carpet cleaning machine. I bought this Yes it does, but if you want to clean carpets you would be much better off with a Hoover or Bissell hot water carpet cleaning machine. I bought the Koblenz for cleaning, polishing and buffing wood floors on which it does an excellent job.
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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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Just a regular vaccum cleaner. I used this for spits from my pets also heavy traffic areas. It works great!. I also used the 3X Resolve cleaner. Don't no if that mattered. But it took out spots,I couldn't get out with my Bissell rug cleaner. I went with all wood floors now and only area rugs but i still use it on spots with the area rugs. It's wonderful. Not a wasted dollar for me I'd but again if I needed too. Love it!!