How well does it suck up the dirty water? I mean, does it leave the carpet very wet?
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It was a gift so our experience is limited to visiting right after the carpet was cleaned. From what I do recall, imagine your dog shaking hard on your carpet right after getting a bath. We are in a dry heat area so the additional dampness is short lived but in high humidity where it would be slow to dry, it did seem like it could be annoying.
1716162
Same with ours, but the cleaning solution is highly concentrated and soap/water mix in the soap reservoir does go down. It's enough soap to clean our carpets, but not leave a lot of extra soap/residue to attract dirt faster, so I like that. Other carpet cleaners dump soap on the carpet and then attracts dirt and have to clean more often. I clean lightly, then go over several times with soap off to ensure the least amount of soap residue.
612454
It does not work as a regular vacuum cleaner where the dirt goes in a bag or so.... it sucks the dirt pass it through the hose out... I filter the dirty water and the clean water goes in a separate container so it can be used again.
605051
I don't think you need to rinse the carpet. I never did. The water with soap is released, then it gets sucked back to the machine. It did not damaged my carpet.
1909022
I wouldn't as it leaves quite a bit of wetness behind and has scrubbing brushes that could damage the surface. Works well with carpet since you can go back over several times to suck up the water, but you still must let carpet dry for a few hours.
1583276
Picks it up decently well - Turn it to the bare floor setting so that the brush isn't running, and it'll pick up most of it. I usually go over the bathroom with a broom and mop as well afterwards though, I like things sparkling clean! In the carpet it picks all the litter up.
511553
No, you can't "clean" carpets, as it's got no way to extract dirty water. However, with the glide attachment included, you can steam "refresh" carpets, and supposedly kill dust mites, etc. The unit glides above the carpet and injects the steam into the fibers, but you don't use the microfiber pad, so you're not picking anything up. Hope that helps!
1800325
I have a relatively thick area rug and it pulls a lot of crud out of it, dogs and kids have each left their mark. Also, while it does clean well it doesn't leave the rug wet enough to impact the hard wood underneath. I'd agree with the concerns on the volume in both the soapy water tank and the discard tank, but both are necessary to make this product so versatile.
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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.
1674153
It works amazingly well on carpeting. However, the wand does not role very easily across the carpet. Indeed, the best technique is to draw the wand towards you as you vacuum. Also, it does have a tendency to suck area rugs up!
1658620
I have not yet used the vacuum to suck up wet stuff. My use is limited to pews and carpet in a church building.
1741226
Well yes as you are spraying water and cleaning solution onto the carpet. It does extract the water back up very well. My carpets dry within an hour or two depending on the temperature/humidity.
1850089
I use it to clean carpets and zap pet stains. Its a miracle and just with tap water. Works better than my big Hoover Carpet Cleaner. I put a pad on and hold it for a minute at full steam.
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Hi, The Stinger vac was given to a friend.He only uses it to pick up dust and dry materia. Sorry, I don't know how the Stinger would work on a wet carpet.
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It really depends on how thick of a carpet it is. I have one large area rug that is very thick and it won't move very well. My other is a short nap and it does a great job. Just remember you MUST empty the refuse basket and clean the brushes often if you have a lot of hair. And like I have said before this does not preclude you from using your other vac now and again. Mine does a great job picking up hair, dirt and dust.
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No, it does not. It is not designed for deep carpet cleaning, but does okay on surfaces.
2088898
I don't have carpet but it rolls easily on my short-fiber rugs. I'm not sure if the suction would be adequate to clean a carpet.