20 Best Handheld Carpet Shampooer For Stairs (2022 Updated)

Let me tell you about this stain remover, it is GOLD. I use this in combination with a carpet cleaner, and alone. This stuff literally makes stains disappear before your eyes if they’re minor. I have a long haired cat that has hairballs frequently and this spot remover cleans up the stain he creates within seconds of spraying it on the area that I obviously cleaned beforehand.

I also have a house full of boys and they track mud in regularly creating a dirt walking path in the main entrance of my home. I used this to pretreat before carpet cleaning and it completely lifted any proof of a stampede of men through the front door.

Let’s not forget the toddler dropping any and all food things on my area rug in my kitchen. I tried to get a darker colored rug, and I did, it’s blue but it has white speckles on it and sure enough, hellllooo stains everywhere.

I sprayed a couple of sprays on all his little area rug war wounds and they disappeared. This is a great product and I would definitely recommend.

I used this cleaning product for the first time today. It has an easy spray or stream option at the top of the bottle which allows you to spray the desired area without waste. I was actually surprised that it worked so well when I sprayed the carpet.

It will be nice to have a cleaning product I can use for spot cleaning, since not all the time does an entire room to be done. The bottle says “instantly removes stains”. I tested the solution by spraying my carpet and immediately rubbing with a cleaning rag.

I was SO surprised that a red stain, my gold carpet (from strawberries over one month ago) actually did remove 50-75% of the stain!! WOW! I was expecting NOTHING to be removed due to how old the stain was.

This is really great stuff!! I am so glad I have this product which I will love using on my new carpet in the basement, which I do want to keep stain free (unlike my 40 year old upstairs gold carpet that will be removed in 1-2 years).

The bottle is attractive, easy to hold, easy to use, and has an “off” option for when it is not being used. It also has a pleasant smell and does not leave a “chemical odor” after the fact.

FIRST STEP, just before shampooing, that will leave your pet-soiled and high-traffic carpets and rugs sparkling and looking like new. In addition to using my carpet cleaner, I never hesitate, and prefer to pre-treat the more difficult-to-clean spots prior to running my machine.

And #HOOVER Oxy Tough Stain Remover is a perfect solution for an oxygenated product that will not only pre-treat effectively, but will, literally, loosen, lift and pull out the dirt, grime and even grease that end up being ground in from excessive, day-to-day traffic.

Nothing could be simpler and no more getting down on your hands and knees trying to scrub out the stains by hand. Simply mist the spots that you think might give you the most trouble and allow the solution to do its job for about 5-6 minutes, (NOTE you can actually watch this product while it does its thing) then follow-up with your regular machine cleaning.

That’s it! I’d never begin a spot-cleaning, or a machine-cleaning without it! HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you don’t either. What a time and labor saver, indeed~.

Amazing machine! I just had another home use carpet cleaner start to go out on me and with no replaceable parts my only option was to buy a new one. I don’t like not being able to repair frequent wear and tear items like belts, brushes etc.

So I investigated the rug doctor and the big green assuming they might be worth the investment. The design of this machine is far superior to that of the rug doctor. There are rows and rows of bristles on the brush roller.

It cleans in both directions of travel. The suction head is spring loaded and keeps itself firmly pressed against the carpet while cleaning. All replacement parts are readily available and affordable from many suppliers online.

The machine is designed so that someone with very basic mechanical skills could service this machine. These features alone sold me on this machine but then I got to actually clean my carpets with it.

Wow wow wow!!! I worked slowly to let it do it’s job and I was extremely impressed with the results. A few overlapping passes left my carpets looking like new again and they dried much faster than I have experienced with other machines.

Basically this machine is worth every penny and I fully expect it to last many many years. $400 is a lot of money folks but I can promise you it’s a good investment. If you can’t afford the machine then do yourself a favor and rent one for about $30 from Lowes or other retailers.

It’s great to have beautiful looking carpets and a clean place for me and my kids to play!.

I bought this unit on the recommendation of a good friend and am so glad that I listened to her! One of the well-known carpet cleaning companies would not clean my nearly room-size area rugs unless I moved them outside.

AND, they charged a hefty price per square foot. Purchasing this unit was a very cost-effective alternative. I don’t like leaving soap residue of any type on the carpet fibers, as soap attracts dirt.

So, the first use was to rinse an installed carpet that had been professionally cleaned only 2 weeks prior – and the waste water was gray! I was blown away. The Bissell’s extraction is powerful enough to remove the deeply embedded pet hair that remains after thorough vacuuming (just like the professional extractors).

The residual moisture content in the carpet is equivalent to professional cleaning. All in all, I am super impressed and beyond pleased with this purchase. As a bonus, I found that I can even use it to clean the several floor mats purchased from a big box store.

I used to drag them outside, hose them down, scrub them, hose them down to rinse them, and hang them over the deck rail to dry. No more!.

I would like a stronger scent but I wont complain cause this works. I have 3 dogs, a cat, kids, and very, very light carpet. I’m no longer stressed when the dogs track mud in. It has proven itself over and over again.

Lol. We had considered changing the carpet that was used when we bought our home. I swear I think this removed a stain that even the professional cleaners didnt get out prior to the sale. It may be awhile until we can get the whole house hardwood like I want, but with this product, I’m really not worried anymore.

This is the best carpet cleaner on the market. I swear by it! Even better, its cruelty free and a small family owned business product! They’ve got my business forever. Lol. For tough stains, use the bac out first.

Thankfully no one has had to try and improve on perfection. This is completely unscented. There are no scent maskers. It works on absolutely everything. Super concentrated formula, gentle enough to use with bare hands.

Baked on greasy residue on a window was removed in less than five minutes.

This is a great carpet cleaner, very easy to use. I particularly like the flexible bar at the end of the lance as it ensures that no matter what angle the lance is at , it is always be in contact with the carpet.

The machine is very well built and it is very useful to be able to use the waste bucket to initially fill the machine.

Great machine. Does the job, you still work up a sweat using it tho, its hard work. My dogs got fleas, shdnt have as were on drops from vets and I’d tried spraying the carpets and hoovering+++ etc but to no avail.

Did more research and apparently when fleas are at pupae stage they are notoriously difficult to kill and it’s recommended to clean carpets. I bought the Karcher because of its suction action and cleaned all the carpets and resprayed.

I am finally shut of the blighters thanks to the Karcher. And i can clean the carpets whenever I want to now. Really glad I bought it. The price was the cheapest I had seen too.

We bought this machine to clean a sofa that was looking shabby in a rental property, and the muck that came out was shocking! The sofa changed colour, went back to how it looked 2 years ago when it was new! We then decided to use the machine to give the mattress on the bed a quick freshen up, and that was a truly terrifying experience !! It took 4 goes before the water coming off the mattress wasn’t yellow.

All in all very impressed with the machine, easy to use and the very efficient at removing dirty. We used the No Nonsense cleaning fluid and work brilliantly.

I have gone through several carpet cleaners over the past few years. I have three dogs and one of them has been having health issues. I’ve tried several carpet cleaning machines in the $200-250 range and they all seem work fine for about a year or so.

Some work better than others but they all seem to be acceptable. After a year or so, they lose suction. I do clean my carpets weekly. I was initially hesitant to buy the Big Green Machine because of the size.

It just seemed to be so much bigger than the less expensive models, but it really isn’t. The storage footprint is slightly larger but not as much as I initially thought. The top folds down so it only takes up a storage space of approximately 2 feet by one foot on the floor and about two feet in height.

The cleaning ability is phenomenal. I should have bought one of these years ago as it would have saved money on buying several less expensive machines that do not last. This thing has suction! When you pull the suction trigger, you can feel it giving resistance to being pulled.

It’s not enough resistance to make it difficult to use, but enough to let you know it’s sucking the water up from the carpet. This leaves my carpets dryer than any other machine I’ve used. The carpets are not dry afterwards, but they aren’t soaking wet and they do dry pretty quickly.

The pros: Big clean and dirty water tanks. Good suction It seems to be well built and I’m not worried about it breaking in a year. The cons: It’s a little bigger than a less expensive machine, but this isn’t even a big issue.

My wife is writing this review as it was purchased for her. I did lots of research prior to asking my husband for this very expensive machine and let me just say, it isn’t worth the money. It ‘looks’ great, but I’d compare it to going to a fancy restaurant where the food looks amazing, but tastes sub-par.

I’m a neat-freak and felt my Bissell Proheat 2X wasn’t doing the job this monster could do, particularly after seeing pictures where people’s carpet looked brand new again; even carpet that didn’t even appear to be dirty, like ours.

Right out of the box, this sucker was ready to use so, I got right to it. First thing I noticed was how heavy and awkward to maneuver around it was. The next thing I noticed was that it did. nothing.

No change in the carpet what-so-ever even after several very slow passes in the same area and following instructions to the letter. That said, after the carpet dried, dirty spots appeared all over the place that weren’t there when wet.

I wasn’t about to lug out that behemoth again thus, I went over the carpet today with my much cheaper Bissell and lo and behold, ALL of the spots disappeared and it dried to perfection. I’ve attached a pic of the dirty water tank my other Bissell picked up after using the high dollar one.

In conclusion, more expensive and fancier doesn’t always mean better. My cheaper Bissell by FAR out-performs this one. I just didn’t know it until I saw it for myself.

We’ve had pets our whole adult life and, as a result, we did the whole “rental” carpet cleaner thing many many times. It always seemed cheap at the time then we’d run into faulty equipment that leaked, filthy tanks that weren’t properly dried or stored, messy hoses and sneaky late fees.

Several years ago we invested In a Hoover carpet cleaner and ever since we were the home loaning ours out to family and friends. If you have carpet and pets and you’re on the fence just make the investment, you won’t regret it.

When we had the chance to upgrade to the new Hoover PowerScrubXL+ it was pretty similar to our older model, except it had a slightly higher capacity and a new speed dry function. In general the machine doesn’t feel heavy or fancy, it looks mostly of plastic and on the lighter weight side- but I don’t aim to display my carpet cleaner so that’s fine.

The storage back for accessories is a really great addition- and the included solution has a nice fresh smell that isn’t too soapy or overwhelming. We used it on a room with mid range carpet where the fibers have obviously been worn from traffic and we’d lost count of how many spot stains we’d cleaned.

There ate always those spots that seem to just attract dirt bo matter how well you clean the initial stain. Heads up- this unit is fairly loud- but it also seems quite powerful as the suction and turnover of fluid visibly agitated the fibers almost magically lifting deep set dirt.

It was kind of like those power washing videos you see on YouTube. As for the dry function we were so interested in, I think we’ll need to play with it more on different carpets as I suspect it may be most powerful on rugs or short piles.

It seemed to help lift the bulk of the moisture but nothing life altering. Other things we noted: – We felt the power cord containment was a bit clunky and the cord a tad shorter than we’d have liked.

-It was very intuitive to use- I’m pretty sure even a first time carpet cleaner could set it up and use it with success. -The handle has several adjustable heights, which offered easier manipulating in various angles and spaces.

-The tankspout offered convenient pouring.

The good points: Both tank removals are much easier than undoing latches or pulling a lever on older models (but I wonder if this quick release will be a failure point in the future that will cause leaks).

The suction sleeve is easily removed and replaced without the need for a screwdriver. The suction is slightly better than previous models as it pulls almost as much water out of the carpet as is sprayed into it.

Overall the unit is much lighter than previous iterations because of the use of a lot more plastic, but it doesn’t feel cheap or poorly made. The bad points: The HeatForce feature is nice in theory, but the carpet was only slightly dryer than when using a 2nd gen Hoover cleaner.

No onboard tool storage, a small pouch with a hanger is provided to store it separately. The carrying handle is in an awkward position which causes the unit to tilt precariously when walking. The measuring fill cups were replaced with a narrow fill hole.

The measuring cup/lid on the detergent bottle is to be used, but the fill hole is so narrow that unless it’s poured agonizingly slow, half of the detergent will spill down the side of the tank. White lettering was used for the “MAX” level indicator on the clear solution tank against opaque liquid inside.

The scrubber brushes work well but there is no edge suction or scrubbing. Use of either the clunky attachment or a small cleaner is necessary to get close to the surbase. The clear suction sleeve on the front of the unit is an odd design change.

Older models sucked up the dirty water in a slot between the clear cover and the face of the unit. Removing the cover made for easy cleaning. one swipe with a paper towel and it’s done. This model provides a slim, plastic tool to pull out debris in the suction sleeve, but it’s not very effective.

Best thing to do is run a strong stream of water through the sleeve turning it in several directions to clear the debris. In summary, it works well but not much of an improvement from the original design.

At first glance of the Rejuvenate carpet scrubber attachment, I did have my doubts on its ability to be able to clean my carpet throughly. I had a few spots that needed some cleaning and instead of breaking out my heavy carpet cleaner, I went ahead to used this.

I vacuumed my carpet first to get outback the loose dirt particles and then I sprayed the Rejuvenate carpet cleaning solution on the spots that needed cleaning and let the solution sit in for just a few minutes.

Attaching the scrubber to my rejuvenate click and clean system was a breeze and I went to town scrubbing away at the spots and maybe had to do it twice until I was satisfied with the outcome. I just let it pretty much air dry with the ceiling fan on and was pleasantly impressed that with the combination of the cleaning solution and this scrubbing attachment, the dirty spots are gone.

The bristles are stiff and durable enough to handle little jobs as such and I was relieved not having to use my heavy carpet cleaner. After use, I took of the attachment from the rejuvenate click and clean system and simply washed it off with sop and water and let it air dry on my back porch.

I am completely satisfied with this!.

The Rejuvenate Click n Clean Carpet Cleaner Scrubber Attachment wasn’t at all what I expected. I thought it would be wider and longer. The bristles on the attachment were soft and very flexible, like a toothbrush.

I was expecting them to be harder and sturdier. I was also surprised there were no tools mentioned that needed to be used to change the attachment. I located the small purple button on the end of the mop attachment and pushed it, and dislodged the mop pad,with one click, literally! I put the Carpet Cleaner Scrubber Attachment on and clicked it into place.

It was incredibly easy to change from one attachment to another. Once I had the liquid solution in place, I sprayed an area of carpet that had something that looked like black shoe polish on it. I started scrubbing and within about 5 minutes the stain was completely gone! I wish I had taken pictures, but I was skeptical about it working.

Now I’m sold on it!.

I had a very bad stain on my light colored carpet, it was a black eyeshadow stain that was really set into the carpet. I used this carpet scrubber attachment along with the Rejuvenate carpet cleaner spray and got the stain out in under five mins.

It worked like a dream! I followed the steps that were advised: Spray stain Blot stain with cloth Spray once more Scrub carpet with carpet scrubbing attachment The stain came out so quickly and easily! Only had to go over it two or three passes with the scrubber and could no longer see the stain! Bonus: I have long thick hair and shed alot, like a cat haha.

But as I was scrubbing the carpet the scrubber did such a good job that it also brought up the hair that apparantly was all over the carpet as well! I was pretty thrilled with that, especially since I also noticed how sturdy and unbending the scrubber is, so that it doesn’t bend or break when doing thorough scrubbing.

Bravo!.

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The best cleaner! The smell is nice. It washes wonderfully and makes cleaning jobs easy. Id buy this again in a heartbeat! Everyone that came over after the floors dried commented on how great my carpets looked and smelled.

Zep commercial carpet shampoo, used it in a foaming trigger(manual) sprayerto prespot. Cream colored plush carpet. traffic pattern and Dummy, (me) spots. Used my Bissell shampooer. The carpet was in here when I bought the house.

Came out wonderfully. I’ll hire neice, again in spring to aid her college fundand maintain good looks. I’m paraplegic, so I must have help. I’d recommend to anyone(the Zep), the neice, not so much. We got the carpet done, but the rolling of the eyes almost got her fed to the shampooer.

Still, she figured out I really do know what works. OMGOMGOMG!!!!!SMH, RME.

This is a good basic steam mop. No bells and whistles here. It heats up really fast, and makes a lot of nice steam. The cord is long enough that you can reach the furthest plug. The swivel head means you can get to that space behind the toilet.

Does a nice job of cleaning along the baseboards. It’s light enough for a small woman to carry up and down stairs. On the downside, the water tank isn’t that well designed. If you have small hands, it’s hard to grasp it and pull it out to fill it.

You fill it from the bottom and the top is angled, so you can’t set it down while you fill it. The steam controls are on the bottom part of the mop, so you have to tip it back to see them (not a huge problem).

The mop locks into the upright position, but just barely. You have to be really sure before you let go. On the odd side, it makes a train-like chugging noise when it’s working. Also, the carpet glide is mentioned in the Owners Manual, but no picture in the parts list, so on first assembly I was trying to figure out where it goes.

This particular mop has some great features like the long cord, level of steam options, and the swivel head. It is pretty lightweight but does a good job of lifting dust, watersheds, and light foot traffic.

The scrubber helps lift heavier, sticky messes if you repeatedly go over the mess or raise the steam leave. This model won’t tolerate you pushing hard down on the handle so you need to be patient and just keep going over tough spots for it to do it’s job, and it will.

You’ll need to remove the hot scrub pad immediately when you’re done or place the entire unit on a counter while it cools to avoid damage on a wood floor. I left mine on a laminate wood floor while cooling down and it left white, cloudy stains underneath the pad on my floor that I cannot remove.

Hard lesson learned. I find the mop head too large for smaller bathrooms.

I bought this when it was deeply discounted to replace my other current options, which were either a bucket/mop with a lil fabuloso or pinesol or getting on my hands and knees with a rag. I already have a Dyson handheld cordless vacuum, so I decided not to get the vacuum steam mop combo version, and just get this lighter steam mop only instead.

Just as the Dyson made me not mind vacuuming, I thought that getting the lighter steam mop would do the same for me but for mopping, even though it’s corded. I have to say, it does what it says it’ll do.

It’s not as detailed as spending hours in the floor with a hand-rag, or as deep cleaning as soaking the tile floor with a mop-bucket but it’s wayyyyy less mess, dries wayyyy faster, it’s wayyyy more ergonomic, and more likely that I’ll do this more often than the other two methods, which was basically out of desperation once a year.

I also really like that the pads are reusable and washable, even if it’s kind of a pain to remember to wash them, and don’t even mind the cord. It’s the perfect length to cover my entire kitchen without unplugging.

Glad I held out for this. I’m actually looking forward to having and maintaining somewhat clean floors from now on. #sweepstakes.

Bought our original Boswell Proheat pet cleaner about ten years ago, and did we ever give it a run run for it’s money! We had four dogs, and all with leaky bladders, ahem. Loved it so we naturally bought the same machine when it needed replacing.

Wow! You have improved the original product!!! It is so much easier to clean out, with easier access to parts. Also I love that I don’t have to haul around the hose! So impressed with your changes! Oh and it really cleaned our carpets well!!.

First things first. I did receive this BISSELL ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Carpet Cleaner for free, from PINCHme, in exchange for an honest review. Talk about being a #HappyPincher, I love the long cord and hose and I love that I can just shampoo under some of my more heavier furniture pieces without even moving them.

The 2-1 Pet Tool, amazing! This one not only removes hair but then you can go ahead and clean with it, and it does a great job sucking all the water up, my furniture was dry in no time. I have 2 dogs and a cat and I have really given this machine a workout in the weeks I have owned it.

My older dog has accidents from time to time so using the clean shot option and a quick once over keeps spots from developing until the next full clean session. Another plus is the Pet Stain & Odor + Antibacterial Carpet Formula.

I have already gone out and purchased a couple bottles of these to have on hand. Also, you will not find an easier to clean machine after you finish shampooing. The brush roll cover pops right off, from THE TOP, no tipping and pulling and cursing trying to clean the darn thing, it pops off, you rinse and wala you’re done.

Bottom line. This machine really cleans, it’s simple to maneuver around and under your furniture. You’re not lugging a heavy piece of machinery and not moving a house full of furniture. It is easy to clean the machine when you’re done.

SO. why did I give it a 4-star instead of a 5? It had one minor flaw that I can easily live with. The tools are not onboard, they give you a mesh bag that they all fit easily in, I still would have rather had a place on the shampooer for tools, but like I said, it’s minor.

Love this machine!.

First let me say I was chosen to do a free home trial so I received it free but please don’t assume this is a fake review. It’s real and not all good as you can see from the 3 star rating. Here are some of the pros: It has a very long cord.

Tanks are easy to fill and empty. It has a nice little bag to store accessories in. That’s about it on the straight up pros. Now for what isn’t so great and I hesitate to call them “cons” exactly but for a retail price of $235 to $250 it could definitely be better.

The name is misleading. Proheat 2x Revolution Pet Pro makes you think there is heating involved but the only heat is the temperature of the hot tap water you pour in the tank. It’s big, a bit heavy and unwieldy for small spaces so if you live in a small home or apartment this machine might not be practical for you.

I was not impressed with the upholstery tool. It picked up fur fairly well on rough napped surfaces such as my sofa which has a cord like texture but on microsuede it was useless. The Clean Shot nozzle on the side of the base of machine is an extra I feel is not necessary plus once you turn it on it stays on continuing to spray until you turn it off.

Overall it did an okay job on my carpet but it took hours to dry even with a fan blowing on it and I only used the Express Clean setting not the deep clean. I bought a hard floor accessory tool so I can use it on my kitchen floor but for the price of this machine it really should be included.

It did a good job on my kitchen floor. After having used this machine I would recommend doing a lot of shopping around before deciding on this machine.

The machine is fantastic. Detail king offered the best price on the market and shipping was relatively fast. The only issue was unexpected Brokerage charges that exceeded $100 that I didn’t know about until the package arrived.

Other than that issue it’s been a fantastic purchase.

Although I’d never used a stick vacuum cleaner before, I researched them well before I decided to buy the Dreame V11. I purchased it because it out rated all the others, on all levels and the price was better than competitive.

I am delighted with my purchase. It’s light and easy to use, extremely good on all floors including carpets. I’m used to using a power head vacuum cleaner and was surprised but he amount of stuff the Dreame V11 picks up off the carpet.

It’s more powerful, lasts a long time and recharges quicker and is half the weight of most of its competitors. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it. My new home has hardwood floors and carpets and it makes keeping the place clean a dream!.

As a long standing Dyson owner of over 6 units I am thrilled they have a real competitor offering a superior product. Dyson have become overpriced and too many of their products have failed (battery) and broken.

This Dreame cordless is excellent so far. Delivers all it promises and more. Quality parts, well fitting, strong suction. Even the packaging it arrived in was surprisingly impressive!.

Over the years our home purchased many Dyson vacuums from cord to cordless. This time I tried this brand, surprised this vacuum so powerful and light, so easy to empty the rubbish! Great buy! Thats why I went back to purchase second one for my daughter family of Christmas gift.

Thank you!.