Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I spent several weeks researching different types of carpet cleaners, and was actually aiming for a bissel when I looked this product over and opted for Hoovers the much easier two container (holds way more water=less time filling and emptying)unit. I got this product during a sale at Kohls, and it's brilliant. Assembled in minutes, and was cleaning my carpets 20 mins after getting home. I noticed the brushes weren't turning, so I took out the dirty water dispenser and noticed the arm that controls the brushes was vertical. I moved it down, and voila, the brushes work fine now. The speed control doesn't appear to make that much of a difference in rotations. I don't use it anyway. Clean up is super easy, and the soap mixer/dispenser is a very welcome addition. The power surge really does do a surge, lol, the first time I overdid it a little, and spent some extra time getting the water up from the carpet. Thing is, it picked up all that water, and the wet spot was as dry as the rest of the carpet. I found that going over the area again after a few minutes picks up even more water, and yes, I had one area of carpet that was literally dry to the touch in a couple of hours. This carpet was brand new when we moved in one year ago, and there was some pretty dirty water! But, when completed, the carpet looked like it had just been laid down again without that nasty new carpet smell. I have a small dog that lives for marking one of my loveseats, and the upholstery cleaner had it looking (and smelling!) brand new in no time flat. I like that it's dual surface, it's cleaned my ceramic tile floors within an inch of their life and they are sparkling white again and dry as a bone. It's got a squeegee attachment that I haven't used yet. This thing truly sucks!!! ROFL, in a very, very good way!