Customer Reviews

Dirt Devil Portable Spot Scrubber

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

After reading the reviews for the other spot cleaners out there, I went with the Dirt Devil because of the removable dirty water tank. While I have had a few minor troubles with my Spot Scrubber, I rated it a 4 because it seemed better than the similar products on the market.
First and foremost, I find that it gets the job done. We used it to clean our kitchen chairs (oh, what a disaster they were!) and it did a great job, especially considering how long some of the spots had been there (we bought the chairs in 2002 and cleaned them in '07). It's also been used to pick up spit-up carrots from my mom's white rug, and dirty footprints from my daughter's brand-new rug. In each case, the Spot Scrubber has successfully removed the stains.

A few cons to consider:
1. It is loud. This seems to be common among spot cleaners. It's a little louder than a vacuum, so it's not the kind of thing you whip out when the baby's asleep.
2. The built-in sprayer has a wide and somewhat unpredictable stream. In other reviews for other products, I've seen people suggest using a spray bottle instead of the built-in sprayer. This might be the way to go here as well. However, the sprayer does give a steady stream of cleaner (does not need to be pumped repeatedly), so I'd say that's an advantage.
3. My clean-water tank leaks. I should (and will) contact Dirt Devil about getting a replacement. We'll see how that goes. Right now it's not a big enough inconvenience to worry about, but it's worth mentioning.

Other than this, here are the pros (at least, versus other cleaners as I understand them from their reviews):
1. Most important: We have had no trouble cleaning the dirty-water tank, as others have complained with other brands/models. It pops right out and cleans easily.
2. As mentioned above, the sprayer does not need to be pumped; it provides a nicely continuous stream of cleaning solution.
3. The size, weight, length of power cord, hose, etc all seem a good for the jobs we've used it for.
4. The price seems appropriate.

This scrubber works well at cleaning up spots. It's pretty easy to use, it has nice removable tanks for clean and dirty water, and it is a good size. If I had to make the choice over again, I'd buy this versus any of the other products I've seen on Amazon.

Have used this to take out stains from rugs, sofas and mattresses. Easy to use and not heavy.

I use this for tons of things around the house. This little steamer has more power than my hoover carpet steamer !!
Definitely worth the $$

I was looking for a steam cleaner I could use on my sofa, and in my car - one that was big enough to do a good job, but still portable.
This one fills the bill, and works very well.

This product works great with our senior dog, who sadly is losing control over her bodily functions. We use this every few days to vacuum up "stuff" from the carpeted areas where she hangs out these days. With this product, it's really easy and quick to clean it up and the results are pretty good. The tanks are good sized and we rarely need to clean them out. The seals are decent, not perfect, but pretty good.

We also had a similar Bissell product in the past and this one works better because it doesn't leak like the other product did at times.

I purchased the Dirt Devil Portable Spot Scrubber to clean my sofa. It did a great job! It is so simple to use. Just fill the tank with solution and hot water and go. It does spray a little too much water, but if you go back over the surface a few times without the spray button depreased it sucks out most of the liquid. The other tank draws the dirty water into it. It was amazing (or disgusting!) to me how much dirt the machine pulled out of my couch! The tanks are easy to empty. The machine itself is fairly light and easy to pick up and move around and is nice and compact for storage. Love this little cleaner!

Great product. Cleans well but leaves water in the carpet. It needs just a little bit more suction. Overall good product, i recommend it.

The recepients of this say it works great! I got my two children with new babies this for a gift.

We love this product. It works exactly as promised. It is easy to use and clean up.

Product was OK except for the cheap brush which did not clean anything. To do my stairs I had to use a separate scrub brush with natural fibers to get them clean. Other than that it's ok.