- Deep-cleans carpets, bare floors, upholstery with hot water, cleaning solution
- Cleans both forward and reverse with five rotating brushes, two speeds
- Automatically adjusts for carpet height, bare floors, upholstery/stair tool
- No faucet hookup needed; two tanks separate clean and dirty solutions
- 1440 watts; 12-inch path; 8-foot tool hose; 24-foot power cord
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Designed for pet owners and active households, this hot-water vacuum cleans carpets after they've been dry-vacuumed and scrubs bare floors. The 1,440-watt vacuum applies hot tap water and cleaning solution (a 16-ounce bottle is included) into carpet fibers or onto bare floors with five rotating brushes at two speeds, and then it vacuums up the dirty water. No faucet hookup is required. Both the clean-water and dirty-water tanks detach for filling and emptying, and the vacuum shuts off automatically when the dirty-water tank is full.
The vacuum cleans a 12-inch path going forward and backward and automatically adjusts for carpet heights and bare floors. In addition, the accompanying upholstery/stair tool (with an indicator light showing whether it's in floor or tools mode) has a finger trigger for applying cleaning mixture. The vacuum has a toe-operated on/off switch and comes with a 24-foot cord and an 8-foot hose. Assembly requires just two nuts and bolts and one screw (which are included), and the instruction booklet is easy to follow. The vacuum carries a one-year warranty against defects. --Fred Brack
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93 of 94 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fire the cleaning lady!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Hoover F5866-900 SteamVac Deluxe Carpet Cleaner (Kitchen)
2 kids a dog and "oatmeal" carpet, this purchase was long overdue. Not only does it get out everyday dust and dirt, it works on juice spills, dog tracks, and red GA clay. The upholstery/stair attachment works great on the upholstery, stairs. I have used this on the car interior and it works perfectly! I highly recommend this model: it is affordable and will pay for itself the second time you use it. The only draw back is that the cord is a bit short, and the hose attachment is too short to reach my stairs: probably a sacrifice to the amount of suction the attachment provides.
50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great carpet cleaner,
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This review is from: Hoover F5866-900 SteamVac Deluxe Carpet Cleaner (Kitchen)
Only reason I gave it 4 in stead of 5 stars is due to the size of the dirty water container. Seems like you have to unload the dirty water quite often for the size area that you are cleaning. Other than that note the carpet cleaner is fantastic. If you have a dog coming in and out from the dirty winter snow this machine is a must. I have had my carpets cleaned professionally for years and for the price of one cleaning you can get this cleaner and it does just about as good of a job as the profesionals. The quality of the cleaner is very good, it feels very solid and well built. For anyone with light colored carpets that have pet(s) and often paid a lot to have the carpets cleaned by someone else, I would highly recommend this cleaner. Don't be fooled however that the cleaning is effortless. Cleaning carpets no matter what takes time and plenty of effort.
37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Hoover SteamVac really sucks (which is really good),
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This review is from: Hoover F5866-900 SteamVac Deluxe Carpet Cleaner (Kitchen)
This carpet cleaner is great! I bought it yesterday to clean the 1500 sq feet of carpet in my apartment before the landlord inspects the place, and was thoroughly impressed at its performance. I used one gallon of hot water & cleaner solution (included in the box) to clean one-half of a 12x12 room with some pretty heavy dirt and spill stains in it. The carpet ended up cleaner and softer than I could have ever imagined, and (with the help of a fan), it dried in just a couple hours. The pile that had been crushed down flat for years was significantly lifted, and all the stale carpet odors were gone.Assembly only took one screwdriver, and was straightforward. It's not too loud, or too difficult to maneuver. The brushes got amazingly close to the edge of the carpet, and the dirty water that came out of the carpet looked like chocolate milk. It took only a few minutes to get used to using the Steam Vac, and though tricky at first, the clean and dirty water buckets remove and install easily. I was also impressed with the sturdy overall construction. The only (slight) drawbacks: When I removed the dirty water tank, there was some very light dripping of the spent cleaning solution onto the carpet, but no major spills. The fresh cleaning solution in the tank cooled down quiet a bit before I used up the entire 1-gallon reservoir. It started out from the tap at around 110 degrees, and after about 30 minutes in the machine, dropped down to 90 or so. I solved this by pouring it into a microwave safe container and re-heating it to around 120 with a thermometer. I don't know how high of a temperature the machine can take, so I didn't go much hotter than that. Also, the sharp, hard corners on the front of the cleaner could damage baseboards if you slam it into them, so be careful around walls. Months ago, I rented a huge, ten-gallon professional rug cleaner, and found it nearly impossible to use compared to the Hoover. It took ten times as much work without the scrubbing brushes, and the results were not as dramatic. Plus, not being handy with the huge cleaner, I tended to oversoak the rug with the solution. Considering I'll need to clean the carpets several times within the next six months, The Hoover Steam Vac will eventually pay for itself.
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