Hoover SteamVac - Upright Agility Vacuum Review

With three dogs and living in the country surrounded by dust, dirt, and mud it became obvious that having our own carpet cleaner would save us a bundle if it worked decently. After reading numerous reviews on amazon and other sites I settled on the Hoover SteamVac as the best compromise between Performance, ease of use, and price. Because our carpets are heavily textured I was a little concerned about the unit's ability to suction up the water/detergent solution if it didn't have a good seal all around the nozzle. After using the unit on every carpet in the house I'm no longer concerned about that at all. We got the unit on sale at Best Buy took it home and assembled it in about ten minutes and had it loaded and ready to roll in fifteen. First stop - the master bedroom. I'd already pre-vacuumed the carpet thoroughly with a canister type vacuum with a powerhead. We vacuum regularly at least twice a week. I was shocked by how much dirt this unit got up so I went over the carpet a second time. Still lots of dirt but noticeably less. Finished with a rinse of just hot water. The carpet was dry in only a couple hours and looked brand new, smelled fresh, and some ugly spots of unknown substance had been completely removed. I've used the two hand attachments on the stairs and upholstery and have been pleasantly surprised at their performance. Working at a slow pace and finishing with a rinse of hot water results in carpets looking as good as professionaly done. This means two passes dispensing the cleaning solution, two passes suctioning the solution, two passes dispensing the rinse, and two passes suctioning the rinse. One use of this unit paid for itself twice over. Now when there's a doggie accident its taken care of in minutes.