We bought a house last year that had carpet in the living room. Ever since we moved in the carpet had a musty smell. We tried just about everything to get rid of it. However everything failed, and our allergies were bothering us! Not to mention we have 3 small dogs as well as a 4 year old. So our carpet was in desperate need of cleaning. I honestly did not have high hopes at all when using this machine. Not that I do not think highly of Bissell because I do. In fact I prefer bissell cleaners over other brands. My hopes were not high because I thought nothing could save our carpet. It wasn't disgusting or badly stained, it just seemed to irritate our allergies from whatever the previous owners used the room for. I honestly thought we would just have to pull our living room carpet up and replace the whole thing. My husband had enough of his allergies being irritated and brought home the Bissell Big Green Machine. He went over the carpet twice and almost instantly our carpet looked brand new! Not a single stain, and even better it didn't bother our allergies anymore. It was so easy to use, which surprised me considering the size of it. It's much lighter than it appears. Don't get me wrong it has some weight to it, but by taking a first look you'd think you would need two people to lift it. Our carpet looked amazing and it dried pretty fast! Once I saw the results I had to use it on an area rug that was on it's way out the door because of how terrible it looked. I mean it's a light tan rug with stains from spaghetti stains and drink spills from a child, it looked horrendous. I took the Bissell to it and went over it several times. I could not believe that it got out every stain, the area rug looked new again! My old steam cleaner could of never accomplished such amazing results! If you have kids, pets, or even just a high traffic room I highly recommend this. You will not be disappointed. It's money well spent!

axlynnx

Norfolk, VA

My brother suffered severe allergies as a child so my mother got the Bissell Big Green Clean Machine.I've grown up on it & seen first hand what a great product it is. We washed our matresses to get rid of dust mites with it, vacuumed the carpets, washed the curtains & even washed the carpets. I remember the clean smell in the house after we used it.What's really great about this product, is that it captures the durt & dust in the water, whereas  conventional vacuum cleaners blow the dust & durt back into the air. My mom has since gotten the hand-held steam cleaner which is great for cleaning bathrooms & kitchens. Now that I'm a young homeowner & starting my own household, I will not use any other product other than the Bissell range.

Jetsetter

Salt Lake City, UT

I couldn't live without this steam cleaner. I have used this for about a year now on just about everything. We have cleaned our Berber & plush carpets. We have cleaned the furniture and the hardwood & tile floors and have even used it to steam clean our vehicles upholstery and carpeting. It does as good a job or better than the expensive rental units that I tried in the past. We also have 2 dogs & 2 cats and a couple of kids running around making messes and I haven't found anything this Bissel couldn't handle. There are attachments for anything you could think of from doing your windows to hard floor surfaces. There isn't a better cleaner on the market. I have tried the Bissell upright (which was also very good & lasted about 3 years) and the Hoover upright(junk), but this canister is just too versatile to ever go back to an upright! If you get one of these, you will not be dissapointed.

LMWestwind

Sylvania, OH

I purchased a Big Green Clean Machine in 1994, at which time we had 3 older cats.  We were renting a condo at the time, and two years later we moved to our new home.  I have used the machine for total house vacuuming, as well as for periodic carpet cleaning using the steam cleaner with Bissell carpet shampoo.  I have never had any kind of problem with it and would highly recommend it to anyone.  Another reviewer stated that the plastic becomes brittle due to the hot water, but I have used a combination of hot tap water and boiling water (about half each) in my machine and have no complaints over a 13-year period.  Two years ago we changed out the carpeting in our house for hardwood flooring, but the Big Green Clean Machine is still the best vacuum I've ever used.

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Orlando, FL