Hoover SteamVac Carpet Cleaner with Clean Surge, F5914-900

I bought this for $145 and have been happy with it. I think this will only clean as good as your choice in liquid detergent and how hot the water you use. I think carpet cleaner is a personal choice, so if you have a favorite that you know won't damage your carpet/upholstery, stick with it. I choose on both effectiveness and smell. As far as the water temperature, I have found that if I boil a 12-cup pot of water from my coffee maker and hot tap water to use in the tank to the fill line, I get far superior results. I'll clean the carpets every six months, but I can still pull very dirty water and can clearly see the difference when I use very hot water.

Unless it's a small room, one tank full will not be enough to do a big living room. After using the 12 cups from the coffee pot, either refill for another 12 cups or put a large pot on the stove to boil while you vacuum. Again, I sincerely believe this is part of the reason the professional cleaners the apartment management uses works so effectively (not just the suction) because of water temperature.

I will use the entire tank of water on a small area and let the brushes deep clean in the circular motion. Then I let it take the dirty water up in the reserve. Then I use it as a dry vac to do many more passes over the area to speed up the drying process. That way, I don't have to leave my windows open too long to dry out the carpet. When the entire area is dry, I immediately follow up with a standard hepa filter vacuum to further 'fluff' the carpet. Looks and almost smells like new!

I have not yet tried on upholstery. especially with the wand, so I cannot comment on its effectiveness. One downside is the NOISE can be deafening, so I will actually use earplugs to preserve my hearing from the high pitch.

For the price, you will not be disappointed.

This is my third unit over as many years as the product with spin has been available.
Perhaps 20 years.

The product does the job for most anything if used correctly. Do not rush makes a cleaner area. This is not a fast process but easy to set up to do rooms and areas.

Do not try to tackle an entire house on the same day. Why because the empty process and the reload with any unit of this type takes time and travel to empty and load the detergent mix. Again it does a good job and with the spin step attachment steps are a snap. For the step process the hose is a bit short and the unit has to be moved which is the pain.

Because of the ease of storage and setup to clean, its best to finish an area or several
rooms and a hall and wrap the job up for the next day or week. Position the start of you jobs near a bath where hot water is accessable and the empty is down the tolet of a utility tub. Use of the john is best for peices of debris or dirt or sand. I thought the surge would be an item not usable, but it is very effective for heavy soild areas or spots. It works well. The only reason for the rating was my disapointment with the broken locking part which when examined the plastic looked defective.

My last unit was 10 years old and I ruined it by storing it in a craw space at the beach where salt water can arrive and it did this winter.

CONS: The unit quality is at question for the new model. On the first use the upright locking unit broke without stress or a loaded tank just by tilting the unit to roll into place. The good part is that it is warranted (just register on line) and there is a repair shop within 10 miles of the units location. The unit is still usable and will be taken to the shop for repair this week.

It worked great...for half of my bedroom...Then It quit vacuming the cleaning solution from the carpet...Nice...dirty, wet, carpet. It's a piece of garbage. I have to take it to the repair center because I didn't want to pay another $25.00 to return it. If someone tries to sell you one of these, run for your life.

1,500 5 star reviews cant be wrong, but just to add to the common-sense, this sucker rocks. I have used it EVERY week for 2 years. It still works as good as when I bought it. This thing is loaded with U.S. Patents, and no wonder, I dont think you can get a comparable product from anyone. My carpet looks new every week, thanks Hoover! This is the real deal, buy buy buy, dont forget to clean it as they instruct and you will have years rugs that look like new.

I received my Hoover 5914-900 steamvac one week ago, and just tried it out today. I had really bad grease stains by the front door from shoes that had been in the car garage. Used hot water only at first. Gone! Had dog accident (urine)spots in the formal dining room. Hot water only. Gone! The thing just works GREAT!!! Definitely pick one of these up if you are in need of a steamvac.