Others say...

"CRAPPY WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME"
junk! thats all i have to say after using this thing. it dosent hold very much cleaning solution, and the unit is extremely noisy. it couldnt even scrub a little dried dirt from my carpet. the brush is soft like a baby brush, so its not getting any serious scrubbing done. and the vaccumm is not powerful at all. the dirty water tank dosent even fill up because it cant suck up any water. and cleaning this thing was a nightmare. dont waste ur time.

"So Handy"
This little spot scrubber is so handy, I don't know how I lived without it. It is perfect for all those small spots and quick clean ups that seem to always need to be done, and is perfect if you have pets in the home. Does a great job of cleaning.

"GROSS!"
This thing is a WASTE of money. It blows the dirty water out of the exhaust vents...Imagine trying cleaning up the diarrhea of your dog from a spot in the middle of the living room only to have this machine literally SPRAY DIARRHEA ALL OVER THE ROOM! I actually cried when this happened, not to mention a great deal of it was sprayed all over me. Nuff Said. What a nightmare.

"Save yourself the hassle"
I have a dog that threw up in two places on the carpet where I'm staying temporarily. I bought this machine at Wal-Mart (about $30) to clean up the dried stain. In less than 10 minutes of use, I discovered several things:
1) The *scrub brush* doesn't run when used on the carpet so you end up manually scrubbing with the device.
2) You use more elbow grease manually scrubbing with this device than scrubbing with a 97 cent scrub brush.
3) The tank rubs on the floor while you're attempting to use this, so whatever stain you are trying to clean up ends up all over the underside. If you then set this down on furniture or another area of carpet, you end up with a much larger mess than before you began.
4) When the machine has a fine layer of moisture (about 20% full) in the holding tank, it begins SPEWING the dirty water out of the vents.
5) When then attempting to dump the tank of dirty water, it takes a contortionist to dump the container without spilling any of it - and to completely empty (I still wasn't able to get mine completely empty)
6) The clean water sprayer doesn't really spray - it sort of spurts each time you press the trigger. I had more success with a spray bottle and a small glass of water.

All in all, it took me 10 minutes on the first stain to realize this was a piece of junk. It then took me 30 minutes to clean up the unit to be able to return it to the store. The second stain? Cleaned up within 5 minutes of spraying Resolve carpet cleaner, lightly scrubbing, then soaking up the moisture with an old towel then tossing it into the washer. Btw, I then had to use this same method to finally clean up the first stain... and it took longer since the Spot Scrubber hadn't really removed any of the moisture from the carpet from the first attempt at cleaning the stain. This stain removal process only cost me a 97 cent scrub brush which I can reuse many times.





"Designed for SPOTS"
Bottom line: I'm not impressed.
The name is "Spot Scrubber" for a reason. If you're looking for something to clean the carpeted entryway at the front door, get a CARPET CLEANER.
There are several other products on the market that can do BOTH quite well.

1. This product is designed for spots only (the purchaser needs to narrowly and conservatively define the size and constitution of the "spot").
2. The scrub brush scrubs the solution around a bit so it can work on the spot from different angles.
3. The vacuum slit is SUPPOSED to pick up the moisture.
4. The SOLUTION is what does the cleaning.

Pro: Nice long cord, see-thru soap & crud tanks, wide & heavy spray pattern, and compact size. Although I didn't use it for that purpose, no doubt it works OK on pet accidents.

Cons: I'm a pretty big guy but the thumb-activated nozzle about wore me out. The nozzle pump also required fixing after storage. Its pretty loud. The brush takes time to rev up and rotates very slowly - just enough to scrub a little bit. The vacuum slit is designed for moisture and couldn't pick up a toothpick. The vacuum system is also leaky and therefore weak.
If it doesn't pick up all the soap (see #3 above), the soap left behind will attract crud and make the whole area dingy. Must clean the tank or it'll take on an odor.

My conclusion: Probably OK for small stuff but this tool solidly in the category of those convenience items that attempt to automate an otherwise simple task (e.g., electric screwdriver). Entire time to pull out, use, clean is longer and less effective than one could do by using "Resolve" or other reputable cleaning product, a scrub brush, elbow grease, and wet/dry vac.