I HAVE THE FULL SIZED RUG DOCTOR SO DECIDED TO PURCHASE THE SPOT CLEANER . WAS JUST AS IMPRESSIVE AS THE FULL SIZED CLEANER . STAIR CARPET LOOKED LIKE NEW ,SMALL STAIN PATCHES DISSAPEARED FROM LOUNGE CARPETS ESPECIALLY IN THE WALK WAYS . AS OTHERS HAVE SAID RATHER AWKWARD FILLING TANK BUT I PROPPED IT UP IN THE SINK AND MANAGED QUITE WELL AND YES THE TANK NEEDS FILLING A FEW TIMES BUT IT IS A MINATURE CLEANER SO YOU EXPECT THIS .THE CARPETS DID NOT TAKE LONG TO DRY AT ALL AND THIS MINI PRODUCT SAVED ME A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY . VERY HAPPY, SO PLEASED I PURCHASED THIS CLEANER. I CAN NOW KEEP AREAS OF WALK WAYS,MY STAIRS AND SUITE LOOKING PRISTINE

Great Machine

Great machine. Powerful suction, leaves carpet only slightly damp. Easy to set up. Water tank has useful water level and detergent level indicators. Waste water tank is easy to remove and easy to empty, no need to unscrew. Useful wheels, carry handle and extending pull along handle. Long cable. Unit is narrow enough to stand it on the stairs. Not sure how effective the motorised scrubbing head is, I preferred to leave it turned off and just use it as a scrubbing brush. Using the machine is not exactly hard work but it isnt easy either. Especially if you want to go over the carpet a few times. I was doing my stair carpet. I reckon it would be much easier if you were only doing a small area. Because the hand held scrubber has a clear panel, you can see the amount of ... MoreGreat machine. Powerful suction, leaves carpet only slightly damp. Easy to set up. Water tank has useful water level and detergent level indicators. Waste water tank is easy to remove and easy to empty, no need to unscrew. Useful wheels, carry handle and extending pull along handle. Long cable. Unit is narrow enough to stand it on the stairs. Not sure how effective the motorised scrubbing head is, I preferred to leave it turned off and just use it as a scrubbing brush. Using the machine is not exactly hard work but it isnt easy either. Especially if you want to go over the carpet a few times. I was doing my stair carpet. I reckon it would be much easier if you were only doing a small area. Because the hand held scrubber has a clear panel, you can see the amount of dirt and liquid being suctioned up and if necessary go over the carpet again with the detergent or keep suctioning until no more liquid is able to be removed. Having said all that, I think this was an amazing purchase and would definitely recommend it to anyone considering buying. Just go for it!

Great for smaller rugs, and furniture. Easy to use.

Works brilliant on my 6 month old carpets nylon that had some stains. I went over the spots with the spray, then a few times with the brush and a few times with the suction, and they were gone. I managed to do 3 room carpets about 5' by 4' in under a hour. Because I read the instructions and didnt over spray, they were dry later that day. The machine itself is not too heavy. They only thing is the water containers could do with being flat at the top, so they have somewhere to sit when filling. I know they did it for the sleek design, but it is a pain if you trying to fill it with water and then the detergent and dont want to hold the container during this. Tides away easy too. It does have a seperate carrying handle for getting it into a car etc. I didnt find the ... MoreWorks brilliant on my 6 month old carpets nylon that had some stains. I went over the spots with the spray, then a few times with the brush and a few times with the suction, and they were gone. I managed to do 3 room carpets about 5' by 4' in under a hour. Because I read the instructions and didnt over spray, they were dry later that day. The machine itself is not too heavy. They only thing is the water containers could do with being flat at the top, so they have somewhere to sit when filling. I know they did it for the sleek design, but it is a pain if you trying to fill it with water and then the detergent and dont want to hold the container during this. Tides away easy too. It does have a seperate carrying handle for getting it into a car etc. I didnt find the noise was any louder than any other carpet machine. Its easy to wipe a cloth over it for cleaning. Nothing needed for set up, just fill with water and detergent that comes with it, plug it in and your ready. Very good value for money, as I got a refurbished one.

Leaks

So I did my research and came to the conclusion that this woukd be the best spot cleaner . So ill start with the things that I did like first. It has wheels and can be pulled like a suitcase . Thats all that I can think of . Putting the shampoo in was hard because the shape of the contianer . You have to try to keep it up without spilling the water and while adding the shampoo, which is hard to do because it us not flat . It did not clean any of my spills. It doesnt suck up a lot of the water that it spits out, when youre done cleaning and your water tank is empty, your dirty water tank will only have about 25% or less water. But the deal breaker for me is that it leaks . It leaked from sprayer the entire time , leaving littke circled on my upholstery that dried as ... MoreSo I did my research and came to the conclusion that this woukd be the best spot cleaner . So ill start with the things that I did like first. It has wheels and can be pulled like a suitcase . Thats all that I can think of . Putting the shampoo in was hard because the shape of the contianer . You have to try to keep it up without spilling the water and while adding the shampoo, which is hard to do because it us not flat . It did not clean any of my spills. It doesnt suck up a lot of the water that it spits out, when youre done cleaning and your water tank is empty, your dirty water tank will only have about 25% or less water. But the deal breaker for me is that it leaks . It leaked from sprayer the entire time , leaving littke circled on my upholstery that dried as little circles. Every time that you go back over the circles it just leaks agaib and makes more . And at the end when I removed the dirty water tank it spilled all over my floor because there is a hole on the side so you have to be extra careful not to tilt it at all. I had bo idea about the open whole because my previous carpet cleaners dirty tank had to be manually opened to removed the water. This defintly was not worth the 139 that I paid or the hour that I wasted trying to clean with it . I will be returning , hopefully with no issues.

Review of RUG DOCTOR 93306 Portable Spot Cylinder Carpet Cleaner - Red

Good Points: It's portable. Handy for smaller areas for a quick clean up. Seems to "dry" area reasonably well. Powerful enough for spot clean and I've used it often while house training a puppy. It's worked fine for me.Improvement Points: The water unit design is poor. The fill area is at the bottom so needs to be upturned. However the top of the water units is an irregular shape so doesn't stand on its own. You need to hold it. It's bulky and with a smooth surface it's tricky handling when filling and adding cleaning solution.The hosepipe for the brush could be a little longer. You need to be crouched on the floor over the carpet/rug as the handle is on the brush itself - so not ideal for everyone.

Strong Vaccuum but Frustrating to Use

The first thing you will do when you use the Rug Doctor Portable Spot cleaner is fill the tank with cleaning solution.That is the moment that you will realize that, after the engineers designed this thing, the "industrial design" people, who's goal it is to make things look cool, messed it up. The tank for cleaning solution is curved on the top side, and yet you are supposed to turn it upside down, fill it with water to the water fill line marked on the side, then add cleaning solution to the next line. But this requires 3 hands, since there is no way to put it down while adding the cleaning solution, since the tank is curved so prettily. Also there is no handle on the bottom of the tank by which could hold it with one hand while adding cleaning solution with the ... MoreThe first thing you will do when you use the Rug Doctor Portable Spot cleaner is fill the tank with cleaning solution.That is the moment that you will realize that, after the engineers designed this thing, the "industrial design" people, who's goal it is to make things look cool, messed it up. The tank for cleaning solution is curved on the top side, and yet you are supposed to turn it upside down, fill it with water to the water fill line marked on the side, then add cleaning solution to the next line. But this requires 3 hands, since there is no way to put it down while adding the cleaning solution, since the tank is curved so prettily. Also there is no handle on the bottom of the tank by which could hold it with one hand while adding cleaning solution with the other. Further, the distance between the water fill line and the soap fill line is about 1/8 inch, so you'd better get the water exactly to the right level while holding it perfectly level, and then, while holding it perfectly level, add the required amount of soap. The instructions don't tell you how much soap this is - only that you are to fill to the line.The wheels are not very useful for me. It's easier to carry it than to wheel it, since it's not very heavy and the extendable handle is rather short for a 6' person to use - unless you have freakishly long arms.Because the unit sits low, I have to sit on the floor to wind the cord and hose back into the unit for storage. The hose is a little hard to get wound up.In actual use, it's OK. The vibrating brush doesn't do much, but the vacuum is strong. I'll probably tape or glue some ugly block of foam onto the tank so that I can set it on the counter to fill it and we'll probably use it occasionally for years. It cleans OK, but nothing miraculous.

Superb machine but can be supplied with a bit more care.

I bought this machine for cleaning the carpets and upholstery in my car. I also cleaned my work swivel chair with it. I bought it reconditioned as I felt the new ones were a bit dear. The machine arrived in its original box which was a bit tatty. There was also dust on the inside of the two containers which was quite visible from outside, which means that it had not been cleaned properly before being despatched to me. It also arrived later than I expected. Operationally this machine is superb. The carpets and upholstery in the car have never been cleaner. I expected a lot of dirt to come out of the carpets, but I was not expecting the dirty container to be darkish brown when I did the upholstery. It also sucks the water right out of the carpets and upholstery ... MoreI bought this machine for cleaning the carpets and upholstery in my car. I also cleaned my work swivel chair with it. I bought it reconditioned as I felt the new ones were a bit dear. The machine arrived in its original box which was a bit tatty. There was also dust on the inside of the two containers which was quite visible from outside, which means that it had not been cleaned properly before being despatched to me. It also arrived later than I expected. Operationally this machine is superb. The carpets and upholstery in the car have never been cleaner. I expected a lot of dirt to come out of the carpets, but I was not expecting the dirty container to be darkish brown when I did the upholstery. It also sucks the water right out of the carpets and upholstery leaving it slightly damp which dried out in a few hours in the sun. by the way, I took the car seats out of the car, which wasnt that hard, to clean the carpets properly and upholstery properly. I also cleaned the seat belts with it. The amount of dirt that came out of that was unbelievable. Around the house, this would clean most upholstery and small rugs and spot clean the carpet. In fact, there was a horrible patch caused by a leak from a camp lamp containing Paraffin on the carpet in my sons room. Had tried toclean it with other products which never worked properly. This baby pulled it all out. I would not however buy this if you are planning to to clean all of the carpet wall to wall. It will take too long and would be very hard work. You will need the bigger machine which can be rented from Argos, B&Q and other places.

Wet/Dry Vac or Rugdoctor?

You can get away with a wet vac and a spray bottle for a few spots, but for this price the refurbished Rugdoctor was far easier and better to use. In my case I had a 13 yr old mattress to clean. It took me 7 times going over the whole mattress with litres and litres of diy shampoo and warm water before the water ran fairly clean, the filth was gone and the mattress looked brand new. The rugdoctors automatic spray nozzle with stiff brush head to agitate the fibres and powerful visible suction all in one movement was a real help but it still took a long time. At the end it left the mattress slightly damp but it dried out completely over a radiator within 3 hours. It would be pretty difficult to have done all that with a wet vac and a spray bottle. I then did the ... MoreYou can get away with a wet vac and a spray bottle for a few spots, but for this price the refurbished Rugdoctor was far easier and better to use. In my case I had a 13 yr old mattress to clean. It took me 7 times going over the whole mattress with litres and litres of diy shampoo and warm water before the water ran fairly clean, the filth was gone and the mattress looked brand new. The rugdoctors automatic spray nozzle with stiff brush head to agitate the fibres and powerful visible suction all in one movement was a real help but it still took a long time. At the end it left the mattress slightly damp but it dried out completely over a radiator within 3 hours. It would be pretty difficult to have done all that with a wet vac and a spray bottle. I then did the landing in about 30 mins. It had years of embedded dog urine and dirt. I was amazed at the result. If you have pets this is generally useful to have and very easy to use. The only drawback is the hose should be 2 foot longer, and you have to be careful the machine doesn't topple over. The refurbished machine I bought looked brand new and even came with a small sample bottle of Rugdoctor carpet shampoo to make 4 litres which had been opened but barely used. This is a great deal and a useful machine.