I decided to go with this Hoover spot cleaner to replace my Bissel that finally died after 19 years. With a much higher price tag, I thought I was upgrading. The actual cleaning ability seems about the same as the Bissel. The design however is terrible.Although very light (a good thing) the cleaning solution reservoir is extremely small, so you can only do small areas at a time. The biggest problem though is the hose. It is so short that you can only clean a spot within a 2’ radius of the base. This means that the base has to positioned on furniture in order to reach any area of it, and has to be moved constantly to cover any area of cleaning.It cleans, but it’s extremely difficult to reach any area to clean it.

The suction on this little unit is awesome, definitely better than the small pet busses machine ( I used for years) the only thing ( why it’s not a five star) is the spray nozzle is not the best, sometimes it sprays great and most of the time it just dribbles out. Maybe I got a defect machine though? It doesn’t bother me much as I just fill a separate spray bottle with the cleaning solution. It’s the suction that makes me happy as it doesn’t take long for any fabric to dry.

This unit is small and portable enough to carry around. It does a great job of what it was designed for. This is much too small to do a whole room. Focus on the small spots and stains. Don't eject more solution than necessary. Works great. This will extend the time between whole house steam cleaning!