Bissell Steam Mop

Review by Quang Bui "QB" : Great on carpet, not so great on hard surface

I go my Quicksteamer last week and spent a day over the weekend cleaning the floors in my condo. I read all of the reviews and did not know what to expect. I was hoping it would do a great job on my carpet and hopefully my wood floors. I have a new puppy so he's been training himself on my carpet a few times. I was almost at the point where I was hoping he would destroy the carpet so I could replace it with wood floors. I looked at a lot of shampooer/steamers and decided that I would go with the Qicksteamer since it does multiple surfaces and small. When I got the box, I was surprise how small the box was. It took me about 3 minutes to put the unit together. It took me longer to get it out of the box. It took me another 5 minutes to figure out and install the hard surface attachment. I was hesitant about how narrow the cleaning surface was but it was compact and light. I started with my bedroom and closet Saturday morning. I dismantled the bed and remove everything from the room. I took over an hour to do all that. I only used hot water and dog urine neutralizer. I had to vacuum and pre-treated a few spots with 409 and a brush. Then I started cleaning. It did a pretty good job with the carpet and the spots that I pre-treated. I was very pleased with the results. For all those people who said it was very wet afterward, I did not have that issue. It was fairly dry right after. I probably took an hour or 2 to completely dry. The small tank was refilled twice and the dirty water tank was emptied twice. It did not get full, it just bubbled a little bit and started spitting out the bubble. I couldn't imagine how bad it would have been if I use the Bissel cleaning formulas. All in all, I was very pleased with the results on the carpet. I then did the wood floors later that day. I installed the hard surface attachment and used the same hot water/urine neutralizer solution on the wood floors also. I had to sweep the floor first. Then I ran the Quicksteamer on the floors. I was surprise to see how much water was still left on the floor. If you push the unit, there's a lot of water but if you pull, there's less but still more than acceptable. I ended up using a cloth mop afterward to soak up the excess water. I think the Quicksteamer is only a little better than using a cloth mop in that it sprays fresh water on the hard surface but it does not suck it up well enough so you have to go back and mop it up. The hard surface attachment is no more than the scrubber and squeegee part of an auto squeegee. It just blocks the brush from hitting the floor and allow the unit to suck up the water. Disappointed with the hard surface part of the machine. IMHO, it's a great little unit on carpet but not so great on hard surface.

Review by Linda Deegan-Adams : Great carpet cleaner!

I used this Bissell cleaner to clean very dirty carpets. One was a commercial carpet in a retail store which had not been cleaned in 10 years. It was amazing what it picked up. It took 2 cleanings, but it did the job. The vacuum cleaner did not pick up the sand beneath the carpet, but the Bissell did. You have to thoroughly clean the machine each time, but that is ok. It goes thru alot of cleaner, but it would have to, to do such a good job. After I was through cleaning, I put a fan on the carpet and it took afew hours to dry. It actually feels clean, smells great, and looks good. I took my cleaner outside and hose it down and dried it off. It is now ready for my next job! My second job was at home on my living room carpet which had not been cleaned in 7 years. We have a dog who thinks the carpet is green grass. So, I got the carpet cleaner for pets. It did a wonderful job of cleaning and it took 2 cleanings. I can now do a yearly cleaning and be on top of things.

Review by M. H Shamp : Great floor cleaner; lightweight but powerful

I bought the Bissell multi purpose cleaner to use as a mop. I hate mopping because a mop is too heavy for me to push around, leaving me feeling exhausted and unmotivated for the next mopping session. The Bissell cleaner works nicely and is really light. I have to sweep first because its suction strip is narrow and easily plugged up. The first time I used it, I hardly swept, and the big chunks plugged the strip in front and it no longer sucked water back up. I then looked at it and used a tooth pick to get rid of all the stuff (a bit gross but easy and quick to do), then it works nicely. It has big wheels and pushes easily. There is a squeezer on the handle; when I squeeze, it sprays water out which is then sucked up. The suction is so good that when you pull the vacuum back, the floor is as dry as a wiped surface. When you push the vacuum forward, the water stays because the vacuuming strip is in front of the sprayer, but if you run over it again it sucks the water right up. The steam part is a stretch. There is no heating element in this vacuum, so it gets no hotter than the hot water you put in, which gets spray out and sucked back into the holding tank with the dirt. Unless you put in boiling water (which they don't recommend), you won't be seeing steam. I just use normal cold water from the tap and no soap, and it works great on normal dirt marks and spills. The floor feels nice and clean afterwards. It takes just as long to vacuum as to mop the old fashioned way, but the work is much easier for me. No straining of any muscles. With three boys and a house in the country, the floor gets dirty really often. So it's really nice to just plug in the vacuum and suck up the juice spill - no filling the mop bucket, no wringing out the watery mop, no lugging it around, no dumping the water afterwards. The water tank has to be filled when empty and the waste tank need to be dumped when full, but they are only half a gallon, so it isn't as heavy as a mop bucket, and you don't need to do it for small jobs. It's really nice for when my kids take baths. They always get water everywhere, which has till recently been a headache for me, but not anymore! Just bring in the vacuum and it'll suck it all up with little effort and no fuss! In fact, my six year old likes it so much, he does it for me. The vacuum comes in a small package, which made me wonder at first (my nine year old said, that's the smallest vacuum in the world!), but once assembled by three screws (my 9 year old assembled it and said he didn't need the instructions, but I checked his work to make sure), it is as big and tall as a normal upright vacuum. To vacuum the floor, you have to put on this attachment that snaps right on. My only complaint is that the cord is attached to the vacuum on the right side. Being right handed, I would have preferred it on the left. For a cheap vacuum, the suction is extremely strong. I haven't used it on my carpet yet, but I don't doubt it will do a good job. I highly recommend this product.

Review by B. Wolverton "Senior reader" : Small but effective

I find the Bissell 2090 Quicksteamer to be very good considering it's small size and light weight. I am sure it doesn't do quite the job of the larger, heaver cleaners but for someone who needs something easier to handle I would recommend it.

Review by Leo A. Donahue Jr. : Quick, Easy, and Effective little machine!

We use to own an older clunky Bissell cleaner. We used the old clunker once or twice a year, due to the set up hassle. Our new Bissell 2090 Quiksteamer is light weight, easy setup, with excellent cleaning performance! We could not believe how much crud was pulled out of the carpets with this machine! A MUST HAVE FOR THE HOUSEHOLD WITH PETS!

Review by C. Charles : WONDERFUL CARPET CLEANER

I have a husband, a 5-year-old, and three cats......and WHITE carpet. This carpet cleaner got out all the marks on my carpet. The tank is not big, but it works because there is not an on board heater, so you will have to refill the tank with new HOT water for bigger rooms. I used the Bissell Fiber cleansing formula with the quicksteamer and had great results. I then use the quicksteamer on my wood floor and had great results. I would recommend this to anyone. Great Value and Great product.

Review by John F. Rantschler : Bissell 2090

Very happy with this item.I have tried it both on hard floors and carpet.. seems to do as good a job as the larger (more expensive) models on the rugs..The hard floor attachment is a little mickey-mouse and the scrubber sponge on the bottom is showing wear after only one use..other than that it did a decent job on the floor.

Review by John H. Adams "taxman" : is actually good product

Light weigt, excelent for smaller non-commercial jobs. Easy to do a small room, and cleans tile as well as carpet. Our 1 st Bissell was too awkward, and big to handle-glad they made this size--excellent price (Amazon was the best).

Review by Gator D : lightweight and easy to use

I read all the reviews before I bought this cleaner through Amazon. I'd used the Bissel green machine in the past. It was great for small jobs but I hated the idea of getting down on my hands and knees. This cleaner works great as advertised...good for small jobs...brought my 7 year old carpet back to life. I've yet to try this on my tile but I'm happy with it for the carpet alone. It was very easy to set up and not too much trouble to clean up. If you do not clean it properly after use, it looks like it could become clogged. Overall, unless you need to clean roomsize areas this cleaner is a good value..

Review by Nameless Faceless User : Already paid for itself

This is an inexpensive but solidly built machine. It does a nicer job than rental machines and is more compact to get into more spaces. One tank might just finish an entire room, but you should expect to go through two tanks on the average. The concentrated cleaner lasts a good while. As for the steam in steamcleaner, not even the rental machines produce real steam and I'm not sure you'd actually want actual steam to touch your carpets and wood floors. After doing a great job on the carpet, I used the hard floor attachment in the kitchen. This machine does a far superior job than a mop and bucket. It cleans better than a mop, it's less messy, less work, and the floor dries in a fraction of the time..