The best carpet cleaner picks from tests of about 30 machines: Shark CarpetXpert EX301, Bissell HydroSteam and Big Green, Hoover PowerScrub, with prices.
Category: Spot Cleaners
How to use a spot cleaner on carpet, stairs and upholstery: prep, filling tanks, pre-treating, spray-scrub-extract technique, rinsing and storage, from tester tips.
Bissell Little Green HydroSteam review: SteamWash, Steam and Wash modes, which mode for which stain, drying times, tanks and how it compares with the Little Green Pro.
Shark StainStriker HairPro review: OXY dual-tank mixing, measured stain reduction and suction, tools, hair cage, self-cleaning, weight and current prices.
The best spot cleaner: Shark StainStriker HairPro, Bissell Little Green Pro and HydroSteam, Hoover CleanSlate and cordless picks, with credited stain tests.
Bissell Little Green vs Hoover CleanSlate: motors, tanks, tools, hose rinsing, stair cleaning and stain results from three reviewers, with current prices.