Hands-on gadget overview: Bissell Pet Stain Eraser

This cordless cleaner is designed for eradicating small stains from carpets and comfortable furnishing. It’s additionally good for automobile seats. It boasts two tanks: one for water and detergent, one for the soiled water it lifts. You spray the stain then an influence brush lifts it and a vacuum sucks it up into the second tank.

Most rival handhelds simply have a brush you scrub with, not a rotating energy brush. And it’s Bissell’s first mini cleaner designed particularly for pet stains. At 2kg, it’s half the burden of Bissell’s earlier cordless handhelds.

The Pet Stain Eraser arrives prepared to make use of and was fast to unpack. I famous that it makes use of a 10V charger, somewhat than a USB cable. The capability of 200ml and 20-minute battery life aren’t big, and there’s an extended cost time of “lower than 4.5 hours”, so it’s finest used for little stains once you spot them, not an every-stain-in-the-house cleansing blitz. The excellent news is that its cordless comfort makes this simple. It’s as simple to seize it as it will be to succeed in for a roll of kitchen towel.

It comes with mini (236ml) bottles of two cleansing merchandise to strive: Oxygen Increase and Pet Stain & Odour. For those who love the cleansing merchandise, observe that they’re dear. A litre of Oxygen Increase prices £14.99 on the time of writing and 1 litre of Pet Stain & Odour carpet cleaner prices £12.99. These merchandise are those really useful to be used however you would presumably experiment with different carpet wash liquids.

The machine’s visible directions recommend utilizing 15ml of Oxygen Increase, filling as much as a line with faucet water after which topping up with Pet Stain & Odour. The pattern bottle has a small cap although, so it’s not as simple to measure out the 15ml as it will be with a big bottle. I duly stuffed it. The 200ml reservoir pops off and has a fill gap that’s large enough to be stuffed beneath a faucet.

Ideally, vacuum the ground first to select up free grime. Use the Bissell to spray the stain from barely above, then pull the machine backwards slowly over the stain, or backwards and forwards, with the motorised brushbar on (it rotates at as much as 2,000rpm). The visible directions make it clear that it’s designed to make use of on horizontal surfaces or pointed uphill, by no means downhill or sideways.

It got here as a shock that the machine must be turned on and vacuuming for the spray to work in any respect. You’ll be able to flip off the brushbar to avoid wasting energy. However the spray could be very efficient. You don’t should mechanically pump it, you’ll be able to simply maintain the button down and the machine sprays the stain for so long as you want.

I’ve a canine, two cats and a dozen rescue hens, so I used to be effectively positioned to check it. Efficiency-wise, I discovered it nice at selecting up contemporary messes however so-so at ingrained grime. So it made fast work of spilled drinks however couldn’t make my drained doormat appear like it was model new. It may, nonetheless, raise sufficient pet stains and dirt that it now not seems prefer it must go in a skip…

The tank that collects soiled water pops off for straightforward emptying. The state of the filthy water it collects is spectacular. You’ll be able to see how very a lot grime has been lifted. And you may see a good quantity of hair – human and pet – wrapped across the brushbar. That stated, there was nonetheless hard-to-lift pet hair left on the carpet. I additionally favored the delicate odor of the cleansing merchandise. The outcomes odor good however not overpowering.

The irritating factor is the low capability. You’ll undergo 200ml of liquid in much less time than the 20-minute battery life. I used two tanks full simply to wash a rug completely. I additionally needed there to be a row of stiff bristles on the entrance of the cleansing head: it will be good to clean away at cussed stains if it’s good to. However this machine actually is designed for tackling new spills somewhat than ingrained stains.

The outcomes are good and fairly dry. For those who take the Bissell backwards and forwards over the wetted carpet or comfortable furnishing a number of instances, vacuuming up the soiled liquid, then the realm is left solely barely damp to the contact. It’s dry a few hours later. It’s solely when fully dry which you can really see the outcomes. It was pleasing to see that the Oxygen Increase hadn’t bleached any color from my cloth couch cushions.

I concluded that it was a helpful software for spot-cleaning contemporary stains on carpets and comfortable furnishing. However in the event you truly wish to refresh a whole carpet then you definitely’re higher off with a mains-powered upright.

£129.99 bisselldirect.co.uk

Options

Vax ONEPWR SpotlessGo Cordless Spot Washer

This cordless carpet cleaner works just like the Bissell however has a cylinder design, so it’s bulkier but mild within the hand. Once more you spray with a cleansing resolution, then vacuum up the soiled water. Instruments for the cleansing head embody a squeegee and scrubbing brushes. There’s no motorised brush.

£149.99 vax.co.uk

RugDoctor Pet Transportable Spot Cleaner

Just like the Vax, it is a cylinder-style carpet cleaner. However this one is bigger and corded (15ft). Its rubber brush head agitates stains to make it simpler to hoover them up. It’s on wheels with a retractable deal with, like a wheelie suitcase. Good in the event you want plenty of pet clean-ups.

£169.99 rugdoctor.co.uk

Hizero

A cordless upright cleaner that guarantees to dispose of your vacuum and mop. It lifts grime, separating strong and liquid, cleans with water after which dries the ground. It’s quiet, trendy and makes use of minimal water. Observe that in contrast to the others right here, it’s designed for laborious flooring, not carpets.

£499 hizero.co.uk