The Hoover SteamVac Carpet Cleaner F5914-900 is a powerful carpet cleaner that has a clean surge feature that lets you spot clean tough stains on carpet. This carpet and upholstery cleaner will save you thousands of dollars a year by eliminating the need to call in professional carpet cleaner.
It can clean carpet, rugs, upholstery on your couch or chairs, and bare floors, but not hard wood floors. Aside from shampooing your rugs carpet and upholstery, it also vacuums it and sucks the dirt and grime out. This cleaner is powered by a 12 amp motor and uses 5 spinning brushes to scrub carpet and loosen up deeply embedded dirt. It also dispenses hot water and cleaning solution while it does its job. It only take a push on the handle button to squirt out cleaning solution on the stains.
This carpet cleaner is equipped with 2 tanks. The tank on top contains the cleaning solution and hot water and the one at the bottom collects the dirty water that the machine sucks in. To clean awkward places like stairs, you can use an 8 foot hose and a nozzle. The Hoover SteamVac Carpet Cleaner F5914-900 also comes with a full-one year warranty.
Pros
The manual is very informative and easy to use. To avoid problems with the cleaner it is best to read it first. Often times, when people complain of leaking, it is only because the unit was not set-up properly. Check the manual first before using it.
Many reviews state that you can get tough stains out by using the surge cleaner which adds more detergent and hot water to clean stains. Repeat the process a couple more times if you can't get the stains out completely. It can get carpet stains left for years if you repeat the cleaning at least 2 times.
Cons
A number of users say that the water does not stay hot and the dirty water tank fills up quickly. Many say that the tank for dirty water should have been made bigger so that people don't have to constantly empty it while cleaning.
Other people who own Berber carpets also said that the Hoover SteamVac Carpet Cleaner F5914-900 cannot get Berber carpets cleaned. Some people also said that they had to use the hand tool a lot to get tough stains out.
Basically, the Hoover carpet cleaner can get most stains out even after years of neglect. It can also clean mess made by pets which stains and smells bad. The manufacturer advises users to use Hoover detergent. A number of users also said that their detergent really does get dirt out more effectively.
As long as you assemble the cleaner correctly, the clean surge feature will work and get those tough stains out. The unit shouldn't leak it is set-up correctly. With the Hoover F5914-900 you can maintain clean carpet all the time. Carpet stains that are hard to remove are due to years of neglect and having a SteamVac around will prevent further stains that can be difficult to remove.
