Bissell TurboClean PowerBrush Pet Carpet Cleaner, 2987,Green/ Black

I live in an apartment and have a old dog that doesnt always make it outside. Wanted something light weight and easy to use. Just as I hoped for.

I love this carpet cleaner. I can’t believe all of the dirt it removed. This unit is lightweight and easy to assemble and quick to clean. To me, it’s just as good as the professional machine we used to rent, but it’s much easier to use and clean. Can’t wait to use the attachment on my furniture.

Used a non rotating carpet cleaner that constantly leaked, even after replacing seals and other parts. This unit is easy to assemble and operate. There have been no leaks after multiple uses (about 15 times). The rotating brush is perfect for extracting pet hair and other debris.

Before I bought the Bissell TurboClean PowerBrush Pet Carpet Cleaner, 2987,Green/ Black, I was a normal person. A normal person with a dark secret. You see, my carpets were always dirty. For some reason, stains took to my carpets like moths to a flame, college students to a bar, women to broken men…you get the idea. Stains and my carpet were intertwined, inseparable, and indissoluble. I spent hours strategizing how to clean these carpets. A normal vacuum would inevitably give up, choking on the mess of cat hair, litter, and who knows what else. I spent hours contemplating what to do. Some days I would take a broom and brush all the gunk off. I bought every pet stain remover and deodorizer the grocery store had to offer. More often than not, I was left with an immovable stain outlined by white residue–which would in turn become part of the landscape of my carpet. I was despondent. Nothing was working. I was doomed to my perennial fear: a house that smelled like “cat”. You know the smell. I could feel it clinging to my clothes. God forbid I ever drop an article of clothing on the floor. I feared dropping food on the floor, knowing that it would render the food unfit for human consumption. I bought a Bissell vacuum a while back, and while it cleaned my carpet of the top layer of filth, I knew I needed something that would reach deeper. Something that would claw its way to the depths of my carpets and purify them of every morsel of dirt to ever sully them. Then, the Bissell TurboClean PowerBrush Pet Carpet Cleaner, 2987,Green/ Black appeared in my suggested purchases feed. Readers, that was when everything changed. I stared at the screen and thought to myself: my life as I know it is about to be upheaved. Ecstatic, I placed the order for the Bissell and the pet stain and odor removing fluid. A few fateful days later, and I had the package in hand. The setup was simple, even for a person like me, who once cooked spaghetti wrong. The instructions, with clear visual guides, resulted in something beautiful: a Bissell. But there was still work to be done. Determined, I filled the clean water tank with appropriately hot water and the correct proportion of fluid. I plugged the Bissell in and took a deep breath. This was the moment of truth. I pressed down on the scarlet on button and was greeted with a resonant “vroom”. I pressed the nozzle and swiped back and forth. And then I did it again. I could see the dirty water piling up with each swipe, frothing in the bottom of the Bissell. Frenzied, I cleaned one room after another, marveling at the murky color of the water. When I finished, I looked around and felt my soul lift up. My carpets were finally clean. An easy, affordable carpet cleaning machine that gets the job done. I would recommend this to my friends, family, strangers on the street, and even my enemies. Because no one should have dirty carpets. My wedding vows will not be “I do”, but rather “I Bissell”.

Wow! Here is what you need to know... Did a lot of research and read reviews on other products. Took a leap with the: Bissell TurboClean PowerBrush Pet Carpet Cleaner, 2987,Green/ Black Pros: Really does a great job!!! But, be sure to get the solution that has the effect you want. More about that later. The unit is light and easy to pull back and forth, just like a vacuum. This is also very easy to clean once the job is complete--especially like that you can truly deep clean this easily if you want or need. Nice suction and really like that you can go over the carpet again and again and that truly does speed up drying! Cons: The only reason I did not rate this five stars is that you do have to change the tank more frequently as other reviews mention. To be fair, I could have just purchased the larger tank machine but since I wanted a smaller overall machine to store I choose this one. I wish there was a way to spray the solution and agitate without suction. It feels like I am wasting product as when you have it in spray only mode there is still suction. About the Cleaning Solution: The unit comes with a free bottle of the Bissell Deep Clean Pro 4x Deep Cleaning Concentrate(1) solution. I did not use that at first as I choose to buy and use the Bissell Professional Pet Urine Eliminator with Oxy and Febreze Carpet Cleaner Shampoo because I like the smell of Febreze (2). Here is what I learned about the difference between solution 1 and 2: 1) Pro 4x: did a better job on the wear stains from shoes and dog tracks; I ended up buying a large size of this solution! 2) Oxy and Febreze: did a decent job cleaning and has a powerful Febreze smell which neutralizes any dog/cat smell! I like the smell of febreze smell but if you are sensitive to smells you may not like this as the odor is strong.

Was worried this vacuum would be bulky as sometimes these can be but this one is a great size and works really well! Spilled coffee on my rug a while ago and the Bissell cleaned it up well. Would definitely recommend. Super easy to assemble and use.

Amazing little machine. I have a rug doctor that I love. I use a couple times a year. I really needed something for the in between times for the main rooms. I was really amazed how well the Bissell 2987 cleaned and also extracted the water back up. Only took a couple of hours to dry. Would definitely would recommend and would buy again. For the price and performance a great machine. Another great feature is that it cleans up so easy.

Wow this carpet vacuum did the job! Resorted our whole basement and was even able to navigate the stairs. I was so impressed. Pro tips, definitely vacuum first to get general dirt and debris. Second tip, it does seem to go through a lot of shampoo. Might want to get two if you are doing a large area.

Our family moved into this house in 2000, and I doubt the carpet had ever been cleaned before I bought this carpet cleaner this year. I am beyond impressed with this carpet cleaner. There were cat poo stains that had been in the corner for years, and most recently my sibling had a bunny that roamed free in the room. This carpet cleaner machine got up all the stains! The photo I attached is what the carpet looked like after I finished using the machine. The area around the perimeter of the room looks and feels like brand new carpet. You can’t tell from the photo but the center of the carpet still has some discoloration. I feel like that’s normal for a high traffic area that hadn’t been regularly maintained. My only dislike is that the bottom tank has to be emptied so often. But at this price point I can’t really complain. This carpet cleaner is worth every penny.

The short story is that I am very pleased with this carpet cleaner. It is lightweight, powerful, cleans well, and is inexpensive. It has some limitations, which I will cover later. Will it hold up over time? I will update my review if it fails. new, if you like to read long, rambling reviews, strap in. Prior to this I had a Hoover Power Scrub Deluxe carpet cleaner for cleaning large areas. It worked well but the bearings that ran the cleaning brushes rusted solid after a year or two of use. That machine had a kind of turbine, mounted between two metal ball bearings, which ran the brushes by utilizing the suction of the main vacuum unit. These bearings were completely unprotected from water and failed, as anyone with a functioning brain would expect. This was either a sloppy design choice or an example of planned obsolescence. Regardless, I won’t be getting another Hoover product again. This machine uses a belt powered beater brush like a normal vacuum cleaner. I purchased it specifically because of this and hope that it will stand the test of time. We will see. Now on to carpet. Carpets in general are nasty but they are the cheapest ‘nice’ floor covering out there so many places have them. Until I have the time and energy to upgrade I am stuck with them. They WILL get disgusting if you let them, and by ‘let them’ I mean not shampoo them religiously every few months. I made do with an existing spot carpet cleaner I had, a Bissell Spot Clean Professional (which I highly recommend), after the Hoover failed me, and it did well enough until I got a new puppy. While it was great for little accidents, getting down on your hands and knees to do a large area regularly was very unpleasant. Its also great for vehicles and stairs, which this machine is not, so they pair well. The Spot Clean Pro has lasted me several years of intermittent use so here’s hoping the TurboClean will as well. I used this machine according to the instructions and I have several notes. The instructions say to make one slow pass forward and one slow pass backward while spraying solution and to repeat the process while not spraying solution. End of cleaning, let dry. For my medium pile carpet this left it very wet and with quite a lot of shampoo in it (as evidenced by little bubbles in the pile). I made one slow pass forward and one slow pass backward while spraying cleaning solution and then two to three slow forward and back passes without spraying until the unit stopped picking up much water. This dried out the carpets much better and left them cleaner. Once I had finished the area I then made another full round of passes but only filled the machine with hot water. No cleaning solution. This helped get even more dirt out and left the carpets free of shampoo. If your carpets are very nasty you will have to repeat this process several times until the water comes out clean. This level of effort is required when using any carpet cleaner though, even powerful ones like Rug Doctors. While my puppy has left the carpets quite filthy multiple times (accidents, garbage can raids, the murder of a few house plants, etc.) the has machine cleaned them perfectly and without having to pre-treat the stains. Carpets get truly awful if you don’t religiously clean them so be prepared to work at it, but this machine will get the job done. So, how were the results? Great. After extracting several tanks of what appeared to be chocolate milk from my carpets they look fantastic and, maybe more importantly, smell clean. This was very difficult to accomplish with a new puppy using only carpet cleaning sprays or the spot cleaner. It is also easy to clean and empty. Does it have limitations? Yes. This is the largest Bissell consumer level unit you can get without a stair or spot cleaning attachment, which I didn’t need because of the Spot Clean Pro. That said, its tanks are small, and its cleaning head is not very wide. You will be filling and emptying these tanks a lot and it takes a long time to clean a large area. As expected, without the stair cleaning attachment you wont be able to use this on stairs. I also found the handle uncomfortable. The unit gets rather heavy when full of water and the hard plastic handle tends to mush your little finger after a while. None of these are deal breakers and it is a great value. Some additional tips: The small bottle of cleaning solution (8 oz) that comes with the unit is enough to fill the cleaning solution tank 4 times when following the instructions to the letter. That is enough to thoroughly clean about 50 square feet of carpet; basically, an area that is 5x10 feet. You may have similar results using less solution, depending on how nasty your carpets are. My unit came with a coupon for 50% off and free shipping on a ‘Pet Stain Removal Pack’ No. B0092 from the Bissell website. It includes a full-size bottle of cleaning solution (48 oz), a spot treating spray bottle (22 oz), and a bottle of ‘booster’ for the cleaning solution (16 oz). That kit is normally $37 dollars before taxes and shipping from their website without the coupon as of this writing. The same items separately cost $33 from Amazon, so it’s a good deal. I have no idea how long they will keep doing that though. Keep a paper towel or little baggy handy if you have someone in the house that makes a lot of hair. Pets, kids, significant other, Bigfoot, whatever. Even if you vacuum thoroughly beforehand this machine will clean deep and kick up lots of filthy wet hairballs. You’ll want to pick them up as you go or they will clog the machine. Do not let the tank get too full. Empty it every time you fill the cleaning solution tank even though it appears to be hold much more water, as the machine seems to have reduced suction the fuller the dirty water tank gets. If the machine makes a kind of popping sound and loses suction that means the dirty water tank is full. You must stop and empty it (it is a safety feature, as the dirty water tank would overflow otherwise). Rinse the machine out according to the manual after you finish cleaning, or it will begin to smell. Do NOT tilt or shake a full dirty water tank after removing it. If you do the water will puke out the suction tube and get everywhere. Learn from my mistake.