Great cleaning results with Bissell (Bissell 9200E Proheat 2x)

Member Name: faithlessone

Product:	Bissell 9200E Proheat 2x
Date:	01/07/08 (601 review reads)
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Advantages: Super soft clean and rejuvinated carpets

Disadvantages: Brilliant cleaning but at a price

The Bissell 2x upright deep cleaning carpet machine is a must have appliance for the home, especially if you have children or pets. You will certainly appreciate this appliance after your very first use and will be amazed at just how much dirt it removes!!!

It is slightly slimmer than its predacessor, very sturdily built and does unfortunately have some considerable weight to it. I often get my husband to lift the appliance upstairs for me to clean the carpets. I can lift it but then I probably wouldnt have the energy to clean the carpets afterwards!!!

Product features:

2x dirtlifter powerbrushes with ten cleaning rows. It cleans beautifully getting deep down into the fibres of the carpet removing the toughest dirt and grime, leaving your carpets feeling soft and the pile totally rejuvinated.

The 2x 1400 watts built in patented heater, which heats water upto 25 degrees hotter than previous models and stays continually hot for the duration of the cleaning process.

The 2x edge sweeper, located on both sides of the front of the appliance with five individual sets of brushes to collect dirt from the very edge of the carpet ensuring a proper professional finish.

The 2x water tank system is a heavy duty see through plastic unit where all the water is contained inside the "bladder". Aptly named by Bissell it allows the clean water in the bladder to empty out and mix with the cleaning formula, whilst all the dirty water collected from the carpet is retained around the outside of the bladder.


The overall design of the product is very good. Located on the front of the appliance is a carry handle - very useful indeed. Located on the top of the appliance is a large handle which inside conceals a trigger which you squeeze as you are pushing slowly forwards over your desired area of carpet to clean. When you have completed your desired strip of carpet you simply release the trigger and pull back slowly. This enables the appliance to suck up all the dirty water, muck and grime. A red lever inside the water tank flips up and a high pitched noise will sound to alert you to the fact that you need to empty the water tank and refill with clean water, ready for your next strip of carpet. The suction is very good on this appliance but the noise level of the appliance lets it down slightly as it is quite noisy.

The power on/off button is located on the front unit of the appliance, next to that is the heater button, you do ofcourse have the option of turning the heater off if you wish.

The see through wire reinforced hose for stair cleaning and on the spot stains is very durable. The hose itself is of reasonable length - I can clean eight stairs before having to get my husband to carry up the appliance to the top of the stairs and work my way down the last five steps. I fix the stain brush to the end of the hose which has three rows of brushes and is very affective. To use simply pull the trigger located on the underside of the tool to release clean water/formula and release the trigger to collect dirty water. Gentle pressure only is required for the task.

The cable for the appliance can be found to the side and winds easily around two levers. Length wise its a very admirable nine metres plus, very generous.

The formula itself is placed in a formula tank located to the bottom rear of the appliance, it is a see through plastic tank with a level indicator for ease of filling. It removes very easily and rinses clean whilst not in use.

Bissell also give you a three inch stain brush and spraying crevice tool, both can be located on the rear of the appliance, the stain brush is a brilliant tool and when connected to the hose enables brilliant stair cleaning. You can leave the stain brush connected to the hose permanently if you wish.

There is also a foot pedal located to the bottom rear of the appliance which once pressure has been applied enables the main body of the appliance to drop backwards for access to the water tank and control dial.

The water tank holds three litres of water has a small handle for ease of lifting and removability and is made of very durable plastic. It also has a level guide for ease of filling. To empty, release the fastening clip found on the back of the tank and lift of the lid then pour dirty water down sink, rinse thoroughly before refilling with clean warm water through spout.
Also located on the water tank is a dial, the dial has two red dots, one for tools the other for floor cleaning. There is one other dial on the appliance, you can only access this dial once the foot pedal has been pressed so the unit is flat. The dial has one red dot to be turned to four different settings as follows;

Heavy traffic

Normal

Light clean

Rinse

Bissell reccomend you clean your carpets every 12 months. You should always check your upholstery/carpets for colour fastness.

There is a number of different cleaning formulas on offer from Bissell for your proheat 2x, currently they are;

Bissell cleansing formula 950ml £5.99

Bissell scotchguard wash/protect fibre cleansing formula 1.42l £14.99 This was best on test in February 2006 Which magazine.

Bissell scotchguard wash/protect pet stain/odour remover 1.42l £14.99

Bissell scotchguard natural orange extract formula 1.42l £14.99

Bissell scotchguard lavender essence fibre cleansing formula 1.42l £14.99

Bissell scotchguard multi allergen removal formula 1.42l £14.99
(suitable for removal of dust mite allergens and pollen allergens)

Bissell also offer spare parts and accessories on their website, Bissell.co.uk

The Bissell 9200E comes with a two year guarantee as standard, however should a problem arise you can contact their customer services on; 0870 2250109 from monday - friday 9am - 4pm.
Bissell also has numerous service centres accross England, Scotland and Wales all of which can be located on their website.

Where to buy, you can by from Argos for £249.00 or you can by direct from Bissell for a brilliant price of just £184.00 still an expensive outlay initialy I am sure you will agree, however once you have used the appliance a couple of times you would have recooped the price of professional cleaners coming out direct to your home.

Overall, this is a brillant machine, easy to use and the results speak for themselves. It is very reliable coming from the brand Bissell. It has great modern style and is in a likeable deep blue colour.
There are only a few disadvantages to this product, the price and the weight of the machine. Also the cleaning formula itself is quite expensive but very necessary if you want the results that this machine can offer. It is quite noisy also but the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages. This appliance is for carpet cleaning only, not for hard wood floors or for hoovering in general.

For performace and reliability I rate it 5/5

For ease of use I rate it 4/5

For overall maintenance I rate it 4/5

For price I rate it 4/5

Summary: A product that really works

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