Bissell turboclean powerbrush pet not picking up water

5.0 out of 5 stars Eliminated old dog pee stains
By Misty Cripps on April 20, 2021

I bought this specifically to clean bedroom carpeting that had been peed on multiple times by two small dogs.

So, this is the first upright carpet cleaner I've ever owned. I had a Bissell little green clean machine that I used previously that worked decently well, but needed something for a larger area.

Pros: As you can see from the before and after photos, this thing really works. I'm surprised because I've tried numerous spot cleaners and nothing has worked before today. For $99, I'm super happy with the results.

It's very lightweight. Made the two plus hours it took me to do the entire room a little easier.

It picked up about 2/3 cup of dog hair. That was amazing because I vacuumed immediately prior to using. Maybe I just have a terrible vacuum.

Cons: If you need to do an entire house, I might find something else. It took me over two hours to do the bedroom. Granted, it was extremely dirty and stained. Maybe this is true of all upright carpet cleaners, but I had to go over each dirty/stained area a million times, and do it very slowly. Like as in sloth-like slow. It requires a lot of patience.

The dirty water container is a pain to empty. The first time I removed it and tried to carry it to the sink, I spilled dirty water over the carpet I just cleaned. It wasn't a big deal after I figured out how to carry it, but be forewarned.

The washing water container doesn't hold much. It's not a huge deal if you're only doing a couple of bedrooms. I imagine it would be very painful of you were trying to do an entire house.

Like I said, it picks up mountains of pet hair. I didn't read the directions, so I don't know if it mentions it in there, but the only way I could get the hair out of the roller area was to use my finger. Sort of gross. Mainly because I had to do it so many times.

Despite the things I didn't like about it, it was super easy to use, the results are amazing, and the price is exactly right!

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If you are experiencing No/Low Suction, follow these steps to resolve:

Turn off and unplug machine
Remove dirty water tank by pulling out and up on the side latches
- Lift up on the handle to remove

Open rubber tab on top of dirty water tank, pour out dirty water
- Rinse tank thoroughly
- Close rubber tab

Inspect dirty water tank for cracks or damage
- If damaged, replace dirty water tank > Go to Parts & Supplies
Remove debris from red filter

Plug machine in and turn on
Put your hand over the red filter to feel for suction
Is there suction?
- Yes > Turn off and Unplug machine
- No > Visit a BISSELL Authorized Service Center or Contact Us
Remove float stack from dirty water tank unscrewing the ring at the bottom of the tank

Rinse the float stack under water to remove any debris
- Ensure that float stack can freely move up and down

Put float stack back into dirty water tank aligning the arrow on the float with the notch on the tank
- Twist ring into place to secure float

Grab the top of nozzle and pull away to remove it

Rinse nozzle under water and wipe debris from machine where nozzle was

Replace nozzle aligning the top into channel in front of red filter, use both hands to push bottom portion of nozzle into place

Return dirty water tank to machine, secure with latches

Plug machine in and turn on
Check for suction by performing a few wet and dry cleaning strokes
- Has this resolved your issue?
  - Yes > Great! Glad we can get you back to cleaning
  - No > Is there spray?
    - Yes > Visit a BISSELL Authorized Service Center or Contact Us
    - No > Go to Low/No Spray