This cleaner has a system with plenty of brushes that move in a constant, 360-degree counter rotating motion. With these brushes, it can clean carpets deeper than cleaners without these brushes. This feature is exclusive to Hoover and is very efficient at removing deep dirt, debris, and pet stains. The brushes can be easily removed for cleaning.
The unit is very versatile in terms of reaching difficult corners. The included tools such as the crevice tool makes it simple to clean and suck up dirt from tight spots like underneath car seats.
Thanks to the 20-foot long power cord and 8-foot long extension hose, you can cover a wide area without moving the unit from one power outlet to another.
Thanks to its lightweight design (it weights only 18 pounds), it’s easy to push around and the additional extensions lets it clean hard to reach spots.
The water tank has a separate compartment for the detergent. This makes it easier to fill and empty the compartment as well as control just how much detergent you want to use.
The machine features a rotating and vibrating brush system powered by a powerful motor that’s very successful in getting rid of very deep stains that smaller and less powerful models fail to clean.
The Rug Doctor Deep Carpet Cleaner is an extremely well-built and sturdy machine that feels like a commercial-grade product. It’s a more massive and more rigid unit than ordinary consumer-grade carpet cleaners. The plastic parts and the connection joints are very solid and durable.
The clean water tank and the dirty water tank don’t sync up very well, so you have to check the levels and add extra clean water before the dirty tank is full if you want to empty and fill the tanks simultaneously.
Unlike most consumer-grade carpet cleaners, where you push forward and pull backward to clean, this one requires you to clean only by pulling backwards. After each backward pass, you will need to tilt the machine and push it back to the front. This takes some time to get used to. On the other hand, if you have used professional-grade machines before, then this method is very similar and you will learn it quickly.