Teich, who lives in a studio apartment, found she was tight on places to store the Little Green — which measures 8.25" x 17.25" x 12.5" — while she was testing it. "Though it's named 'Little,' I was surprised by how substantial the machine looked in my teeny apartment," she said. "I appreciated its cord wraps and onboard storage for the hose, but I struggled to find a convenient place to stash it in my studio — though I realize that, in most homes outside of NYC, this may not be an issue!" ✔️ Easy to maintain The Little Green doesn't feature a rotating brush, but the multiple rows of stationery brushes on the stain tool effectively work the cleaner into stains well enough to dissolve them. In the Lab, we tested it with great success removing fresh and 24-hour set-in red wine, blueberry pie filling, spaghetti sauce, tea stains and more. "It totally erased a peanut butter stain on the side of my couch, and while the Little Green didn't lift old, stubborn, set-in stains entirely, it definitely lessened their appearance," said Teich, who sprayed those stubborn stains with additional cleaner and let it sit before suctioning a second (and third) time. Things I really like about it: The wastewater tank is REALLY easy to remove and pour out. Lots easier than my stand-up unit. The clean water fill container is very easy to use as well and just snaps into place. I also LOVE that there is a red button that causes the unit to HEAT the water for the sprayer. My stand up unit does not have that. Keeping that water warm is a great feature. This unit is fairly lightweight and easy to carry. I love that because my stand-up unit is so bulky and awkward to carry up and down stairs.

I bought this smaller, portable steam cleaner because the one that I already have is a large, stand-up vacuum type and I find it hard to get into certain places. Even though my stand-up one has a hand-held attachment with a hose, it doesn't work very well. So I bought the Bissell with high-hopes and I was very pleased. I first tested it out on the landing of two different stairs in my home. My puppies love to pee on the landing for some reason and it is quite stinky. I felt like the Bissell did a great job not just in removing dirt stains from the landing but also in getting the pee smell out.