However, whether you actually need one is solely based on how much carpet you have installed in the home and whether you have animals or clumsy kids about the house. There’s a run time of 30 minutes, the 8 metre cable is pretty generous and there’s also carpet cleaning solution supplied as part of the package. The big brother to the similarly inanely-grinning Henry (the construction industry’s favourite vac), Numatic’s George isn’t a bona fide carpet cleaner, but a better all-rounder is hard to imagine. Granted, the PowerClean doesn’t come with a hose and scrub tool for spot cleaning, stairs and upholstery, but for general carpet cleaning tasks of small abodes, this pile cleaner performs exceedingly well. Well, meet his brother George, who not only deals with the vacuuming but is a dab hand at dealing with wet stuff too.

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Water and any cleaning solution are kept in the clean tank, then after you pull the trigger, this solution is sprayed onto the carpet before being sucked back into the dirty water tank. These adjust how much cleaning fluid is dispensed when you press and hold the trigger under the handle. It’s usually on the lower back or bottom of the machine (for Lift-Off® models, remove the Lift-Off pod to find label) or behind the cleaning tanks .By my calculations, based on how much I used during testing, this cleaner should cost you less than 5p per square metre in cleaning fluid for light use, which is very reasonable. In regular use on carpets, the HydroWave tackles everyday stains with ease and a few swipes over more stubborn stains can clean them out, too. I was pleased with the cleaner’s performance on the rug, where it lifted out light soiling and left the colour looking brighter and cleaner than before. It’s an upright unit with two water tanks – one for cleaning water, the other for dirty water – and a motorised foot with a rotating brush to agitate the carpet.

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The Tineco Carpet One Pro is fully automatic so as you push it, it dispenses pre-heated water and solution while its 22cm brush roller gives the carpet a good trashing. Standing out for its excellent water pickup, this lightweight cleaner left all surfaces fairly dry after use. Its upholstery attachment was effective, all controls were intuitive to use and its handle was comfortable thanks to a soft silicone coating.The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. For extra cleaning power, the Vax features a 360˚ SpinScrub brush system comprised of a forward rotating main brush that helps lift the pile and a cluster of seven circular brushes that do the scrubbing. Most carpet cleaners require hot water to work efficiently but this model is able to keep the water at optimum temperature using its Heated Cleaning technology. We also assess ease of use, considering how simple the machine is to assemble and what extra tools are available.