Price : $144.99
Features
- Powerful 12-amp motor; deep cleans with hot tap water and carpet solution
- Five spinning/scrubbing brushes clean carpets, upholstery, bare floors
- Clean Surge feature gives extra burst of cleaning solution for spots or stains
- Two water tanks separate clean from dirty water
- Brush rotation indicator; 8-foot hose; 1-year warranty
Product Description
HOOVER STEAM VACUUMS SteamVac SpinScrub Hoover steam vacuums clean spots and stains on your floors with ease. Hoover vacuums use a powerful 12 amp motor to propel 5 spin scrub brushes that wash and wipe away spots and stains. Includes extra long 24L power cord for efficient use in large rooms. Tool kit includes spin scrub powered hand tool, on board hose and upholstery tool. Includes 16 oz. detergent. 1 year warranty.
Customer Reviews
Review date : 2008-07-27 
After one use over my whole living room and bedroom here are my impressions. This thing is pretty easy to use and gets the carpet very clean. The prep time is really where cleaning your carpet becomes a long process. More on that later.
It’s much more handy to have a machine like this as opposed to calling a pro to do it. Why? It’s simple. You can work at your own pace. You can do one room one day and another room another day. That way you don’t have to move every piece of furniture in the house into your kitchen. You also don’t have to wait 5 hours for your carpet to dry. Your carpet will completely dry, using the steamvac, in around 3 hours. But the wait is much more tolerable because it won’t actually feel like waiting if you’re doing rooms at a time. Just close the door and don’t go in there for a few hours. No big deal. With a pro you’re sitting in the kitchen or going out until it drys.
Anyway now for the steamvac itself. Just a bit of warning, you’re going to have to empty the dirty water maybe 3-4 times when doing a normal sized living room. It becomes a hassle. This thing is also a water guzzler. You’ll find yourself refilling the clean water maybe 3 times. You’ll notice that the machine will not suck when either the water is close to empty, or the dirty bin is full. This happens more frequently than you’d expect. The cleaner will make a whinier noise when this happens and the brushes will stop rotating. Not exactly sure why this happens, but it does. This all goes back to the prep time i was talking about earlier, because at that point you have no choice but the empty and refill your bins. My machine also leaks some of the clean water. Not a big deal but it’s worth noting. And yes, i did read the instructions about pressing the two triggers. Oh, and no i didn’t get any parts to snap. And yes again, i did press the triggers hard.
Bottom line though, this machine does what it sets out to do. I’m very pleased with the results. It’s also light and maneuverable which is a plus. I know this review dwells on the negatives, but i’m really quite satisfied with it. I just wanted to point out that there’s just as much prep time as actual cleaning time when doing full rooms in your house. Refill and empty maybe once for bedrooms, and up to 3 times for both for a living room. Haven’t done the hall way but i’m assume at this point at least once. So if you get this machine don’t expect it to be a breeze like actually dry vacuuming. There’s some effort involved. Now if you’re just doing random spots then of course it’ll cut down on the prep time and will be much quicker. Fortunately the results are worth it.
Other notes: The machine is not too loud. Power cord is on the short side. It has a three pronged power plug so finding an outlet may be difficult. Hand tool requires you to connect a bunch of stuff, so it’s better to not have to switch back and forth from the hand tool to the steamvac. Finish with one and then use the other.
Review date : 2008-07-25 
This is a small wonderful machine!! I love that the handtool is separate and can be attatched when you like. This way I do not loose suction nor does it drip when the handle is not in use, like my previous hoover cleaner. It is much lighter than my previous model. I wish the cleaning path was wider, but the pros outweigh the cons.
This is my 4th hoover carpet cleaner in probably 16 years. The others had the hand tool attached and the hose would break from the bending of the machine to empty the scum bucket. The hose was not made sturdy enough to withstand constant bending. ( I use my machines at least 2 times a month) Since this model has them as a removable attachment, I am very optomistic that this one will last longer. I have 2 kids, 2 cats, and 2 dogs to clean up after and being without my hoover is too costly. Carpet cleaner companies charge over $100 per visit.
I make 3 passes on the carpet. 1. Fill scum bucket with water so it does not suck up water. Do a pass on the carpet with Oxi clean. 2. empty scum bucket and fill container with normal carpet cleaner soap. Pass over carpet and suck up at the same time. 3. Pass over carpet and rinse with plain water. Make sure you have sucked up all water the machine can get. This 3 step process has proven to save me thousands of dollars.
Love this machine. you will too.
Blessings,
Pam
Review date : 2008-07-24
If one follows the directions for set-up, and lets the machine do the work, this steamvac is a good buy. The amount of dirt picked up from the carpet that had never been cleaned was amazing. The carpet, that we vacuumed regularly, changed a shade after cleaning.
Again, this is a cost effective investment in keeping your carpets clean over the long term.
Review date : 2008-07-24
I read dozens and dozens of positive reviews and I’m happy to count myself among the highly satisfied buyers. I have a lot of Berber carpeting which is sometimes difficult to clean. I’m also leery of buying "cheap" products so I was concerned this machine wouldn’t have the power to get the job done. It took my about 20 minutes to assemble the machine and I was off and running. We live in an area with very high humidity levels and I was absolutely thrilled how dry the carpet was after cleaning. I did use a couple of extra suction strokes. The carpet/house smelled fresh, but not cloying and the scent dissipated quickly. The hand attachment (upholstery/stairs) isn’t the greatest on Berber, but it got the job done. I raved so much about the ease of use and the results that a friend bought one the very next day.
Review date : 2008-07-23
I’ve used different models in the past from friends and have loved the outcome of my carpets everytime. I do not believe in using the amount of carpet cleaning detergent that the instructions tell you to use, just a way to get you to buy more. I use just a splash. Anyway, good machine, and I appreciate the tools it comes with. I justified the cost by sharing it with the whole family. Pays for itself in no time.
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