This carpet cleaner is a very popular and highly rated Bissell appliance, and there are a lot of good reasons for it. First of all, it performs very effectively and is extremely easy to install and use. A key advantage of this cleaning machine is the inbuilt water heater that most of steam cleaners lack. In our review, we will cover the various features of the cleaner, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this machine.
Features & Benefits of Bissell ProHeat 2X Carpet Cleaner 66Q4
Inbuilt Water Heater
The inbuilt water heater increases the cleaning potential of any carpet cleaner since using hot water shows better results in removing dirt and spots than cold or lukewarm water. The heater heats the hot tap water that users put in up to 25 °F higher. Although you can add hot water to most steam carpet cleaners, this water may turn lukewarm or even cold by the time when users reach the last destination of their cleaning. An inbuilt water heater ensures that the water added to the machine can always remain hot and be used for shampooing your carpets.
DirtLifter® Powerbrushes & Surround Suction
The cleaning effectiveness of this appliance that users rave about have been reached mainly thanks to the extremely powerful surround suction combined with the ten rows of DirtLifter Powerbrushes. Due to having these two features, you can be sure to get edge-to-edge and deep cleaning on any area of your carpet. The powerful brushes dig deeply into the surface of the carpet to remove the toughest of stains, and the surround suction sucks the removed stains immediately to prevent them from spreading to any other area of your carpet.
Clean Shot® Stain Busting Feature
Thanks to Bissell ProHeat 2X’s Clean Shot feature, shampoos and cleaning solution are sprayed onto the stain in a concentrated stream. It enhances the results while cleaning out tough spots and stains.
Good Sized Water Tank
One of the numerous advantages of this appliance is its water tank which has been designed to be big enough (one gallon of water) so that you can reduce the number of trips to get more water but not so large to make this carpet cleaning machine too heavy. In order to save space, the creators have made it a dual two-in-one water tank, which is placed at the bottom of this cleaner. This tank is done in a “bladder” style so that clean water is put into the bladder and dirty water is collected around it within the machine’s tank. To make it clear, in spite of such a design of the tank, it keeps clean and dirty water separately.
Custom Rinse Mode/Separate Detergent Compartment
There is a separate compartment within which users can add detergent. It allows for easy carpets rinsing.
Custom Clean®
The Bissell ProHeat 2x carpet cleaner comes with four different settings for different types of cleaning –normal clean, light clean, water rinse or heavy traffic. These settings will allow you to mix the right amount of detergent with clean hot water to achieve the maximal results in cleaning.
Microban Antimicrobial Appliance Protection
This feature guarantees to prevent the growth of bacteria and microbes inside the machine. This feature is obviously extremely useful since the water that gathers inside the carpet-cleaning appliance is a potential ground for bacteria breeding.
Good Handtools Set
This carpet cleaner is equipped with TurboBrush, Stain Tool, Stair Tool as well as Spraying Crevice Tool. It can be used not just for carpet cleaning. The users enjoy its cleaning power while cleaning auto upholstery, stairs, and home. Moreover, there is an option to apply a hard floor attachment and clean hard floor areas.
Long Power Cord
Being 27 feet in length, the power cord of the appliance is quite long. There is no need for continuous plugging and unplugging when cleaning. Consider the fact that most Hoover models have only 20-feet length cord.
One Year Warranty
Aside from the above-mentioned features, you should also remember that the Bissell ProHeat 2x 66Q4 carpet cleaner has a one-year warranty, which is not bad and ensures that this appliance is worth investing in it.
Amazing Cleaning Results – Heated Water Cleaning & Great Brushing Technology
According to the numerous users’ reviews, Bissell ProHeat 2X appliance cleans carpets extremely well. The customers have many good things to say in terms of its performance. The DirtLifter technology and deep cleaning that this carpet cleaner features are extremely effective in removing difficult conditions of wine, dirt, pet stains, soot, and tough stains and spots embedded in the carpet. Moreover, some users even compare it to the results that they can get from professional cleaning services rating the Bissell ProHeat 2X even as better. According to the review of one user, her carpets were able to revert to their original color with softer textures thanks to using this machine.
Some customers mention that the presence of an inbuilt water heater makes a difference to the results of their cleaning, since the carpets can be cleaned with warmer water now. The heater will make the temperature of hot tap water up to 25 °F higher though it will still not go higher than 190 °F. For those, who are interested in having an inbuilt heater in their cleaning appliance, it is one of the several models that have such a feature. Other Bissell cleaners come with HeatWave Technology that only keeps the water warm, and not heat it up while cleaning.
Easy To Operate
One more benefit of this appliance is its usability. Bissell ProHeat 66Q4 carpet cleaner is extremely easy to use and can be compared even to using any common vacuum cleaner. The well-written manual coming with the appliance shows the various methods of cleaning carpets using this machine.
Its three-in-one mode of actions is also very easy to understand. The users can scrub, spray, and suction the dirt out of the carpet. You can trigger these modes just by pressing a button, which is located on the carpet cleaner’s handle.
Fast Dry
The users claim that being cleaned with this Bissell Proheat 2X cleaning machine, their carpets dry more quickly. This carpet shampooer comes with an amazing hot air drying feature thanks to which hot air is pushed out in a distributed manner to your carpet to hasten its drying. It happens during the cleaning process. Thus, the overall drying time is short.
Things to Consider
One Tank “Bladder” System
It has been mentioned above that the Bissell Proheat 66Q4 features a “bladder” style tank in which clean water is filled into the bladder, and the dirty water flows outside of this compartment. Although the dirty and clean water remains separated, some customers are put off by the dirty and clean water physically being so close. Moreover, some users claim that due to the design it is more difficult to fill the compartment with water comparing to a separated two-tank system. If it bothers you, it is better to look into Hoover carpet cleaners, since they feature a two-tank water configuration.
Comparing To Alternative Cleaners
Although the Bissell ProHeat 2X Healthy Home carpet-cleaning machine is surely a superb appliance, it does not hurt to make a comparison of it with other options so that you can be sure that you are making the best choice. We have to mention that the Bissell Big Green Deep Cleaning Machine 86T3 comes with better workmanship, durability and cleaning power. However, its price is also about twice as much. The users who are searching for an absolutely top notch and carpet cleaning experience that will be free from worrying may want to have a look at this model.
Those who are seeking a basic level Bissell carpet cleaning appliance may want to consider the Bissell 8852 ProHeat DeepClean Essential Carpet Cleaner. Although it features less cleaning power, it is adequately equipped to show a good performance for most carpet conditions. Moreover, its price is also quite a little less comparing to the ProHeat 2X Healthy Home.
Those who are interested in a carpet cleaner with an inbuilt heater, the Bissell ProHeat 2X Advanced Carpet Cleaner 1383 can be another alternative. This appliance is technologically similar to Bissell Proheat 2X Healthy Home, having 12-row DirtLifter brushes and 12-amp motor power. However, it comes without the Clean Shot as well as custom cleaning mode (such as rinse/heavy modes) cleaning features. As to its accessories, this machine comes packaged bare bones just with a three-inch stain hand tool and a hose, compared to the numerous tools that the Healthy Home 66Q4 has. However, for some users, accessories may not be so important.
Read the manual
The user manual of Bissell 66Q4 ProHeat contains a great number of tips on how it is better to use this cleaner to benefit from it for maximum. Although reading a manual can sound quite boring, this one is very reader friendly indeed. It is worth reading. Thanks to it, you can prevent missing out some information about using Pro Heat 2x and get the full benefit from it.
Use Bissell detergent
Bissell strongly recommends using only the branded cleaning solutions while working with the cleaner. Otherwise, you may put your machine at the risk of harming. Moreover, it voids the machine’s warranty. The package of the appliance contains a small bottle of the brand detergent just to get started on some small area. If you want to do some major cleaning, you should better to plan ahead and buy a full bottle of this detergent. The most popular one that users opt for and leave great reviews on is the Bissell 2X Professional Deep Cleaning Formula.
Why Should You Purchase the Bissell ProHeat 2X Carpet Cleaner 66Q4?
This Bissell 66Q4 is a machine for carpet cleaning that provides users with professional quality results without troubles and hassle of hiring a special service or renting some cleaning appliances from the grocery store. This product is a handy machine, which you should definitely have at home so that you can clean up stains and spills before they set in. It will obviously save money over the time by delaying the expense on new carpeting.
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