Bissell 1425-1 Little Green ProHeat Wet/Dry Vacuum

[carspainc]

i heard you guys talk about this little monster, i couldn't find any info in the search on how good it works and how you like using it...
do you experience a lot of 'wickering' while you use it?

[Teak]

Try Bissell.com for more information.

Eric

[carspainc]

thanks bro...
i was more talking about the search on this forum.

[scrub]

I've used the heated lil bissell and a spotter/extractor. For weekend use the green machine is more than adequate. Great stain remover/ scrubber, easy to use, OK extraction capabilities, and you can leave these cool lines in the carpet.



The Bissell will leave the carpet/fabric slighty damp. One major weakness I've noted with the Bissell is extracting water from fabric seats. Still leaves the foam kind of too damp for client use. Maybe we used too much water.

With regards to the spotter extractor, we're still trying to get the hang of the right technique. I have noticed the floor matts we have extracted dried considerable quicker (more quicker). That's a benefit. The wand is not as compact and is cumbersome to use unlike the Bissell.

The cost difference between the two is big (spotter vs. Bissell) I'd say the Bissell is very good value.

Not to sure of "wickering". Please educate me on this one.

Hope you find this helpful. Feel free to fire away with more ??'s
Good luck!

PS The leather was cleaned with GC leather cleaner/ conditioner.

[carspainc]

thanks for the info, there
when people talk about 'wickering' , they mean that a fabric as it dries ***** up coloration from beneath (deeper) inside the carpet, leaving a brown sort of spotting. kinda like a candle does **** up the wax through the candle wick...
when i clean a dirty carpet it looks great as long it is damp or wet ...
looking at it when it is dry, i can find brown spots on the carpet ( ) they usually clean up with a damp microfiber towel ...but there's not always the time to wait til the darn carpet decides to be dry

[Teak]

If you worried about the carpet being wet/damp and hiding spots after use, then the LGM is not the machine for you. You need a machine a powerful motor and big waterlift.

Eric

edited 16:35 est on 11-02-04

[carspainc]

Originally posted by Teak
If you worried about the carpet being wet/damp and hiding spots after use, then is is not the machine for you. You need a machine a powerful motor and big waterlift.

Eric

THX eric
this is the info i needed

[Teak]

Are you mobile or at a fixed location?
How many vehicle interiors do you complete in a day?

Eric

[carspainc]

Originally posted by Teak
Are you mobile or at a fixed location?
How many vehicle interiors do you complete in a day?

Eric

i am mobile and 3 vehicles is about all i can handle over a day , right now

[Teak]

Since you are mobile I am not sure if you have generator or use clients power, which will affect the type of carpet machine you ultimately purchase. Something to consider is professional models usually require at least 20amps to operate. Professional models will provide professional results due to powerful pumps, vacuums which provide better water lift Professional extractors that I would recommend would be the following:

Century 400 Sensei, Mytee lite 8002, Mytee Speedster or HP60/100.

The machines listed above I do not have personal experience with these machines, but have read good things about them. Further I am considering purchasing one of the above within two years. These machine should leave the carpets damp after use, but the carpets should be dry within a 1/2 hour, due to the powerful vacuum motors and big water lift.

I just used my Bissell the other day and the machine did the job I asked, but the carpet and upholstery took forever to dry. As a result, after everything dried I found two small spots, which were not extracted or scrubbed well, now I have couple of spots to redo. No big deal as I did not finish cleaning the inside of my car yet.

On the subject of carpet and upholstery, not all are created equal, some clean better than others, which effects cleaning and stain removal.

One last question what carpet/upolostery cleaner are you using?

Thank you for reading my meandering thoughts.

Eric

[J SOLO]

I have a LGPH it worked pretty good however went to use it last week it would not spray solution I took it apart no luck.The job I had todo was pretty bad carpet stains what I did was just get a spraybottle I use detailer line APC sprayed on carpet.I got a brush went over the carprt good got out the shopvac sucked up the foam.I filled another spray bottle with hot water sprayed the carpet and sucked that up with the shop vac.It worked as good as the little green ever thought of.Good luck

[scottlee]

i have a LGCM, i have had it for 12 yearsand given me no trouble, but i only use it on my own cars and i just dont think it would ever stand up to daily abuse from a pro detailer, it does leave the areas more damp than i would like but i plan around the drying time but for the weekender it works OK i believe, here is a pic of a friends suv i did with a LGCM

[scrub]

Nice! I don't know why but I love those lines like that.

Did you have any luck leaving those lines in the front or middle row carpet?

[carspainc]

Originally posted by Teak
Since you are mobile I am not sure if you have generator or use clients power, which will affect the type of carpet machine you ultimately purchase. ... These machine should leave the carpets damp after use, but the carpets should be dry within a 1/2 hour, due to the powerful vacuum motors and big water lift.


On the subject of carpet and upholstery, not all are created equal, some clean better than others, which effects cleaning and stain removal.

One last question what carpet/upolostery cleaner are you using?

Thank you for reading my meandering thoughts.

Eric

i do use my customers power...
the machine i should be using needs to leave the carpets pretty dry as i reall cannot afford to come back and fix any spots due to wickering .
what i found out , basically works is keeping the carpets fairly dry and use a buffer to agitate the carpet fibers... then **** the loose stuff and moisture up with my shop vac.
this will be ok on 90% of the spots
then i used a spray on more subborn stains...
but i wish there would be a better solution to my problem
BTW eric i appreciate all of your input and i am sure everyone else here is as well ...THX again

[scottlee]

the lines in the carpet only stay till the vehicle is used, the nap gets all tramped down just like any other carpet ones its used or seats are sat on the kind of brush away, but the presentation sure looks nice when people see the car right after a detail if you look hard on the pic above you see the lines in the back of the front seats as well