HooverSmartwash Automatic Carpet Cleaner Machine, FH52000, Turquoise

Compared to alot of other brands, at least the numerous Bissells I've gone through, this machine is exceptionally built and well thought out. I am a firm believer in keeping all my tools clean (take care of your tools, they take care of you) and with this carpet shampooer I am able to simply lift out each component, rinse, and easily set back into place. Huge win! I am one to take apart my vacuum cleaner and use a tooth brush to clear the grime. Here that is so easy and accessible. The resivoirs, there are 3, are simple and cause zero agitation to dump or refill and are of decent sizes. There is no trigger on the main body (there is if you got the hose attachment) which I have never dealt with before and quickly got accustomed to it. You move it forward for 'wash' and pull it back for 'dry', there is a button just behind the solution resivoir that allows for a dry function only. And yes, you will have to take your time as you realize your carpets or upholstery are not as clean as ypu thought, so several trips to dump the dirty water should be considered. The suction power is great on both handheld attachment and the main body which makes the dry time faster. Dry time does not mean heat, just so you know.In the end, this machine is definitely worth the price point and is ultimately well constructed. Out of the box, no tools are needed.As of now, no complaints. Thanks for reading!

I have had this machine a while and just got around to using it. It is lightweight. I like that it is picking up water at the same time it is shampooing. Keeps the rug from getting too wet. Ample power. Cleaned my outdoor rug (under cover) which was very dirty and it did a great job on everything. Easy to figure out what goes where and comes apart where the head accumulates dirt and fibers so it cleaned up well after using it on a really dirty rug. Great machine for the price.

Ask even people in Boulder City, they will tell you that this Hoover really is a dam good machine! It really sucks! The only thing in life that should!No, seriously, this is a great household carpet cleaner, especially for those of us who have kids, pets, or have accidents. Don’t be a dairy farmer and cry over spilt milk – just suck it up! - but use this Hoover SmartWash Vacuum carpet cleaner wisely.I got the best results by first using an ordinary vacuum cleaner – a Hoover or “any other dam machine” with a rotating carpet brush or so to pick up leaves, twigs, mud, and/or any other form of loose dirt.Then run this carpet cleaner with the correct dosage of carpet cleaning solution in the water supply tank and do that for a few 5 passes or so. Proceed to press the dry run button – press long and firmly – the button is on the left side of the cleaner at the top, and it turns green when you run the cleaner on the dry setting with the dry run dirty water vacuum return pickup button activated - which you will know is on when a green light shines in the on/of-button. When shing green - only the dry vacuum function is working, sucking back up any remaining water in your carpet, with both your forward and backward movements of the carpet cleaner.This vacuum cleaner picks up water from your carpet in the full width of the clear (double-sided clear plastic and removable) front cover. You can observe the recycled water as it mixes with air, showing in the front cover as a whitish, slightly tiny bubbles fluid racing through the removable front cover, moving up from the carpet & floor and being focused in the center of the cover.You can observe this return water both when you use the dry-vacuum-only function and when you use the default combined wet & dry function on movement back and forward until all removable water is gone from your carpet.So, when no more water can be extracted from your cleaning area, you are either done, or if some dirt and discoloration remain, then run the carpet cleaner on the wet-&-dry function and the only-dry cycles again.The default wet-cycle function is really a combined wet-&-dry cycle as you dispense water with cleaning solution on the forward motions of the carpet cleaner and do suck most of it back up on the backward motions of the carpet cleaner.If the carpet cleaner rises in revolutions, so an obviously higher rate of engine revolutions and accompanying sound can be heard, that is your clue to know, that the front cover has been dislodged and an air leak is present in the vacuuming up of recycled cleaning water from the floor or carpet, which will prevents most of the water vacuum recycling from happening.If this happens, stop and turn off your carpet cleaner – use the red foot pedal-button on the left side of the carpet cleaner to turn off (and on) and reset the front cover, as your carpet cleaner now has lost most of its water vacuuming capability and needs the front cover reset fully straight and perfectly lodged in flush in both sides and in both in the front and the back - to be in full operating order of maximum vacuum.I actually placed two pieces of clear shipping tape over the edges of the front end of the front cover over to the carpet cleaner's main body sides to prevent this dislodging of the front cover with a resulting leak in the vacuum function.This clear tape-fix seemingly works well, does not show much, and really is a cheap fix on a design flaw that keeps your carpet cleaner working as intended at all the times with its maximum capacity to water vacuum.When you need to remove the front cover, just remove the tape and proceed as per the rest of the manufacturer's directions.This Hoover should be the only thing in your life that really sucks! Dirt, water, and anything dissolved in it – but do not use on flammables liquids, acids, or similar chemical fluids!Don't leave dirty water in the recycling tank! Unlike wine, it does not improve with time!End of rhyme.

First off, I used to have the power scrub Hoover with the spin brushes so most of my review will be comparing this one to that one. I think Hoover is a great brand with an excellent warranty and good customer service. If I could give this machine a 4.5 I would (because nothing is perfect right). Off the bat I noticed this one was smaller, however it is just shorter and ground coverage is maybe slightly wider than my old one. I love the brushes, I feel like it gets a better clean. It is super lightweight but that doesn’t take away from the suction, which i must add is quite strong. I love that this one has a plastic filter instead of those foam crappy ones. I will say it seems to use an insane amount of soap and water which is good for a deep clean, but if you’re wanting to do a light clean maybe just spray the area with a pump sprayer first and save your soap. The tanks seem to be smaller but I don’t really mind making the extra trips. I like that the soap is separate from the water tank, it seemed like the soap would leak into the water tank on my old one which was a pain. On that note I was worried about not having a rinse option on this one but you simply pop the soap tank off and rinse away. I also love not having to use a trigger, with this feature and the amount of water it uses it actually seemed to have saved a lot of time & aches while getting a better clean. I used the Hoover pet carpet cleaner which I usually wouldn’t do and I’m pleasantly surprised at how well it works & leaves a nice clean scent. Dry time is pretty fast as long as you take your time and use the dry only option. Overall I’m very happy with this product and look forward to taking advantage of it’s easy use. Thanks Hoover you did it again!

Glad I bought this. If you can run a vacuum you can work this carpet cleaner. Perfect for large rugs air high traffic areas that need a refresh. It is not too heavy even with a tank of water, disassembled and rinses out well. Easy directions for assembly. Good value😊