It happens to even the best dogs. Accidents. Urine stains. Both unsightly and with that rank smell every dog owner comes to loathe. Sometimes you might even get a little bit of brown in there, and your formerly pristine carpet is now looking like a war zone and smelling like a barn.
Thankfully, there is an easy solution. With a carpet cleaner, you’re looking at the ability to quickly and easily manage the problem as well as any other stains which may have made their way into your home. Picking the right one takes some time though, so be sure to look far and wide while we suggest some of our favorites for you.
The Top 5 Best Carpet Cleaners
These units have been praised by customers, and performs very well in our tests. This is some of the best buys the market has to offer 2018.
#1 BISSELL Big Green Deep Cleaning Machine #86T3
The BISSELL #86T3 is ideal for those with large houses, kids, or pets. The reason for this is because of its large-capacity clean-water and dirty-water tanks, and because of its extremely efficient deep cleaning, that cleans both going forwards and backwards. This is one of the things that separates it from the Rug Doctor, Rug Doctor only cleans in one direction, so you need more passes to clean.
To get this kind of cleaning power in a carpet cleaner you need to make it quite large, this model is therefore heavier than the normal models.
It cleans in both the forward and backward direction to cut down on cleaning time and its 25-foot cord provides easy movement throughout a room.
There is also a stair tool for those tricky areas to reach and a tool to clean upholstery.
#2 Rug Doctor Mighty Pro X3 Pet Pack
The Mighty Pro X3 Pet Pack is made by Rug Doctor and includes a Mighty Pro X3 machine, a combination stair/upholstery tool, a spray container of urine eliminator, and a 40-ounce container of BISSELL’s Pet Formula Carpet Cleaner.
Like the Bissells Big Green Deep Cleaning Machine, this is a very powerful deep cleaner. The downside to this kind of powerful cleaning is that the machine is larger and heavier than normal carpet cleaners. An advantage with the Rug Doctor over Bissells Big Green is its longer power cord (28 ft vs 25 ft) and better tank capacity (3 gallons vs 1.75 gallons).
The Rug Doctor is especially designed for the tough stains that pets and kids make in the house. Included is a urine eliminator, to clean and remove stains, smells and pet urine.
It is ideal for a large house because of large-capacity separate tanks for the clean and dirty water. Can also clean car upholstery and car carpet.
#3 BISSELL DeepClean Deluxe Pet #36Z9
This model from BISSELL contains twelve rows of PowerBrushes that rotate to scrub the carpet clean. It also comes with a Stain Trapper tool to get the job finished right.
There is a collection basket to catch pet hair. This along with the odor control cleansing formula will help you eliminate pet stains and pet urine, and get rid of the smell.
That makes this unit ideal for pet owners that need a very efficient cleaner that also removes bad smell.
It is quite similar to the cheaper version, BISSELL DeepClean Premier Pet 17N4, but it comes with more features to be able to handle tougher stains from pets, such as Cleanshot Trigger technology that adds extra cleaning solution on tough stains.
#4 BISSELL SpotClean Anywhere Portable #97491
The SpotClean Anywhere is perfect for home and office settings to remove stains and spills on carpets wherever they occur.
Its small size makes it very easy to handle for everybody. It is easy to move this machine from room to room with the soft-grip handle on top.
The downside to all portable carpet cleaners is reduced cleaning power and smaller tanks. This means you have to refill more often and it takes more work to clean bigger areas of carpet. Spot cleaning is the goal with this machine, and it is not good for working larger areas.
It is lightweight, even lighter than the portable carpet cleaner BISSELL SpotClean Pro 3624.
The Stain Trapper Tool sprays the cleaning solution on the stain and then scrubs and suctions the dirty liquid into a removable container so it does not mix with the cleaning solution.
This carpet shampooer is great for apartment owners as it is slim and small, and hides away in a closet easily.
#5 Review of Hoover Power Scrub Deluxe #FH50150
Hoover Power Scrub Deluxe is no exception to Hoover’s long history of providing quality products. This is a lightweight cleaner at only 19 pounds, but it cleans as well as some heavier models with its SpinScrub® Technology.
This model is ideal for people who do not have a need for, or the strength to handle, the heavier carpet shampooers, but need more power than what the portables have to offer. It is one of the best carpet cleaners on the market and an excellent budget choice.
There is an upholstery tool with an eight-inch hose attachment for cleaning difficult areas such as the stairs and couches. This carpet cleaning machine was a best seller in 2017, and it seems to do very well in 2018 too.