If you have children or pets, at some point a steam cleaner becomes a must-have.  When that time comes, this is the one you want.  It may actually be THE perfect household steam cleaner, if there is such a thing.  Here's why:First of all, it's compact.  I live in a small apartment and can fit this in the hall closet with my vacuum cleaner.  It won't take up ...

We needed something smaller, but effective to clean our carpets. We had tried out the Bissell Quicksteamer Lightweight Deep Cleaner from my mother and really liked it. Not only was the price good, it did clean pretty well. The Bissell Quicksteamer Lightweight Deep Cleaner has six rows of brushes specifically designed to loosen and remove embedded dirt from the carpet. It is ideal for rugs and s...

I purchased this Bissell Quicksteamer carpet deep-cleaning machine from Wal-Mart for about eighty dollars. It is very easy to use. It has a little bottle on the back that you fill with cleaning solution and water and then you are ready. You can use it for spot cleaning or cleaning an entire room. It is very lightweight. This is the smallest full size carpet cleaning machine I have ever seen. It...

Sometimes I am particularly sensitive to dry air conditions.  This is particularly true when I return from a long trip to my home country which is very humid. After such a trip, I find my QuickSteam humidifier very useful in helping me re-acclimate to drier conditions.The QuickSteam is easy to operate, the tank disconnects from the base so it can easily be carried to the sink or other wate...

This Bissell QuickSteamer is a replacement for a previous incarnation which became so plugged up I just gave it away.  The Bissell QuickSteamer is the lightest steamer, like they say.  However, it is very prone to becoming clogged.  This is because the formula which is meant to be used in the QuickSteamer comes in a very large bottle, and tends to coagulate over time.  I did...