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Thread Number: 12565
Hoover platinum carpet cleaner issues |
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| Post# 134419 , Reply# 1 4/27/2011 at 22:35 (4,746 days old) by Trebor () | ||
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For carpet cleaning... Try the Host system. I will neevr go back to wet cleaning unless it is bucket size spill. | ||
| Post# 134455 , Reply# 3 4/28/2011 at 04:13 (4,746 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
Crazy isn't it?
I mean, wouldn't you think that Hoover would at least use some sturdier plastic on their "Platinum" (cough) top of the line cleaner? It's a great product, but it's so cheaply made. It's seems like their standard cleaner is better made. Probably they sacrificed quality for features....Yet they give it a six year warranty. Strange.
I've heard the Royal carpet extractor is great and has very few issues and is the best home carpet cleaner you can get for under 300 dollars... Up from that would be the Rug Doctor of course. | ||
| Post# 134468 , Reply# 4 4/28/2011 at 07:18 (4,746 days old) by henry200 (Saint Paul MN) | ||
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I have had a Sears Cleanmore for at least 25 years. It isn't in the same class as a good Rug Doctor but it has been used HARD at times and has never let me down. | ||
| Post# 134481 , Reply# 5 4/28/2011 at 08:25 (4,746 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
Platinum Experience
I had the Platinum Carpet Cleaner myself, and the first one I got the tank indicator lights did not work properly, so I exchanged it. Second one the brush belt would start slipping on normal carpet, and the brush motor would stall out. Exchanged it again (This time the lady at Target found it hard to believe that I was on my 3rd one which really pissed me off). This one was even worse than # 2 regarding the brush slipping and stalling out, so I bought a new one from a different store, and returned this old one in the box.
4th one LOL.... worked ok for about 6 months, then the brush motor started to stall out all the time. I tried to rig it so that the belt was tighter by cutting out some of the brushroll housing and screwing the brushroll down tight while pulling it away from the motor - belt was nice and tight then. That didn't last long though... it started slipping again. The last straw was when I called TTI and they told me I had to pay to ship it to them for repair. I took the machine to the garage, and without any tools, made it fit inside the garbage bin. Then I went online and ordered a Rug Doctor - never looked back since. I would not recommend these to anyone as they are not durable. It was a decent cleaner though. Andrew | ||
| Post# 134483 , Reply# 6 4/28/2011 at 08:31 (4,746 days old) by henry200 (Saint Paul MN) | ||
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Thanks for that, Andrew. Now I don't have any regrets about passing up the virtually brand new one I saw last week at the thrift store. | ||
| Post# 134485 , Reply# 7 4/28/2011 at 09:09 (4,746 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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Yes.......
I want a rug doctor or a big green. Just waiting for my Agility to die. It's actually pretty decent build quality considering it was less than 200 dollars. Here's a vid of me using it with a weight I put on it. I spilled diet soda and decided to film CLICK HERE TO GO TO mark40511's LINK | ||
| Post# 137055 , Reply# 9 5/19/2011 at 17:44 (4,724 days old) by Floor-A-Matic (somewhere) | ||
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Hoover Agility Why do U want to get rid of it? Is it not working good? The YT link didn't work when I click the link above. I heard the Agility isn't that bad. | ||
| Post# 137064 , Reply# 10 5/19/2011 at 19:50 (4,724 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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I just clicked the link and it works | ||
| Post# 137114 , Reply# 11 5/20/2011 at 16:46 (4,723 days old) by Brandon_W_T () | ||
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FROM HOOVERLAND ITSELF! LOOK WHATS ON ITS WAY!!!! ALL THE WAY FROM GLORIOUS HOOVERLAND, NORTH CANTON OHIO. 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS. I'm so excited! CLICK HERE TO GO TO Brandon_W_T's LINK | ||
| Post# 137120 , Reply# 12 5/20/2011 at 19:39 (4,723 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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| Post# 137122 , Reply# 13 5/20/2011 at 20:13 (4,723 days old) by Trebor () | ||
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The price of the Procision... is to goad people into getting the Rug Doctor. You can buy a Procision for 250.00 new | ||
| Post# 140253 , Reply# 14 6/19/2011 at 15:51 (4,694 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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MAX Extract Pressure Pro Don't buy it! I recently had some Pressure Pro units with stripped gears (inside turbine that spins the brushes) & cracked tanks come into my shop; so I now sell the Dual V All Terrain or Classic SpinScrub. Thank God I didn't buy the Max Extract! xxx is even worse. | ||
| Post# 140438 , Reply# 16 6/21/2011 at 03:28 (4,692 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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I agree but adding the weight to my machine helped tremendously, even if I over soaked an area. IF I used the machine before I got the idea to add weight, it took a DAY for the carpets to dry. With the weight, three to four hours.
You didn't mention the aquamate 3 though, since it has the full rainbow suction as opposed to standard deep cleaners, I would suspect it would perform better than regular deep cleaners, though not as well as a Rug Doctor. | ||
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