Bissell 7350 PROdry Fast-Drying Carpet Cleaner
- Fast-drying carpet cleaner cleans both carpets and area rugs
- TLR PowerRoller floor brush traps, lifts, and removes dirt and debris
- Dries in 30 minutes; 8-foot hose; tough-stain tool and OxyGen2 PowerTool
- Includes 16-ounce Fiber Cleansing Formula and trial-size OxyGen2
- Measures approximately 18 by 12 by 43-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Product Description
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Bissell 7350 PROdry Fast-Drying Carpet Cleaner
I am normally a huge fan of Bissell products. I own a Bissell “Liftoff” bagless vac Bissell 37601 Lift-Off Revolution Turbo Upright Bagless VacuumI also own a conventional Bissell carpet cleanerBissell 9500 ProHeat 2X CleanShot Upright Deep Cleaner, Red Berends and I couldn’t be happier with both, but I’m afraid the PROdry just didn’t live up to the Bissell name.
Putting the cleaner together was easy and straight forward (just two screws). All the parts fit snugly and the seals were tight and didn’t leak.
Unlike a traditional deep carpet cleaner with brushes, the PROdry uses what looks for all the world like a deep knap paint roller. It uses traditional shampoo and water but much less of it. While this does allow the carpet to dry much faster, it doesn’t effectively get down between the carpet fibers to clean.
The carpet we tried it on had several heavily soiled areas. After making several passes with the PROdry, some of the surface dirt transfered to the roller, but the soil on the sides of the individual strands wasn’t touched. As soon as we finished the carpet looked basically the same.
It may be possible that this cleaner could have some value for keeping new carpet clean, but for older carpet or heavy stains, try another Bissell product.
Rating: 2 / 5
I was so excited to try this carpet cleaner, but it was a disappointing experience. It was easy to assemble, and has a pleasing design. We decided to try it on our tiled laundry room floor first. There were a couple of lightly muddy footprints that we went over and over and over before the machine was able to clean them off. I assumed the roller would act as a buffer and whisk any light soil right off, but it’s too soft to be effective, I guess. As far as carpet goes, we tried it on our berber style living room carpet, but it didn’t seem much cleaner at all. It did dry a little faster than my Hoover F5914-900 SteamVac, but what does that matter when it only cleans a fraction as well? The brush attachment appears to work best, but it’s an awfully big machine to have if the only effective part is a small attachment.
Rating: 1 / 5
I’m very torn on how to review this item. If Bissell would remarket & rename this as a short pile rug and hard flooring surface cleaner I’d likely give it 3 or 4 stars, as a carpet cleaner it barely deserves 1 so we’ll settle on 2.
I have a bissell proheat2 carpet cleaner, it’s big, it’s heavy, and it’s amazing! Bissell 9400 ProHeat 2X Select Upright Deep Carpet Cleaner the difference in our light beige carpet after using this was nothing short of shocking and I can’t recommend the cleaner enough.
So I got this not because I needed a carpet cleaner, but because my poor area rugs have been rolled up in the attic for over a year, when we got a new puppy and as my daughter got older (and messier) I put them away not knowing how I’d clean them if something happened. This sounded like the perfect product to get them clean just in case without damaging the hardwood under them. Setup was easy enough, didn’t experience the leaking others have mentioned but was careful not to overfill anything. I was also surprised by the design of the roller assembly, and the fact that they recommend replacing every 6 months (more helpful would be hints to know it’s time or hours of cleaning expected out of it, if I use this once in 6 months vs weekly that’ll be a huge difference in wear).
I got my rugs out, vacuumed them, then set to using this to test… well… I suppose it got them cleaner, the water was a bit different colored after using it, they were damp… all in all though I wasn’t all that impressed. I decided to try it on the stairs, those always need to get washed and I hate lugging the huge proheat out just for the stairs, it did a pretty good job on them so I think this will at least become my new stair washer, but I wouldn’t justify the price just for that. As for how it works on normal pile carpeting, it doesn’t. Think of it more as a light dusting the dirt off the carpet, instead of a deep down clean. Might work if you have no pets or kids and aren’t home very often to dirty up your carpet.
Another reviewer mentioned using it on hard floors, now this is something I’m going to try this weekend! I use a floormate for that right now, but I think the softer rotating roller on this might work better, also buffing the floor along the way, I’ll update after I try that!
Rating: 2 / 5
One of the most aggravating aspects of carpet cleaning is the time it takes for carpet to dry. We’ve had carpet cleaners in the past which were difficult to use and not worth the time or trouble.
Of course, when it comes to carpet cleaning my preference is to use a home carpet cleaner most of the time and hire a professional once or twice a year. In today’s economy, the Bissell 7350 Fast-Drying Carpet Cleaner could be cost-effective and we got through the worst winter weather, including tracked in mud, salt and ice by using this. Directions were clear and it was certainly powerful enough.
A couple of tips to get the most from this, common sense tips. Make sure you do a quick vacuum of your carpet and make sure no coins, rubber bands or other large items are left out. Consider using the Bissell shampoo to spot clean or pre treat stubborn areas. Then let the carpet cleaner do its job and you should be fine.
I also want to note that our home is not fully carpeted so this works well for us (3 -4 people, carpeted stairs, hallway and 2 bedrooms) For larger homes, it might not be enough. I’m delighted with this!
Rating: 4 / 5
Others have panned this product as being pretty worthless. I had read a few reviews before I tried the machine myself, and felt that it can’t be all that bad. Unfortunately it mostly is.
I haven’t ever used another carpet cleaner so I don’t have much to compare this with. However I do have carpets with a few light spots, and that are probably slightly dirty. I filled up the container like I was supposed to, and ended up splashing water on the floor attaching it to the machine. Start up the machine, and start using it. Essentially what this does, is spray some water with a cleaning solution in it on a roller, which gets the carpet wet and lifts the stains, and then a powerful suction pulls some of the water out of the carpet. In theory that sounds good, except for the roller doesn’t actually do much besides make the carpet damp. I could make spots go away if I went back and forth a lot (even using the attachments didn’t work all that well). I tried it on the tile floor also, and it worked ok, I don’t think it would be good at getting anything besides dust/dirt up off the floor.
So why did I give this two stars if it’s so horrible. Well, when I went to empty the ‘empty’ container, the water was slightly dirty. Not much, but I guess it was doing something after all, just not nearly enough.
It seems other Bissell cleaners without the ‘fast dry’ feature work much better, and they aren’t much more. It seems like a no brainer to go with one of those instead.
Rating: 2 / 5