In November of 2011 Amazon Vine gifted me with a BISSELL Lift-Off Full Sized Carpet Cleaner, 94Y2 which I have grown to love for shampooing carpets, cleaning up pet messes and cleaning upholstery. I use it frequently, only using Bissell Deep Clean solutions, but this is the first time I've used one with 'oxy' in it. I had high hopes that it would be a step up from the others on old pet stains (vomit, blood and urine), but alas, not so much.
For a test, I used this product on three spots on the Berber carpet in my home.
The first spot was pre-treated with: BISSELL Pet Stain & Odor Pretreat for Carpet & Upholstery, 22 ounces, 0790A and then shampooed with this product. At first I thought the combination was stellar, but then as the area dried the old spot came back again.
The second spot I didn't get sprayed with any pre-treat, and it too had the reappearance of a stain spot following being shampooed and dried.
The third area I pre-treated and shampooed in two complete cycles. Pre-treating and shampooing the same area twice. It looked the best out of all three spots.
My conclusion about this 'oxy' solution is that it's a fresh smelling bio-degradable detergent that does clean carpets in a Bissell upright or handheld steam cleaner, but the addition of 'Oxy' seems to add nothing to the power of this product.
I regularly use this solution to achieve good results in my Bissell Deep Clean machine: BISSELL 2X Professional Deep Cleaning Formula, 48 ounces, 78H63 or this kit: BISSELL Pet Deep Cleaning Formula Kit for Upright Deep Cleaning, 1033 . Unless this 'oxy' product was priced less than the other forumulas, and I could get it with a bottle of pre-treat for the same price, I'd not use it again.
I like that it's made in the USA and bio-degradable. Kudos to Bissell! I'm just not sold on the cleaning power of this product to meet the needs of a household with three dogs, and three messy people. It's just "OK" so I give it 3 out of 5 stars.
PRO's:
Made in USA
Biodegradable, eco-friendly option.
Fresh scent.
CON's:
- Does not permanently remove tough stains. At least not old ones, but may (like most cleaners) work better on new stains.
- Other solution options from Bissell work better.
Per the Bissell website product description:
-Uses oxy action technology to permanently remove tough stains.
- Eliminates tough ground in dirt, stains and odors.
- Cleans with the power of Oxy.
- Safe for use in all full size deep cleaning machines when used as directed.
- Made in the USA.
- Earth friendly formula. Contains no heavy metals, phosphates or dyes. Biodegradable detergents
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