A cleaning gadget that I recently put to the test, which breathed new life into my carpets, has had its price slashed by £100. The Shark CarpetXpert HairPro Pet Deep Carpet Cleaner is now up for grabs at a tempting discount, dropping from £349.99 to £249.99, in their January Sale.
I gave this cleaner – which is sold out on Amazon – a whirl on my own carpets, which were looking a bit worse for wear thanks to my dog, and I have to say, I was seriously impressed. Straight out of the box, it looks like a vacuum cleaner, albeit a bit heavier.
The Shark CarpetXpert HairPro Pet Deep Carpet Cleaner comes with five attachments for the StainStriker tube, as well as a bottle of StainStriker and CarpetXpert cleaning formula. The setup process is pretty straightforward, with a handy instruction manual to guide you through it.
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If you’re tech-savvy, there’s a QR code you can scan to access ‘how to’ videos. Attaching the tube is a breeze, and filling up the tanks is self-explanatory – just make sure to put the correct liquid in each compartment, plug it in, and you’re good to go.
When I first emptied the dirty water tank, I was simultaneously shocked, repulsed, and amazed. A huge clump of hair had gathered in the filter section, surrounded by grimy water (I’ll spare you the picture as it’s a bit unpleasant), reports Wales Online.
The Shark CarpetXpert left my carpets looking brand new
(Image: Sam Jones)
I regularly vacuum the carpets and was quite shocked to see the amount of dog hair that had accumulated, yet I was equally impressed by how effortlessly the Shark removed it. Each time I emptied the tank, I was astounded by the sheer volume of hair that must have been hidden deep within the carpet fibres, which even a powerful vacuum hadn’t shifted.
Shark makes bold claims about its cleaner, such as it removes “three times more pet hair than any upright carpet cleaner” and it “instantly removes stains and odours with 20 times more stain striking power”. However, one aspect that didn’t impress me was the hose.
Its design, meant for wrapping around the machine, isn’t perfect, and I found the hose kept detaching as I moved the machine around. After it happened a few times, it became irritating, so I ended up disconnecting it while using the main body of the machine and only reattaching it when I needed the StainStriker tool.
Also, the tank isn’t particularly large, so don’t expect to clean your entire house in one session; you’ll need to refill it with water and cleaning solution quite often, as well as empty the dirty water tank.
You can pick up the Shark CarpetXpert HairPro Pet Deep Carpet Cleaner on Shark. Other cleaners out there include the Vax Platinum Smartwash Carpet Cleaner which is £198 on Amazon, or the Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Upright Carpet Cleaner, down to £189 from £219.99 on Argos.
The Bissell SpotClean Pet Cleaner, available on Amazon for £109, has been showered with praise from happy customers. One chuffed buyer shared: “I bought this for pet stain removal. I used it on my sofa too and was amazed how good it came up. For a small cleaner, it’s great.”
If you’re not keen on buying one outright, supermarkets such as Asda and Tesco offer Rug Doctor rentals.