see less ANSWER: It is not recommended that you use any upright cleaning formulas in portable machines. The reasoning being that the 2X Professional Deep Cleaning Formula has additional ingredients that could potentially cause adverse effects to your Little Green® portable machine.
Read also: What Is The Difference Between Upright And Portable Carpet Cleaning Solution?
yes, you can use any bissill green carpet cleaners in the machine. You can use any cleaning solution you want, which is my favorite feature about this cleaner. Personally, I either use the Bissell cleaner (diluted in water per instructions on bottle) or a 50/50 vinegar & hot water solution.
Can I use cleaning formulas other than the BISSELL brand? It’s possible to use others, but we recommend against it. Our formulas contain no dyes, phosphates or optical brighteners, and will produce optimal cleaning performance when used in combination with BISSELL carpet cleaning machines.
The most important factor to keep in mind when choosing a formula is to make sure you only use portable carpet cleaning formula in portable deep cleaning machines and upright formula in upright machines. If you don’t follow this rule, you run the risk of not achieving your best clean!
Upright models are designed to clean entire rugs or carpets, while portable models are designed for spot cleaning.
To make a carpet shampoo used by many Bissell owners, mix the following: a half cup of laundry detergent (no bleach), a half cup of liquid laundry softener, one cup of ammonia and one gallon of water.
Can I use upright carpet cleaner in a little green machine?
see less ANSWER: It is not recommended that you use any upright cleaning formulas in portable machines. The reasoning being that the 2X Professional Deep Cleaning Formula has additional ingredients that could potentially cause adverse effects to your Little Green® portable machine.
Getting Ready to Clean
All Bissell Little Green Machine devices are designed to use a combination of water and Little Green cleaning formula. Lift the water/solution tank off the base unit and then fill it to the marked water line with hot tap water.
Mix 2 1/2 ounces of the Bissell concentrated carpet cleaner for every gallon of hot water your rental machine holds. Pour into the machine’s designated tank. This method also works for older Bissell models that do not have the Smartmix option.
From tracked-in mud, dirt and dust, pet stains and odors, spilled food and drinks, Simple Green All-Purpose Cleaner can spot-clean carpet stains or even work in a carpet cleaning machine for deep cleaning carpet fibers.
No, you can’t use dish soap as a substitute for a carpet cleaner. Dish soap leaves a residue on your carpet fibers, which attracts dirt and makes your carpets appear old faster. This is because, unlike dish soaps, most carpet cleaners are not foaming liquids. Also, some household detergents work better than others.
Can you use vinegar in the water tank? Bissell does not recommend using vinegar in the Little Green Machine, as the acidity can potentially damage its components.
Steam cleaners and shampooers are commonly used for cleaning carpets. In these laundry detergents can be used. These are often required to be used with strict instructions. This is because in some cleaners you can use only liquid detergents while in some you can use even powder form of the detergents.
Unfortunately, a lot of commercial cleaners leave a tacky or sticky residue on carpet fibers that attract more dirt and dust and make all your hard work pointless. Mix equal parts hot water and vinegar and pour in your carpet cleaner’s reservoir tank. Clean your carpets as per your cleaner’s instructions.
Measure 4oz. of formula (2 capfulls) and pour into tank. Fill the clean water/ solution tank with hot (not boiling) tap water to the WATER fill line. Replace and tighten black cap.
No. While it does act as a vacuum for water, you would get a giant mess if using as a regular vacuum without the water running through it. Do not recommend at all.
Combine one cup of white vinegar with two cups of water and run it through the unit. This works well to disinfect and deodorize the water reservoir. Using vinegar in place of carpet cleaning solution prevents odor from developing, as it deodorizes the carpet as well as the Bissell unit.
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