Bissell PowerClean 2771B

Effective carpet and rug cleaner for small areas – I needed a carpet cleaner to remove and deep clean food, drinks, vomit, urine, foot traffic and dust out from my carpets. The cleaner is pretty intuitive to use - fill up the clean tank with warm water and Bissell solution, unlock the upright stand with the foot pedal, spray the solution back and forth and repeat again to extract the solution from the carpet. The slower you go, the better the results. The amount of dirt that can be collected in the dirty tank is unbelievable - even after a thorough powerhead vacuum. It does good job with new stains and also old stains if you use Bissell Oxyboost additive and pre-treatment. The water extraction is efficient and carpets dry in 2-3 hours. Cleaning the head is easy enough as the extraction nozzle clips off and roller brush comes out with one screw for a rinse. It works well on flat rugs and low pile rugs, but no experience with shaggy rugs. It will also work on chairs if they're flat.

Only downsides are the slight leaks during use (keep it on a towel when standing upright), the clumsy emptying of the dirty water tank and small capacity of the clean tank which means you have to rinse and refill frequently, even for a small room. However this is only designed for small jobs and I can easily see a bigger tank as adding unneeded weight. That's why Bissell made the ProHeat x2 and Big Green for larger areas.