(NEW!) Hoover CleanSlate Plus Carpet Cleaner (Open Box)

I had a corded small Hoover carpet cleaner that lasted years, but couldn't afford one when the motor died a few years ago and got a Bissell, specifically to clean up after my cat as he's a diagnosed chronic regurgitator. It was made to clean up after pet messes, but it was not user friendly, I hated not being able to take it apart to clean the built up regurgitated cat food, until I was so grossed out I just threw it out and bought this one. The convenience of it not being corded is a massive time saver as he pukes up 2 to 3 times per vomit session, all in different areas of my apt. I've had this for about 8 months now and only had to recharge it maybe 4 times. The ability to take most of it apart is very important to me to keep any build up cleaned off. Bits of food always get stuck in the head of the hose, and I love being able to take it apart and scrub it all off. I can get into the waste bucket pretty well with a bottle brush too. I'm pretty OCD about that. I've also used it to clean minor dark spot dirt build up near the front door. The spray part of it is pretty wide, I usually have to hold it as close as I can to the spot to clean up so as to not overspray the area. The suction is pretty good, I've never noticed any wet spots on my socks as I'm sure I've accidentally stepped on a spot I just cleaned. I use the Hoover brand carpet cleaning solution, and I have been able to get some pretty discolored spots off of a white rug I stupidly bought. The only con I have is the waste bucket capacity can fill up too quickly during the hose self cleaning, and theres a bit of a sour smell coming from the machine, but the pros outweigh those minor negative aspects. After 8 months of using this 2-3 times a week, it's holding up well, it does seem to be a solid product, and I'm hoping it lasts at least a few more years. I'm sticking to Hoover carpet cleaners from now on as they seem to be well thought out with user friendliness in mind. Update: today is 1/2/2025, I purchased this 4/22/2024. I wrote this review about a few weeks ago. Unfortunately the hose that attaches to the head tore off of it. I do use this a lot, but I do not abuse or misuse it in any way. Updating from 5 to 4 stars, since it's unusable in under a year. I contacted Hoover today for a claim as it should be under service warranty, I'll update this review once a resolution is reached. It's March 29th 2025 and have not had a response from Hoover. Down grading to 3 stars as the quality is just not what it used to be and did not receive any type of response from the company.