I have just thrown away my second and last Bissell Carpet Cleaner. This machine is so poorly designed and cheaply made that it is a poor value. I used the second machine for exactly 5 months before it would no longer pull the water from the cleaned carpet. I had taken the first machine to the authorized repair service location that was 60 miles round trip from my home. I paid almost $100.00 for repair work that extending the life of the machine for 3 months. I will not be purchasing another Bissell product