Long story short:Used Bissell Products a long time...Bought this SteamVacThis machine pulled a full tank of black dirt out of a 5 foot piece of rug, and when rinsed again with water instead of soap, there was NO, repeat NO residual dirt and debris...Finished the rest of the rug with it, rinsed....absolutely perfect...It drys very well too...very fast...just go over your carpet a couple times after scrubbing and rinsing...it dries in 20 minutes or less...The spinscrub is VERY EFFECTIVE at getting in the carpet pile, unlike Bissell machines that just beat it to death and pull out all the fibers and clog the filters as well.I used the Bissell Quicksteamer, the Powersteamer, a Little Green, and one of those useless little hand cleaners that work like a handheld vac:They are useless. No power, NO comparison to this machine.I cant be more simple in describing it. 12 amp moter power DOES MEAN POWER