Shark CarpetXpert HairPro Upright Carpet Cleaner, Perfect for Pets, Lightweight & Powerful, Dirt, Grime, Hair & Odor Removal, Carpet Shampooer, Pet Cleaning Solution, Magenta, EX221BRN

Color me impressed. My business switched office space and the existing berber carpet needed a good cleaning. Keep in mind that this wasn't a home with children or pets -- just an office with a low volume of visitors and residual dirt tracked in from the gravel lot after people made it past 2 welcome mats. My past experience with consumer "steam cleaners" wasn't great - they spit out a lot of water, did a half-hearted job at cleaning and really couldn't compare at all with a professional steam clean. But 2 things convinced me to buy this -- 1) I've had great experience with a Shark handheld that has done the best of any vacuum I've owned over the years and 2) the cost of this unit was equal to a single pro carpet cleaning session. Figured worse case we'd have a carpet cleaner on hand and we had some upholstery that needed to be tackled anyway (past experience with hiring pros to steam clean upholstered furniture felt like we paid a premium for 5 min effort per chair and they looked about the same before / after) Wow. This "carpet xpert" does a great job, easily rivaling a professional steam clean, at least in the application we used. Cleaner arrived almost fully assembled. Took a brief moment to snap on handle and push in hose. Pre- vacuumed as instructed before firing it up. (cleaner is not designed to pick up hair, crumbs, paper shards, etc. so you'll need to make sure they're appropriately vacuumed up with a clear surface to start). Operation was pretty intuitive (I did glance at instructions) with the exception of the hand held unit (the "stain striker" hand held piece has 2 buttons - not at all clear which was for spraying and which for drying. But the main unit has a very simple push forward to spray, pull back to extract/dry. The "deep clean" choice on the machine is a bit gimmicky since there is no "standard clean" option, just "deep clean" but okay, I won't dock for that. The unit does hesitate to power off - my machine takes a full second or two after the power off button is depressed before it actually turns off. So much of a delay that I actually tried at first to depress the power button more than once with the effect that I kept turning it back on before it turned off. For now I'm assuming that's not a genuine issue but I'll repost if it becomes a problem. Haven't used it on upholstery yet, but did a great job tackling the berber carpet. The water came out... disgusting. Which is exactly what one wants from a carpet cleaning machine. Oh, unit warned about water temp not exceeding 140. I didn't much follow warnings about water temperature because I'm not really sure what 140 degree water feels like exactly or how much below this maximum is intended. I know boiling is ... well 212 degrees F and 100 F is bath water. And most water heaters max at 140. But the warnings intent or preferred operational temp wasn't clear. Should the water used be... as hot as can come out of the tap? mildly warmer than bathwater? much warmer than bathwater just not hot enough to burn you? And what exactly happens above the 140 degree cut off? Does the unit melt? or is it just a warning so that people don't burn themselves? I decided to go a notch below the max temp out of the faucet to get nice hot water, hot enough to work the dirt loose but not so hot that I'd get burnt if it spilled on me and that seemed to work.

Overall I love this and am a huge fan of Shark. The only issue I have is cleaning the machine and it spitting water. It's got many parts and crevices that make it difficult to clean and takes forever to do it. When using the machine, it seems to spatter out water from the vent/fan, which gets on walls, furniture, etc., so it can get messy at times. As far as the noise level, I don't expect any machine like this to be quiet. It would be a bonus if I cared. Initially, it was easy to put together out of the box. The design could be better but fine with me. It's not super heavy and is skinny enough to fit with my Shark vacuums in the closet. I do love the machine and it seems to perform well after many uses. I continue to order the Shark cleaning solutions only because I think it smells good. 😋

cleaned my carpets so much better than expected. I have a shark vacuum so thought I give the carpet shampooer a shot, this did not let me down. I have had 3 different brands of shampooers in my time but this one has more than met expectations. This has great suction so my carpets dried much faster and the cleanest I have ever seen them, a keeper for sure!!

I LOVE this carpet cleaner. I had an old upright bissell and it finally broke and left a huge stain from leaving dirty water behind. This took care of it in one clean no problem. Pros: It’s smaller and easier to use than other carpet cleaners. The suction is seriously strong which is important for getting clean carpet. The quality is much better than the similar popular bissell models and it’s not much more expensive. This thing really works. Cons: the water tank and dirty water tank are on the small side and require multiple empties and refills while cleaning. There are not attachments to clean stairs or furniture.

Okay, this Shark Carpet Xpert Hairpro really does work. Easy to put together, light weight, Easy to clean after usage. This car cleaner can be taken apart and cleaned. You can even clean the hose because it has a self cleaner at the top of the carpet cleaner. If there was anything I would upgrade , it would be a bigger tank and less plastic components. This product works better than the rug doctor I have. When you're done deep cleaning , it has an option to suck the water up only. That's a game changer. It took less than twenty four hours to dry my carpet in the hallway. The price I got this carpet cleaner for was a sales price which was so worth the purchase. It's not that noisy. Sounds like a vacuum cleaner to me. It also has a base, so you can put your carpet cleaner on that when you're done so it's not dripping water everywhere else. I approve this product one hundred percent. I love my vacuum, which is from the same company, so I had to try the carpet cleaner.

I have a dog. Not like man’s best bud, some 30-65 pound pooch. My guy is 165 pounds of pure white long hair Pyrenees who sheds like he is in the Olympics for it and is going for gold. To say I have gone THROUGH IT with vacuums and carpet cleaners is an understatement that borders on insulting. This one though? It comes apart easy when things do get caught up, easy to take apart and clean, and does its job. I had purchased a $600 cleaner which was made of plastic and disappointment. This one is not playing around. Yes? If your carpets are heavily trafficked by an enormous hairy dude who doesn’t mind laying in dirt and then just sauntering in like nothing (and your husband doesn’t check the beast before he lets him back inside 🧐), you will need to go over the same area a few times. But nothing works with one or two passes unless you are using it once a week. And if you’re doing that please tell me from whence you get the energy, you’re my hero. For the rest of us degenerates who don’t wash out rugs often enough, this is a workhorse.

We purchased pretty good quality carpet (light colored) last year in October. We have one dog and normal wear and tear on it but do not wear shoes in the house. I shampooed the carpet with my carpet shampooer about two months ago and the water was a light-ish gray color. I needed a portable shampooer and decided to just get an all in one unit and I am a huge fan of my Shark products. I purchased this and my first project was to shampoo the mattress we have. (keep in mind it has a waterproof cover on it!). I shampooed that and the water was slightly cloudy which was a surprise but I am glad it was cleaned. Fast forward to this week and I shampooed my carpet. WOW! It was dark gray and cloudy water with a ton of pet hair (we sweep religiously in this house) and carpet fibers. The carpet looks and feels brand new again! The clean water bin isn't very large and goes quickly but that's ok because I use HOT water in it and like to refill frequently. It's easy to move around and the cord is ok length. It was easy to assemble but I don't like the way the hose mounts or the electric cord but hey, everything has something, right? I am also confused as to why the attachment sticks out so far from the side but it wasn't anything I couldn't deal with. Overall, 10/10 and well worth the money! The noise level was about the same of every other one out there.

After using a Bissell for 4 years, the motor finally died. I ordered a renewed Shark CarpetXpert with StainStriker, based on all the reviews and the generally great reputation of Shark products. Well, the reviews were right. My hall carpet was stained and had ground in dirt. and I was actually thinking I'd have to replace my two-year-old carpet! I pretreated the bad spots with the StainStriker system and it seemed to do a pretty good job of lifting the stains and dirt. Be aware that the StainStriker only uses the OxiCleaner. That solution is used exclusively for the wand. It is not used in the deep clean mode. I went over the carpet in the deep clean mode, followed by the dry mode. The places where I had pretreated it came clean. It took a while but worth the effort. I am no longer considering new carpet. Although I worry about not having the manufacturer's 5 year warranty I am praying that Shark's reputation will see me through. Now, the down sides: Most reviews ding this model for having such a small dirty water container and I wholeheartedly agree. It is inadequate and should hold twice as much. It's annoying to have to stop so often and dump it. However, it is easy to remove and replace, so that helps. Also it can feel a little heavy. But on a positive note, compared to my Bissell it was very easy to clean up after I was done. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.