Bissell 1698K Powerwash Proheat with Turbobrush Professional Deep Cleaner

Had this 5yrs or so and works perfectly. Even loaned to eldest daughter who's partner was a professional carpet cleaner, he used it, reckons it's great for a domestic machine !

Has cleaned all our carpets well and removed stains very well if spot-treated too.

Cannot fault this for the price (apart from its weight lol).

Would buy another, have had Bissell products in the family for as long as I can remember so no worries buying this one or any others required !

Regularly cleaning filters and tanks is an absolute must, especially considering the filth you're expecting it to clean up.

It's simple to use,it cleans easy.my carpets look new again.best machine I give it a 5 star rating brilliant

I have had my Bissell Aromapro dirtlifter for a number of years. This is my third one as the first when switched on the first time blew all my trip switches so went back to the shop. I was then given a new replacement which worked ok for a while (then leaked water everywhere)so again it was returned to Argos who told me I would get a letter of explaination as to why both machines were so faulty, and would I be prepared to try again with yet another machine. As I had just got a new puppy I really needed a shampooer to save my carpets from accidents, so I agreed with major reservations but reassured that I would be hearing from Bissell. Im still waiting five years on. The third machine worked great for about ten uses, but has had many problems and worked very intermittenly. It starts shampooing ok, sucks water ok, then it starts to play up. It wont spray properly, or the shampoo isnt released. Ive cleaned it carefully after each use so there was no reason for the spasmodic action of the machine. I have been very very patient with this shampooere because I really cannot afford to buy another one whatever the manufacturers name as I am a pensioner on resricted funds. Save your money and avoid Bissell I believe they are poorly made and possibly dangerous, mines banished into the garage never to be used again, and I hire a Rug Doctor now.

Had the proheat for a couple of years but has only been used four times. Worked well on first couple of uses but now does not dispense the water. It dispense the cleaner fluid but not the water. Would not expect machine with the Bex Bissell name to do this, however on reading the reviews seems it is a common problem. Will try to resolve as suggested on other reviews otherwise will hiring the rug doctor and this will go in the skip, not worth spending a lot of money on it if it is a common fault.

I bought a Bissell 1698K power wash and have come to realise that I should have just chucked my money down the nearest drain. It is the most useless waste of space ever! It managed to work twice and then started with one problem after another. I have just forked out again for two new belts and two new red plastic retainers (as the originals snapped during use). The Bissell spares company charged me £10.40 for two postage sized pieces of plastic and £4 postage and packing. Total rip off. However, I persevered and replaced all the 'faulty' parts as recommended. It still would not work and now will only fire water out of the spray tool. After managing to do around 1m sq of my carpet the machine overheated and stank the house out with the smell of burning plastic. It now resides in the garage with the rest of the junk waiting to go to the dumpit site. Don't buy one - don't waste your money! I have to give the machine a star rating - pity there is no option for ZERO!

I actually bought this cleaner over 2 years ago and I only came here to review it because a friend saw the nonsense written here and wondered if I'd had problems.

This is a brilliant product that I simply couldn't do without, and I have lots of friends and relatives who also have bissell products and wouldn't use anything else. If you haven't used a Bissell you dont have clean carpets in my opinion.

I have looked at all of the anonymous criticisms on here and they all seem to be written in exactly the same style. That makes me think they are from some idiot or maybe another maker of carpet cleaners.

My expereince of bissell has been totally positive and everyone I speak to says the same. Ignore the false rubbish on here.

I've bought some rubbish in my time but Bissell must take the award for the worst carpet cleaners EVER!! Brand new and it was soon quite obvious that the main spray trigger wasn't working (and therefore you cannot shampoo a bone dry carpet). So, not one to complain, I noticed the hose and tool part did work so I set about cleaning the whole carpet this way on my hands and knees. Within minutes, the machine had tripped the house fuses (so clearly the spray trigger wasn't the only faulty connection). Changed fuse in plug etc but the machine would not work. They charge a small fortune for their equipment and it is frankly 100% useless!!!!!

Rubbish, overpriced, under performing, electrical problems you name it. Bissell had the decency to replace my first one after numerous problems. The second has just ceased up after a year. Thats it! Count my losses and head for the recycle bin...they may refuse it anyway!

I have just repaired a Proheat 1698 for a friend. In doing so I read all the reviews particularly noting that there were so many with no water flow to the sprays. This was the case with this machine. The problem was caused by scale from the heater blocking the outlet from the heater to the sprays. To cure this the tool holder needs to be removed (2 bolts and 2 screws), then lift the handle away. Remove 2 screws lower down on the body and push the clip at the top in the recess where the trigger operates a valve plunger. This then gives access to the pipes and heater that can easily be removed and cleaned. I am surprised that Bissel do not recommend using soft water in this machine as the hose ports are small and easily blocked. Without this problem I am sure that the machine would have a much better rating!

When we bought this about 4 years ago, we paid extra for an additional 5 year warrnaty with Domestic & General. The machine has been back over 7 times for repair, every time it goes to a company called Service 2000, they have NEVER managed to repair it properly, as a result, every time I want to use it, it doesn't work, just got half way through cleaning a settee & it has stopped squirting water out 'AGAIN'. It is off in the skip tomorrow.