http://www.vacuumcleanersusa.com/the-bissell-1400-7-little-green-multi-purpose-compact-portable-steam-cleaner guide to buying and using Vacuum Cleaners to clean anything Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:40:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.vacuumcleanersusa.com/the-bissell-1400-7-little-green-multi-purpose-compact-portable-steam-cleaner/comment-page-1#comment-5505 Daniel Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:31:51 +0000 http://www.vacuumcleanersusa.com/?p=1505#comment-5505 I've had the 1400-7 model about 6 months. Used it a few times in my car. The size seemed great for that. It's probably been used 6 times. I tried to use it today, but it wouldn't spray. Couldn't find anything on the internet relative to a spray problem, and since I figured it was "out of warranty", I thought I'd investigate myself. (it's held together with about a 1/2 dozen philips screws. Bottom line, the spray motor had leaked where it couples to the delivery hose fitting(s), which had completely rusted the bottom of the motor causing failure. Seems to be a quickly disposable unit to me. (The manufacturer seems to relish in the fact it's made of bio-degradable materials - apparently they bio-degrade while you watch). Considering what I paid for it, I guess the average cost of ownership is about $12 per use. That seems a little steep to me, I wouldn't recommend it at all. I’ve had the 1400-7 model about 6 months. Used it a few times in my car. The size seemed great for that. It’s probably been used 6 times. I tried to use it today, but it wouldn’t spray. Couldn’t find anything on the internet relative to a spray problem, and since I figured it was “out of warranty”, I thought I’d investigate myself. (it’s held together with about a 1/2 dozen philips screws. Bottom line, the spray motor had leaked where it couples to the delivery hose fitting(s), which had completely rusted the bottom of the motor causing failure. Seems to be a quickly disposable unit to me. (The manufacturer seems to relish in the fact it’s made of bio-degradable materials – apparently they bio-degrade while you watch). Considering what I paid for it, I guess the average cost of ownership is about $12 per use. That seems a little steep to me, I wouldn’t recommend it at all.

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