Customer Reviews
Complicated and too bulky to use 
2008-12-18
This thing is way more trouble to haul around and use than it should be. Skip it and buy one of the much smaller, (and lighter), portable ones that are out there.
Worth the money 
2008-09-30
Used this on carpet badly in need of cleaning. Did a very good job. Not like new, but it got the spots out. Easy to assemble, easy to use and I like the clean water rinse. It does leak a little when standing still, but just vacuum over the wet spot and it's fine. Got an amazing amount of cat hair from the carpet even after vacuuming with a Dyson. Heavy, but feels solidly built.
Not that great 
2008-08-25
The reviews on this machine were over all rated good so I decided to purchase it. When I received it the box was busted up pretty bad but the machine seemed to be fine. I got it put together and decided to take if for a spin on my carpet. This thing is really heavy and very hard to push and pull back and fourth. My arm was hurting after just one room. The shampoo that came with it did smell good but the cleaning power was not good enough at all. I have two dogs and one of them just happened to be sick at the time I used this machine for the first time. I had to go over a stain about 15 times before it actually lifted it from the carpet. It does ok at picking up water but as far as cleaning the carpet I felt all this machine did was spit out soapy water and suck it back up. I sold this machine on Craigs list and went out and purchased a Bissell. The Bissell was way better at picking up sick puppy stains. It lifts them out of the carpet with one pass over it and the brushes on the bissell are 10 times better than the soft toothbrush like brushes on the Dirt Devil. I am way more pleased with the Bissell that I had to pay 299.99 for than the piece of junk this machine was that I only paid 149.99 for. It would be a better machine if it had better brushes and if the machine wasn't so heavy and hard to move around.
"The best" I have tried 
2008-08-25
I tried a Hover, Bissel, and Rug Doctor before purchasing the Dirt Devil. It is by far the best for its price (the rug doctor is effective but at $700 a bit pricy).
If you take your time moving the unit, it is as good as the rug doctor. Even better is the features: brush on or off, soap or rinse, and - the best in my book - the ability to clean out the 'intake area'. Even with vacumming, dog hair clogged my Hover and deminished its efficiency. You can fully clean the dirt devil without breaking it (as I did the Hover !!).
Well built, well designed and a fair price. Money well spent.
GREAT for the price. 2008-07-03
For the price I definitely give this unit five stars. It worked perfectly right out of the box. Admittedly, we do not have a large carpet area to clean (mainly a living room area). But it did an outstanding job.
Our carpet is light in color and was badly in need of a good shampoo. Professionals charge a minimum of $100.00 to shampoo our carpet. And they do no better job that our new Dirt Devil.
Thanks,
Danny
Santa Ana, CA
He ain't heavy, he's my carpet cleaner! 2008-07-01
Royal MCE7900 Platinum Force - Just as two heads are often better than one, the two suction nozzles built into this mighty carpet shampooer are most definitely better than one! Dirty water never has a chance to soak into your carpet, which guarantees drier, cleaner results. Designed for with large, easily filled and emptied quick release tanks 7 amp motor 25 foot cord 8 foot hose Onboard tool
"Stop looking around"! 2008-06-26
Stop looking around, this is a GREAT product! Very easy to use and it cleans your carpets. A little heavy for the lady's to use very long but water is heavy when loaded into any machine. Warranty should be your concern, 2 years you can't beat that. Always said if your machine is so good, stand behind it, these folks do. We have 2, 5 month old puppies and a cat do I need to say more. When this machine arrived I couldn't wait to test it out on the puppy carpet,GREAT RESULTS. The color of the dirty water, you don't want to know! Vacuum's up the water with great results. Easy to take the dirty water tank and fresh water tanks out for cleaning and filling. Stop SHOPPING around, save money, GREAT WARRANTY, it WORKS! GREAT service from Amazon! What are you waiting for, ORDER THE MACHINE!!
Some good things - however my unit had problems 
2008-06-16
I used this carpet cleaner successfully for 4 rooms. However, my unit failed on my sons carpet and I had to purchase another unit. Here are the good and bad points with this unit.
Good Points:
1. Unit has a rinse option - the $150 Hoover does not. Not sure on Bissel.
2. Option to turn brushes off when using the hose attachment.
3. Price is fair at arround $150.
4. Cleaned carpet OK on the first use.
5. Water & soap fill up are easy, also dirty water disposal is easy.
Bad Points:
1. Water leaked out on the second time I tried using it. Their is a valve to release the water to mix with the soap that malfuctioned. This happened when when squeeze the trigger to apply soap or water to the floor. It was stange all the water would run down the side of the unit on to the floor.
2. The hand wand attachment would not work so weel. It took a few seconds to get water only or soap only when you select these options.
3. Floor suction was OK, but the Hoover replacement I bought was much more powerfull.
4. Lint is a little harder to remove from the dirty tank.
5. Brushes stopped working on second use, but I was able to fix that by taking the screwed cover off and pushing the belt.
I returned the unit back to Amazon for refund. I really liked the Hoover I bought as a quick replacement much better. However, the Hoover was around $230, so it is not in the same league.
I rated as three stars as I am suspicious on reviews rated one star(they could be written by Hoover employees) and I wanted mine to be read. Actually, two stars would be more appropriate. Unit is not too bad for the money, but I don't want to take a chance down the road. I was looking for some thing that would last five years with moderate use. The Hoover may be that unit.
Great for 7 years hard use, replacement is same great tiem 2008-05-17
I bought my first CE7900 back in 2001, and with 2 Siberian Husky dogs living inside/outside - have used the cleaner on about 1,000 sq ft of carpet just about every month - sometimes more often (think springtime, mud, and happy dogs digging in mud).
The first unit always gave great results, both on carpet and the uphoulstery (yes, I 'let' the dogs on the furniture - sometimes people too..) This cleaner is a bit smaller than some of the Bissel & Hoover machines, and this is a big plus, because:
- You can maneuver the machine into smaller areas
- It is very easy to push/pull (I've had back surguries, so this is critical to me - and you if you don't want a very sore back from cleaning)
- All of the suction and spray is concentrated on a narrower width, meaning better cleaning compared to same suction over a wider area.
I found it very easy to empty & replace the 'dirty-water' tank, refill the hot-water and soap tanks, and even put it all away. It is an effecient design in terms of using it on a regular basis.
Well after 7 years of very faithful service, I finally wore out the machine, and was dreading having to pick out a new model since after 7 years very few things remain the same. But to my great joy, the exact same unit is still made - absolutely identical. I received the newest unit a week ago, and it is GREAT - which is to say it performs just like my prior one. I really appreciate that Dirt Devel did not 'mess with a perfect design'.
For cleaning solution - I typically get the Allergen product at Costco, but have also used Simple Green (dilute it 3 parts water to 1 part Simple Green before putting in Soap Tank), or also look at Home Depot for the "Zep" brand solution in 1 gallon jugs for "Steam Cleaning". The Allergen product is the 'freshest' smelling to me, by which I mean the least perfumed or other obvious odors.
Happy Cleaning!
Easy Cleaning 2008-04-12
I have owned other carpet cleaners but have found this to be the best so far. It is not as heavy as I thought it would be and was very easy to assemble. The water tank, dirty water reservoir and soap tank are all very easy to get to. The tanks are easily removed and very easy to clean and put back. This is the first cleaner I have owned that has separate switches for turning the soap and brushes on and off. Once you have cleaned a patch you can switch off the soap and go back over to rinse it. I have't used the extension hose yet but hopefully that will be as easy. I would certainly recommend this to my friends.
