How do they stay in business? I rent Rug Doctor machines about twice a year. Of the last 6 rentals, 4 have had some sort of issue. The most recent, after one clean solution tank being run, the suction stopped working (so now one room has soaking wet carpet). After getting that sort-of corrected, the third clean solution tank never emptied. It turns out the water pump is likely broken. The process to go get this thing, load it into the car, unload it, the carry it up two flights of stairs etc. is time-consuming. So, while they are willing to refund my rental cost, what about the four hours wasted trying to get this thing straight? There needs to be regular service every “X” number of hours to verify the components work. This will be about a six hour process that should have been done in two. There is a value to my time that this is supposed to help.

Expected better Not impressed with the machine’s performance. Wasn’t expecting perfect results but the rug doctor has left the carpet streaky and patchy, not a good cleaning tool at all. Followed all the guidance given, including moving slowly and lining up with previous cleans but overall a big disappointment and leaves my carpets looking worse than before. Wouldn’t use again.

Cleaned surprisingly well I've used a commercial cleaner company in the past for cleaning our 5th wheel rv that we live in fulltime. But this time the cleaner raised their minimum for cleaning rvs to $200, & I only wanted to have 100 sq ft done. So, I rented a Rug Doctor at Walmart. The check out process is pretty straight forward, but the machine is heavy & bulky. I also rented the motorized upholstery tool & bought cleaner solution, & pre-treat solution.. I pre-treated the areas in front of our chairs where our feet leave stains & used the upholstery tool to clean the bad spots. This tool might be pretty useless for most people, as the solution jet nozzle plugs up easily. I removed the nozzle & blew it & the line out with an air compressor, which many people wouldn't have. It clogged several times & I could even see black pieces in the solution feed line. But overall, I was able to remove the dark stains & clean the larger areas in a couple of hours. It actually did a better job than I thought it would. It cleaned just as well as the commercial cleaners I've had do it in the past, & dried just as quickly. The machine & cleaner solutions were $75 vs the $200 for a commercial cleaner. So it was worth it & I will use it again in the future.

I resurrected my old but like new carpet cleaner machine I resurrected from my heated home garage my older Rug Doctor Deep Cleaning Carpet Cleaner, serial # A 187167, stored for the last few years .This easy to use machine delivering a very good results with only 10 hours of home usage was dumping clean water on the floor. Finally After speaking to Patrick Cole Field Support Representative I was attributed a case # 1236584 I was supposed to received some part (S) which I never did> The machine went back on the shelving. In the mean time I bought another brand, but it upset me to have this like new machine not working. Thanks for your help on this lingering saga.

Absolutely awful Absolutely awful. Hired one from our local Tesco store. Everything was ok until we woke up the next day. All our carpets smell lovely like stale pee. Never in all of my life have I smelt anything like it. Cannot get rid of the smell at all. What an absolute joke. £50 for the hire and solution.