Shark EX201 CarpetXpert Upright Carpet, Area Rug & Upholstery Cleaner with StainStriker, Built-in Spot & Stain Cleaner, Perfect for Pets, Deep Cleaning & Tough Stain Removal,…

8 reviews for Shark EX201 CarpetXpert Upright Carpet, Area Rug & Upholstery Cleaner with StainStriker, Built-in Spot & Stain Cleaner, Perfect for Pets, Deep Cleaning & Tough Stain Removal,…

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Sandy – July 27, 2024

   I have had dogs all my life. Carpet cleaners are a must with dogs. I currently have 2 puppies, who have been a challenge to potty train. I had a bissell carpet cleaner and have not been thrilled with it. My puppies chewed thru the cord of my last carpet cleaner so I needed a new one. I found this wonderful machine. It is a little louder than my other machines but it works!

   It has a small clean water tank but that’s okay. What I really love is how easy it is to empty to dirty water tank. With my other one, it was difficult and impossible to rinse out that tank. This machine I can pour out the dirty water and I can rinse it. I can see how much dirt it is getting out of my carpets.
   I also love that I can do a deep clean or a quick dry.

   The shampoo it came with makes my room smell clean. With my other machines, once it dried the carpets still had a scent to them. I love this machine so much. Before, I was thinking about ripping out my carpet. I don’t have to do that with this machine!

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Luke Henry Hattendorf – August 3, 2024

   Easy to use. I wish the tank was a bit larger. Had to clean and refill the tanks 3 times for a small area. I went through most of the cleaner that was provided. Do order more cleaner before doing multiple rooms. The carpet area that I tackled was covered in some very old pet stains that other cleaners could not get out, and I did go over a few spots multiple times with the hose attachments. However, all stains came out, even automotive grease stains. I did go back over with the drying function, but I could not tell a big difference. I can’t wait to use it on my other carpets, but I have to because I need more solution. Totally worth it.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – August 12, 2024

   Tengo dos niñas pequeñas, se imaginarán como estaba la alfombra, es mi 1ra vez usada y quedé encantado. Me llegó en excelente condiciones a México. Lo único malo es que siento que gasta mucho producto (casi una botella que ya viene incluida) por alfombra. Ahora tengo que ver dónde conseguir más producto.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Kindle Customer – August 20, 2024

   The only Vacuum I’ll own is a Shark, love the suction power, and this CarpetXpert Cleaner is amazing. It’s pretty, it’s easy to put together, it’s easy to use, it cleans sooooooo good. My carpet is only 2 years old, and I can’t believe the dirty water that came out of it from the cleaner. YUCK. I really love the hand held attachment so you can scrub a dub dub smaller areas to concentrate on. But you will need to stock up on the deep cleaning solution, you only get a small bottle and I went thru it in no time b/c you wanna clean everything 😉 Great purchase!!!!

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Homeschool Mama – August 31, 2024

   This is far and away the best carpet cleaning machine I have owned and it cost a fraction of the others. The only downside is that the tanks are small so you will need to frequently replenish detergent water and empty the dirty water tank. This is not a big deal as it keeps the unit lightweight and easy to maneuver. The included detergent products work well and are nicely scented. Like other Shark products, this machine is well-engineered and easy to take apart to clean when finished using it. It does not leak dirty water as some other machines I have owned did. All the parts that get yucky can easily be taken off and washed. If you read reviews like I do online, you will see some people don’t like Shark products – that is likely because they sell the competitor’s inferior products. Buy this if you have pets or young children. You will be glad you did.

6. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   annie – September 2, 2024

   Todo muy bien!

7. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Kindle Customer – October 6, 2024

   I have the Shark brand Vacuum which did help influence my purchase for this carpet cleaner. I have three cats & a family (it can get messy). I’ve used this thing for five straight days. For one bedroom. This room really needed it, quality carpet but neglected, pet abused, and a nearby bathroom remodel (drywall dust anyone?). So we couldn’t really spring for the costs of new carpet at this time. I’ve re-read the instructions to verify I didn’t miss anything. The steam cleaner does get the dirt up, the used water tank looked like mud water. Every. Single. Tank. I had no idea how much dirt this carpet was holding. I had to go over the walkway areas several times. I spread this out over the week so it could dry between. The complaints online focus on the fresh water tank being relatively small, yes it is. I needed two fills for single day on one room (partial area), it’s not a big room. Not a big deal. What is kind of annoying is the “undercarriage” or what is better visualized as the brush roll area (similar to your upright vacuum). Pushing carpet cleaner forward, it puts down the water with cleaner, pull back, it sucks up the water/dirt from the carpet. There is a “dry only” mode where it continues to pull up more dirt/water. The brush-roll spins the entire time, good for loosening things up. So all this action kicks up dirt – think about the wheel wells in your car. So this brush roll area becomes just filthy. Since this is carpet “cleaning” and not dirt-redepositing day- you gotta clean out this brush roll area, as you clean, as often as you refill that clean water tank or even more often. The directions don’t really mention this wheel well housing – they mention the brush roll, the cover, the other parts (all easily unclipped and rinsed, those parts are clear plastic parts so things are easy to see) the brush roll housing gets filthy and you gotta wipe this out, really well. So unclip the top suction thing (clear plastic/rinse) open brushroll area, pull out brush roll (simple left-hand knobby thing) clean that, cut any long hairs off and then remember to try to wipe out the housing which is dark plastic (difficult to see dirt, just wipe it and be disgusted). I was running through half roll of paper towels. You could probably put this cleaner outside and gently rinse that housing area & then wipe. Then put all back together and start your next clean tank. It’s better if you can tag team this: one person do the back/forth of the carpet cleaning, then when it’s time to break it down & refill tank, pass this off to someone while you go get a frosty beverage, you come back to freshly cleaned carpet cleaner with new tank of water, you’re all refreshed and ready for round two. So.. brush roll housing gets filthy, that needs regular cleaning during your carpet cleaning adventures. Second thing I wasn’t crazy about but not sure there’s any solution to it: Wet Dust Bunnies. Yes, yes, I did exactly as the manual stated and I vacuumed beforehand (Shark vacuum too). Apparently dust bunnies are forever. So, as you are suctioning up this dirt and dust and micro everything, the dust all reconvenes around this wetness, so the brushroll, and/or the wheels of the cleaner, kick out these wet dust bunnies back out onto the carpet as you are carpet cleaning (picture the dust layer you clean off ceiling fans, but in wet clumps). This room has short, berber carpet. It was pre-vacuumed. I supposed you can say that the carpet cleaner works soooo good, as to suck up enough dust/etc to create wet dust/hair clumps that then get flung back out once they reach a certain size/density? My carpet is very light colored so this was easy to see & pick up when it happened and possibly a sign that the brush roll housing was getting filthy? Idk. The manual/directions continually reminds you that this is a carpet “cleaner”, not a vacuum. (Yes, again, I vacuumed every area I cleaned). So keep this in mind. Ya gotta pause to clean the cleaner, multiple times for one room (frequency could be filth dependent) and you gotta catch those wet dust bunnies. But yes, I would recommend this machine, my carpet looks almost new (it really is old so I can’t boast “new” but that’s not any fault of this cleaner as the carpet, impressively, looks better than I thought it could). I used a lot more of the Cleaner solution than the stain treatment (stain treatment sprays out from the hose attachment only for hand scrubbing, & although I used quite a bit, I didn’t spray out an entire bottles worth) I did use more than one bottle of the carpet cleaner, so buy accordingly. The directions are easy, breaking down the machine is easy, cleaning is easy (except brush roll housing area, that’s the least easy to clean & never mentioned in the manual). Once you read the directions and use it and put it away, I don’t think you’d need the directions again, it’s intuitive design so it’s easy to remember. Pics above are Day zero (before clean) Day 1, and Final (bright spots are sunlight, not a bleached area). I’m happy with the results.

8. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Jvonnie – October 13, 2024

   I bought this because I wanted something that would pick up more of the water off the carpet. I read all the reviews before buying. I feel this does a pretty good job at cleaning the carpet and it does pick up a little more water than my old one does. I haven’t had any leakage and it’s not too bad taking apart to clean which I do after each use. It’s not that heavy too heavy to use. It was a good buy.