Shark R-EX205 CarpetXpert Carpet, Area Rug & Upholstery Cleaner with StainStriker, Built-in Spot & Stain Cleaner, Teal - Certified , EX200 Series (Renewed)

Just finished cleaning every square foot of carpet in my entire house with this refurbished ex205, and couldn’t be more impressed! Packaged well (appeared brand new to me) and did an excellent job revitalizing the VERY neglected carpet in my two-indoor/outdoordog household. The included cleaning solution does well, though i couldn’t see much difference when i ran out of the 3-dose trial bottle and swapped to a more “a-basics” solution (which also performed well). The machine is very sturdy & user-friendly (as most shark products are). Breeze to assemble out of the box, and very easy to dismantle & clean the machine after use to ensure it’s ready to go next time! I like that the width is perfect for standard stairs (shampooing stairs will NEVER be easy, but at least the machine didn’t make it harder than necessary). The attachments came in handy on said stairs, and seemed to do their jobs well. To those reviewers mentioning the machine “spews dirty water out the vent…” maybe empty the dirty water recovery tank more often. It only does that when the recovery tank is overfilled! It’s completely normal! Complaints about inadequate cleaning solution tank capacity also seem a bit nitpicky, to me. Water is HEAVY! More water on board = more weight to push & pull around your room. It’s already a heavy, well-built unit… I’d personally rather fill the solution tank more often than lug another ten pounds. I got about ten minutes out of each tank, which seemed reasonable to me… i felt i was covering plenty of ground during that time. As a bonus, using the cleaning solution up quickly means it’s HOT when applied… hasn’t had time to cool in the tank, reducing its effectiveness.Do vacuum your room thoroughly before use. The machine does “handle” pet hair relatively well, but that’s really not what it’s designed for and hair will accumulate in the water-suction (drying) channels, reducing the machine’s ability to “dry” your carpet.I’ve always been a fan of shark products. After my first experience with their deep cleaner, i still am. Excellent value for the money!

This literally saved me from ripping up carpet. I have been trying to get a cat pee stain out of my carpet for the past 2 days and the little green machine was not doing it. This arrived and went right to work. It took out the pee and freshened the carpets. Some complained how wet their carpets are, i think you can run this faster than old units and also your carpets are going to be wet. Its the same if you have a professional do the job. Put a fan on it and let it dry. I used the hand tool on my couch and the suction is amazing. The only defect I found on the refurbished unit was a small crack in the clear plastic where the water gets tucked up. It didn't change the way this cleaner works. It still did it's job. The water pails are small but it's worth the trade off. This works way better then my old hoover carpet cleaner. And the cleaning attachment for the hose is ingenious, just swirling the hose while your holding the button. Shark is now my favorite brand!

The shark works great. A little heavy but I think it's in all the right places. The ability to clean is perfect. I love it's vacuum ability along with the dry more function, that allows you too vacuum up the water without placing anyone down. It's easy to set up and use. Great value for the quality. Easy to clean and change. And the solution it's comes with smells great!

The refurbished model was same as new at a great price. Unfortunately the refurbished instructions are only one page and very tiny to read. Once you get used to assembling and using it, it works very well. Lightweight, cleans well, with many attachments. It disassembles into many pieces for easy cleaning. The dirty water reservoir shuts the machine down when it is only about 1/3 full so you have to change it frequently. If they would use electronic sensors instead of the old tech mechanical float, the reservoir would hold more. The front carpet suction piece is tricky to attach properly.

One of my best purchases over the past 3 years by far. It comes as advertised. There's no exaggeration. This is an awesome machine.

This product worked extremely well for deep cleaning my carpets, rugs, and furniture. It even got out deeply imbedded urine from my dogs. It’s fairly quiet and easy to handle. I just wish it was better made. We’ve had a few of the plastic parts break or fail completely on us and are now taking it to a repair shop. It is a great product but you definitely need to baby it a bit.

I checked out a lot of different cleaners before deciding to buy the Shark. This by far is the best of the best without the spendy price tag. Easy to assemble, light weight, cleans like a champ, and super easy to clean. The only negative I found was with the instructions. It would have helped to have a picture of the unit fully assembled. Other than that 5 stars plus!