Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

For many years I have owned a basic model Little Green machine, and for the most part was very happy with it. In fact several years ago when my first LGM stopped working I replaced it with my current LGM. However after a couple of years for some unknown reason it stopped spraying and started leaking. The one thing I have always disliked about the LGM is how difficult it was to clean the machine itself not the actual stain which it handled well. The tool head removes but dirt would get trapped under the front plastic shield and running it under the faucet wouldn’t budge it. To clean the hose I would usually run some clean water into my sink and then suck it up as if it were a stain to run clean water through the hose and then I would leave the machine running for a minute in the air to make sure all the water from the hose came out into the dirty water tank. The dirty water tank was also difficult to clean as you only had a small rubber gasket at the bottom to remove which made cleaning access almost impossible. So I am happy to report that these issues have been solved with my new Hoover Cleanslate. It just arrived and I tried it out on an old orange juice stain that had been set in for several months and turned the carpet black! See photo. Given that it was between the bed and a baseboard I was happy to test out the crevice tool (something my LGM didn’t have). I filled the clean tank to the small stain fill line, the crevice tool sprayed a single stream exactly where I directed it. I scrubbed for a couple of minutes and then turned the same head upside down and sucked all the dirt up. Miracle!!! All gone!!! See second photo of carpet which is still damp. Yes that good I couldn’t wait to review! I tested out the other heads, standard (which is slightly bigger than LGM) and the wide head. The spay while using these seems the same and is the width of the standard head. I absolutely loved how easy it was to clean the dirty tank with its removable lid and clean the house with the included hose rinse tool that stores neatly in the lid. I didn’t try out the pet head yet. Seems a little chunky and I am not sure it is worth spending the extra money for this brush as I think you could manage well without it, but I had wanted the standard size head as that was what I was used to with my LGM. Again now that I have it I will be keeping it, but I honestly think the basic Cleanslate model without the standard and pet head brush attachments would be enough. The only downside for me with the Cleanslate over the LGM is the access to the power button which is tucked away under the handle which is not a big deal, and the cord storage. This is very close to the hose which makes it a bit difficult to wind it up without getting caught on the hose storage. My only other wish would have been to have the rubber brush for the standard head as only a bristle brush is included unlike the wide head which comes with both options. However these small complaints are just that, small and I would hands down recommend the Cleanslate over the LGM.