Welcome

Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Sunday, July 10, 2022

Product Review: Hoover SmartWash Pet Automatic Carpet Cleaner

 


I had to use this much quicker than I intended when my mom's dog had an accident in the house on a brand new carpet. I had to use the spot treatment and go over the area with a few passes, but it got all of the mess out, did not leave any residual odor behind, and I could not tell the mess was ever there, after it was cleaned up.

It is pretty easy to set up, there is a tank for fresh water, a tank on the back for the solution, and a small tank on the handle for the spot solution. You use it like a vacuum, when you push forward it washes the carpet and when you pull back it dries the carpet. The carpet will not dry completely but you can get it from wet to damp. One thing to be aware of, it can be operated even if the water tank is not seated 100% correctly which will cause water to go into the carpet, but not be pulled back out and into the waste water tank. So, if water is not going into the waste water tank (which is above the clean water tank) you need to stop it and make sure everything is connected correctly, otherwise, you will just have dirty water sitting in the carpet. It does come with a small bottle of the spot chaser and the cleaning solution, but there is really only enough to do one or two cleanings of a single room. So, you definitely want to purchase more if you plan on using this on a regular basis. 



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