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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. 

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Product Review: Hoover SmartWash Pet Automatic Carpet Cleaner with Paws & Claws Carpet Cleaning Solution

 


This is one of Hoover's newer carpet cleaners, which operates like a vacuum cleaner. It has a tank that you fill with warm water (that snaps onto the front of the unit) and a reservoir to put the cleaning solution. There is also a reservoir on the handle into which you can put the spot cleaner solution, which is basically a pre-treater that you can spray on the pet mess that will help get it out when you run the main unit over it. You have to make sure that the two water tanks are seated correctly, otherwise, water will go into the carpet but will not get sucked back up into the waste water tank. Basically, you push it forward to clean and then pull it back toward you to have it suck the water up, and "dry" the carpet. It does not really end up drying the carpet as it will still be damp when you are done, but it will get the waste water out of the carpet so it goes from wet to damp. 

The unit is easy to put together and works well. I had to use it on a pet mess very quickly after purchasing it, and it was able to clean up both urine and poop stains, both of which came out easily so you could not even tell there was ever a mess. It does come with a small bottle of the cleaning solution and the spot chaser solution. They are enough to get a couple of uses out of the machine, but if you plan to clean your carpets on a regular basis, you will definitely need a larger bottle. So, if you are looking for a reasonably priced carpet cleaner, I definitely recommend this one, especially for pet owners. 

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