I can't even believe how much dirt this got out of my carpet! The water was dark and loaded with dirt. I swear the living room rug didn't look that dirty, but now it looks great. We have 2 cats and a dog, and 2 kids....we spend a lot of time In the living room, and it shows. Our living room is on the smaller side, it took about 2 hours to wash and then do an extra dry only cycle. We had some old stains, that came out with no extra effort. I love the spot wand, when you have pets, there are always spots. I will definitely be cleaning my carpets regularly with this. It is heavy but maneuvers easily.