When we first received the Hoover Dual Spin Pet Plus Carpet Cleaner my son took it and used the attachment feature to clean his car. He loves to have a spotless car so he used it to clean the soft surfaces. He said it didn't seem to work the greatest for that. But then we had a minor flood in our basement due to a towel in the laundry sink. There was water everywhere in the laundry room as well as in to the family room. We moved everything out and started cleaning up. My husband grabbed the wet dry vac and went to work while my son took the Hoover and started sucking up the water. He just used the "dirty" tank to collect the water. He did have to keep emptying as the tank was rather small but it did work to have a second way to suck up the water. Our next test is the actual dog spots in the carpet of our rental!