With a 2 in 1 tank does the clean water mix w/the dirty water while you are cleaning?
394398
No, there is a bladder that holds the clean water. I really like this steam cleaner. It is easy to use and does a good job.
394399
No, the two don't mix because the inner clean water tank is a big rubber bladder. It's just a terrible design because it's impossible to clean out all of the nooks and crannies of the outer tank. So it smells terrible.
394400
It does not mix. But filling and emptying are a pain, and the capacity is not very good.
1207280
yes the unit has 2 plates and a back filter that needs to be cleaned depending on usage
379343
The tank has a cap with a fill line on it. Fill the cap to the line 2 times. Be sure and fill the reservoir with water first and then add the cleaner.
451681
There isn't a dirty water tank on this model, but if you are referring to one of the carpet shampooers, read step 2 on this link: http://www.ehow.com/how_7579852_troubleshoot-dirt-devil-easy-steamer.html
1671320
Mostly because they are worried about rinsing the beneficial bacteria off of their used filter cartridges. I don't do that, I just rinse it off in tap water, but generally you clean the filters at the same time you do water changes, so it works out that you have the tank water hanging around. In my opinion, if the beneficial bacteria can be killed in your tank by rinsing the filter cartridge with tap water, then you have a very weak tank and maybe need some supplement.
166254
Yes. There is one small wire filter that needs to be flushed. Once we rinse before placing items in the DW there has never been anything I'm the screen.
2208710
No, add it to current water. You may want to do a partial water change after everyone is better, but not now. NEVER take all the water out of your tank because you are removing the good bacteria you established when cycling your tank.
1356721
I bought two and put in the bottom of a 55 gallon tank. Since installing the filters there has been quite a build-up of ??? on the top of the gravel. It is white and stringy (?) and very hard to clean out because of the tank depth! I have had MUCH better luck keeping the tank clean by installing two flow through filters and extending one of the intakes as close to the bottom as possible. If I had it to do over again I would NOT have gotten the under gravel systems.
1956321
No. Fill the tank 1:4 with vinegar and water and let soak a while, swish till clean and rinse
949826
It has two compartments. One you put in the clean water and soap one for the (sucked up) dirty water. The compartments both can be removed separately. The clean water tank is smaller than you could hope, but so far it is a minor complaint and we've been happy with how it works.
1392325
It depends how much water/vinegar/desalination solution you put into it . . . after the clean cycle, there will be times when you need to run it again a second time. Take note though that the "CLEAN" warning will continue to blink until you press the "BREW" button twice in succession after a clean cycle.
948174
No. The instructions on the bottle have you give the system an initial heavy dose by putting the cleaner down the tube the float is in so it goesto the bottom. You then put the system through two cycles and run the water on your faucets to flush out the any cleaner that may havegotten in the system. What I have been doing is putting about a half cup of cleaner in the tube every month or so. It seems to keep thesystem working just fine.
572737
Yes, the dirt ends up in the tank. But getting stuck is another thing. It does clean easily. Dirt will get stuck in the brush before it gets stuck any place else.. Hope this helps.....
1343751
Yes. There is a large bag inside the hard plastic water tank area. You fill the bag with clean water, and as it cleans, the dirty water is stored in the the hard plastic area, around the bag holding the clean water. After numerous uses, I still am very happy with this machine and highly recommend it.
1089440
No. The water and debris are discharged together. Everything it picks up goes to the internal tanks and they fully discharge out the larger diameter discharge hose when it automatically switches tanks.(Later addition: I had not used the bag since I always want to discharge even the smallest bottom debris.)
1296582
Yes i have purchased it twice for my system and it works fine, it just takes a little longer to get that smell out of the water when you replace the RO part, but maybe just an extra emptying of the tank
2030757
Yes, both containers are clear, so you can see both the clean and dirty water while in use.