Little Green HydroSteam Multi-Purpose Portable Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner, Car and Auto Detailer, 3618

The BISSELL Little Green HydroSteam 3618 is a powerful portable cleaner that handles tough stains on carpets, upholstery, and car interiors with ease. Its HydroSteam technology helps break down dirt faster, making deep cleaning more effective than traditional spot cleaners. It’s compact, easy to carry, and simple to use, which makes it great for quick cleanups around the house or in your vehicle. Overall, it’s a strong and reliable choice for keeping fabrics and surfaces looking fresh.

Nice slick little cleaner for pet owners and everyone else who has a lot of spots and stains on their carpets from life happening. The tanks are of adequate size to hold plenty of cleaning solution and dirty fluids as one cleans the rugs. It leaves the carpets significantly less wet than I imagined it might, which is a great bonus for me. The cleaner allows one to clean just bad spots and larger areas as well, and it is designed with efficiency in mind for the operators. The only think I have had to add to the operation is to cut a 3/4" piece of plywood and smooth out the edges so I can move it along under the cleaner so the machine can get rid of all the hot air that is generated under the cleaner and seems to not allow it to operate as cool as I think it should. It runs cooler and therefore it should last longer with the board under it during operations. This might be part of some kind of planned obsolescence or maybe a very slight design flaw, but the cleaner operates just fine without the board under it, but I like the board-aided operation better. The cost of the cleaner is a little steep, but after seeing the good results, it is acceptable.

EDITED REVIEW: MULTIPLE UPDATES. Waited a few months to write this review to ensure it works as well as it did when I bought it. It doesn’t disappoint! This thing has POWER! It sucks the stain and solution up so dry time is minimal! There’s no leakage at all. I’ve used this more than 10 times and I have not noticed a leak at all. I do spend the time making sure I put it away nicely, and I do make sure I clean the attachments and hoses after each use. I love that it comes with multiple attachments for car and other furnishings. The size: let’s talk about the size. For being such a small, portable machine, it doesn’t skimp on power! I love that it’s not big, bulky or heavy! I can lift with ease. The speed is fine. I really haven’t seen any decline since I bought it. I really love the steam feature, but don’t put it near skin. Steam is hot. Please use common sense when using this function. I really love this machine for the car! It cleans my seats better than any other carpet cleaning machine! Being that it’s smaller, it’s not as noisy as most carpet cleaners, which is a plus for saving the ears! UPDATE: and as of today, 1/26/26 the machine stopped working. Won’t spray at all (SEE VIDEO) No matter what I do. I purchased it in June of 2025. I am absolutely disgusted that I spent $250 on this thing and it won’t even work now. UPDATE 3: I have to give kudos to Amazon since they offer product support for items like this. I found my way to Bissell customer support via my order here on Amazon. Within a few moments, I was connected to Bissell Customer Service. The rep was very helpful in trying to troubleshoot why my machine stopped spraying. When all efforts were exhausted, he decided it was in my best interest to ship me out a new hose and attachment cleaner head free of charge. I cannot be happier. This review went from 5 stars down to 1 (and I rarely do that) back to 5 stars for exceptional customer service!!! Hopefully the new hose and attachment works! TBC…. 3rd update: the new hose has continuously worked as hoped!!! Thanks Bissell!

THIS IS AN AMAZING LITTLE MACHINE as long as you get one that makes steam. Unfortunately, there are HUGE unit to unit differences in steam production! More on this later. We have no carpets in our house, so I can't speak to how it cleans carpet. But we have plenty of light-colored upholstered furniture. I HAVE FOUND THIS IS THE BEST DEVICE TO CLEAN UPHOLSTERY. It takes the furniture from looking dirty and old---to new looking again. (We have restored furniture purchased at "antique" stores using this product, saving THOUSANDS.) To use, you add water to the fill line the clean container, choosing either small or large job, then add cleaning solution to the designated line above. (I only use 1/2 the recommended amount.) Then you turn the machine on choosing steam alone, steam and spray, or spray alone. You are supposed to let it warm up until the indicator light comes on. The problem is that when the machine first starts up no matter what cycle you picked, it will spray solution and no steam. Aim it at a cloth until the output looks like the cycle you picked. The machines used to come with an additional part called the "HydroRinse Self-Cleaning Hose tool" which allowed you to spray into this special cap, which immediately sucked whatever liquid back into the dirty water bin, so you could press the on button until you knew it was warmed up and making steam. This is available for a few dollars ONLY AS AN ACCESSORY. Curiously, it is described in the user's manual but NOT INCLUDED. For cleaning large areas, I use steam only until the machine fully warms up, spraying into the "hydrorinse tool," then switch to the larger cleaning head, using the Steam + Spray cycle. I don't recommend soaking furniture; you can always go back and do it again. If you use too much cleaner, you will see residue on the upholstery when it dries. (Then clean again with just water.) It ships with a tiny sample of Bissell Pet Pro Oxy Spot and Stain, which does have a smell. It's not as bad as carpet shampoo in decades past, but it still leaves an odor (in my opinion) reminiscent of cheap theater seats. If you're like me and have scent sensitivity, I recommend you get Bissell Little Green Pet Oxy Spot and Stain "Free and Clear" which HAS NO DETECTABLE SCENT. For the tiniest spots or most delicate fabrics, try steam only first. If you have a large area to clean such as an entire cushion of a sofa, the Steam + Spray option would be better. Anyway, the machine does a great job on upholstery. On persistent stains on our white furniture, I prespot with a spray on peroxide-based spot remover, let it sit awhile, then clean again. When you've got a good machine IT REALLY DOES A 5 STAR JOB. I love my machine. But the quality control IS NOT GOOD. I have now had 5 of these units for 2 homes. (3 were from Costco, 2 were purchased here.) The first one stopped working after a few months, so I returned it for replacement, but it hardly made any steam. I returned it and got a great machine. We recently purchased another home, so bought another unit from Amazon as Costco stopped selling these. Hmm. Again, my unit hardly made any steam. I would not have known the difference except for my prior experience. I ordered a replacement from Amazon and am happy with the steam coming out of the new unit. OUT OF 5 UNITS ONLY 2 WERE GOOD. 2 MADE LITTLE STEAM, AND ONE LASTED ONLY A FEW MONTHS! Something is seriously wrong with their quality control. I recommend you buy this with caution. If hardly any steam comes out, you may have a defective unit. Save all packing material and send it back or perhaps consider the extended warranty. You will see reviewers who love the machine, and those who complain about lack of steam. Maybe they just got a bad machine and didn't know any better!

An update a/o 7/16/2025...God knows what the Tollers got into but it was ALL on the carpet this morning. The only addition to my highly favorable past review is the steam never gave out despite an hours' constant use. That's better than our coffee makers! I am ALWAYS suspect of Marketing's claims but I am SUCH a Bissell homer that I will only use Bissell cleaning solution. I also used the previous generation cleaner and it's obvious they listened to customer feedback with incremental improvements. An exceptional company. Written Thanksgiving, 2024. I'm even more impressed. Decades ago I bought two Super 99s while in Shanghai. VERY unusual colors, never seen colors/themes in the states, one light grey and the other gold/white. About 2010, our first Toller, Oscar, carpet bombed the grey and it has resisted EVERY attempt to remove DARK stains. Until now. This gizmo has almost completely removed stains with one session and I expect the stains to completely disappear. Outstanding performance! The g/w was just gifted by Willie Toller who is fighting a bout of bloody gastroenteritis. Even though I cleaned it quickly, I was concerned (first about Willie!) that it had set. Two passes and there is no way one can tell it was gifted by a Toller. This machine is DEFINITELY worth the bucks. Now on to the original review... I'm clearly a Bissell homer but they deserve the business. My first B rug cleaner was a MONSTER that looked like the aliens from Dr. Who. But it worked great. I bought the earlier version of this design, without steam, a LONG time ago and was very pleased. One of our Tollers recently had a lot of sedation and he had bowel problems and let's just say the gifts left on the floor were quiet varied indeed. The steam function on this made short work of any version of poop he could produce and I believe the steam makes a huge difference with odors. Nowhere was there any scent left that I could smell and the pups did not linger anywhere near the cleaned spots. THIS is definitely worth the up-charge. They also significantly improved the design, better hose stowage and the long extension cord holder seems to hold the cord better. To update (May 2024), I used this on a set-in stain on broadloom which was partially removed by the earlier version. This machine removed it in short-order. It also removed water stains on a berber in the basement. Quite an impressive gizmo.

I got this to clean my sectional couch that is over 10 years old. Very easy to use. The water heated up quickly in order to use the steam feature. The steam does not dispense immediately. (I believe it took about 5-15 secs for it to dispense steam when I was using the wash and steam mode). The item is well made and is easy to move around. It is also easy to clean once you have finished using it. It does a great job at cleaning. I do have a couple of dislikes in regards to this product. 1) the cord for the plug needs to be longer. You would need an extension cord if you were to use this cleaner in the interior of your car. 2) the brush heads need a better method of latching on securely to the hose. It fell off two or three times as I was using it to scrub and clean my couch. 3) the suction needs to be greater. The whole purpose for me to get this cleaner was to have stronger suction compared to my stand up Bissell carpet cleaner. This one has the same amount of suction as my stand up Bissell carpet cleaner. I would rank the suction as low to medium. 4) the steam dispensed is not right away when you press the button. This causes a saturation of product with water/water & cleaner in one spot of the item you are cleaning. Overall a great product. It will be helpful when cleaning my cars carpets and wherever I need to use it to clean minor stains instead of using my stand up Bissell carpet cleaner. I do hope that Bissell will work on improving the suction for this! But, overall I’m happy!

The machine is awesome! It’s small, light and I am very surprised at what it can do. I don’t have a lot of space and originally ordered this to clean my truck. But my dog vomited onto my house carpeting after finding some Jelly Beans…. Cleaned up the chunks, soaked the stain a little with some Resolve and went to take the machine out, put in the detergent and used Wash Only according to the instructions. It’s gone! Of course I took care of it quickly before it dried. Highly recommended for anyone needing a compact and powerful spot cleaner! I considered a cordless but they couldn’t produce the steam needed and if so only for too short of time. The cord is extra long so hardly any need for an extension except maybe to the truck.

The steam comes out intermittently, out of a small area and is not very hot. The water shoots out in a narrow pattern, much more narrow than the suction head. The suction is fair, not very good. The tanks are very easy to fill and empty. Overall the Bissel gets the job done but slowly. I was going to give 3 stars because of the performance of this machine but I gave it 4 stars because it's a relatively cheap machine and I can't expect it to perform much better for what it costs.

Definitivamente cumplió con mis expectativas, la súper recomiendo, solo hay que tener en cuenta que la botella de aproximadamente 200ml de jabón con el que viene la máquina prácticamente alcanza para 1 carga, que en mi caso solo sirvió para un asiento (si estaba muy sucio jeje). Igual mi sugerencia para usarla es rociar, tallar y luego pasar la maquina en modo agua con vapor.

اول ما اتسلمتها واستخدمتها احترقت علي وانا اصور كمان لحظة الاحتراق وطلعت علي دخان طلع فيها تهريب موية من الداخل وحرقتها علي

Muy buena, dejo las vestiduras de mi auto impecables, tiene muy buena succión, ya habia tenido el modelo anterior y esta tiene mayor potencia, se secan mucho mas rapido los muebles porque tiene mayor succión, no especifican bien pero este modelo solo viene con 2 cepillos, el de 5 pulgadas y el pequeño, lo bueno es que hay repuestos de todo para esta máquina y otros accesorios aqui mismo en amazon, de todos los modos que trae para mi el mejor es el que combina agua con vapor, el vapor si sale caliente, yo no tuve problemas con fugas de agua ni nada parecido, espero que sea duradera como los modelos anteriores, aun que al dar 3 años de garantía, quiere decir que lo sera.

I tried to use the new machine but unfortunately the steam is not working and the machine got heated I returned it and the Amazon support was very helpful

Excelente producto , la potencia es buena si no la mejor pero si muy buena