I thought trying out this rotary carpet cleaning gadget would be simple – turns out there's more going on than just pushing a box around. Let me tell you how I figured this thing actually chews up dirt from my carpets.

The First Look & Setup

Cracking open the big box felt like unpacking a robot vacuum on steroids. Heavy duty plastic everywhere. Found three main parts:

• A big plastic base with two spinny brush rollers underneath (these things felt stiff!)
• A tall handle thing screwed onto the base
• A separate, kinda noisy motor box for sucking

Assembly wasn't bad. Snapped the handle into the base – satisfying click – then connected the wide, fat hose from the motor part to a socket on the cleaner. Plugged the whole setup into the wall. Machine sat there humming, ready for battle.

The Messy Water Business

First step? Water. Found the little tank hiding behind the handle. Pulled it out and filled it almost to the top with warm tap water. Added a healthy glug of the special cleaner solution they gave me – smelled like fake flowers. Slid the tank back in. Then came the truly gross part: a dark, empty plastic tank on the other side to catch the dirty water my carpets would spit up. Didn't sound promising.

Letting the Beast Loose

Time for action. Flipped the big lever handle downwards. Immediately heard a thrummmm from the base and felt strong vibrations through the handle. Felt like I was holding a lawnmower! Pushed forward slowly. Saw the little spray nozzle underneath shoot a fine mist of soapy water straight down onto the carpet just in front of the spinny brushes.

Brushing & Sucking Show

Those rotating brushes went to town! They dug deep, agitating the dampened carpet pile like crazy. Dirt and old stains started loosening up fast. But the magic happened right behind them: a powerful vacuum sucked up all that dirty, soapy water immediately. Watched a dark grey stream flowing through the clear hose heading straight for that dirty water tank. Left a slightly damp, much cleaner path behind me. Repeated slow, overlapping passes. The water in the catch tank got seriously murky – kind of satisfying seeing how much crud came out.

Wrapping Up the Operation

After doing the whole room, the clean water tank was empty. Flip the handle lever back to upright and thrum stopped. Unplugged it. Now the fun cleanup part. Unhooked the hose. Pulled out the dirty water tank – heavy and grey-brown! Ugh. Emptied that sludge carefully into the toilet. Pulled the brushes out too; tangled with hair and carpet fuzz. Cleaned those under the tap. Emptied the clean water tank, rinsed everything, let it all air dry. Machine looked almost new again… until next time.

So yeah, it sprays soap, scrub brushes beat the dirt loose, then vacuum sucks the dirty soup away. Simple when you break it down, but messy as heck to run!