The catch
Hoover SmartWash Pet Complete
Empty, it weighs about 20.5 pounds, so it's tougher to carry than PowerDash.
Side by side
Hoover SmartWash Pet vs BISSELL ProHeat 2X Pet Pro Plus Compared: ProHeat carries lighter with more cord, and Hoover automates wash and dosing
Quick verdict
Hoover SmartWash Pet is for you if you want the machine to dose the formula and shift between washing and extraction as you move. BISSELL ProHeat 2X Pet Pro Plus is the better fit when carrying weight and a longer power cord count for more. Each has a one-gallon clean tank and an eight-foot hose.
Before you buy
Why, and what it costs you
Empty, BISSELL weighs about 15% less
The listings show a three-pound gap before any water goes in.
Where this comes from
(20.5 − 17.5) ÷ 20.5 × 100 = 14.6%. For comparing how hard each is to carry, use the empty-machine figures.
The catch
BISSELL ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus
You have to measure the solution into the clean tank yourself.
Hoover SmartWash Pet Complete
- Why pick it
- You'd like detergent mixed automatically
- Washing as you push forward and drying as you pull back suits you
- The catch
- Empty, it weighs about 20.5 pounds, so it's tougher to carry than PowerDash.
BISSELL ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus
- Why pick it
- You lug the machine between floors
- Three more feet of power cord appeals to you
- The catch
- You have to measure the solution into the clean tank yourself.
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What this page compares
SmartWash FH53000 and ProHeat 3588F go head to head on automatic mixing, carrying upstairs, extra drying passes and how far their tools usefully reach.
Day to day
How each one fits your routine
The quick-drying claim applies only to a lighter cleaning mode
The approximately 30-minute drying claim for the ProHeat 3588F comes with Express Clean and does not cover its deeper cleaning modes. When you need the carpet back in use soon, take that lighter process only if the soil and material suit it. SmartWash has HeatForce and dry-only passes, but there is no matched drying-time evidence here to name a faster one. On a badly soiled pet area, allow more time to dry and do not lean on the Express headline.
Where this comes from
How long a carpet takes to dry depends on how much water went down, how many extraction passes you made and the conditions in the room. The comparison respects the manufacturer's line between modes and does not stretch a light-clean claim into a promise for after deep cleaning.
Pulling out more water should not mean wetting the carpet again
With SmartWash's dry-only button, you can run extra extraction passes without the usual forward-wash action. That helps on a patch of carpet that can take wet cleaning and still feels wet afterward. Choose it if you want that control built into how you work. ProHeat has its own dry-pass instructions too, so read how it operates and do not assume that automatic mixing alone decides how much liquid is left behind.
Where this comes from
What you are deciding is how much control you get over the next pass, and no test of leftover moisture backs either machine. Once the cleaning step is done, more solution does not automatically help, and neither machine can confirm that the carpet underneath is dry.
Which one fits
Pick the situations that sound like you
Your first whole-room clean
Automatic dosing and direction-based washing leave fewer settings for you to decide.
- Hoover SmartWash Pet Complete
- Better fit
- BISSELL ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus
- Good
Carry it up the stairs often
Empty, the 3588F weighs three pounds less.
- Hoover SmartWash Pet Complete
- Depends
- BISSELL ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus
- Better fit
Upholstery work needs a long hose
Each lists eight feet, so neither one gives the tools more reach.
- Hoover SmartWash Pet Complete
- Similar
- BISSELL ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus
- Similar
Want to pull out more water without spraying more
On Hoover, use the dry-only mode. On BISSELL, stop applying solution.
- Hoover SmartWash Pet Complete
- Good
- BISSELL ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus
- Good
In practice
Differences you will notice
Empty, BISSELL weighs about 15% less
The listings show a three-pound gap before any water goes in.
How we worked this out
(20.5 − 17.5) ÷ 20.5 × 100 = 14.6%. For comparing how hard each is to carry, use the empty-machine figures.
Filling up adds equal water weight
Either cleaner picks up about 8.3 pounds from one US gallon of water.
How we worked this out
Each clean tank holds one gallon. The water figure is an approximate room-temperature conversion and not a weight measured on a filled machine.
A longer cord leaves the hose just as short
BISSELL gets you three more feet from the outlet, yet both tools still sit on eight-foot hoses.
How we worked this out
25 − 22 = 3 feet. Cord length and hose length address different reach problems.
Option A
Hoover, FH53000
SmartWash Pet Complete
On the forward pass this automatic upright washes, on the pullback it dries, and it meters the solution too.
- Best for
- You'd like detergent mixed automatically
Facts we checked
- Formula dosing: Automatic mixing
- Floor-cleaning control: Forward washes, backward extracts
- Empty weight: 20.5 pounds
- Clean tank of 1 gallon
Option B
BISSELL, 3588F
ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus
Built with pets in mind, this upright has a 12-row brush, a one-gallon tank and hose tools in the box.
- Best for
- You lug the machine between floors
Facts we checked
- Formula dosing: Manual mixing
- Floor-cleaning control: User controls solution application
- Empty weight: 17.5 pounds
- Clean tank of 1 gallon
Spec by spec
Where they really differ
| Spec | Hoover SmartWash Pet Complete | BISSELL ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus | In practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula dosing | Automatic mixing | Manual mixing | With Hoover there is no measuring to do. |
| Floor-cleaning control | Forward washes, backward extracts | User controls solution application | Choose either the motion-driven workflow or direct control of application. |
| Empty weight | 20.5 pounds | 17.5 pounds | Before filling, BISSELL weighs three pounds less. |
| Clean tank | 1 gallon | 1 gallon | Neither one holds more clean water than the other. |
| Hose | 8 feet | 8 feet | Reach above the floor comes out even. |
| Cord and path | 22-foot cord, 12-inch path | 25-foot cord, 11-inch path | BISSELL offers the extra cord, and Hoover offers one more inch of working width. |
Trade-offs
What each pick costs you
With Hoover SmartWash Pet Complete
- Because dosing is automatic, you have less say over how concentrated the formula is.
With BISSELL ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus
- After each use, you still have to pull hair and formula residue out of the nozzle and brush area.
Decision guide
How to decide
If you want the machine to take over formula dosing and change between washing and extraction depending on your direction, pick Hoover SmartWash Pet. If a lighter carry and a longer power cord matter more, pick BISSELL ProHeat 2X Pet Pro Plus. A one-gallon clean tank and an eight-foot hose are common to both.
With SmartWash, two small decisions disappear
Hoover meters the cleaning solution itself, and the floor-cleaning action changes depending on which way you push. This is a help when several people share the machine in your home or you only use it now and then. With BISSELL, you mix the solution and control application. That manual workflow works fine, but you have to remember when to stop spraying and keep extracting.
Carrying and pushing weight are not the same
Empty, the 3588F is listed by BISSELL at 17.5 pounds, and Hoover lists SmartWash at 20.5 pounds. That three-pound gap matters when you are about to carry one upstairs. A full one-gallon clean tank adds roughly 8.3 pounds of water, and that comes before any recovered liquid. Empty the tanks before you carry either machine, and don't read a small weight advantage as a recommendation that lifting is safe.
A wider cleaning path does not guarantee faster drying
At 12 inches, SmartWash's path is one inch wider than the 11-inch path on ProHeat. In theory that means fewer lanes, which can help in an open room, but furniture, overlap and extra extraction passes count as well. The dry-only button on the Hoover comes in handy for those passes. How long the carpet takes to dry depends heavily on the carpet, the ventilation and how much water you put down. The brand name on the cleaner does not settle it.
What this page can’t tell you
- Brush rows alone don't tell you which machine removes stains better.
- Drying time on your carpet is not guaranteed by either model.
By the numbers
What the data shows
What we found across the carpet cleaners we compare, plus the checked facts behind each finding.
Show the facts and the math
| Product | Needs it meets | Facts we checked | Sources |
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| Hoover SmartWash Pet Complete |
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| BISSELL ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro Plus |
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