Both Bissell ProHeat 25A3 and ProHeat Pet 89108 carpet cleaners are equipped with a 6 Row DirtLifter PowerBrush system (one roller), its floating suspension self-adjusts to all carpet heights, there is no manual adjuster available. And both of them have a Built-in Heater and Tank-in-Tank design.
Below we will discuss the difference between them.
Bissell 89108 vs 25A3
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* Pet Tool
The ProHeat Pet comes with a Deep Reach Pet Tool for removing tough pet stains and odors from stairs, upholstery and other hard-to-reach places whereas the ProHeat does not include.
* Tank Capacity
The ProHeat Pet has a larger tank than the Proheat.
The tank capacity are 1.00 gallon versus 0.75 gallons.
* Clean Water and Solution Mixing
The ProHeat Pet has a separate solution tank from the water tank. The clean water and formula are kept separate before cleaning. When cleaning, the machine utilizes a SmartMix function which will mix right amount of formula with water automatically according to your setting – Heavy Traffic, Normal, or Water Rinse.
Whereas the ProHeat has no separate formula bottle. Instead, it is equipped with a measuring cup, built into the lid of the water tank, to help you add the proper amount of formula into clean water. So, if you want to clean carpet with formula and water, you have to mix them before cleaning.
* Edge Brush
The ProHeat has EdgeSweep brushes to help clean baseboards whereas the Proheat Pet does not have the edge brushes.
* Cleaning Path Width
The ProHeat Pet has a cleaning path with of 12-inch versus 11-inch on the ProHeat.
* Flow Gauge
The ProHeat Pet features Flow Gauge that monitors the solution and and clean water levers to let you know when to change the tanks.
Whereas the ProHeat does not have this flow indicator.
* Weight
The ProHeat weighs 25 lbs whereas the ProHeat Pet weighs 26 lbs.
If you know other difference between Bissell ProHeat Pet 89108 and ProHeat 25A3 carpet cleaners, please share below to help other buy the right one, thanks.
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Product Manuals PDF
Bissell ProHeat Pet 89108 Manual
http://www.bissell.com/assets/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=36534
Bissell ProHeat 25A3 Manual
http://www.bissell.com/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=16061
I have a Proheat. The biggest issue with it is pet hair. The hair doesn’t get sucked into the machine. It just gets wadded and caked around the brush, until it’s so full of hair that it starts dropping wet hair blobs as you clean. Then it’s a nasty job to swipe your fingers around the brush area to get all the wet hair that’s built up (with the machine turned off, of course!). I thought I’d picked up the pet version, until I got home and realized the mistake. I hoped it would do and have been very disappointed. Hopefully, the Pet works better!