It cleans carpets just like you would vacuum. The kit includes a 2-in-1 pet tool, a sample of cleaning solution, a 8-foot hose and an accessory storage bag.Promising review: You know you're an adult when you receive a vacuum cleaner in the mail and are excited about it. Although we don't have the money to buy a new carpet cleaner, we feel it was worth it. Although we only have carpet upstairs, this house is our home and it isn’t perfect. Our dog is a challenge to potty train. I'm also a very clumsy person (I often spill something). It is very handy to have something that can be used to clean up after the dog. It is so nice to have a clean place to go home and host guests. This carpet cleaner is very useful. It has an auto-dry feature as well as a dry only button. I was a bit generous with the cleaner part of it, so I was glad to find a way to correct my mistakes. It was very user-friendly for carpet cleaning, but it took me a while to get the stair cleaning part right. It was easy to use and it even had a stair attachment option. My carpets are clean and I feel comfortable. However, the carpeting on my stairs feels a little ragged. It is just difficult to clean stairs. I think it was more the product and the tools. Overall, it's a great product that is much cheaper than hiring someone to clean it. At least it's true in our area. BrittanyAmazon has it for $198