The Bissel ProHeat carpet cleaner will help keep your carpets clean. The machine works by injecting hot steam and other cleaning products on the carpet, removing dirt and dirty water reabsorbed in the container. Place the container of shampoo on the back of the machine. It is a frosted glass bowl turned upside down, with the "top" upside down. Pull the pan and place on a counter or table. Remove the container from the front of the machine. It is easy to remove, simply lift the handle and pull up semicircular. Also place on a countertop. Turn on the water and let it run until it is as hot as possible. You need to use hot water, but no more than tap water. Do not use boiling water as this may damage the bag of water and other machine parts. Turn the container and unscrew the top half from below. Set aside the top half. Off the water while the tank located under the tap. Fill the bag of water aiming the stream toward the funnel-shaped opening of the bag. Do not fill the container just inside the bag (looks like a semi-rigid balloon). Clean water comes into the bladder, it penetrates the bissell carpet cleaner carpet cleaner and is reabsorbed into the tank (located around the bladder of clean water). Fill the bottle of shampoo carpet cleaner to get to the line "full". For best results, use Bissell carpet shampoo for steam cleaners. Can not find the brand Bissell carpet shampoo, buy one that specifies that it is compatible with the Bissell ProHeat carpet cleaners. Turn on Bissell ProHeat carpet cleaner. Place the switch on the hand in the natural position of your fingers. This switch delivers a warm water and shampoo mixture into the carpet, while rotating brushes scrub the carpet. Press the switch while moving slowly Bissell carpet cleaner forward, hold the switch down and move the machine back to you. Release the switch. This will stop the stream of water and shampoo and will switch to absorption. Without moving from the area, scroll forward and backward. Do it slowly so that the machine can extract the greatest possible dirty water. Move the Bissell ProHeat carpet cleaner to another area and repeat the process forward and backward with the switch down and releasing the switch again. Continue until you have cleaned the entire room. Keep an eye on the levels of shampoo and water while cleaning. If you are cleaning a large room, you may have to empty the container and fill the bag with hot water. Also, you may need to refill the shampoo bowl. .