I just got this today to clean up a mess my cat made on my couch.  Like other reviewers said, this does NOT create steam, but instead uses hot tap water (I'm not sure why they named it "Steamvac").It worked well and cleaned up the spots on my couch.  There was plenty of dirty water in the recovery tank, which proves that it does suction.  Many small cleaners like this spray solution on, but don't suction it back out.