The Ninja Classic is Esteam's portable carpet extractor line - 10-gallon machines in a rotomolded polyethylene body, with adjustable pumps from 150 to 500 PSI and a design that opens up for maintenance rather than hiding its components. Below is every Ninja Classic configuration we stock, compared on pump pressure, vacuum motors and heat, plus the one thing that catches most first-time Ninja buyers out.

Read This Before You Order: Most Ninja Classics Are Machine Only

Six of the seven configurations below are supplied as the machine only - no hoses, no wand. That is deliberate on Esteam's part: the Ninja Classic is bought heavily as a second or replacement body by crews who already own tooling, and not charging them twice for hoses keeps the entry price down.

It catches out buyers coming to the brand for the first time, who reasonably assume a carpet extractor arrives ready to clean. If this is your first Ninja, budget for a hose and wand kit alongside the machine. If you are adding capacity to a van that already runs Ninja or Hydro-Force tooling, machine-only is exactly what you want.

Ninja Classic Models Compared

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What to Add to a Machine-Only Ninja

A machine-only extractor needs a solution hose, a vacuum hose and a wand or hand tool before it will clean anything. These are the Ninja Classic parts we stock. Note that the 1662-2728 kit is shared tooling across the Olympus, Nautilus and Ninja Classic ranges, which is useful if your van already runs one of the others.

How the Models Differ

Pump pressure. 150 PSI covers routine maintenance cleaning. 200 PSI is the mid-range and the most commonly stocked Ninja configuration. 500 PSI drives solution hardest for heavily soiled commercial carpet. Every pump in the range is adjustable, so the number is a ceiling rather than a fixed setting.

Vacuum motors. The 150 and 200 PSI machines run dual 2-stage vacuum motors. The NJA500 runs a single 3-stage motor and the NJA500-05 runs dual 3-stage motors on 115V. More stages generally means more lift, which is what pulls water back out of the carpet; dual motors spread that across two paths.

Heat. Two configurations heat the solution - the 150 PSI NJA150-10 and the 200 PSI NJA200-10. Heat breaks down greasy and set-in soil faster. The rest run unheated and cost less.

Serviceability. Esteam builds the Classic so components are reachable, which is the reason the line has a following among crews who maintain their own equipment rather than sending machines out.

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• Free shipping on every Ninja Classic machine on this page. The hoses, wand kits and hand tools are shipped separately and do carry a freight charge, shown on each product page before checkout.
• Authorized dealer - genuine Esteam product with the factory warranty, never refurbished or gray-market.
• Machines and tooling in one place - if you are buying machine-only, the hose kits and hand tools are stocked here too, so a working setup is one order.
• Lowest price online across the Ninja Classic range.
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Ninja Carpet Extractor FAQ

Does a Ninja Classic come with hoses and a wand? Usually not. Six of the seven configurations we stock are supplied as the machine only. Check the model name - if it says Machine Only, you will need to add a hose and wand kit.

What hose and wand kit fits a Ninja Classic? The 250-014 kit is the Ninja Classic kit. The 1662-2728 kit fits Olympus, Nautilus and Ninja Classic extractors, which helps if you already run one of those brands.

Who makes Ninja extractors? Ninja Classic is Esteam's portable extractor line; several models are branded Esteam Ninja Classic.

How much PSI do I need? 150 PSI for routine maintenance cleaning, 200 PSI for general commercial work, 500 PSI for heavily soiled carpet. All the pumps are adjustable, so a higher-rated machine can still be run down.

What is the difference between dual 2-stage and dual 3-stage vacuum motors? Stages refer to the vacuum motor design; more stages generally produce more lift, which recovers more water from the carpet. The 500 PSI machines use 3-stage motors, the 150 and 200 PSI machines use 2-stage.

Do I need a heated machine? No. Heat speeds up cleaning on greasy and set-in soil. Unheated machines cost less and handle general soil well.

Are these portable or truck-mount? Portable. The Ninja Classic is a 10-gallon portable extractor that moves between jobs and up stairs.

Comparing Other Extractors

For portables across every brand we carry, see the Best Portable Carpet Extractors & Heated Spotters comparison. For compact spotters rather than 10-gallon machines, see the Best Spot Extractors comparison. For Olympus and Nautilus - which share the 1662-2728 tooling with the Ninja - see the Best Hydro-Force / Nautilus Extractors guide.