Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro not sucking up water (solved)

We had an issue while using our new carpet cleaner. The vacuum was not picking up what we were putting down (obligatory dad joke.) We consulted Bissell on how to troubleshoot loss of suction, and all their steps didn't help. Finally we figured out that the "float" in the dirty water tank got stuck. There was a piece of debris caught in between the wall of the central intake and the "float"