 "excellent carpet cleaner" | 2008-09-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: AIPOB2PJEA8XX |
I used a Dirt Devil cannister for the longest time - i like its mobility for stairs and getting behind things, however, the extensions finally broke and left me on my knees to vacuum floors. Not fun. And belittling.
This Lift-off Bissell operates mainly as an upright, but what attracted me was its cannister-like conversion thru its lift off feature. It cleans exceptionally well as an upright, but is still plagued by long hair getting wound up around the brushes and needs to be cut out from time to time. Also the hand-held turbo brush operates off the vacuum suction and cleans pet hair off couches very well, but doesn't clean blinds very well. I'll have to clean those by other means. I don't like the "Extra Wide" brushes because they stick out 1/2 inch to each side at the front, often getting hung up on furntiture legs and such. I've only had the chance to use it 4 times so far, but i can now be less squeemish about having to vacuum the floors...on my knees. |
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 "Worked great until it died at 2 years old" | 2008-07-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: ADLCNW656O9G |
| This vaccum cleaner worked great until it died with no explanation yesterday. It was only 2 years old. |
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 "5 years and still liking it" | 2008-07-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A17RCJ1Y46EMT |
| I've had this vacuum for 5 years now...the machine continues to perform well. It does a great job at sucking all the dust and hair from 3 dogs that constantly shed. Foam filters are easy to wash and maintain! Decent job at sucking hair from furniture; the hose could be a bit longer and perhaps more flexible....all in all -- good investment. |
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| "great vacuum for the price" | 2008-04-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1KHT8WF4PWRTF |
| this is a great value. It is much quieter than any other vacuum I have owned. It has great suction,sufficient attachments, and the best part is the lift off feature. this allows you do stairs without carrying the entire vacuum. The only thing I could think that would make this vacuum better,would be if the dirt container was larger and wouldn't have to be emptied so often. |
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| "Highly Verstaile and Effective!" | 2008-03-16 |
| - Reviewed By brorjace |
This is the 4th Bissel machine in my extended family ... all are excellent. I didn't really need a new vacuum ... but seeing this one on clearance, I just couldn't pass it up. The build quality of this machine is excellent and the styling, fit and finish are top notch. Mine is a beautiful metallic red with other pieces being either clear or gold plastic.
My Bissel Velocity (Model 6393) probably has more outright suction ... but this Revolution Lift-Off fills the dirt cup quickly too so you know it's working really well. I'm morbidly fascinated with the amount of dirt these machines pull out of clean-looking carpets. Who needs a $400+ vacuum cleaner when these do such an amazing job for less than half the price? 12 amps seems to be the safe power limit of all residential vacuum cleaners ... the various makes have standardized at this limit so claims of "more/higher power" are mere marketing fluff between the brands.
The hose is plenty flexible and a decent length. The attachments are about what you would expect ... a brush and a crevice tool. I'm not sure how handy a duster would be ... but I would prefer a softer brush with longer bristles. The turbo brush works really well ... but you can't work it too hard or you will get the `melting' that some complain about.
The downsides of this machine are weight (approximately 20lbs ... I actually weighed mine) and the fact that you need to keep it very clean (obviously, many reviewers failed to do this). Fortunately, all the clear dirt chamber pieces are removable (by a handy release latch on the back) and you can place these parts in the sink, tub, etc ... to really give them a thorough washing once in a while. The sponge motor and upper tank filters come out easily for washing even if you don't want to take it all apart. I'll admit I'm an amateur tinkerer and so don't mind working on this thing a few minutes after each use. Obviously, not everyone will agree.
The Lift-Off Revolution works extremely well in a wide range of circumstances. It (like other 12amp machines) is very powerful and sucks up a lot of dirt and dust. It goes to great lengths to pull it up, capture it and prevent it from going into the motor or back into the air. It is NOT however, magic. It, like all other pieces of equipment, requires regular maintenance. Filters need to be cleaned or replaced regularly to ensure the highest level of performance. Failure to do so will cause a loss of power, overheating, premature motor failure, melting ... and the filters can grow mold & mildew producing a wretched smell whenever the vacuum is used (happened to my mother's similar #6596). Gunk build-up in and around the machine can also affect the seals causing the machine to leak and redeposit dirt back into the air or onto the carpet.
This is a versatile, effective machine. Other than damage in shipping, most of the complaints I see about this and other (similar) Bissels look like neglect, outright abuse or other `operator-error' to me (also correctly pointed out by a previous reviewer).
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 "What's great about it lead to its demise" | 2008-02-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2L011POGD9G2U |
My wife got this over two years ago and until this week it was the best vacuum we have owned. We have dogs and hardwood floors and it was amazing how much stuff it picked up. The detachable canister made it great for on-the-fly under the couch cleaning and hitting the stairs. Ultimately the liftoff part of this vacuum caused a short.
It appears you need to be careful over time when putting the canister back on the base. If the two are not connected perfectly or things get tweaked over time it leads to the wispy electrical smoke that we got this week. Most likely it was our own carelessness that caused this but it is still upsetting that after two years we have to purchase another vacuum. The connectors are now charred black and the wife has already purchased a new vacuum on Amazon. Never again will we get a liftoff. |
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| "Turbo Review" | 2008-01-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3FEBHJMWZIRDA |
| It does what is says. We have a collie, a mixed breed, and a cat, Hair is everywhere to say the least. This product does an excellent job picking up pet hair. Make sure that you empty the waise container often. |
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| "Had to review this...." | 2008-01-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: AXB31T2FNLBMZ |
| I've never reviewed on Amazon, but had to for this product because I love it so much. I had a difficult time deciding on a vacuum due to all the mixed reviews on every brand and model. I finally decided on this one because the price was decent and it had a detachable cannister for cleaning our stairs. We've had our Bissell for six months now and it is still going strong and doing a wonderfully good job in our 2500 sq. ft. home (with a dog and a toddler)! This is a sturdy machine that does not feel cheap at all. Every time we are done vacuuming, the canister is full, so I know that it's doing a good job. We have not had one single problem with this model and I've never found that with any other vacuum cleaner I have owned. |
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| "This vacuum cleaner is great!" | 2007-12-21 |
| - Reviewed By jillgrant |
| It seems very powerful and gets up dust and pet hair really well. When the turbo is turned on, it practically pulls you across the floor. Although it's easy to take the cannister off and on, it's a little bit of a nuisance to deal with the power cord, which doesn't retract. Otherwise, no complaints at all. |
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 "Was disappointed twice by this vac" | 2007-11-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2PXGYCYRCD8UY |
I bought my first Bissell Lift Off 2005. And it seamed to be a fair vacuum cleaner. Got the job done. At this point in time the only thing that anoid me, was the somewhat rigid hose. It didn't flex and move like most vacuum cleaner hoses I used. The result was that when you used the attachments with the hose to vacuum the upholstery the entire canister toppled over and hit me constantly in the back of the legs. The next set back was that the vacuum cleaner died suddenly and without notice after one year of owning it. Just didn't work one day.
So I went out and bought another Bissell Lift off. BAD CHOICE! (Fool me once, shame on you! Fool me twice, shame on me! How true!) Same problem with the hose. Other than that nothing out of the ordinary. And then a half year later the motor powering the turbo brush died. And my not so bad vacuum cleaner was really put to the test without the use of the turbo brush. And it failed miserably. Sure there is suction, but only if you use the attachments on the hose. But who wants to vacuum their entire house with the small attachment of the vac? Not me. Other than that the vacuum would even pick up a snip of paper from the floor. Without its turbo brush this vacuum cleaner proofed to be utterly ineffective!
So, I would definately not recommend this vacuum cleaner! Sorry Bissell but this thing is a dud! |
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