 "Great Vacuum with a reasonable price!" | 2008-09-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: A35696DCEHXKHU |
| I love this vacuum because it picks up after my pets hair. I use the turbo brush on our suede plush couches. I love that this vacuum has quite a few filters. Since the vacuum picks up everything I make sure to empty the canister every trash night. If you make it a schedule, it's much easier. I like all the filters because I really see everything it picks up. All are washable in soapy warm water. Except the Hepa Filter, it's $10 and if you shake the filter out once every few months, you can maintain it a bit longer. br /br /I love how everyone complains you have to empty it too much - this thing picks up a lot of dirt! What do you expect? |
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| "Outstanding" | 2008-08-22 |
| - Reviewed By nancyw41 |
| My dog was shedding so bad I couldn't keep up with the dog hair. This vacuum helped tremendously. With the additional tools I was able to keep the furniture and stairs clean. This is by far one of the best vacuums I have ever owned. |
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 "Good Vacuuming power - HORRIBLE filter clean up" | 2008-08-20 |
| - Reviewed By yrastarr |
The machine does what it's supposed to do. It vacuums. I can vacuum on all rugs, as well as on the hardwood floors. It is light, and has a nifty handle for hauling it up and down stairs as well as for cleaning them. The attachments fit right on the back and don't fall off only to become forever lost in the closet.
Why 3 stars? The filter cleaning system! Why can't all the features above be designed onto a vacuum that uses a bag?
The good feature is that they made the plastic, dirt-catching canister clear, so just one look will tell you when it's full - which is probably almost every time you check.
If you don't change it, dust and dirt will escape from it, defeating the purpose of vacuuming. You might also detect a disturbing odor - like something's burning...
When it's time to dump the dirt, your best bet is to take it outside close to a garbage can to un-hitch it and dump it out. Squint. Clouds of dust will mushroom forth. You may or may not need to change clothes, depending on how sensitive you are to dust. You can continue vacuuming at this point, but beware. Other filters are being clogged, too.
Above the canister is another filter thing. You should unscrew it and check it. It may need to be banged against the side of the garbage can to shake loose dirt.
Below the canister is another filter. You twist it off the canister to get to it. Miles of dirt, stringy stuff, and hair may be wrapped around the foam filter. You can sort of scrape it off with a stick, or drag it off with your fingernails. Squint and bang it against the side of the garbage can. There will be another mushroom cloud.
At the side of the unit is another little filter. It's behind a nice trap door. You could actually empty it into the dustbin under the kitchen sink.
Is everything clean at this point? NO. To get it back to full-capacity cleanliness, you really need to rinse out the canister. Soapy water is a good choice. Next, you need to fully rinse all the filters, as well as the foam rubber dirt, fiber, and hair catcher. You may be horrified when you see its actual color under all that grime. Soap is a good bet here, too.
Wipe down the entire vacuum cleaner unit. It's dusty.
Now that you have your canister and all filters cleaned, better look and see if there are any more, like that funny little black thing underneath where the canister sits. Yup. That needs attention, too.
You have about 2 1/2 steps left.
Clean your sink. It's filthy!
Figure out where you're going to set all the filters so they can completely dry. In the humid Pacific Northwest, this takes more than one day.
ABSOLUTELY DO NOT PUT THEM BACK IN DAMP!
If you do, the next time you start up the machine, you'll get the smell of musty grimy, abandoned in the bottom of the sports bag, gym socks. Then, (Yippee!) you get to clean the filters again, because that smell won't just go away.
So, if you don't mind the clean up, get this machine. It really does vacuum well.
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 "Great job!" | 2008-06-26 |
| - Reviewed By glica |
| Ive had this for about one month. It has sucked up more dirt than I ever imagined could be in my rugs. Its very powerful and easy to maneuver. Its easy to empty, although you have to be careful so as not to raise dust. But then I guess this is a fault of all bagless vacuums. What I do is first place the entire cannister in a plastic bag and than empty it. For the price you cant go wrong. Bsed on my experience I would definitely recommend it. |
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| "Ok, but. . ." | 2008-05-16 |
| - Reviewed By jjbeard926 |
I've had this vacuum for a little over a year. First in an apartment and now in a larger home.
First the positives: At first this vacuum is very nice, works well, not too loud and it has a lot of features like the exit air filter and the built in attachments. The motor doesn't quit. Our last vacuum the motor died on it after a year and a half. This vacuum is still running strong after a year.
Now the bad: Even in a smallish apartment the "cup" that holds debris in place of a bag needs to be emptied several times while cleaning the whole place. We tend to vacuum only about once a week but then do all the floors at once. This issue made the process much longer.
After about three weeks a layer of dust begins to appear all over the vacuum. After a handful of uses the dust is escaping through the filters and gaps around them into the air. This negates the usefulness of the exit air filter. Also this vacuum has lots of nooks and crannies where dust hides making it look dirty even after you try cleaning it off.
Filters clog easily. If you don't take out all the filters (and there are many) and clean them regularly then you loose suction power and the vacuum stops working. This is a time consuming process and a very dirty one. Once done cleaning all the filters you then need to vacuum again to clean up the dirt that just got spilled in the cleaning process. It's frustrating.
The hose that attaches the motor and canister to the suction area on the bottom is not thick enough. Many things get clogged inside it. Also due to the curved route the hose takes to the canister this appears even worse. Even pennies and large dust bunnies can clog the hose if you don't check that it's clear every time you use it.
In the end we are looking to replace this vacuum with one that doesn't require as much constant maintenance. But we'll hold on to this one as a backup if the new one dies. |
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| "Lovin this bissel 35766 Cleanview II" | 2008-05-14 |
| - Reviewed By User: A31COLWGP8F1MZ |
| I just recieved this vaccum today and used it, even after I used my old vaccum and even steam cleaned my carpet, I was amazed at how much MORE dirt it pulled out of my carpet as well as pet hair.It truely holds up to what it says it can do, I would recommend this vaccum to everyone, even more to the ones that have pets, also left the air smelling fresh. This is a MUST HAVE !! |
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| "Good Vacuum Good Price" | 2008-05-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3HC3JYPWYLX8Q |
Have only had this vacuum for a few weeks. So far so good. The rotating
brush for the attachment hose could benefit from a stronger suction. |
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| "mike r tupper lake" | 2008-03-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3O48DOYO8A89Q |
| this is a great vacuum for its price . lots of power and does a great job of picking up. would def buy one again. |
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 "Died after a year and a half" | 2008-03-16 |
| - Reviewed By voraciousreader1 |
| Loved this vacuum for the first three months, then I was constantly washing/changing filters (and the HEPA filter can't be washed, you have to buy a new one every time). The suction stopped completely one day, so we tried to fix it following the instruction manual. Good luck with that! Nothing worked the way it was supposed to, so we've finally given up and will be purchasing a new vacuum - but not a Bissell. |
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| "not sure" | 2008-03-05 |
| - Reviewed By mtm1052 |
i pulled mine out of the garbage. It looked nearly new, so I figured I'd plug it in and check it out. First I cleaned out the lower smaller tube behing the brush on the rear of the vacuum, leading up. There was like cemented kitty litter there. This led to another large clog inside of the large hose. Vacuum worked, still not much suction. i then pulled out the main filter and cleaned it, and voila! I have a virtually new vacuum. someone was misinformed and never cleaned the filter, which led to subsequent problems and threw it away.
I know. I have a low-end model Kenmore that I've spent plenty of time messing with it. YOu get what you pay for. |
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