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Eliminate pet hair from your carpets, floors and upholstery with this versatile bagless upright vacuum that features pet turbo brush and contour tools to help get the job done. HEPA filtration helps remove airborne allergens for a thorough clean.
Posted by: ibdave
from SC
First let me say this is an inexpensive vacuum, so some cons are expected. With that said I am very impressed with the suction with this device. I am able to vacuum the entire level of the house without losing suction and not having to empty the bin until finished. We have a large, long hair dog and it does a great job sucking up the hair. The accessories are awesome at sucking the debris off furniture and stairs.
Now for the minor cons. The handle doesn’t feel comfortable when using this machine. It has kind of a hoop handle and to me it could have been designed different. Another minor con it that the hose connections fit very loose and tend to pop off from time to time thus cutting off suction to the brush. I just have grown accustomed to watching it and put it back together when it comes off.
A more major con is the brush turns all of the time. It seems odd that there would not be a cut off for the brush on a model that boasts its accessories for pet hair. When you use the accessories on stairs that brush just spins away even though it just sits there. For the price I can see it not having the option, but as much as this vacuum is used with the accessories it should have been added even if it bumped the price a few bucks.
All this being said I would have still been happy with it until….. After owning it for about 5 months the brush bushings wore out causing a major vibration and making it very loud. I usually vacuum 2-3 times per week (remember a big hairy dog!). The stairs are usually done about once a month. While it may get used a little more than normal I really expected it to last longer. I called Bissell and found out the brush isn’t covered under the warranty. I can understand the belt and filters not being covered, but the brush?! That doesn’t seem right. I will say that “As a onetime courtesy” Bissell agreed to send a new brush out without charge. That was nice and I do appreciate that. I hope the part was just defective and the new one won’t wear out in another 5 months.
In closing, for the inexpensive price it does a very nice job. In fact it does a much better job than our more expensive one. However with a part wearing out so quickly the performance benefit you get is eclipsed by the unreliability. If you don’t need to vacuum often this might work for you, but regular to medium use you may be buying a new one sooner that you expect. I hope this helps.
What's great about it: Excellent Suction
What's not so great: Cheap parts/handle feels akward when using
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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