Rating  - good value
after two attempts with a Dyson we eventually gave up and returned them, we then bought this cheaper vacuum while we researched a little better. After a month using this vacuum we are not bothering to research. It does a fantastic job, cleans deep pile carpets well, reduces the 'sneeze' factor in the house. Its heavy to use, but an average person would have no problems with this.
Rating  - Just okay
I purchased this vacuum hoping for a powerful unit that would be great on dog hair. My 2 year old simular model bissel broke down way too early{ belt would fall off every use- even new belts} but picked up TONS of dust and pet hair. This new vacuum seems to just pick up a lot of fine dirt. I don't know why I don't see much hair picked up. It is very good on my tile floor with no scatter when the brushes are deactivated. Overall was twice the price of my old Bissel and not worth it.
Rating - Nice machine, just not extraordinary...
Ok! So, I got this little green monster a couple a months ago based on the great reviews it got! As soon as it came to my door (not a day too soon, as my house had not been vacuumed for some 4 months! yuck!) I put this bad baby to work! And boy! It sucked so much dust out of my carpet I could not believe it! I mean, it just kept on going, and going! I tought the dust would never end! And that is just the half of it. I have hardwood floors in the majority of my house and boy, was I in for a pleasent surprise! After going over the whole area with my new machine, the floors actually felt squiky clean! I had, or thought I had a good vacuum cleaner for my hardwood floors before, but the Bissell exceeded my expectations by far!! It could not do a better job on hard surfaces! I was extatic!
Now, the extasy started to fade away a bit the next day, when, of course, I was at it again, sice my three year old forgets to remove his shoes when coming from the back yard sometimes....All the excuse I needed to try the green monster again! Well...not so happy anymore, because it kinda started to make a funny noise, like the whirring other reviewers talk about on this very site, and I have no idea why! There is nothing stuck in the hose, or anywhere, I cleaned the bin before the dirt even reached the "full" mark...so, that is a bit of a mistery.
But I said oh well, maybe that is just the way it sounds after it gets some dust in its pipes. BUt, to my not so pleasant surpeise, the suction action was not the same anymore either. Now, it still sucks a heck of a lot better than anything I ever tried, but when cleaning hardwood floors, I sometimes have to go over a little crumb twice before it picks it up, whereas the first time I used it, it sucked everything but the floor itself!
So, that being said, those two are some of the things that are starting to eat away at my love affair with my Bissell Total Floors Velocity....
Other things would be: 1. the weight!! This thing is a far cry from the 8 punder I used to have! It is sooo heavy, you really need to switch arms every few minutes! Maybe I'm just out of shape?
2. It does tip over on your head, or whatever body part is closest to it while trying to use the hose extension. So beware!
3. The cleaning of the cleaning machine mechanism and such: not as "dirt free" as one would think. Yes, you do not touch the dust itself, there is no bag, and such, but you DO have to shake the thing against something to get the dust to loosen up from the receptacle, an you DO get dust flying around all over the place! So, either put the whole thing in a plastic bag (which then means you have to wahs the container, becuse dust will stick to the outside of it) or, definitely empty it outdoors! No such thing as not getting ANY dust on your hands or in your lungs!
Other than that, I can't think of anything that I do not like about it. For the price, it is definitely worth it!
Rating  - Very Happy
Very happy with this vacuum. Easy to put together. Use it on hardwood, tile, Oriental rugs and wall to wall. Cleans all well. Love the self propelled. Not too heavy. Love the long cord. Like the attachments. Does everything I was looking for in a vacuum. Leaves the air smelling clean after vacumming while other vacuums left my house smelling like dust or other odors.
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