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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat little vacuum
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2014
How is it possible that a 43 y/o male union pipefitter can be so psyched about a sub $40 vacuum? Yes, I do most of the cleaning and cooking in this castle. So there.
I ordered this vac based on the reviews here and will be put to use at the cabin 'up north' which mainly has wood floors,a few rugs and small carpeted areas. I did a quick test around the house to give the vacuum a proper shakedown Assembly was a breeze (who looks at the manual anyways?) and it took a total of 5 minutes from opening the box to plugging in the power cord for some serious dust bunny busting.
This little vac really sucks up the floor. I cleaned 4 rooms in a matter of minutes compared to using a swiffer type floor duster thingy which I normally use, then suck up the piles with the hose attachment from the upright vacuum, which really is a pain and not an efficient use of time. I giggled like a little girl cleaning the linoleum bathroom floor of all the Chewbacca dander the wife and daughter leave behind after a 2 hour session of styling and blow drying. Seriously, the amount of hair that fall off their heads everyday could choke a billy goat. So I was happy that the little purple vac cleared the floor in no time.
Next was to tackle the lint and dust on the hardwood floors under the beds. Piece of cake. I think I heard the little purple vac mutter, "is that all you got?" Fine then, let's hit the dining room and get rid of all the crumbs, dust and whatever the dog dragged in that I somehow managed to miss when I supposedly cleaned the other day. No problem. Next was the living room where it still baffles me how much scuzz manages to accumulate under the sofa and chairs. Debris sucked up in seconds. And the little purple vac did a fairly decent job picking up rawhide bone bits that the dog left behind on the area rug. I evened vacuumed the walls where dust had built up due to the constantly running ceiling fan in the upper landing.
I'm pretty impressed with this vacuum. It's light, not too noisy (about the same as all the other upright vac's I've owned) and does a really nice job cleaning hard surfaces. I personally probably would not count on this vacuum to do regular carpet cleaning duties, but for quick crumb cleanups it'll do just fine. You really need a rotating brush and a beater bar for carpets. Plus a steam cleaner/ extractor if you have pets. Don't ask...I also found the cord rewinder worked well.
If I can find one fault it's not with the vacuum itself but the attachments- where's the dust brush? No big deal for me as I have a few that I kept when the other previous vacuums I've owned 'bit the dust'. Yes pun intended. Not everyone is going to have a drawer full of leftover attachments. I do like that Bissell included 3 spare dirt bags in the box.
In Summary:
1) Cheap (I mean inexpensive)
2) Cleans/ dusts/ sucks dirt on hard surfaces without a hiccup.
3) Light and maneuverable. I haven't used a canister vac in over 25 years (last one my parents owned).
4) Will do a quick cleanup on carpet (crumbs, confetti, hair, etc). This isn't a shop-vac so for wet spills use something else. Like a shop-vac or an extractor. My house is 50/50 carpet and hard surfaced floors and I use an upright vac for carpets.
5) I like it. A lot. Which means squat to 99.9999995% of the people reading this review.
I have no idea how long this vacuum will last. I used it for a total of 30 minutes so far and I didn't see anything wrong with it. In fact, I'm so impressed with this little purple vac that I'm considering getting another one for most of the cleaning duties and just use the upright for the carpets and rugs. I also read some of the negative reviews here and I'm a little puzzled on what people expected of this vacuum. No- it won't thoroughly clean carpet. I'm 6'1" and found the telescoping wand to be a decent length for me. I never had it flip or tip over, and I'm not the nicest on equipment. And if the hose rips I'll break out the electrical tape and patch it like I've done numerous times for the other vacuums I've had.
And that's about it.
