Great for the elderly, disabled, injured, arthritic, etc. No more dust flying around and body aches while sweeping and scooping into dust pans. This vacuum truly is Featherweight and powerful. I whip this thing around the house seamlessly from floors to ceilings and everything in between. I love it so much, I already gifted some to family and friends who absolutely love them as well. Thank you Bissell! #sweepstakes
I love this vacuum. It's lightweight, powerful, easy to empty, and all the parts work as they should. I have two long haired cats so I use it often on my hardwood floors and it works beautifully. I love this vacuum so much that I bought one for each of my adult children and three of my siblings.
I needed a vacuum to pick up cat litter from the litter mat as well as the hardwood floor of the room where the litter boxes are located. A regular vacuum was too heavy for me to use comfortably. We have a very good Dyson portable stick vacuum but the litter granules don't stay in the canister and fall out when I am finished. I purchased this Bissell due to the reviews. This is fantastic! As others have said, it almost looks like a child's toy. It is all plastic and extremely light weight. However, it picks up litter like a champ and holds it in the canister until it is emptied. I do have to change or clean the filter about once a week due to the build up of cat hair. This is quite easy to do. I would advise getting only Bissell filters as I have found that generic ones are not a perfect fit and Bissell filters are no more expensive than generic ones. I also advise having extra filters on hand. I ordered 4 from Bissell many, many months ago and they have all held up well. To clean them, I vacuum out the cat hair with another vacuum and then squirt a little Dawn dish detergent on the filter, hold it under running water while I gently rub all sides of the outside of the filter with my fingers. Rinse well and then let air dry. To me, the cleaned ones are just as good as a new filter. They are very durable. There is also a sponge filter at the end of the vacuum part that I did not notice for a while. I would recommend getting one or two for spares. I just gently shake it out when dirty. It is pretty small. I have given up taking off the main attachment and using the nozzle because I can't get the main attachment off. I don't care. I really do not need the nozzle. I cannot say enough about how great this is for my needs. It works great for hard floors. It will do a fine job of picking up litter that rests on or near the top surface of a carpet. It would not be great for deeper cleaning of a carpet.
Very easy to assemble and use. Definitely collects my 2 dogs hair shedding0 which is light colored and seen everywhere! Also like the hand held piece as I use it in my car.
This little machine is wonderful. I love all it does but the handheld option with the stick handle will get in hard to reach places, I mean, I'm 5'2". The main thing I'd like to stress is that Bissell directly sells the filters and other replacement things. The filters I ordered here were $3.75 each and the big chain stores were $6-$8 each.