BISSELL VACUUM FILTER GRILLE 6594

A powerful tool for helping your floors stay clean
When I saw the price for this vacuum, I was skeptical that it would be good, but was willing to try it. Its powerful suction took me by surprise. In my home, we use it only for dry vacuuming. We vacuum our floors prior to mopping. I have also used the crevice tools to clean drawers, corners, and tough to reach spaces, like the tracks of sliding glass doors or hard to reach crevices of my car's interior. The vacuum is excellent. I highly recommend it. Approximately twice a year, it is necessary to wash the filters. Once the filters are clean, the machine operates like new. I purchased a second set of filters, so that I can use the vacuum right away while the first set of filters is being washed.

The only thing that I would re-design in this machine is the size of the opening into the vacuum "bag". The hose is 'L Shaped' when it enters the canister. This creates a problem if you are vacuuming larger items, like packing peanuts, etc. If such items are picked up by the vacuum, they will get stuck prior to entering the canister/vacuum bag, and will create a blockage inside the hose. You simply have to shut off the vacuum, remove the hose, dislodge the items that are blocking the entry to the canister, re-install the hose and then its up and running with great suction again. In our home we describe this vacuum as The Robot, because it reminds us of R2-D2 from Star Wars.

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Great for Carpet
I bought the Bissell Velocity 3950 when my last Bissell's motor blew up (I had had that one for four years). I really like the air filter light that lets you know if you need to change the filter. I'm not very good at doing that (which is why my last one blew up) and this has a nice warning light to remind me.

I LOVE what it does for my carpets. My husband says they have not this good since we moved in. I like in Oklahoma and we have that nasty red clay that gets everywhere. With two kids, my husband and my dog we put good wear on the carpet and this brings it back to life.

I cannot, however, give it a 5 star because it IS NOT A HARD FLOOR CLEANER. If you want something that can do both, this is not the machine to buy. The brush does not turn off when you put it on the "bare floor setting." So it kicks more of the dirt up on your feet than it does suck it in.

Hands down this is a great vacuum for carpet, but I am now in the market for something for my bare floor areas.

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If you have hard surface floors, buy this vacuum!
My place is mostly hardwood floors with some area rugs. I got sick of dragging a canister behind me, banging into stuff, tipping over, etc. This fits over my shoulder, and with the long cord, it makes vacuuming so much easier. I kept my big vacuum for occasional beater bar cleaning of my rugs, but I routinely vacuum the rugs with this little gem as well. I really like this vacuum -- it does a great job and is a real time saver.

Pros:
- Great suction
- Sturdy but lightweight metal wands that don't accidentally come apart
- Attachments that don't fall off the wand
- Really long cord -- I can vacuum my entire condo from the same outlet
Reusable and washable bag with an option for using paper bags

Cons:
- No cord reel -- adding one would make the unit bigger and heavier -- they give you a handy strap to hold the cord on the vacuum for storage
- No on-board attachment storage -- again, adding one would make the unit bigger and heavier -- I just keep my attachments in a small tote bag
- 1970's styling -- this is either a "pro" or a "con" depending on how you look at it.

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Gets the odors and stains out
I recently had a rather disastrous experience - one common to all homes with pets.

The other night my dog got into the cat's litter box (I use Fresh Steps crystal - those crystals don't sit well in a dogs stomach) and she must have had a really fancy feast. I awoke to her vomiting all over my freshly dry cleaned comforter, and when I got up saw piles of diarrhea and more vomit in two bedrooms and two bathrooms. I'm thinking to myself, "This girl planned this," because just three days ago I had my carpeting professionally cleaned.

I didn't have time to do anything more than wipe up as much of the diarrhea and vomit as I could (and to tend to Joon's stomach, of course), as I was running late for an appointment. While I was out, I remembered seeing a commercial for Bissell 1200A SpotBot Pet Hands-Free Compact Deep Cleaner, so on the way home, I picked it up. (See my review for that product for how it worked for me - it worked VERY well!)

The SpotBot Pet unit came with a trial bottle of this solution. Using the two together was terrific. The stains and the odor were gone. How much of that to attribute to which product, I'm not really sure. But I've used other pet odor and stain removal products with steam cleaners in the past, and haven't been satisfied. I was *very* satisfied with this product.

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Definitely worth the money
I love mine! I use another item with rotating brushes for my deep mopping, but we use this little thing for daily clean-ups and have had no problems with things spilling. I've washed the pads and have found them to come out of the wash clean. I really only have two complaints. One, sometimes a little(I'm talking about drops here, definitely not a lot) of the mopping solution leaks out during the vacuum cycle. This is not a problem for me because I plan to mop after I vacuum anyway. The other complaint is that you need to remember to change the pad after vacuuming if you plan to mop. Otherwise, you mop with a dirty pad. Anyway, we love ours and are thrilled to have found it.

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