Bissell 35766 CleanView II Plus Upright Bagless Vacuum
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Bissell 35766 CleanView II Plus Upright Bagless Vacuum
Customer Review: It sucks!
Summary: 5 Stars
It sucks -- in a good way! Lame pun, yes, I know, but I'm not here to please you.
Pros:
- easy to move around
- lightweight
- bagless
- good power for the money
Cons:
- loud wheels
- can tip over if using the handheld tube
- height control doesn't seem to do much
I'd totally recommend this one for a small household... The rotating brush on the vacuum is great to pick up all the stuff you can't see on the carpet. When I first moved into my apartment, the place looked immaculate because of a new carpet... But not until I used this vacuum did I see all the "fuzz" that the carpet was shedding and turning into dust. Never regretted the purchase since I read that this was the best budget vacuum cleaner in some consumer report.
Customer Review: What a mess!!!!!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
Cleaning this vacuum is an ordeal. It should have a huge warning label on the box reading "Cleaning this vacuum is gross dusty mess, and you are required to do it often". It cannot be healthy to enhail all that dust during cleaning. Customer service at Bissell is HORRIBLE too. Don't waste your time or money on this product or any Bissell product! Go for another brand. Customer Review: A Review after 1 year of use
Summary: 3 Stars
The Bissell 35766 CleanView II is a great vacuum. It did what was advertised. I based my decision to buy this from the reviews on amazon.com
I bought this vacuum for my apartment in NYC with two other roommates. I have wood floors throughout the apartment. And I found that this vacuum is a little too much for this. I learned that this type vacuum is great for carpets and rugs. It still did its job well on bare floors. All the components worked well, and the attachments are pretty useful.
MAINTENANCE:
You have to clean this vacuum regularly. There are about 5 parts that needs to be cleaned thoroughly. These are the plastic reusable filters separates the dust from the larger chunks crumbs that the vacuum might pick up. In order for the vacuum to operate properly these filters have to be cleaned by washing it in soapy water, scrubbed, and dried. If poor maintenance clogs the filters it WILL damage the motor.
In a roommate environment, in our apartment this proved to be a problem. Because lets face it, who likes to clean? We have a cleaning schedule to keep all the roommates do their part in cleaning. But the problem arose to who cleans the vacuum, and the vacuum was never maintained and eventually overheated the motor and broke.
CONCLUSION
This is a great vacuum and I recommend it to those who have carpeted apartments. For those of us with wood floors or in a roommate situation, this is not the best vacuum to have. In fact it's best to avoid bag-less vacuums. Just go for the more traditional bag vacuum, you can all (roommates) split the cost for the bags.
I went to a local authorized repair center and learned about how bag less vacuums work and the lifespan of the affordable vacuums such as this one have.
What I learned, low-end vacuums, such as this one have about a two or more years worth of use, if maintained properly before they break. It has to do with the quality of motor that they use on these things.
I also learned about the advantages and disadvantages of bag-less vacuums. The advantages are obvious--no bags to buy to use the vacuum, and less waste--it's a bit more ecological to have a bag-less vacuum. The disadvantages are the maintenance. The vacuum needs regular thorough cleaning of its own.
Customer Review: not a good buy
Summary: 2 Stars
I've had this vacuum for almost a year. It was my first bagless. At first I was impressed with the bagless-ness part, just because you could see what was coming up. After some use, though, I don't feel it is worth it. This may be a problem with all bagless, but the whole vacuum is always full of dust and requires frequent cleaning of all parts. I have a dog and cat, as well as three kids. It does not do well with pet hair and I need to take it apart to get out the pet hair after just my living room. And today, it spewed black stuff out on the landing of my stairs as I was vacuuming them. I don't know what it was. It came out from underneath and could not be vacuumed back up. Luckily, I was able to get out the spots with carpet cleaner. I had not vacuumed anything previoulsy that was black, so it must be something from the vacuum itself. I'm afraid to use it again now. I did take it apart and clean it and there was nothing out of the ordinary and no clogs. So, in general, I feel this vacuum only has mediocre cleaning power and the frequent cleaning is a hassle. And I'm quite dismayed as its spewing of back stuff.Customer Review: Best Vacuum Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to say, I dont understand the complaints I'm seeing regarding this one. If you read the owners manual, it clearly states the maintainence involved. Now..the ones the broke on day 3? Bad Batch? Mine is almost a year old. I clean it regularly, changed the belt once, works PERFECTLY.