BISSELL 3106A Featherweight Lightweight Vacuum
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of BISSELL 3106A Featherweight Lightweight Vacuum
Customer Review: Money well spent
Summary: 5 Stars
Essentially this is a "dust buster" on a stick. The stick easily detaches if you want to use it as a hand vac. When you pop on the floor attachment (simple--it just fits right in the end of the thing), it becomes a floor vac. Or you can pop this off and use the crevice tool. But unlike a hand vac, which usually runs on a rechargeable battery, this plugs in -- which means your battery isn't going to go weak on you and need replacement. Course it means you can't go more than a few feet from the plug. My only complaint: if I want to do more than one area or our stairs, I have to unplug it and replug it in elsewhere to reach, but I realize it isn't meant to do a whole house and that a longer cord would mean a heavier and more cumbersome vac.
I'm surprised some reviews here say it has no power -- mine has so much power I cannot push it on a rug. I tried it on four different low-pile area rugs, and on each of them it grabs the rug so strongly I can only pull rather than push. So what. It's fine for a quick pickup on the rugs and I can do my entire wood floor with no problem. I mainly got it for cleaning around the parrot cage (a constant task), but I found myself going after all the nooks and crannies of the house, one after another, the second I plugged it in.
I like how the floor attachment has wheels so it doesn't suck itself into the floor (why it grabs the rugs so much I dunno-maybe it needs bigger wheels), I like how the handle snaps off and on easily, I like how versatile it is. There wasn't anything I couldn't pick up with it, including dog kibble and parrot pellets. I do agree it pushes this kind of stuff along if the floor attachment is on, but without it, it has no trouble with them.
My husband teases me that in our 25 years of marriage, I've bought more vacuums and dust busters than shoes. This is the last one for quick pickups I'm going to need. I am SO glad to have found it. Bottom line: bigger jobs, get out your main vac; little jobs, this one's a snap. I love this thing!
Adding after 6 weeks: The filter gets clogged easily and you can lose suction. I clean mine with an old toothbrush I leave near the trashcan. Bigger items like dog kibble can get stuck in the little flap thingie and you need a knife or something to get them out. Other than that, I'm still very happy with it.
Customer Review: The coolest thing since sliced bread
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all, I read many of the other reviews before I bought this product. Now that I have it, I think I made a great decision. I live in an apartment with all laminated flooring/tiled floors (with a few small rugs), and this was exactly what I have been needing. I hate to sweep as so much of the dust gets away from you as you do it, and I hate to pull out the big heavy vacuum to essentially sweep the floor. Solution: this $20 wonder. It's very light, agile, and surprisingly powerful. I have one cat and this baby has no problem picking up kitty litter, food kibbles that get spilled on the floor, or the immense amount of cat hair that spreads throughout my apartment. It has no problem getting under things (as you can practically lay it flat while vacuuming), which is very convenient, and it takes no time at all to get it out and get the job done. Other reviewers complained about it being messy when you clean the filter, and it is, but if this is done over a trash can (and you don't have allergy problems, like me) it isn't much different than using any other bagless vacuum. People complained about dirt/dust collecting around outside of the filter, this is also true. Someone suggested having a wet paper towel to wipe the dust off after cleaning the filter, and this works well for me. The cord, as some people noticed, could be a little longer. Another reviewer said it scratched their floors, I have been looking closely and this has not happened to me (laminated flooring). It would be more convenient if they had something to hold the extra attachment physically on the vacuum instead of just being separate, but this is really minor. It doesn't stand up on its own, also, but my fiance fixed that problen by nailing a loop of string inside one of our closet doors, and then cutting a small groove on the back of the vacuum handle so that it could hang instead (which works beautifully). All in all, this vacuum has made my life much, much easier. The price was also amazing. I am a very satisfied customer.Customer Review: great for a little vac
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been looking and looking for a good, lightweight, corded vacuum without a pleated filter (they are stupidly difficult to clean) and with some sucking power to use between weekly cleanings with the big canister vacuum. I tried the Dirt Devil Lite but it was clunky and noisy. The Bissell Versus Bare Floor vac was difficult to maneuver, heavier than expected, and the "V technology" was not sucking dust out of corners- horrible in medium to small spaces. So i tried this Bissell Featherweight and it works very well for furry dust bunnies, kitty litter, lawn debris and food bits. My floors start getting furry within minutes after I clean (thanks to my 2 kats) and I need an easy, lightweight vac for daily dust bunny wrangling. This little vacuum does the trick.
The cons:
The cord is very short even for a small house.
You must click open the dust cup over a waste basket to empty.
Light weight dust particles and fur collect on the filter, not in the dust cup so you need to use your hands to clean it after each use. The good news it you can rinse the filter gently with water when necessary.
The exhaust in the back seems to kick up some dust and fur but not to the point where it escapes the vacuum.
Not for serious rug cleaning or heavy duty house cleaning
Pros
Lightweight
Very easy to use
Great on bare floors
Gets under furniture easily (better than my regular vacuum)
Sucking power is very good (not sure why some reviews suggest otherwise unless they got a lemon)
Very affordable
Easy to store since it is small
The key is to use it as intended, for between cleanings, lightweight work - not heavy duty.
Customer Review: Very good for tile floors
Summary: 5 Stars
This works great on tile floors. The suction has a lot of power and it glides easily, also very lightweight which makes it all faster. Very handy to also be able to quickly pull the bottom rolling part off and have an instant hand vac to fit into crevices and small spaces. The filter cup opens very easily, dumps quick, and the filter itself is easily brushed off. Every other week or so I take the filter off and rinse it with some soap and water and then let it air dry. Its very easy to do as the durable white filter rotates on and off easily. Sometimes I also add a few drops of my favorite essential oil into the dirt cup after I've emptied it and then when I vacuum my home has the wonderful aroma of the scented oil and it doesn't seem to hurt the plastic or the vacuum in any way! I use 100% pure organic essential oils in it though so I don't know if any other type of artificial or synthetic fragrance oils would work as well.
My last one of these stick vacs quit working after about 10 months of a lot of use, the motor stopped but for the low price that is no problem for me. But my local discount superstore stopped selling this brand and is selling an inferior brand that I already tried and returned. So glad that Amazon is selling these and with free shipping too!
These are really handy for a laundry room, small apartment, an RV, garage and anywhere you need speed vacuuming. Probably not the best for high pile carpet but excellent for low pile carpet, linoleum and tile and can also be used as your car vacuum!
Customer Review: Great little vacuum that's easy to use
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this vacuum because it's extremely light, small, easy to clean and powerful.
I bought it because I have two small kids who like to throw everything on the floor. It works on bare floors better than carpet, but it will pick up the big stuff off the carpet (for a quick cleanup). If you have a lot of carpet, this should NOT be your only vacuum.
It does okay on pet hair. I have a long haired cat that sheds constantly. I have to go over the hair a few times before it will come up. We have a medium-pile carpet though.
On hard floors, the vacuum slides across the floor with almost no effort on my part. Its suction is amazing (as long as the filter is clean). Plus, you never have to bend over to pick up the dirt.
It's very easy to clean. Just open it up and dump the dirt in the trash. I usually just bang the filter a few times to get the big stuff off of it. I also use a compressed gas duster to remove most of the small stuff from the filter.
The best part--it doesn't have an annoying battery that will die in a few months.
Some improvements that could be made--the power cord could be a bit longer. It also needs a place for the crevice tool to go. It doesn't attach directly to the vacuum. There are ways to attach it with stuff you have around the house. I used a wire (like the ones in those annoying toy boxes), that I loop around the cord handle and then loop it around the crevice tool.