Bissell CleanView Swivel Rewind Pet Vacuum, 3197A

Vacuum has great suction and it was a good investment ,makes your carpets feel brand new literally picks up everything cat hair, dog hair good on hardwood floors, too also very easy to move around not heavy at all. they knew what they were doing with this one Literally one of the best vacuums you could get!!

I can’t comment on longevity, but I had to review right away to let all of you know – this is SO much easier, and better, to use than a 20-year-old bag vacuum cleaner! Worth every affordable penny! It feels like half the weight, has a LOT more maneuverability, and sucks up SO MUCH MORE than the old one I had. Ewww, I did not know my carpets were that bad! My favorite part is the see through top over the brush roller, so I can see how fast it gets full of my ridiculously long hair. Taking the screws out of the bottom, cleaning my hair off the roller, and putting it back together was a very simple task…a matter of minutes. Of course, now that I have a vacuum that works well, I probably won’t have nearly as much hair to vacuum up at one time….And did I mention the retractable cord?? Man, this thing makes it so easy to vacuum, I almost want to vacuum every day….almost…vacuuming is still a chore, heh heh.

I started to notice my old faithful vacuum wasn’t picking up the cat hair, among other fuzzies on the floor and it was time to ditch the old $400.00 vacuum and invest in another. I also wanted to get away from buying those ridiculous vacuum bags. If you keep the vacuum too long, they discontinue the brand name bags and then you go to the generic bags and they never fit right, what a waste of more $$$. I looked around weeks before I finally bought this Bissell. I LOVE it. My first sweep partway thru the house, I had to empty the cannister 3 times, it was picking up that much stuff. I always thought I kept a pretty clean house until I used this Bissell, I couldn’t believe the amount of stuff it picked up! It’s easy for me to push, not too heavy or awkward. It even fluffed up my carpet!!!! I love everything about it…… the only thing I would change would be to have a button on the handle to turn the power on / off, rather than at the base and need to use your foot. It still isn’t a big deal, that’s just the way my old one was, I just need to get used to this one, it’s not a deal breaker for me, still love the ease of this vacuum. I am very pleased with the performance and NO MORE BAGS!!!!

So far so good. I was shocked at the amount of things it picked up from my carpet. It also works nicely on hardwood floors and the suction is powerful in all areas including the hose tools.

This version does not feature the headlights, hepa filter or canister liftoff options (I’d buy that version if I had to do it over again, but don’t feel like returning this) but the value for what you get is impressive.

The only con is that it cannot reach under my sofa or bed like my stick vacuum. Aside from that I’m pleased, and as previously mentioned it’s so powerful that it was able to clear out a blockage (stuck dirt that caused it to shut off prematurely) in my stick vacuum in a few seconds. It’s also about 10x more powerful than my previous vacuum.

I intentionally purchased a corded vacuum because I disliked having to charge my previous cordless stick vacuum. I don’t miss anything about that because the cord on this vacuum is extremely long and it also has an auto retract tool that handles the cord when you’re finished.

4.5 stars but that’s not an option so I gave it the full 5 since I like it that much.