BISSELL - Pet Hair Eraser HEPA Bagless Upright Vacuum - Black

I just bought the vacuum after comparing the Dyson yellow & animal versions. For less than half the price I did really well. I first emptied the container and then vacuumed my floor with my dirt devil bagless. Then I assembled my new vac. with the three screws, it took a whole 5 minutes. I then vacuumed the same floors I had just vacuumed. The amount of sand and cat hair that it picked up amazed me. I thought the carpet was clean since I had just vacuumed it, I knew my other one sucked, but didn't realize how much until I tested it. I still am interested to see if the Dyson is better, but short of having my friend bring her's over, I don't think I will find out. I am so happy with the Bissel! The only negative point is how the bucket is emptied. I do not like the dirt left in the top filter when you remove the cup. The dirt falls down onto the base if it is bumped and needs to be cleaned of with something else since the vac hose connects to the dirt cup. Over all, a great vac and the dirt left is small compared to what it picks up. BUY IT, YOU WON"T BE SORRY!

Just bought the Bissell pet hair eraser vacuum today. Easy assembly but the cord is in a poor location I ran the cord behind and over the lower cord winder bracket. It cleans like the dickens so far, day one. Better empty it outside or you will vacuum up the mess that spills, minor inconvenience to me I empty the cannister in the garage next to my shop vac. . I will post any other negatives if they arise.

I just bought mine. I had gone quite a while with a barely working vacuum cleaner. I thought I just had bad carpet. Then one day I hired a cleaning service and she brought her own vacuum, which was a commercial model. I couldn't believe the difference. I was planning to buy a commercial grade machine until I read all the reviews for this one. I went right out and bought it, and truly, it is wonderful. I love the long, low snout because it reaches under and into areas that shorter, higher profile models won't get unless you move furniture, however, the hair lifter did get in the way some when it was in the off position for under lower spaces. It IS VERY LOUD, especially the hard floor cleaning feature, it really is a workout, even with the power boost, BUT it also REALLY WORKS! I was so happy I actually laughed out loud (LOL) when I finished my bedroom. After I did the carpet without the pet hair lifter, I used the lifter, and it got more dirt and hair, and it fluffed up my carpets so much they looked new. I couldn't stop looking at them. Things that would make it better: the cord should either be retractable, or in a different spot - it tends to get in the way; the noise is a bit alarming, so quieter would be a plus, but I prefer noisy and good to quiet and useless; if the hair lifter could actually slide completely flat somehow, it would make it easier to clean under the counters in the kitchen - sitting on top as it does makes it a tad too high to get under the edge there. The dirt cannister is a bit messy - easy to empty, but it's on the small side, and if you don't notice it filling up, (which it does amazingly quickly), it does spill out. I've never had a vacuum that has really great edging ability, and this one isn't great, but it is acceptable. At least it does get the edges a bit, and the cleaning power makes up for that small issue. I find myself becoming a little obsessed with it, and I want to keep vacuuming until nothing more comes up, but that's not such a bad thing, right??? Overall, I would definitely buy it again, and I would definitely recommend it.

I had read all of the positive and negative rewiews of this vacuum before deciding to give it a try. It showed up in 5 days which I was VERY happy about. It was very easy to assemble once I looked at the pictures . I had some freinds over for dinner that night before my vacuum arrived, and since my old vacuum had gone to the big closet in the sky; I borrowed a friends. I thought that her vacuum had done a really good job once I had finished; or so I thought. I did a quick sweep of my living room and was shocked at how much her vacuum had missed! And she just purchased hers too! Since it was 10:30 at night I didn't go crazy last night, but I did this morning. I live on post on a military base so the carpets here aren't high end berber by any means. And I have no clue how old it is. But this vacuum has made my carpet look SO NICE! It's lifted the pile in areas that were pretty much flat. With my old vacuum; I broke out into a sweat trying to get all the junk off of my stairs, not with this one! The rotating brush attachment rotates the ENTIRE time your using it! On my old vacuum, the brush would stop the second you touched it to any upholstery. And the hose reached all the way up my 11 stairs which made me very happy. With my old my old one I had to bring it to my landing and hope it didn't fall on my head. In some of the negative reviews; they complained that the vacuum spewed dust everywhere. I haven't had that problem whatsoever. And I've had a TON of dust come out of my carpet. My only explination for that it that it could be a genuine malfunction; or they didn't assemble it properly. It's not very loud, not very heavy, and all of the attachments work wonderfully and are not flimsy my any means. To me the vacuum should have this warning on the box: WARNING: This vacuum may make you question your cleaning abilities! You will be shocked at how much dirt and pet hair you will pick up the first time you use this machine. Be assured that it is not you, our valued customer, that is the problem. It is your previous vacuum that has failed to live up to your high standards! In conclusion, I am extremly satisfied with my new vacuum cleaner. It works beautifully and does an amazing job! I would highly reccomend this vacuum to anyone who is looking for a new one.

I own beagles. They shed constantly and in three colors, meaning that you have to vacuum and lint-remove constantly. When my trusty vacuum of 3 years failed in the middle of my normal cleaning regiment, I purchased this item and continued my multi-week ritual. I was shocked that the bag less canister filled up so quickly and at first was pretty dissatisfied...but then... ...Then I re-vacuumed the area that my old vacuum had already covered. Topically it had previously looked fine, but for the sake of being thorough, I went again. The shear amount of dust and dander that this product pulled out of my carpets was shocking...disgusting, but shocking and frankly it was very satisfying to know that we were on the right path for something closer to a true allergen free home. It has been 3 months now, and with normal carpet maintenance, this vacuum has continued to make us very happy to plug it in and scour the house. It has been completely reliable with no faults. Further, the attachments are fantastic, especially the Turbo Brush which has proven very useful on both stairs and furniture. We were surprised by its speed and dirt-grinding ability. Our only recommendation for future buyers is that if the canister is full, tap the side of the canister prior to opening and removing it so that all/most of the dirt settles first. If the user monitors the intake though, this will not be an issue. Overall, this is a fantastic item that I would buy again and again and for the price, you just can't beat it.

We have two cats and one dog and the dog sheds constantly. We really needed to find a vacuum that could take care of all the pet hair floating around the house. We settled on the Bissell after reading reviews here and on the internet. On the positive side, this thing cleans up hair and dirt great. The attachments work great to take hair off of furniture and the vacuum has plenty of suction to pick everything up. That brings us to the cons though. It has great suction IF you keep all the filters clean and empty the dirt bin constantly. Our house is probably an extreme case since our dog sheds sooo much but you have to empty the dirt container at least once per room. When you empty the dirt bin dust goes everywhere. You have to wipe the vacuum off or suction it off after emptying to get all the dirt off the outside of the vacuum. The reusable foam filter needs to be cleaned constantly, at least once a week. Hair piles up in there and if you dont check it all the time it clogs up inside and you have to dig the hair out. There is also a lot of dust and dirt that goes flying when you clean it out. We have owned the vacuum for about 4 months now and have had to replace the HEPA filter twice so far. The suction of the vacuum really falls off once the HEPA and foam filters get dirty. Another complaint is that pet hair gets easily jammed up in the spinning brush attachment and I've had to take it apart a few times to pull all the hair out so it will work again. If you don't put everything back in right it wont work correctly and the process isn't that simple. For the less mechanically inclined they might not be able to do this procedure. The design needs to be revised in order to correct this annoying problem. The only other complaint is that the curved tube attached to the hose where you connect the attachments can be pain due to the curve when you are trying to clean at certain angles. For shorter users this may not be a problem but I'm 6'4" and I have to bend over constantly to use it on the couch. Overall this is a very good vacuum that with some minor design changes could be great. When you factor in the price it certainly is a good bang for the buck verses the much more expensive units in this category.

My husband and I live in an apartment with two kittens. I never realized how much hair and dirt my old vacuum missed until I ran this one for the first time! This vacuum picked up two canisters full of cat hair, kitty litter, dirt, and dust that my old vacuum had left behind! I couldn't believe how dirty my floors had been! I love the power of this vacuum--it picks up hair and dirt in one pass, making for a quick vacuuming experience every time I use it. It's not too big or too heavy for everyday jobs. It also has some great attachments, including an attachment for cleaning pet hair off of your furniture--and it actually works. I love the bagless feature--I can just empty the canister right into my garbage can without having to replace a bag (which could get pretty expensive with the amount of dirt and hair my two kittens and my Marine husband track into our home!) I would highly recommend this vacuum to any pet owner. It's not too big for my apartment, but big and powerful enough to get the job done!

This is a very impressive vacuum. On the first use, I was startled (and a little disturbed) by the amount of filth it sucked out of my supposedly-clean rugs. I have three cats, and the pet-hair attachments really do what they're supposed to. The design is good and the attachments are easy to get at and use. The dirt container is much easier to empty and clean than the one on my old vacuum... of course there's still a fair amount of dust involved in the process but nothing like having a filter that needed to be tapped clean each time! Assembling the vacuum was pretty simple, there is one tricky screw in there but nothing I couldn't handle... although it would've been MUCH harder without a magnetic screwdriver. Only downside is the weight; it's over 20lb and not easy to lift. I have a very small house so this isn't an issue for me, but could be for an elderly person or anyone who has to haul it up and down stairs. The weight is not an issue when pushing it... while it's not self-propelled, the motorized brush roll gives it a very noticeable assist. I didn't give five stars across the board because the turbo-brush seems to have stopped working. It still picks up but the brush roll doesn't turn. However I think there may just be some string wrapped around something so I will withhold judgment until I have a chance to take it apart and investigate. Overall I am very pleased with this product and would definitely recommend it to anyone who has pets that shed!