BISSELL, 3061 Featherweight Cordless Stick Vacuum, Electric Blue, Black

Pros: -its very lightweight and does a great job on my rugs. - held a charge good enough, but only just. -makes quicker work of cleaning floors without having to sweep. Cons: -the clearance between the floor and the bottom of the swivel head is too low and cant be adjusted. We have hardwood floors and it struggled to pick up small leaves and even pieces of paper. I had to tilt the head slightly to give it space to pull small things through. -it clogged easily, but that could be due to my long haired cat. -its likely more suited to smaller homes. Our home is 2400 sqft and I just barely was able to finish the first floor, which is around 1900sqft before it lost a good bit of suction power due to the battery dying. Again, could be because it clogged easily and the motor was struggling for power. Im keeping it because its good enough and saves me from sweeping the entire house. I might eventually buy a different one and keep this one on the 2nd floor. For the price, and if youre not looking for bells and whistles, its an okay choice.

The problem with modern stick vacuums is that they heavy and they place that weight in your hand, not down by the vacuum head. The result is that hand gets tired and the vacuum head never gets the weighting it needs to stay on the floor. This also means the head can skip it f you working on a rug. And you can never stand them up because the weight is the top. This Bissel unit places the handheld unit towards the door, so the wheels carry it and the head stays on the surface you are vacuuming. as a result, you do less work and it gets the job done faster. The vacuum unit detaches and works as a hand vac. Its easy to detach and reattach, and the dirt cup releases easily. Also nice is the folding arm, bends forward to help reach under furniture, and then backward for smaller storage. To me, this style is a no-brainer, but the trend is toward the style where the weight of the motor is in your hand and carried by hand, elbow, and shoulder. TWO NEGATIVES are 1) The attachments, which are really cheap, and 2) no place to carry them on the vacuum, or store them. Still, for the money, this is a decent lightweight stick vac for light duty and easy touch-ups.

This vacuum does an excellent job on pickup, maneuverability, and it is light weight. But the battery time is only about 15 to 17 minutes, and then several hours to recharge. It does say in the description that run time is only up to 20 minutes. So, that is what you git.

I really like this lightweight and the ease of cleaning the floors and getting up pet hair. My problem with this is the battery life. It just does not last long enough for me to get my small home vaccuuming. The other problem is the filter system. You absolutely have to clean out the filter daily and Ive found the best way to clean it all is with my husband s air compressor. Takes less time than washing it out. I will not use this for my floors anymore, only to clean my pets beds. Giving it a 3 star was pushing it a bit.

I really, really wanted to like this vacuum. I have 12mm beautiful, dark wood laminate floors that are primarily vacuumed daily by my Roomba, but it doesnt like the very thick, high pile rug in my living room, and I dont run my Roomba upstairs or in my basement, so I needed an auxiliary vacuum for all that, and for general spot-cleaning. This vacuum worked decently in the beginning - I liked it enough to keep it, clearly, as I bought it almost 2 years ago, but it has not performed all that well since, nor has it held up to my occasional use! The detachable hand vac is useless unless its held at the exact right angle of the nozzle, and the body/ stick portion of my unit feels like its going to crack in half at any moment. Its not very easy to empty - especially not one-handed - and overall its really falling flat for me. With light use over less than 2 years, I really expected more, especially for the price I paid at the time ($180). Quite disappointing from a well-known, respected vacuum brand.

Much louder than my old eurika but works ok. Would not buy again because its so loud.

The vacuum is very lightweight and easy to maneuver. It is perfect for small areas or spot pickup. The only downside for me is the filter system. The double filter is easy to clean on the outside, but the cloth-like inner filter requires much more work to clean.

Good for quick jobs, great they it folds flat to get under beds and such, pivots well. Detachable vacuum is handy, battery does not last all the long.

After having to hold my hand on the trigger with Dyson handheld vacuum that just pushed cat litter around and I had to sweep anyway, and getting pain in my fingers/wrist I saw someone using this at their house. It was exactly what I was looking for but somehow the searches did bring this up. I love l: 1) the on/off switch 2) it is cordless (and actually lasts for the whole house) 3) a button to remove the hand vacuum when you see something in the couch and pop it right back on 4) a quick button for the rug function (I have hard floors with area rugs) so I can go from hardwood to rug for a few seconds and right back without having to do anything to the vacuum except push a button 5) another button to quickly reach under furniture 6) lightweight and not all the weight in your hands With all these features and not having to change anything but a button I can do the whole house every other day in just 10-15min!

Terrific vacuum. As a 72 y.o. with arthritis this vacuum is a God-send! Love hand held vacuum to pick up after my cockatiel. Charge lasts a long while. Easily goes under my bed and couch. Wished I had bought it sooner! Highly recommend