Advantages: Very light and easy to use. Disadvantages: Not heavy duty, pointless on hard floors.
I got the Bissell Quick Wash after spotting it in Tesco for a measly 70 quid. We have been planning to clean our carpets for some time. Bringing up 3 youngsters I shudder to think what lurks under my Shag Pile.
So an impulse buy really, the idea being that hiring a cleaner wouldn't be very satisfying if that tummy bug comes back or my youngest fails his potty training test.
I was quite impressed by how well it locked together with the minimum of assembly required. A Phillips screwdriver and three screws and you are there.
The unit comes with a goodly supply of cleaning fluid, four bottles of carpet shampoo and two bottles of hard floor cleaner. This was a bit annoying as I had bought some extra, it doesn?t state they are included on the box.
Although the unit is intended for carpet cleaning primarily it does come with a hard ...
crowlord 06.05.2007
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Advantages: Great suction, Reliable, easy to use Disadvantages: Not much fun carrying up stairs, Noisy
About 6 months ago I brought a Bissell 6594E vacuum. Thought about getting a dyson but after seeing the price I brought one of these instead. I was a bit unsure when I first saw the Bissell because it's not a manfacturer that I was acquainted with. If like me your wondering about 'Bissells' credentials and heritage here's a bit about the founders of the company, Ana and Melville Bissell.
The story of Bissell
In 1872 and Ana and Melville were running a crockery shop in michigan, USA. The crockery came packed in crates of sawdust and it was Ana's frustration with the sweeping up of that sawdust that caused Melville to invent a carpet cleaner device. The first 'Bissell' factory was opened in 1883. On Melville's death, Anna Bissell took control of the expanding bissell business, becoming one of America's first female corporate ...
womblebatman 25.10.2008 (21.10.2008)
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Advantages: It's a Vacuum & Multi Surface Cleaner in One Disadvantages: It's Big, Heavy & time consuming for vacuuming
The Bissell blurb:
It Vacuums every type of floor surface in modern day homes - carpets, rugs, hard floors, upholstery & stairs
It washes every type of floor surface in modern day homes - carpets, rugs, hard floors, upholstery & stairs
It dries all hard floors instantly leaving no residue
It has the unique feature of Water Filtration giving it the lowest dust emissions and providing with the best filtration system of any machine in the market.
It also has two other forms of filtration ~ foam lifetime washable filter and a HEPA Media filter Powerful 2000w motor helps with both the vacuuming and deep cleaning modes providing exception performance.
Bagless Vacuum with 4 litre dust capacity Clean water tank capacity of 4 litres when in deep cleaning mode
Long reach with 5.5 mtr power cord with quick release cord wrap
What you ...
Danni1973 09.11.2008 (13.11.2008)
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