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Bissell model 3512-9
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Post# 155892   10/18/2011 at 14:38 (4,567 days old) by vacuumfan96 (South East Michigan )        

I was wondering if anyone could give me some info on this vacuum.

Post# 155905 , Reply# 1   10/18/2011 at 16:28 (4,567 days old) by thevacuumguy96 (Pocatello, ID)        

It's a Bissell from the late 90's or early 00's and it is kinda rare. It looks to be in good shape though. It was part of the competition of the Hoover Elite.

Post# 155907 , Reply# 2   10/18/2011 at 16:47 (4,567 days old) by vacuumfan96 (South East Michigan )        

Thanks thevacuumguy96


Post# 155911 , Reply# 3   10/18/2011 at 17:16 (4,567 days old) by vacuum445 ()        

why that looks to be 1996 singer i have a 1996 singer

Post# 155919 , Reply# 4   10/18/2011 at 17:53 (4,567 days old) by vacuumfan96 (South East Michigan )        

vacuum445, it is almost exactly like the singer you are speaking of. But this has a metal handle. But both are pretty identical. This surprisingly has an ametek motor in it, but it looks like a motor out of a eureka bravo, boss lite ect...


Post# 155944 , Reply# 5   10/18/2011 at 20:49 (4,566 days old) by fanonthefloor (Augusta,Georgia)        
why that looks to be 1996 singer

Both that singer and this bissell were made by bissell hence the similarity.

Post# 155956 , Reply# 6   10/18/2011 at 21:51 (4,566 days old) by vacuumfan96 (South East Michigan )        

Fanonthefloor. you are right. I have seen the singer that vacuum445 is talking about but in a reddish color.


Post# 155975 , Reply# 7   10/19/2011 at 00:59 (4,566 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)        

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They also made these as hard body models. They were okay cleaners. I think out of all the competeing models of the time ( Eureka Brovo/worldvac, bissell/singer, Kenmore/panasonic Power Center, Dirt Devil Classic/Extra/Deluxe, & Hoover Elite ) the Hoover was prabably the best and Dirt Devil fell in second then Eureka.

Post# 156072 , Reply# 8   10/19/2011 at 21:23 (4,565 days old) by Vacuumfan96 (South East Michigan )        

I have seen those before, the hardbagged versions. A hoover could beat it easily like u said!


Post# 156639 , Reply# 9   10/23/2011 at 16:33 (4,562 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        
this vacuum

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was bissell's direct response to hoover's elite,made in the mid to late 1990's.i remember having one i got from the trash,my first rewired vacuum :).it's a shame my
mom threw it away after i took it apart to replace the fan :(. it looks like a singer because bissell eventually bought singer,ended one of my favorite brands :(.


Post# 156753 , Reply# 10   10/24/2011 at 18:45 (4,560 days old) by vacuumfan96 (South East Michigan )        
looks like a singer

It is one but it has a different handle on it instead of the plastic handle. I am truly amazed at how many different brands copied the hoover elite! I am on a quest to get any hoover copy machine that is out there. Well most of them.

Post# 343207 , Reply# 11   2/8/2016 at 22:09 (2,992 days old) by s_matt37 (Utah)        
Singer

When I was in Kindergarten, the first grade classroom was next to us, and they had a black Singer version. I never knew if it worked or not, it was just kinda "there". I think it worked. It was probably old at the time, that was 2007!

Post# 343225 , Reply# 12   2/9/2016 at 07:07 (2,992 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)        
Hoover Elite copy....

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And they got sued for it too! Was a direct ripoff of the Hoover Elite....same bags, belts, etc. Even the brushroll looked similar! Except the bristles fell out easily & very hard to find replacements. Very cheaply made, poor quality plastic, fans shattered easily on these.

Hoover won the lawsuit & they were forced to pull the Bissell & Singer models from the market.

Rob


Post# 344295 , Reply# 13   2/16/2016 at 17:24 (2,984 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)        
Bissel

used to make good gear powered carpet sweepers. Not the case for electrics in my honest opinion.


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