Thread Number: 43642
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Forgotten Bissells |
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Post# 455625   8/9/2022 at 12:47 (623 days old) by wstonehockertv (North Carolina)   |   | |
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When I think of forgotten Bissell products, I'm talking about those that have zero videos of them online. |
Post# 455649 , Reply# 1   8/9/2022 at 17:34 (623 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 455655 , Reply# 2   8/9/2022 at 21:58 (623 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 455711 , Reply# 3   8/10/2022 at 23:44 (622 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 455717 , Reply# 4   8/11/2022 at 08:20 (622 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)   |   | |
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There should be 1 or 2 upstairs that can go to your collection for making a video or the dumpster when we get cooler weather.Also the 'forgotten' Trio!They need to go one way or the other. Jimmy 423-268-4841 |
Post# 455723 , Reply# 5   8/11/2022 at 10:15 (621 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Back in the late '60s/early '70s, Bissell made a stick vacuum called a Sweepmaster. It was very similar to the Hoover Quik Broom. We got one new when I was about six years old and it got a fair amount of use. At some point, it got passed to my grandmother, and then my sister. I haven't seen it in at least 10 or 15 years, so I have no idea whether she still has it. Knowing my sister, it probably got tossed because it was old and therefore useless.
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Post# 455789 , Reply# 6   8/12/2022 at 16:40 (620 days old) by wstonehockertv (North Carolina)   |   | |
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The Bissell Trio is an obvious example due to the recall. |
Post# 455794 , Reply# 7   8/12/2022 at 20:15 (620 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA)   |   | |
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Back in 2014, Bissell released the C4 Cyclonic canister vacuum. It was a bagless, multi-cyclonic machine with a power nozzle that cost $300. I actually had one at the time and will link my thread about it below. Unfortunately, not a single video of it exists aside from Bissell's official product and help videos (which are unlisted). Another user reuploaded the product video of the C4 Cyclonic.
Personally, I thought it was a quiet yet powerful machine that picked up a lot. However, after spending a lot of time with the C4, I was not convinced that a canister was any better than an upright. That thing was just too heavy and cumbersome to be dragged around my old house with wall-to-wall carpeting, not to mention that the hose was short and stiff. It didn't follow me around very well, so I had to constantly pull it along. It came with 3 brush attachments pre-clipped to the hose, handle grip and wand, along with a crevice tool that didn't store on-board. The wand was telescopic and made of thick aluminum. The power nozzle was hard to push and pull, and its brushroll always got tangled with hair due to a small diameter. Lastly, the dirt tank was TINY and difficult to empty as debris would get stuck inside, requiring me to pull it out by hand. Ultimately, a couple years after using the C4 off-and-on, I got tired of it, especially after replacing the carpets downstairs with laminate flooring. As part of an effort to consolidate my family's vacuum "collection," I cleaned up the vacuum and donated it to Goodwill. I simply went back to using an upright, and never bought another canister again. CLICK HERE TO GO TO niclonnic's LINK |
Post# 455795 , Reply# 8   8/12/2022 at 23:16 (620 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Post# 455802 , Reply# 9   8/13/2022 at 09:28 (619 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree)   |   | |
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I only found one YouTube video of this machine. I’d love to have one of these. CLICK HERE TO GO TO luxlife's LINK |
Post# 455849 , Reply# 10   8/14/2022 at 13:15 (618 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)   |   | |
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These need to go out of my building... ... should they go in your collection |
Post# 455882 , Reply# 11   8/15/2022 at 13:08 (617 days old) by wstonehockertv (North Carolina)   |   | |
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This also includes the 90's Powersteamer uprights... |
Post# 455891 , Reply# 12   8/15/2022 at 16:39 (617 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 455895 , Reply# 13   8/15/2022 at 18:25 (617 days old) by wstonehockertv (North Carolina)   |   | |
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The original ones that were released in 1997-1998. Not much videos of them on Youtube. |
Post# 455901 , Reply# 14   8/15/2022 at 19:10 (617 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 455929 , Reply# 15   8/16/2022 at 13:41 (616 days old) by wstonehockertv (North Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 455932 , Reply# 16   8/16/2022 at 14:12 (616 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 455939 , Reply# 18   8/16/2022 at 16:56 (616 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 455943 , Reply# 19   8/16/2022 at 19:39 (616 days old) by wstonehockertv (North Carolina)   |   | |
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Beyond the common issues the Proheats are known for, the self-propelled mechanism is another thing to break. Sure it was kind of a neat feature on paper, but it did more harm than good. |
Post# 455946 , Reply# 20   8/17/2022 at 00:52 (616 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 455947 , Reply# 21   8/17/2022 at 07:00 (616 days old) by OldCrankman (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 456177 , Reply# 22   8/24/2022 at 20:22 (608 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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If I had to guess this Singer would be an example of right about when they switched to Bissell. The cord and plug is the same on the later Bissell uprights.
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Post# 456206 , Reply# 23   8/26/2022 at 09:33 (606 days old) by OldCrankman (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 456209 , Reply# 24   8/26/2022 at 12:32 (606 days old) by wstonehockertv (North Carolina)   |   | |
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That machine looks too familiar. |
Post# 456210 , Reply# 25   8/26/2022 at 14:10 (606 days old) by OldCrankman (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 456211 , Reply# 26   8/26/2022 at 14:42 (606 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Post# 456313 , Reply# 27   8/29/2022 at 14:58 (603 days old) by wstonehockertv (North Carolina)   |   | |
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The pink one was for breast cancer awareness month. |
Post# 457393 , Reply# 28   10/12/2022 at 20:13 (559 days old) by OldCrankman (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 457408 , Reply# 29   10/13/2022 at 16:51 (558 days old) by Hoover706 (Schererville, Indiana)   |   | |
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