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1990's Soft Body Bissells
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Post# 102637   7/6/2010 at 05:30 (5,014 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)        

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My mom had a black one that we would have bought around 2000 or 2001. Does anybody have any that you could post some pictures of? I like them a lot. I remember going to Walmart as a kid and I saw some Bissell Uprights that looked EXACTLY like Hoover Elites. I think. I remember my neighbor had a green one to. Thanks,
Chase


Post# 102640 , Reply# 1   7/6/2010 at 08:05 (5,014 days old) by singingrainbow (Texas)        
sorry but

I have three rebranded bissells rebrended as singers but I cant reeally post pics with my camera but if you want to see a picture go to ebay and type in singer vacuum and there is one there but I will try to post pics

Post# 102644 , Reply# 2   7/6/2010 at 10:30 (5,014 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)        
Yep

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Those Bissell's are rebadged Singers. Made by Royobi. They are similar to the Elite as they were in some models a cheaper cmpetetor to the Elite. They also were badged as Kenmore's. I did have one but I gave it to my aunt in 95 and its long gone. The fan case craked wich was common with those.

Post# 102647 , Reply# 3   7/6/2010 at 11:19 (5,014 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)        

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I remember alot of early 2000s Bissells of which most were still soft-cover. There one video on Youtube of a Singer, but not a Bissell. I'd love to see the pictures too.

Post# 102652 , Reply# 4   7/6/2010 at 12:45 (5,013 days old) by vacuumfreeeke ()        

For some reason the Singers were more popular than the Bissell versions. I've never liked those for some reason, but I did like the original Bissell Prolite which was soft bodied. I am sad that they've reused the name on their Bosch/Dirt Devil/Seimens clone much like Dirt Devil did with the Broom Vac.

Post# 102653 , Reply# 5   7/6/2010 at 12:47 (5,013 days old) by xraytech ()        

Grandma bought one of those uprights in 1995 at the K-Mart for I believe $59.95, it is the Singer version. Its not a bad cleaner, she is very ginger with her stuff so its still in good shape

Post# 102692 , Reply# 6   7/6/2010 at 18:35 (5,013 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)        

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I actually have one of the green Singer Poweramps. It grooms the carpets very nicely, just a little loud. It is very similar to the black one my mom had.

Post# 102698 , Reply# 7   7/6/2010 at 19:33 (5,013 days old) by joe22 ()        

i remember the bissell version, it had a very aggressive brushroll, like 4 rows looked like a kirby floor polishing brush roll. only reason it looked like a hoover cus of the bag on the front.

the singer ones had hard bodies and were in pretty colors, but quality was LOW end


Post# 102700 , Reply# 8   7/6/2010 at 19:50 (5,013 days old) by schwinnapproved ()        

I remember seeing those direct air Bissells at our Walmart when I was in my early teens. I can't remember the exact color (all though I'm thinking they were blue maybe??). I do remember that they had a decent wooden brush roll and a tool set with a hose that could plug in on the side of the hood. Does Bissell or any of the other more commonly seen brands at department stores make direct air vacuums any more?

Post# 102708 , Reply# 9   7/6/2010 at 20:57 (5,013 days old) by riccarlover ()        
Like this???

???

Post# 102712 , Reply# 10   7/6/2010 at 21:01 (5,013 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)        

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Clayton, that is one of the earlier ones I think. I found one of those same ones that I found in the garbage. It has a metal handle right?

Post# 102749 , Reply# 11   7/7/2010 at 13:43 (5,012 days old) by rainbowkid107 ()        

My mom had a Burgundy one that i loved!
But our dog then chewed the cord off of it! :(

~Josh


Post# 102751 , Reply# 12   7/7/2010 at 13:50 (5,012 days old) by electroluxxxx (……)        

I had that exact same one clayton, however it had a horrible Demise... nice cleaner and pretty powerful this machine would clean and groom the floors nicely

Post# 102755 , Reply# 13   7/7/2010 at 14:12 (5,012 days old) by rainbowkid107 ()        

what was the demise?????

Post# 102756 , Reply# 14   7/7/2010 at 14:21 (5,012 days old) by riccarlover ()        
Chase...

I don't know. I just pulled the image off of Craigslist.
:)
Clayton


Post# 102845 , Reply# 15   7/8/2010 at 00:33 (5,012 days old) by electroluxxxx (……)        

the demise was the fan shattering into several pieces and then shattered the housing on the machine in the process, all I can say is that it was not pretty and extremely LOUD!!! it was old though and had a rough life with the original owner using it in an unfinished basement

Post# 103236 , Reply# 16   7/13/2010 at 11:20 (5,007 days old) by rainbowkid107 ()        

here is a video of a maroon Power Partner Upright.... one like what we had...

Josh


CLICK HERE TO GO TO rainbowkid107's LINK


Post# 103237 , Reply# 17   7/13/2010 at 12:18 (5,006 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)        

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I just found a nice purple 10Amp Bissell at the Goodwill this week. I don't have room for it, so I didn't get it. I'm on the lookout for a Concept!

Post# 103247 , Reply# 18   7/13/2010 at 16:39 (5,006 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)        

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Our's was similar to that red one, except it was black, and on the bag topper, it said Bissell in white letters

Post# 103342 , Reply# 19   7/14/2010 at 16:20 (5,005 days old) by rainbowkid107 ()        

Cool! I miss our Power Partner... :(

Post# 103588 , Reply# 20   7/17/2010 at 21:54 (5,002 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI)        

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I just got a blue 10 amp Bissell at a garage sale today, and after repairing the cord(they had taped the wires together), washing the bag and cleaning it up, it works pretty well and it is really lightweight, but it is also REALLY loud! It didnt have any of the attachments or the hose, but what can I expect for $3!!


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