Bissell24613 Pet Hair Eraser Turbo Plus Lightweight Vacuum, Tangle-Free Brush Roll, Powerful Pet Hair Pick-up, SmartSeal Allergen System, Specialized Pet Tools, Easy Empty Dirt Tank

Highly recommended.We have a high end vacuum cleaner that is fantastic but it was damaged in an accident so I have been holding off repairing it (I can repair to myself) until I have some time to sit down with it.So I had this idea to buy a stick vacuum, which would cost a very small amount compared to buying a full sized unit.That was OK, the problem with the very low cost units are that they take longer to clean the floor because they are not powerful, and they take effort to clean.Worse still, long human hair, from the ladies in my household, would get tangled in the brush roller and I would have to cut it out carefully every time I clean the floor, taking as long to clean the brush as it did to actually clean the floor.Then I ran it over a hook that is used to hang Christmas Tree ornaments and brush unit was damaged. I performed a repair as best as I could (this low cots units are not meant to be repaired) and it was out of warranty, so it was now working but would stall easily once it pick up a few strands of hair because I did not have replacement parts so it was hobbling along.I got tired of the hobbled stick vacuum and wanted to replace it but now knowing that stick vacuums are not as powerful nor robust as the hyper expensive full powered vacuum cleaners I did some research to find something that was more powerful, could handle long hair, was more powerful and robust as well.That is how I got to this Bissell unit.This unit is far more powerful even though its listed as a stick vacuumIt deals with long hair (and presumably pet fur as well) extremely well, so far its not wrapped itself around the brush, it all got captured in the dust containerIt pulls up a huge amount of dust from the carpet (we had a recent, unexpected, massive dust storm) which the previous stick vacuum left behind, which was rather astounding and easily visible in the front mounted large capacity clear dust container.It also is super easy to dump the contents, you really do just push the button and the trap door on the bottom flips open allowing all the dust and hair to drop straight into the dust bin, so easily.If you turn the powered brush on (which you would always do for carpets) the brush is powerful enough to pull the unit forward so its easy to get it to move and and it steers very rapidly so you can get around furniture legs easily as well.This unit is impressive, is a very good deal for its price, its far ore powerful than expected and picks up more dust and hair than our previous (top rated) stick vacuum so its worth trying this unit for your home.

I’ve had it five years so far and it’s holding up great just wish I could get parts for it. It’s the best when picking up Pet hair! Thanks, Bissell and thanks for caring about the animals.

I love this vacuum!I’m going to start with MY cons for those just looking for negatives, but please read on because I have more positive things than negative things to say.Cons:The hose gets twisted very easy when going back and forth between the vacuum and hose. Simple to untwist.The joint from the head to the motor/body is just a little more weak than I’d like. If I’m using the hose and reaching too far it will fall over, while the head stays on the floor. I can see how this would be beneficial for anyone that has decreased strength when trying to vacuum normally, but for me it’s annoying. I just keep my vacuum body right next to me with my hand on the top if I’m really reaching.The standard filter it comes with is not sealed in plastic. I wish I would’ve used the standard filter first instead of the sealed fabreze filter it additionally came with. The standard filter is basically collecting dust in my cleaning pantry.For smaller solid debris it clogged easily. Sunflower seed shells specifically. It was easy to take apart and fix though.Sometimes hair gets caught around the green center in the canister. If you give the canister a twisty-shake it will fall off into two pieces, and subsequently into the trash. It’s just messy to get loose.There is no place on the vacuum to attach the roller, so you’ll have to find somewhere to store it.The Pros/ background;Our first vacuum was a shark navigator.... 5 years ago. It worked great in our tiny apartment for $150 but then pets, kids, moving, and a crack in the bottom hose happened and it just wasn’t doing the job anymore. We have 3 cats, so I wanted something that I KNEW would get ALL the cat hair. I order the Bissell from amazing warehouse for $160 versus the $230 (ish) it costs brand new. It was in the original box, there was no dust in the tubing, and all of the pieces were still individually wrapped in bissell bags.My order took a little over a week to arrive, and I didn’t vacuum from the moment I ordered it. Normally I would’ve vacuumed 5 times in that time frame. When it arrived it took about 5 minutes to assemble and read all the instructions/warnings.I first used my old vacuum to vacuum my 9’x11’ rug - then I used the bissell. I love validating a big purchase, and this definitely SHOWED me it was worth getting a new vacuum, especially this one.We do not wear shoes in our house - and I carpet clean between every 2 weeks to once a month (I like how it fluffs my carpet). I expected the vacuum to outperform my 5 year old shark... but I didn’t expect what you see in the pictures. It picked up all of the super fine cat hairs, and so, SO MUCH DIRT. 🤢 I cannot believe all of that was in my rug, which I’ve only had 17 months.The pictures speak for themselves... it has amazing suction power. The attachments are nice also, I like the LED wand, and the pet hair rubber tipped one even more. The attachment that rolls when you connect it is nice for the stairs, but aside from the rubber coated roller inside, it is similar to others I’ve used before.It maneuvers wonderfully, with a twist of the wrist to makes very smooth turns. Because of the way the head is attached to the motor you are able to turn the head basically 90 degrees while keeping the motor/body of the vacuum straight. That makes getting around my dining table chairs much faster when I’m not moving all of the chairs.I liked that the handle, where your thumb would naturally rest, is where you adjust for carpet thickness. Moving from plush carpet to my rug is fast because I just flip the vent with my thumb for lower carpet setting.The hose is great on the handle, and has equal suction ability as the vacuum (if not more).Mine came with a Febreze filter insert in addition to the unscented original. It does smell amazing when running my vacuum, and is surprisingly only noticeable when running the vacuum. This is not mandatory to use if you are sensitive to smells. It comes in with a non scented filter.

The media could not be loaded. I never write reviews, ever. Just don’t typically care to. But I have two fluffy cats and a small dog, I’ve been using a shark vacuum previously and just got this one to try because my old vacuum I’ve had about 7 years and it’s hitting its life limit.I was skeptical if vacuums geared towards pet owners were just a marketing gimmick or if there’s any kind of actual difference, but wow. This one is absolutely insane. I did just the living room, which frankly did not look super dirty at a glance. Yet look how much it pulled up. This is just from the living room/entryway, again with a relatively clean at a glance looking floor. Hard to believe there is that much pet hair trapped in there. Definitely worth it if you have animals!

If you have pets this is the vacuum for you.I have owned so many shark vacuums that quit working in about 6 months . The suction is never strong enough and the brush gets jammed with hair wrapping around it. Not so with this Bissell vacuum, suction is amazing and no hair wrapping around the brush.Only complaint its a little heavy to push but works so well that I don’t care.So good for the price, buy it!