Cheap Bissel beats Dyson

[ronald pantelas]

A while back I posted about the $40.00 Bissel Powerforce. Well, Consumer Reports did rate the Dyson better in overall quality. The Price is $400 for the Dyson. But, here is the kicker. If you look at the individual scores, when you clean carpet. My Bissel out performs all 3 Dyson models. Consumer Reports says, The Cleaning Carpet Test showed how much embedded talc and sand a vacuum cleaner lifted from a medium pile carpet. The cheap vac outperformed this best seller! This info is found in the 2007 Consumer Report Buyers Guide, page 328. So lets see, we are carpet cleaners #1. Should we not buy the best vac, in this case Consumer Reports rates a cheap model better then the Industry leader. I know there is alot of people who love their Dyson. But I'm spending my money with Bissel. I can get 10 for the price of 1. Extra Info, Thanks Ron

 

[adamh]

We have a Bissel on each truck. They work great and when they breack down you throw them away and get another for $49.

 

[steve g]

I think the bissel vacs great, however the outside of the thing gets caked with dust, the clear plastic the holds the dirt always looks bad, I just don't like working with something I have to spend 10 mins cleaning just to have it presentable to bring into the house, I am gonna look at a sanitare next

 

[Mikey P]

In our vacuum testing at MF the Bissle and the Sanitaire were the clear winners.


Steve's comments hold true though, it is a poorly made, leaky thing.


It's the tightness of the belt and the design and stiffness of the brush roll that makes it work so well.



If only the Sani's had a better, tighter belt design. When the rubber is new it can't be beat but it doesn't take long for the rubber to stretch out.
Keep plenty of spares on hand.

 

[The Preacher]

I like my vacuum the best!!! LOL

 

[Blue Monarch]

The Bissell does work darn well. I can't stand the constant maintenance on the thing though. I'd rather take the Dyson into the home. It nearly always gets talked about and it does a great job.

 

[Mikey P]

You da man Danny.