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| About - Bissell Momentum 82G71 |
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| This bagless upright weighs 18 pounds and has a relatively long, 34-foot non-retractable cord. It comes with a full-bin indicator to alert you when it's time to clean the dustbin, as well as a HEPA filter. HEPA provides the highest level of filtration, and may be helpful to people with allergies or asthma. This Bissell Momentum 82G71 features manual pile adjustment, so you can raise and lower the machine to adjust to your carpet's height, helping it clean more thoroughly and move more easily. This model lacks an easy-to-reach power switch and a brush on/off switch for moving between carpeted and bare floors without scattering dust and debris. It also does not have suction control, which lets you reduce airflow through the hose to clean curtains and upholstery more easily. |
| About This Brand |
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Bissell positions its upright vacuums to meet specific consumer preferences and needs. Healthy Home models target consumers who want to “breathe easy” by reducing allergens; the Pet Hair Eraser is meant to appeal to dog and cat owners. Bissell products are available at a wide variety of discount stores and mass merchants, including Wal-Mart, Target, and Kmart. Upright models range in price from $40 to $270. Bissell also makes hand and stick vacuums, canisters, compact hand extractors, upright deep cleaners, and bare-floor cleaners, and makes carpet-care products under the Woolite brand. Bissell focuses less on canisters and has just two models, priced at $50 and $230. Bissell canisters are sold through the same retail stores as their other vacuum products. |
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| Features & Specs - Bissell Momentum 82G71 | |
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Bag |
No |
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Brush on/off |
No |
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Easy on/off |
No |
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Manual-pile adjust |
Yes |
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Weight (lbs.) |
18 |
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Better options for the pirce?
9/21/2011
Pros
Easy To Empty
Long Power Cord
Cons
Poor Design
Unreliable
Best Uses
Comment:
We have a combination of surfaces in our home. Deep pile rugs, wood floors, tile, and your standard carpet. I would rate the performance as mediocre on all. The height adjustment does not quite handle the deep pile. The brush roll bogs down. The biggest issue for me is the design. The hose adapter for the tools (meant to be easily removed) pops loose frequently. Guess what? What you just sucked up went shooting out the top! Not good for my emission score. Also the hose itself has proven to be delicate. The inner wire became dislodged, resulting in excessive crimping, and thus, no suction. $20 for a replacement hose is 1/5th the cost of the unit. Ouch.
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(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
This sucker can really suck up dirt.
10/28/2010
Pros
Cleans carpets great
Easy To Empty
Easy to Use
Efficient
Powerful/Good Suction
Cons
Noisy
Best Uses
Carpet
Pet Hair
Stairs
Comment:
We have been using an older, top of the line vacuum cleaner for some time. We thought it did a good job of picking up the dirt in the carpet. We went over with the Bissell just after vacuuming with the old vacuum, and the Bissell picked even more soil in the carpet. We're keeping the Bissell and gave the old one to the Good will.
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(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Good, but short-lived
7/4/2010
Pros
Easy To Empty
Long Power Cord
Powerful/Good Suction
Cons
Heavy
Best Uses
Carpet
Pet Hair
Comment:
When we first got our Bissell Momentum, it did a GREAT job on carpets. Which is saying something - we have a lot of pets. Good tools, too, but heavy, and it's pretty much useless on bare floors. <br /><br />Two years later, it's pretty much dead, even with all the maintenance and filter changes Bissell recommends. <br /><br />Bottom line: it's a good short-term solution for heavy pet hair pick-up, but don't spend too much on it - it won't last.
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