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| About - Bissell ProLite Multi Cyclonic 17G5 |
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| As its name suggests, this bagless upright is relatively lightweight at 17 pounds. It features a full-bin indicator that should let you know when to empty the dustbin. It also has a switch to turn off the brush when vacuuming uncarpeted flooring, which can make the machine more efficient on bare floors, where the spinning brush tends to disperse dust and debris. This model has HEPA filtration, which is designed to block fine particle emissions and may be helpful for people with allergies or asthma. It has an easy-to-reach on/off switch and a 25-foot,cord that rewinds manually. This model lacks manual height adjustment to raise and lower the machine to match the carpet's pile, and there's no suction control for vacuuming curtains and upholstery. This model is similar to the Bissell ProLite Multi Cyclonic 17G5-2. |
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Approximate retail price:
$150
The Ratings applied to untested model Bissell ProLite Multi Cyclonic 17G5-2 (Lowe's) come from our tests of model Bissell ProLite Multi Cyclonic 17G5, which in our judgment is enough alike in its performance, features, and specs that our test results apply to both.
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| 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 ProLite Multi Cyclonic 17G5 | |
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Bag |
No |
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Brush on/off |
Yes |
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Easy on/off |
Yes |
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Manual-pile adjust |
No |
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Weight (lbs.) |
17 |
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By from
Nice idea, terrible engineering
1/11/2012
Pros
Separate brush motor
Cons
Attachments are broken
Best Uses
Comment:
It's advertised as having automatic height adjustment. In reality there is no height adjustment.<br />I bought it because it looked like the most advanced vacuum on the market. It's not.<br />However, there's a separate motor for the brushes so that they can be shut off on hard floors or when the machine is stopped.<br />But the attachments make the vacuum unusable for most household duties. There's an elbow attachment which bends and it's designed to hold the other tools. The tool that holds it is designed to rotate for ease of use. But the elbow tool Always bends abd the holder always rotates to the position of least resistance - exactly what you don't want. Plus, the tools always fall apart. Absent super glue they're unusable.<br /> 2 stars because it doesn't damage hard floors.<br />- jrobino
How long have you owned it:
Three-to-six months
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
By from
Disappointed
6/15/2011
Pros
Easy To Empty
Easy to Use
Lightweight
Long Power Cord
Cons
Unreliable
Best Uses
Comment:
We used this on carpet, and it did an excellent job picking up dirt for a while.After owning it for few months, though, a rotating piece that holds part of the vacuum together broke off. This created terrible messes at times because the vacuum would lose a piece while vacuuming and dirt would spill.The vacuum also got stiff on the rear axle, which caused the front to come off the ground while vacuuming.The last straw was when we started cleaning up pine needles from our live Christmas tree. This caused relentless clogging. This continued clogging seemed to gradually weaken the suction to the point of making the vacuum unusable.This sleek looking vacuum has turned into a miserable, expensive headache in less than a year. In the first few months, it seemed like one of the best vacuums that we'd ever used, but when the problems started, they snowballed. The reliability is the problem, and the 5-year warranty is apparently useless. I simply got a barely-English-speaking individual who wanted to walk me through disassembly, for troubleshooting, over the telephone. The broken part wasn't covered and there was no indication of actually honoring the warranty because of the poor performance.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
By from
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
OK on carpets, attachments not so good
2/8/2011
Pros
Easy To Empty
Lightweight
Cons
Attachments fall off
Poor Design
Best Uses
Carpet
Stairs
Comment:
The vacuum is hard to push on some carpets, but does pick up every carpet dirt.<br /><br />The attachments are extremely difficult to manage. The connections are weak, so there is the need to constantly put the pieces together.<br /><br />I've given up on using the attachments; it's not worth the effort.<br /><br />Buy a different machine. Bummer, it was a great concept & I really wanted it to work.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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