Customer Reviews

BISSELL 3574 CleanView II Upright Bagless Vacuum

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

I've had this vacuum over a month now and it has done a great job of removing dust. The whole house feels a lot cleaner. The down side, however, is that the air filter needs to be cleaned often, which is messy due to all the fine dust. Other observations:

Pluses:

- powerful suction

- filters fine dust particles

- light weight

- bright headlamp

- great price!

Minuses:

- filter needs cleaning often

- rotating brush doesn't disengage when using hand tools

- hand tools are flimsy

- a bit loud

When new this vacuum performed quite well, sucking quite a bit of dirt out of the carpet and the removable hose is very handy for picking up the larger stuff on the carpet and removing dust and spider webs from baseboards and the corners of the ceiling.

However, there are four design issues that have consistently caused problems.

First, the "knob" that adjusts the hight of the vacuum for the pile of carpet does not align properly making the height adjustment feature worthless. The wheel turns but the actual platform on the bottom of the vacuum never changes.

Second, the suction tube from the agitator area to where the removable hose fits into the base of the vacuum clogs. Be very careful about sucking up anything large (like a paper clip). These items can jam in the corrugated hose where hair and dust collect, eventually completely clogging the hose. The first time we noticed the complete loss of suction and attacked the clog with a hanger, we discovered a solid 7 inch tube of crud (noting really large, though) that had just packed into the tube over time. I've found that occasionally using the narrow hose attachment and sucking out the tube helps remove the stuck gunk.

Third, while called "bagless" there are so many filters in the vacuum, it can be a real pain to "empty" it. Sure, the main collection area is easy to remove, but there is a sponge style filer that has to be removed, washed and dried, along with a second smaller filter and then the HEPA filter.

Finally, the collection of hair on the agitator--a common problem with vacuums--is especially bad where there are indentations on the roller, especially where the suction intake exists. This might contribute to problem 2 above.

Overall, probably good value for your vacuum money, but be ready to perform household maintenance on it in order to keep it working. And if you suffer from problem 1, good luck getting the right amount of contact with your floor.

We've had this vacuum since May '05 to replace another bissell (which only lasted 6 months). I was skeptical since we've had problems with bissell vacuums before burning up & eating rubber belts but so far, this one is holding up well & we use it at least 3x a week if not every other day (since we have 2 cats who shed a lot). It's pretty easy to dump the dust bin & clean the filters once you get the hang of it and I don't have any trouble with it being 'cumbersome' as one reviewer put it. I have to keep an eye on the roller-brush to make sure it doesn't get clogged up with hair & put strain on the belt like our old vacuum but no problems yet. Overall, a good vacuum with my one complaint being the hose attachment...the cleaning brush that attaches to the hose for cleaning furniture/upholstery has a strange design which makes it easy to turn & flip over to a non-bristled side. That would be fine if it would stay in place, but it has a tendency to flip over on its own if you aren't careful about keeping the bristle side down which can be annoying. I don't know why they designed it like that but since I don't use it very often it's not too annoying considering how cheap the vacuum is.

We are 100% satisfied about our decision to buy Bissell for its performance in cleaning and suction. Easy to operate, relatively less noisy [My old Eureka was making horrible noise] and best price with nice look.

I did spent a week or more for research and study when my current Eureka smoked out. This time, I don't want to go wrong, needed a better cleaning Vac as my son would be 6 months soon & getting ready to crawl. Read Reviews, went to shops to feel its sturdy and quality aspects.

I wanted best performance for reasonable PRICE. Bissell 3576-ClearView II is the WINNER and we are satisfied. Removing, cleaning of cup is easy. Suction is great.

I absolutely love this vacuum! It cleans really well. The dirt compartment is easy to dump and the filter easy to clean. I have had this vacuum for 9 months with no problems. You still can't beat a broom for large floors, but for carpet this thing is great. The extensions are very handy. I was hoping to be able to clean blinds with it, but the available extensions aren't brushy enough for that. Not light as a feather, but not horribly heavy.

As with all vacuums, it is noisy. It is a bewilderment to me that engineers can make upscale cars virtually noiseless but not vacuums.

Anyway, a great vacuum and worth what I paid for it.

I have had this vacuum cleaner for a year now. Works really well. It does get clogged easily and loses power. It needs to be thoroughly cleaned after every use (just wash the containers and the foam and plastic filters with water). But if you take good care of it, it will give very good results. It brought out dust that my older vacuum would have never picked up. It's very sturdy and made of good quality material. The bagless format means that you don't have worry about buying bags all the time (which people like me always forget) :)

Overall it's a great vacuum cleaner for the price.

I have owned the 3575 model for about nine months. Saw the reviews, it fit my budget, thought it would be a good thing. Definitely not. It gets stuck on the places on the carpet that are a bit worn, suction is awful, the hose doesn't stretch like it says it should. At first it was ok, not the best, but as time has gone on, it has just gotten worse. And even though I clean the filters, empty the cup(that's easy, one good thing), check the belt, it still smells like something is burning. I used this machine to vacuum my rug, then used a friend's Oreck. I couldn't believe the amount of stuff I heard going through that machine, even though I had just vacuumed! So, this machine is headed for the thrift shop, along with the Big Green CLean Machine.

I had this vacume for less then a year. in that time I found that it clogged easily, and on bare floors it really could not handle anything larger then sand.

There was smell of burning rubber, and then the spinning brush no longer worked.

As for the design, the power button is in a inconvenient place. i should have retuned this immediately. Oh well, never another Bissell.

Pros: Works, wide cleaning path, easy to propel
Cons: Short hose length ... Bagless causes a dusty mess, cleaning the filters

I purchased a Dirt Devil Vacuum Cleaner a while ago, just to clean the basement carpet and stairs. What a mistake. I purchased this to replace that and have been happy ever since. It picks up the dirt, cat hair, and other stuff easily.

I've had my Bissell for some time and was really excited to go bagless when I bought it and at first it was great then reality set in. This vacuum has so many components, so many filters and wierd things to clean. The top bit gets clogged with pet hair and dirt so you have to reach in there, twist off the little blue plastic thingy and pound it on something (usually my steps outside)to clear it out and pick up the gunk by hand and throw it in the trash. The canister has to be emptied constantly then there is the other foamy filter thingy that you have to take off and clean and then there is the white filter thingy that has to be cleaned (again, usually pounded on my steps outside. All this just to get the darn thing to kinda clean the carpets. Meanwhile you are covered in dust and dirt, the vacuum itself is filthy and you have to clean it too. The hose attachment barely sucks and so after quite some time coming to terms with my lame vacuum I have drawn a truce and vowed that just as soon as I can afford it,I will purchase a different vacuum and then find a creative way to take out my pent up aggression on this useless pile of plastic. Why two stars? Well, it started out fine enough (before all the filters clog) and since it still turns on and off when I plug it in I figure it still deserves a couple of stars for sheer dependable uselessness.