Customer Reviews

BISSELL PowerGlide Platinum Upright Vacuum, Bagged, Wine Red, 3545-2

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I purchased this vacuum less than 6 months ago and it is already useless. About 2 months ago, the Turbo Brush attachment (which was wonderful at first) stopped working completely. Unfortunate, but the vacuum still worked nicely. Currently, I vacuumed my whole house and smelled that familiar hot smell and thought I was burning through a belt. Not so. Upon opening the bottom of the vacuum I found that the beater bar had caused so much friction with the vacuum casing that it burned through 2 layers of plastic casing on the vacuum unit. It cannot be repaired and Bissell customer service won't do anything despite it being under warranty. I am taking the unit back to the store where I purchased it for a refund!

I'm a guy. I do most of the vacuuming at my house. I really kind of like this weekly chore but I like to have a good and well made vacuum. We had a panasonic vacuum that we had for 10+ years. It was pretty good. When it finally died I had the bright idea of buying a bagless vacuum. I thought it would save $$. Bought a Bissell powerforce turbo bagless. Initially I thought it was the best vacuum ever especially for the price. It has great suction on both the carpets and with the tools and it seems very sturdy and well made. BUT that bagless design wore me out. I literally had to clean all 3 filters after every weekly vacuuming. And emptying the dirt container wasn't good either. I always spilled some on the floor and/or myself.

So I decided to stay with the Bissell brand seeing how consumer reports says they are reliable and they are less expensive than other name brands. Found this bissell powerglide bagged model on amazon for a good price. We've had it about a month. Here's what I like and don't like:

Pros: Cleans carpets extremely well. Even a little better than the bagless bissell and much better than the old panasonic. Very good airflow with the tools. Seems very sturdy and well made. Large bags. Haven't had to replace the bag yet (1 month). Bags are cheap ($1 each at walmart) so the bags shouldn't cost me more than $12 year. Belts and other parts are cheap. Bought a 2nd extension wand from bissell for 3 or 4 bucks and now can reach clear to the top of our vaulted living room ceiling. 30 foot power cord is nice too.

Cons: Not much but I do wish you could shut off the brush roll when vacuuming kitchen floors or using the tools.

Summary: Very good bagged vacuum at a very good price.

Now know why called PowerGlide!hehe,easy to move over rugs. Grt picker upper. Loved the color-red; like having start button near the top(on side)Not loud! Its a lower sound, so it doesnt bother your ears(specially mine)Just got today and used, and got the old dust and bits of tiny paper off a badly worn rug on low setting!..delivery was real fast. I was soo surprised!Turbo tool even better for upholstry.A plus! Good product-- hope all remains that way. even gave me an extra bag too. Thanks Bissell, great machine.

I've only used this vacuum a few times but I am very pleased so far. I did notice at first a little difficulty pushing it on carpet at times, but I think changing the carpet height adjustment helped that. Most of the time it glides across carpet easily. It has great suction and is only a little noisy, much quieter than my last vacuum. Overall I am very happy with this vacuum. Now I don't mind vacuuming!

Not having owned a Bissell vacumm before, I was somewhat concerned about buying there product. I had heard many good things about the vacuum, so for the price I figured I had little to lose. Set up was very simple. I was impressed by the way this vacuum looked as well. I put it together and put one of the two vacuum bags they give you into the bag holder. Very simple bag install. I turned the vacuum on and was surprised how quiet the vacuum was. I brought it over to the couch, and hooked up the handy Turbo attachment and went over the couch to remove the cat hair. This attachment works much better than the same type of attachment that came with my $250 Eureka Whirlwind, and it's clear so you can see it function as well as see if there is anything stuck on the beater brush. As far as vacuuming, it is a light vacuum. It vacuums very well, and the see through beater brush cover makes it easy to see that it's turning, and to see if it has anything on the brush that needs to be clean. I cannot find a thing wrong with this vacuum, other than the fact that the beater bar is always spinning no matter what, even when you are using the attachments. I am not sure why that would be a big deal, but I do know that on some models that when the vacuum is in the up right position, the roller brush is not turning, and turns on once you step on the vacuum to release the handle! That is the only thing I would change though I cannot see what the big deal is about the beater brush turning all of the time. I say buy, you will be pleased. Thanks Amazon!

I'm delighted with this vacuum cleaner. I recently got a cat and wanted to keep the pet hair under control. I thought I would have to spend at least twice as much money (probably more!) to get this much suction. It pushes just fine across the carpet (even on low setting) and seems to do a good job. The real benefits are the attachments. The hose has fantastic suction and they weren't kidding when they called it a turbo brush. I wouldn't use it on anything delicate, but it's great for regular upholstery. I used the dusting attachment on my lampshades and was impressed. I also wanted a bagged vacuum (less mess... which is the point of cleaning!), which seem to be harder to find these days. The downsides are that it's sorta hard to get the hose out of it's holder and it's a little heavy. But overall, I would definitely recommend this vacuum, especially if you're looking for good attachment suction. And only $80!!

KEEP YOUR DYSON AND OTHER OVER PRICED WONDERS THIS VACUUM IS THE BEST!!
THIS IS MY SECOND BISSELL IN ONLY 8 YEARS. I WANTED THE POWER AND RELIABILITY OF THE FIRST MODEL BUT FOUND THAT THE BAGLESS MODEL WAS REALLY TOO MUCH WORK TO KEEP CLEAN AS THE MOTORS ON THESE UNITS REALLY GET ALL THE TINY STUFF YOU DON'T SEE BUT ADDS UP. WITH THIS BAG UNIT I JUST HAVE TO OPEN AND THROW IT AWAY.
THERE ARE WONDERFUL AND USEFUL ON-BOARD ATTACHMENTS AND THAT SEXY LITTLE STAIR SWEEPER THAT MAKE CLEANING LESS OF A CHORE.
NO CONTACT WITH THE ALLERGY CAUSING STUFF AND LITTLE MAINTENANCE.BRAVO BISSELL!!!

My previous vacuum, a Eureka Boss, just wasn't getting my old shag carpeting clean enough. So after reading the reviews here, I decided to spring for this Bissell upright. It was quite a bit more than I had paid for the Eureka, but if I got the performance I expected it was worth it. Well, after figuring out how to assemble the thing, on my first use it sprayed dust and dirt all over itself - and the floor. The attachment hose does double duty as the route from the floor to the bag, and you have to REALLY jam the hose in tightly (beyond what I was able to do, and I'm not a weak person). In fact, in order to push the vacuum you have to have incredible upper body strength - I keep it on the High Carpet setting and still struggle by the end of my 12x16 living room. Due to the wheel width, the edge cleaning is virtually non-existent. The Turbo Brush attachment works wonders on pet hair covered upholstery, though. And it does do a decent cleaning job on my carpets, with a nice wide cleaning path. So if you want to build some major upper body strength, and don't care if the edges of your carpet get dusty, then this is the machine for you.

I have had great results using this vacuum in my small loft. It even works on my kitchen's wood floor, and doesnt't choke and blow dust if it sucks up a coin or hairpin. Maybe I got too used to the old, heavy, crappy vacuum I used to have, but this one feels quite luxurious. If vacuuming can be luxurious.
And it's a nice color, too.

This vacuum is GREAT ! It has great power ...picks up wonderfully ...the brush tool makes cleaning the furniture

a breeze. It is heavy to push ..but very managable.