Bissell Vacuum Filter Style 3

Great for Carpet
I bought the Bissell Velocity 3950 when my last Bissell's motor blew up (I had had that one for four years). I really like the air filter light that lets you know if you need to change the filter. I'm not very good at doing that (which is why my last one blew up) and this has a nice warning light to remind me.

I LOVE what it does for my carpets. My husband says they have not this good since we moved in. I like in Oklahoma and we have that nasty red clay that gets everywhere. With two kids, my husband and my dog we put good wear on the carpet and this brings it back to life.

I cannot, however, give it a 5 star because it IS NOT A HARD FLOOR CLEANER. If you want something that can do both, this is not the machine to buy. The brush does not turn off when you put it on the "bare floor setting." So it kicks more of the dirt up on your feet than it does suck it in.

Hands down this is a great vacuum for carpet, but I am now in the market for something for my bare floor areas.

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Must have for wood and tile floors!
When we purchased our Dyson, I read about this tool in some of the reviews and decided to purchase the Factory-Reconditioned unit and use the money we saved to get this accesory.

This was a great choice, we love the vacuum and this tool does an outstanding job on our wood and tile floors. I think it does a great job on steps also. It has greatly expanded the functionality of the basic Dyson, and is well worth the extra cost.

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Great for Bald People Who Don't Have Pets!
We purchased this sweeper in hopes that it would provide an easy way to sweep our laminate floors free of dog hair and kid debris. Well, it does get the dog hair, but requires many passes. It ends up taking longer to sweep the floor with this sweeper than it would have to haul out the regular vacuum. It probably misses about 25% of the hair in the first pass, and when you pull the sweeper back toward yourself, it brings a nice pile of hair with it. It does not work in reverse! Sometimes it spits out big clumps of dog hair, which will entertaining, adds to the length of cleaning time. Also, the rotating brush is getting full of long hair, which is a pain to clean out. It picks up dry pasta, sand and other similar bits easy, but who cares? If that's all I had to clean up I'd stick with a broom.
The feel of the unit is cheap. I always feel like it's going to break when I snap the dust tray back into place. Speaking of the dust tray, users will enjoy the fact that they will have to sweep the floor in the area where the pulled the tray out. You always end up with dirt and hair on the floor. You will need to pick up the base unit and empty it too, since it always has dirt in it too. A wonderful undocumented feature!

Now that I've vented about everything I dislike, here's a few of it's better features:
* Lightweight - Cheap stuff usually is!
* Long run-time on a charge - You will need it!
* Articulating handle - It works good and actually is handy.

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Doglover
This is a great carpet cleaner. The scrubbing brushes is what sets it apart
and above all the other types. Easy to use. A bit heavy to push back and
forth but well worth the effort. This machine worked on spots that a
professional carpet cleaner couldn't budge. Fantastic for all stains and
great for those pets stains that happen when you least expect it. I use my
small SpotBot Pet for those little stains but this is the machine to use for
bigger stains and just to freshen and brighten up the carpet. Apparently
there is also an attachment that you can buy that will enable the machine
to clean floors too. I intend to get that but for now, it is well worth the
cost and effort.

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Works Well But Read On
I purchased this vacuum as a gift for my 4 year old daughter for Christmas last year. It works great, especially on hard surfaces (hardwood and laminate flooring) and is easy to operate. My daughter enjoys using it and helping around the house. The one drawback to this vacuum is that where the handle connects to the vacuum, it is held together with a relatively weak design. My daughter liked to put her foot on the vacuum and pull on the handle quite hard to shut it off. She also stood on the vacuum and wiggled the handle toward the front of the machine. The stress of that movement (by a 4 year old) broke where the handle connects right off the vacuum. We glued it back together several times, but even with careful use (my daughter learned to be more gentle with the vacuum) it kept breaking. I called Bissell to see if there was a replacement part and there was not. Since we called within the first year of ownership they sent us a new vacuum - we were pleased with their stand behind their products. Now we stress to everyone that we need to be careful with the handle and where it connects to the vacuum. It seems as though something designed for the use by children (who, by nature, tend to be a little rough on their stuff), should be designed to be a bit more durable, especially at the part that technically is the on-off switch.

It is also important that if the battery dies out completely, make sure the vacuum is all the way off before plugging it in to recharge it. The cord and vacuum get hot and could pose a hazard. Really, folks, we are responsible people and don't break everything. We love the vacuum and recommend it for any family who has a daughter who loves cleaning. This is a great product.

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