Bissell Featherweight Cordless Stick Vacuum, 3061

I love this vacuum, works great on our vinyl plank floors. It's super easy to turn the brush on/off to avoid scratching. Suction is great, no problem picking up anything. Battery life is fine for my needs, I don't have a huge area to vacuum, about 4 rooms, hasn't run out of power yet. Cleaning and emptying is simple. Very happy so far.

I JUST OPENED THE BOX FOR THIS ITEM AND ALREADY OBSERVE THAT IT IS HIGH QUALITY AND APPARENTLY EASY TO USE AND AS DESCRIBED. BISSELL IS A RESPECTED COMPANY AND COMES FROM RESPECTED OUTLETS. IT IS WORTH THE PRICE TO INVEST IN SUCH A PRODUCT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO USING IT. THE INSTRUCTIONS LOOK SIMPLE AS WELL. AFTER THE VERY SIMPLE ASSEMBLY, I NOTED ALL THE CONSTRUCTION WAS EXCELLENT. ALSO IT IS SO EASY TO USE AND VERY EFFICIENT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT AND FINE COMPANY !

LOVE this vacuum. So light and easy to get a good vacuum in a few minutes, we both pick it up for a quick partial house vacuum whenever we notice a need. It easily gets under a good portion of the bed and sofa, the legs of furniture, and between spaces because it's not too wide and the handle drops very low. It completely cleans cat hair and dirt/dust off our hard floor and mats, but there is so much that a few days later it's worth running it again for 5 minutes. Separate handheld piece easily pops out for tight spaces, couch surfaces, with it's own attachments. Easy to clean and no need to change the filter constantly. We have to clean the inner and outer filter after every vacuum, but it is a snap. Easy to snap off the 2 parts and take both the inner and outer filter out to shake. The 2 filters clean up completely with a water rinse when needed. Roller easily pops out for cleaning. I can pull hair (the longer human kind) off the roller usually, and only pop out the roller if there's too much (the first few times I didn't think to check this and it had built up to cover the roller). Charging takes quite awhile after a long vacuuming session. I was able to completely cover a very hair-covered, dust-dirty 3 big rooms of hard flooring while moving furniture around the first time I used it, before re-charge needed.

I'll start with why I think this is a great vac, but pls read to the bottom for an explanation for why I couldn't give it 5 starts. I bought this because my employer had one; I used it and loved it. It is lightweight, versatile, has great maneuverability, long lasting battery power, great suction power. It offers many features and functions that I would only expect from a higher priced stick vac. You get two tools for the price of one, with the detachable hand vac (plus you get accessories: crevice tool and etc). This vac gets under the lowest furniture and swivels around in the trickiest spaces allowing you to reach more areas without having to detach the handvac to get into hard to reach spaces. The handle even folds forward so you can really get under low furniture without the vacuum losing contact with the floor (and thus suction). The charge lasts 90+ minutes and doesn't require constant charging. I used this vac for 45 minutes and forgot to plug it in to charge. 5 days later, I used it again for over 45 minutes. The suction power did not deplete when battery power ran low. All the features of this vac are intuitively handy. With just one push of a button that is at your fingertips, you can switch between using the hard floor and using the brush roll feature. You don't have to stop vacuuming to switch surfaces. The hand vac can be easily detached and reattached from the base with a push of a button. This mid range stick vac is really impressive. So WHY DIDN'T I GIVE IT A FIVE STAR RATING??? #1 When my stick vac arrived, the filter was missing. Amazon did refund my purchase price and did not require that I return the product, so kudos to them. I thought that was strange and now I know why. #2 YOU CAN NOT BUY A GENUINE BISSELL REPLACEMENT FILTER PART. I looked on the Bissell website for a replacement filter for this 3106 model. They don't sell a filter replacement. They don't offer an alternative replacement filter, from among the many other replacement filters they sell, that would work for the model 3106. (I thought maybe they had a newer version of this stick vac and I could buy the filter for the newer model, but no!) The only way to get a genuine replacement filter for this specific model, is that you have to buy the entire hand held vacuum for $35, which only comes with the one (1) filter - what happens when I eventually want to replace the filter, which anyone would need to do to keep the vac running in good order? My only other option was to buy an "off brand" replacement filter and hope that it fits. The problem with buying something other than genuine replacement parts is that they are never as good as the genuine parts because they aren't made specifically for your product and sometimes products don't fit nor do they work as well (or you damage your vac by using an off brand) when you don't use genuine parts. It's also difficult to determine if you are buying the correct product because while "they" say that the filter is compatible with the model 3106 in the heading, if you read further on in the description of "compatible models" you won't find the 3106 listed among the model numbers- "bait and switch". I know this sounds picky, but I have a brand new stick vac that I bought with the expectation that it would work as well as the one my employer has. At this point, I'm crossing my fingers and will purchase an "off brand" filter. Let's hope I'm not disappointed. CONCLUSION: LOVE THE VAC, but BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH REPLACING THE FILTER WITH A GENUINE BISSELL FILTER.

This is the best compact vacuum I have ever used. Lightweight ,5lbs great cleaning capacity and well made. The hand vacuum detaches easily . I would recommend this product especially if you have a second floor as it is so easy to carry up the stairs.