Bissell Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner

I purchased the Bissell 6596 Bagless Upright Vacuum last earlier this year at Walmart. This vacuum was "rollback" priced in the sixty dollar range. I liked the appearance of this vacuum when I was window shopping at the store, and liked the fact that it is a bagless model.

I have a medium sized (Golden Retriever/Husky mix) dog that has a triple coat. Her hair gets everywhere, especially in the carpet. I love dogs, but I can't stand having dog hair everywhere...especially on my clothing. So finding a vacuum that had adequate suction to remove matted in dog hair from the carpet was essential.

When I brought this unit to the house and began vacuuming, I noticed rather quickly that the canister needed to be changed. This means two things...first, the canister doesn't hold a lot...second, this vacuum doesn't miss much. I emptied the canister and proceeded to finishing my task. I emptied the canister two or three times during the process of vacuuming the entire house. That was due, in part, to the fact that I hadn't vacuumed recently and my dog was shedding.

I am impressed with the suction ability of this vacuum and the clean feeling I get after the floors have been thoroughly inhaled by this mean machine. However, one thing I began to notice is that the suction will start to decline as you vacuum. After inspecting the unit closely, I realized that there is a filter above the "easy empty dirt container." As you vacuum (especially dog hair), the filter will suck some of the debris into the upper chamber. The filter can be removed with a simple twist allowing for the additional debris to be removed (which makes the filter breath better). There is another filter directly below the dirt catcher, and a Heppa filter below that attached directly to the front of the unit. With all of these filters, it is no wonder the room feels a lot cleaner with this product. All of the filter are easy to clean.

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