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I don't like the majority of Bissell vacuums. The bagged ones, however, I like.

Nice vacuum! I would say that it was made in the 1910's-1920's.

If you take good care of the vacuum, I see no problem with bypassing the overheat cutoff.

Not all of them, just the bagless ones. The bagged Bissell PowerForces are actually a pretty good value for the price. But yeah, the PowerForce Compact is awful.

Mine does fine with the disposable bags. It's a great little vacuum for stairs. They're really easy to find too.

Oh wow! That's worth at least $200! Does it have all of it's parts?

Here you go! https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Dirt-Devil-Vacuum-Prince/dp/B00Y34QDO6/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=dirt+devil+type+1+belt&qid=1582690446&sr=8-4

Any chance that this one was made by Emerson Electric? It looks similar to some of the older Ridgid Wet/Dry vacs.

That's an early vacuum cleaner manufactured by the Kirby Company. Scott-Fetzer is Kirby's parent company, and still is to this very day. This particular model was made from 1926-1934. The subsequent model, the Kirby Model C, which was released in 1935, was the first vacuum to bear the "Kirby"...

Nope. It's just regular cut pile carpet. I had to empty it too, which is a massive mess.

These weren't just loose fibers, these were whole tufts torn up from my carpeting. It's 3 year old builder's grade carpet, so I think it's already done all the shedding it needs to. This vacuum would be utterly useless without a brushroll. None of my other vacuums do this, including my older...

Ok, so I used the Bissell PowerForce Compact again today and found another issue. This vacuum will not clean anything that is not right in front of the cleaner. No edge cleaning whatsoever. I have to use the tiny hose and weird wand to clean up particles that are close to my baseboards. Also...

The bagged Bissell PowerForce is a pretty good value for your dollar. Not the best, but it does it's job for the price.

Their vacuums are needlessly complicated with all of the circuit boards and junk, and the bags, which are tiny, are crazy expensive. If I was going to buy a German made vacuum, I would buy a SEBO.

I think Miele is quite overhyped. They're not awful, but they're basically the bagged equivalent of a Dyson.

Well, most newer Aerus Electrolux machines pull at least 110 CFM from the nozzle, and my 2011 Kirby Sentria pulls around 150 CFM from the nozzle. Until a robot can meet that level of performance, I will view them an nothing more than an automated stick vac.

Anything under 80 CFM is not great. I think the upper limit would be when the vacuum is so strong that it becomes extremely hard to move.

I use my Kirby attachments on almost anything that they will fit on.

Until a robot has at least 110 CFM of airflow, I'm sticking with a traditional upright. The technology has not matured enough yet. I'm sure that someday a robot would be a viable replacement for a traditional upright or canister vacuum, but as of 2020, full size traditional vacuums are the best...

I was browsing the Sanitaire website when I came across these peculiar vacuums. They seem to be standard Bissell PowerForce vacuums, but with a metal handle. There also was a rebranded Simplicity Freedom Cordless Upright. I know Bissell bought Sanitaire after Eureka was sold to Midea, but this...