kirbylux77
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Niclonnic, thanks for posting your Bissell C4 vacuum. Looks really nice! However, for me, I see some things about it that are deal-breakers & I couldn't buy it because of them.
1. The unique size of the wand, hose & attachments. With the ends being square instead of round, there's no way you are going to find an adapter to fit generic tools from a vac shop, or favorite tools from an old vac. If you're picky about the quality & design of the tools you use with your vacuum, like I am, that is a HUGE problem.
2. No bare floor brush included. Now, this I simply don't get! How can a manufacturer make a powerhead canister & expect only the powerhead to clean bare floors? You have to have both with a powerhead canister, as many people won't be convinced a powerhead with it's brushroll turned off could clean as well as a dedicated floor brush. Count me as one of them. Plus it seems to me this is a growing trend with powerhead canisters to see no bare floor brush included.
3. Poor quality attachments. I don't like how the upholstery brush & dusting brush were designed, doesn't look like they would do a good job or that much thought had gone into their design.
4. No crevice tool storage. They can accomodate all of the tools except the crevice tool? Somebody should have found a spot to store it.
5. The wimpy powerhead brushroll. The powerhead doesn't look like it would groom carpets that are medium & high pile, or shag, really well. Plus if you say that hair wraps around the brush & needs cleaning constantly, that would just be a nuisance to some people. It might even be reason enough for some people to sell it second-hand & find something better. Plus, if the bottom plate is being removed all the time to clean the brushroll, at some point it's going to break & need replacement.
6. The foam pre-filter & washable post filter. As an allergy sufferer, this would be unsuitable for me. Washable HEPA filters do NOT meet the same stringent HEPA standards as a H12 HEPA filter, like Tacony, Miele & Sebo, among others, use. Even if it does filter well, it's filtering abilities will start to drop off & it will need replacement. And if it's going to need replacement, then it's just better to buy a disposable HEPA filter that's not meant to be washed. Plus, the foam filter would let a LOT more dust through than the style of filter that is encased in rubber with a fabric "mesh" material inside, like Dyson & Hoover use on some of their models.
I have looked at a few other bagless canisters lately. I looked at the Hoover Air Pro canister, & while it has a huge bin & overall nice design, it's let down by a poor quality HEPA filter on it's exhaust. The Kenmore 600 series bagless canister, it has a really nice powerhead, huge sealed HEPA filter & nice tools, but the bin capacity is small & it looks like a poor design too. Plus, it uses the old-style wand & hose connections that are known to be problematic. I am going to wait until I can see the new Samsung Motion Sync bagless canister in person....it looks like a really nice design, & if it has a good quality HEPA filter, I will buy one.
Rob
1. The unique size of the wand, hose & attachments. With the ends being square instead of round, there's no way you are going to find an adapter to fit generic tools from a vac shop, or favorite tools from an old vac. If you're picky about the quality & design of the tools you use with your vacuum, like I am, that is a HUGE problem.
2. No bare floor brush included. Now, this I simply don't get! How can a manufacturer make a powerhead canister & expect only the powerhead to clean bare floors? You have to have both with a powerhead canister, as many people won't be convinced a powerhead with it's brushroll turned off could clean as well as a dedicated floor brush. Count me as one of them. Plus it seems to me this is a growing trend with powerhead canisters to see no bare floor brush included.
3. Poor quality attachments. I don't like how the upholstery brush & dusting brush were designed, doesn't look like they would do a good job or that much thought had gone into their design.
4. No crevice tool storage. They can accomodate all of the tools except the crevice tool? Somebody should have found a spot to store it.
5. The wimpy powerhead brushroll. The powerhead doesn't look like it would groom carpets that are medium & high pile, or shag, really well. Plus if you say that hair wraps around the brush & needs cleaning constantly, that would just be a nuisance to some people. It might even be reason enough for some people to sell it second-hand & find something better. Plus, if the bottom plate is being removed all the time to clean the brushroll, at some point it's going to break & need replacement.
6. The foam pre-filter & washable post filter. As an allergy sufferer, this would be unsuitable for me. Washable HEPA filters do NOT meet the same stringent HEPA standards as a H12 HEPA filter, like Tacony, Miele & Sebo, among others, use. Even if it does filter well, it's filtering abilities will start to drop off & it will need replacement. And if it's going to need replacement, then it's just better to buy a disposable HEPA filter that's not meant to be washed. Plus, the foam filter would let a LOT more dust through than the style of filter that is encased in rubber with a fabric "mesh" material inside, like Dyson & Hoover use on some of their models.
I have looked at a few other bagless canisters lately. I looked at the Hoover Air Pro canister, & while it has a huge bin & overall nice design, it's let down by a poor quality HEPA filter on it's exhaust. The Kenmore 600 series bagless canister, it has a really nice powerhead, huge sealed HEPA filter & nice tools, but the bin capacity is small & it looks like a poor design too. Plus, it uses the old-style wand & hose connections that are known to be problematic. I am going to wait until I can see the new Samsung Motion Sync bagless canister in person....it looks like a really nice design, & if it has a good quality HEPA filter, I will buy one.
Rob
