wstonehockertv
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When I think of forgotten Bissell products, I'm talking about those that have zero videos of them online.
Forgotten Bissells
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panasonicvac
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There was a Bissell upright that was similar to the Singer and Kenmore twin fan uprights, not only there's no videos of one but there's also no pictures of them anywhere online.
huskyvacs
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The Bissel SC shampooer has I think 1 video of it on YouTube from well over a decade ago and that's all.
kirbylux77
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I haven't seen any YouTube videos on the Bissell Butler or Butler Revolution straight suction canister from the late 90's/early 2000's. They seem to be largely forgotten about.
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rugsucker
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Bissell SC
There should be 1 or 2 upstairs that can go to your collection for making a video or the dumpster when we get cooler weather.Also the 'forgotten' Trio!They need to go one way or the other.
Jimmy
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There should be 1 or 2 upstairs that can go to your collection for making a video or the dumpster when we get cooler weather.Also the 'forgotten' Trio!They need to go one way or the other.
Jimmy
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human
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Bissell Sweep Master
Back in the late '60s/early '70s, Bissell made a stick vacuum called a Sweepmaster. It was very similar to the Hoover Quik Broom. We got one new when I was about six years old and it got a fair amount of use. At some point, it got passed to my grandmother, and then my sister. I haven't seen it in at least 10 or 15 years, so I have no idea whether she still has it. Knowing my sister, it probably got tossed because it was old and therefore useless.
Back in the late '60s/early '70s, Bissell made a stick vacuum called a Sweepmaster. It was very similar to the Hoover Quik Broom. We got one new when I was about six years old and it got a fair amount of use. At some point, it got passed to my grandmother, and then my sister. I haven't seen it in at least 10 or 15 years, so I have no idea whether she still has it. Knowing my sister, it probably got tossed because it was old and therefore useless.
wstonehockertv
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The Bissell Trio is an obvious example due to the recall.
Bissell C4 Cyclonic
Back in 2014, Bissell released the C4 Cyclonic canister vacuum. It was a bagless, multi-cyclonic machine with a power nozzle that cost $300. I actually had one at the time and will link my thread about it below. Unfortunately, not a single video of it exists aside from Bissell's official product and help videos (which are unlisted). Another user reuploaded the product video of the C4 Cyclonic.
Personally, I thought it was a quiet yet powerful machine that picked up a lot. However, after spending a lot of time with the C4, I was not convinced that a canister was any better than an upright. That thing was just too heavy and cumbersome to be dragged around my old house with wall-to-wall carpeting, not to mention that the hose was short and stiff. It didn't follow me around very well, so I had to constantly pull it along. It came with 3 brush attachments pre-clipped to the hose, handle grip and wand, along with a crevice tool that didn't store on-board. The wand was telescopic and made of thick aluminum. The power nozzle was hard to push and pull, and its brushroll always got tangled with hair due to a small diameter. Lastly, the dirt tank was TINY and difficult to empty as debris would get stuck inside, requiring me to pull it out by hand.
Ultimately, a couple years after using the C4 off-and-on, I got tired of it, especially after replacing the carpets downstairs with laminate flooring. As part of an effort to consolidate my family's vacuum "collection," I cleaned up the vacuum and donated it to Goodwill. I simply went back to using an upright, and never bought another canister again.
https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?26294
Back in 2014, Bissell released the C4 Cyclonic canister vacuum. It was a bagless, multi-cyclonic machine with a power nozzle that cost $300. I actually had one at the time and will link my thread about it below. Unfortunately, not a single video of it exists aside from Bissell's official product and help videos (which are unlisted). Another user reuploaded the product video of the C4 Cyclonic.
Personally, I thought it was a quiet yet powerful machine that picked up a lot. However, after spending a lot of time with the C4, I was not convinced that a canister was any better than an upright. That thing was just too heavy and cumbersome to be dragged around my old house with wall-to-wall carpeting, not to mention that the hose was short and stiff. It didn't follow me around very well, so I had to constantly pull it along. It came with 3 brush attachments pre-clipped to the hose, handle grip and wand, along with a crevice tool that didn't store on-board. The wand was telescopic and made of thick aluminum. The power nozzle was hard to push and pull, and its brushroll always got tangled with hair due to a small diameter. Lastly, the dirt tank was TINY and difficult to empty as debris would get stuck inside, requiring me to pull it out by hand.
Ultimately, a couple years after using the C4 off-and-on, I got tired of it, especially after replacing the carpets downstairs with laminate flooring. As part of an effort to consolidate my family's vacuum "collection," I cleaned up the vacuum and donated it to Goodwill. I simply went back to using an upright, and never bought another canister again.
https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?26294
The Bissell Anna
I only found one YouTube video of this machine. I’d love to have one of these.
I only found one YouTube video of this machine. I’d love to have one of these.
rugsucker
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Bissell
These need to go out of my building...
... should they go in your collection
These need to go out of my building...
... should they go in your collection
wstonehockertv
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This also includes the 90's Powersteamer uprights...
panasonicvac
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What Powersteamer uprights are you referring to? There's more than one variant back in the 90's.
wstonehockertv
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The original ones that were released in 1997-1998. Not much videos of them on Youtube.
panasonicvac
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Can you be a little more specific? Are you referring to the ones that have the Proheat feature or no? Do you have any pictures?
wstonehockertv
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panasonicvac
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Ah ok, those are the ones that don't have the proheat feature. I just wasn't sure since there were two different Powersteamer uprights that came out around the same time, one of them had a built in heater.
wstonehockertv
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I also heard someone bring up the Butler/Butler Revolution canisters...there's not much info about them. This also includes the Powerpartner canister and Powerpartner handvac. Very 90's and early 2000's if anyone was wondering.
As for that forest green bagless Bissell that didn't have the Powerforce name...it's not a big deal if it's forgotten because there are too many videos of the Powerforce bagless.
As for that forest green bagless Bissell that didn't have the Powerforce name...it's not a big deal if it's forgotten because there are too many videos of the Powerforce bagless.
panasonicvac
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Speaking of carpet cleaners, I don't see very many of the Proheat Self Propelled uprights.
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