bit-tech Shopping: Bissell featherWEIGHT 3106-3 Vacuum

• Bare Floors
• Carpets
• Curtains/Drapes
• Other
• Stairs
• Upholstery

Rating: 8

Time with product: 3 Weeks

Strengths: Just as advertised, lightweight

Weaknesses: Corded

Summary: I already have a Bissell cordless sweeper to pick up dirt off the tiles and the hardwood floors. I needed something to pick up corner dirt, since dust and hair usually accumulates at the corners more so than just on the bare floor, and the sweeper cannot quite get to the corner. My cordless handheld Black & Decker vac is okay, but it runs out of battery quickly and has to be recharged quite often. I found this vacuum at Kohl?s on sale, and it was not expensive so I want to give it a try. I actually like the lightweight feature, and it picks up all corner dirt. Since it is corded, I do need to move from one outlet to another to use the vacuum, but I don?t have the hassle to recharge and wait on the vacuum during recharging. I can get the vacuuming in one round now, both upstairs and downstairs. I would recommend this vacuum for picking up small particles. For carpeted area, I would save it for my regular Hoover Windtunnel.

Rating: 10

Time with product:

Strengths: very light weight but powerful, works great!

Weaknesses: none

Summary: I bought this Bissell featherWeight vacuum cleaner thanks to my friends' recommendation and I'm so satisfied with this one! It's very light and powerful, so I used it quite often instead of the existing heavy one. I definitely recommend this vacuum!!

Rating: 6

Time with product: 5 Days

Strengths: Portability, no need for bag, easy-to-clean filter design, dual attachment, cheap in price. Good for cleaning of staircase.

Weaknesses: Lack of horsepower (it is much less powerful than the DustBuster I had before from Back&Decker), the power cord is just one foot shorter to reach the last step of my staircase.

Summary: I bought four of these from Amazon.com for cleaning of my staircase and bed. It is easy to assemble (2 minutes out of box). Although it is not a very powerful vacuum, it is handy and gets job done as long as the carpet is not too dirty.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 5 Days

Strengths: Lightweight, inexpensive, easy to use.

Weaknesses: Wish it had a longer cord (or no cord at all). The cord is a decent length, I just wish it were about 5 feet longer.

Summary: I bought this vacuum purely to vacuum our stairs, foyer, and kitchen/bathroom floors. This vacuum is lightweight and easy to use (only 1 button). The price is great too! The vacuum has a floor attachment as well as a crevice tool (or you can use no attachment at all). You can use this as a vacuum or a hand-vac by removing the handle. Overall, I am very satisfied with this product.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 5 Days

Strengths: Lightweight, easy to use, easy to move about the floor.

Weaknesses: Doesn't work on carpets, even low ones.

Summary: If you are looking for a stick vacuum to clean up crumbs off your bare kitchen floor or to suck up the dust bunnies from an uncarpeted bathroom floor, this one is great. It has good suction and cleaning power. The cleaning head is small enough to manuever into tight spaces such as around sinks and toilets. The downside of the small cleaning head, though is that if you have a large kitchen area, it will take a lot of back and forth motion. The edge cleaning is satisfactory. The conversion to a hand vac is easy and it works well when picking up crumbs from upholstered furniture - just don't expect it to be great with picking up pet hair. This little stick vacuum is a great additon to your home IF you already own a good carpet vac. This would not work as your only vacuum in your home, It is exactly what it is named - a feather weight in the vacuum line.