BISSELL BigGreen Commercial PowerForce Bagged Lightweight, Upright, Industrial, Vacuum Cleaner, BGU1451T

I often help my wife check out and work and identify bottlenecks at commercial cleaning accounts before we turn them over to our employees. We have used a lot of different vacuum cleaners under many and varied conditions. Commercial vacuums take a beating, and what seems like a strength can sometimes end up being an Achilles heel. In mixed spaces with carpet, hard floors, stairwells and dusting, this vacuum is a pleasure to use. It's light and versatile. In a single motion, you can pull the quick draw suction tube to vacuum crumbs out of an executive chair and a second later, have it back in place to continue vacuuming the commercial carpet. For other than dedicated wide-area cleaning, we won't even look at a vacuum cleaner without single-motion suction hose availability btw. Carpet and bare floor performance are very good. The brush roll is very effective. The height adjustment comes in handy for the occasional domestic rental unit cleaning where you usually see deeper pile carpets. Suction measures a respectable 60" of water on my gauge. I don't own a digital mass flow sensor, but the airflow is plenty to achieve fast effective cleaning. It works well on deeply textured commercial walk-in mats, always a challenge. It's relatively quiet in operation and bag changes are quick and easy. The two-stage handle adjustment makes it easy to raise the front of the vacuum when desired although it does add a step when you want to lower it flat. Overall, I consider it a plus. The most surprising feature is the thank-you we often hear from our workers when we replace a far more expensive vacuum with this one. At this price, we often dedicate one to a floor or area. My wife and I have fought over who gets to use a far more expensive commercial vacuum with impressive on-paper specs and who gets the cheap little Bissell that weighs 10 pounds less. For applications requiring HEPA filtration, such filters are available as an inexpensive (<$10) retrofit. We use those inexpensive multi-ply bags from Clean Fairy and have noticed that the motor prefilters rarely need cleaning. The design engineers at Bissell hit several sweet spots with this tough, light, versatile general-purpose upright. We don't use them in all our accounts because one size never fits all, but it's always on our short list of choices.

Best vaccum I've ever owned and we have used and abused it for multiple years with no issues. Multipet and kid home with tons of messes and it has always worked well and done the job!

DIRECTIONS FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER ARE HORRIBLE. I LOVE THE VAACUM DOES A FANTASTIC JOB AND EASY TO MANUVER. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ONE PIECE IS AND WHERE IT GOES? LONG BLACK PIECE OF PLASTIC?

I honestly expected more from a Bissell commercial vacuum cleaner. First, the suction power is horrible. It blew more dust around than it sucked up. The vacuum power through the extension hose was equally horrible - barely any suction at all. The vacuum seem to be cheaply made - the vacuum bag cover is just a snap-on piece of plastic. When you use the extension hose, the floor part of the vacuum pumps dust out of the hole that the hose rests on when not in use. This is because the vacuum routes dust from the floor through the extension hose during use as a floor vacuum. There is no shutoff on the floor part of the vacuum when you use the extension hose, so dust from the floor just flies into the air. Summary: While this vacuum is lightweight, it is a lightweight piece of crap. DO NOT PURCHASE. Too much trouble to return this vacuum, so it's going straight to the landfill. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

It is lightweight and the suction is great. I am a single residential user, so the sturdiness works for me. From other reviews I almost expected a cheap feeling vacuum, but it's not. You need a fairly long philips head screwdriver for assembly, but otherwise easy.

This vacuum is a step up in quality to your cheaper big-box store vacuum. Heavy duty power cord. Higher quality extension coil hose with good reach. Heavier duty plastic wand and accessories. The vacuum is quiet and cleans medium pile carpet with ease. I like the foot peddle option to lower the handle further all the way flat to help with getting under tables and similar furniture for cleaning. There is also a clip at the top of the handle to attach the power cord higher so you don't trip on it while vacuuming. Bags, belts, filters (style 7) are all easily obtainable and are not high priced. I scored one of this these through Amazon Warehouse for only $108 with the description saying the box had some damage. When I got it, the box was barely marked up, and the vacuum in perfect condition. Highly recommend clicking on the links on Amazon to check all the other pricing options available. There are deals to be had! Very satisfied with this vacuum. Hope to get many years of use out of it.

bought this for a house rehab project, didnt want to contaminate our personal use vacuums. While it was still clean tried it out in our house and comparing it to our two high end vacuums, one is a bag and the other is not, both uprights. Pros: Very Light weight (use of cheap plastic). Long power cord an its heavy duty. Easy to assemble. Con: Its Louder than most. Doesnt transition well from rugs to hardwood. Nothing to really grab on it to carry up stairs- so its good its light weight. Other: Floor height adjustments are ok, fairly good range-manual knob. Seems to filter air ok, didnt smell anything. Bag will fill up quickly-they are smaller-but cheap in cost. probably have to be changed after next session (comparing this to our german unit that takes months to fill). The hand wand is ok, very basic. Suction is fair. we have dogs and it did blow some of the hair away from the unit on hardwood. Overall: its an average unit. works best on low pile rugs/runners, so can see it working great in a commercial carpet tile situation. You get what you pay for and didnt expect much more. Just prefer disposal bags and they work.

Loved it.

Not expensive and works quite well. Not sure if it can be considered commercial but does a very good job.

You know what seemed like a great idea at the time? Bagless vacuums. After many years I realized that I absolutely hate dumping the contents of the canister. Enough is enough. I got this, and it's awesome. Depending on how filthy your home is, you can go weeks between needing to change out the dust bag. And refills are inexpensive; regardless, for me it's worth it to no longer have to get dust everywhere while emptying the vacuum. Sometimes what was considered old-fashioned turns out to have been just fine after all. Suction: very good Weight: I've had heavier uprights Loudness: I've had louder vacuums Mobility: very good, and it goes very low, too Cord: super long, like 35' I think. It's a detachable extension which is neat, so I bought a 25' cord. Just be sure to get a 16 gauge or heavier Colour: vomit green Verdict: couldn't be happier

Liked it so much that I bought 2!!

Great little vacuum with attachments. Not as heavy duty as I would like but still well worth the money.

On floors and carpets, it does the trick. Assembly is easy. It actually cleans the carpet better than the bagless Clearview I had before. So glad went back to bags, don't have to inhale dust, nor dirty my hands replacing the bag. I recommend if you are tired of the hapless vacuum hassles and really want a deep carpet vacuum.