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BISSELL® MultiClean™ Allergen Pet Lift-Off® is a lightweight pet vacuum designed to give pet parents a quick and convenient way to keep up with pet hair across multiple surfaces in their home. Its innovative 2-in-1 Lift-Off® design features a removable canister, so you can easily clean pet hair anywhere. It’s also engineered with our Tangle-Free Brush Roll, HEPA Sealed Allergen System, One Touch Easy Empty™, and pet tools that store right on the vacuum. Plus, this vacuum doesn’t just clean up after pets, it helps save them! BISSELL proudly supports BISSELL Pet Foundation® and its mission to help save homeless pets. When you buy a BISSELL product, you help save pets, too. We’re proud to design products that help make pet messes, odors and pet homelessness disappear EVERY PURCHASE SAVES PETS. BISSELL proudly supports BISSELL Pet Foundation and its mission to help save homeless pets. LIFT-OFF DETACHABLE POD. 2-in-1 design with a detachable pod for convenient, portable cleaning. TANGLE-FREE BRUSH ROLL. Actively prevents hair wrap. HEPA SEALED ALLERGEN SYSTEM. Traps 99.97% of dust and allergens. Tested per ASTM F1977 based on particles 0.3 microns and smaller. LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN & SWIVEL STEERING. Powerful cleaning performance without the heavy lifting.
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Michael Caplan –
Absolutely Great!
I had a Bissell for about 5 years that stopped working. I guess maybe it was a clogged brush roller or broken belt.I did a ton of research on a new vacuum cleaner. As usual, there are always mixed reviews. I decided on this one because of the pet hair issue. We have 3 cats and the amount of hair that needs to be vacuumed is ridiculous. We recently had the carpet removed from the stairs, which was always difficult to clean.Today was the first use of this vacuum cleaner, and let me tell you, it’s a great cleaner! Easy to assemble, much lighter than the previous one, suction is phenomenal, and so easy to use.I forgot it was a swivel type, and although I wasn’t looking for that feature, it really is helpful. I like the power switch being close to the top, and the ability to turn off the roller is great for cleaning area rugs that can get sucked up. It even sucked up a cat toy by accident and was very easy to remove.I have a bad back, but this is very easy to use without any pain. The light definitely helps a lot too.I can’t believe how much of a difference it made after just one use! The canister was full after just doing 2 rooms!Cleaning the machine is a breeze. Everything swirls around the center of the canister, and just falls out into the trash bag without having to pull it out like my last one.The cord rewinder would have been a nice feature, but that’s about the only thing missing on this. Oh and the pet hair attachment is way more powerful than the previous one. Easy to clean that, too. Plus the HEPA filter is a definite necessity.All in all, I highly recommend this vacuum cleaner for everyone!Good job, Bissell!
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Sarah –
Works like a charm
This is my first ever Amazon review. I use Amazon all the time, but have never been so impressed with a product as to feel compelled to write a review. Now, I have. My pup has been quite itchy and I’ve tried everything – thinking it may be diet, dry skin, fleas, etc. Then, Reddit suggested a vacuum upgrade. The second pic is what this Bissell picked up AFTER I ran my normal vacuum in JUST ONE ROOM of my carpeted house. Disgusting! It’s relatively light for a vacuum, has great suction, and I like that you can adjust for different heights of carpet in addition to linoleum floor. All the filters are a pro too. My house feels so much cleaner, but more importantly, my pup isn’t itching anymore!
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Gregory R. Hill –
A Fairly Comprehensive Review
I just purchased this vacuum and cleaned most of the carpet in my house this weekend. Here are my thoughts:I purchased this model based entirely on the Amazon reviews. I actually have been very impressed with Shark vacuums that I have used at friends’ houses, but the Shark reviews, though generally good, seemed to be typically a few percentage points less positive than the Bissell reviews. Even more, when I looked at the one star reviews for the Shark vacuums, a large number of people complain about extremely poor customer service. I just won’t support a company that doesn’t stand behind its products. To be fair, I did later talk to a friend who had a good story to tell about Shark customer support recently. Still, the large number of complaints about poor customer service in the reviews has to give one pause.Having eliminated Shark from my prospective models, I started looking at the Bissells because they seemed to have some of the least percentages of negative reviews across the board. Many negative reviews were due to threads and hair clogging the brush roller. This model did not seem to have that problem as much, based on the reviews I read. Neither, have I, so far, had that problem with this vacuum.Other negative reviews for this model mention it being heavy and clumsy to use. Here I have to say that, being over 50, my perspective on what is heavy and clumsy seems to be quite different. I remember the clunky vacuums of yesteryear, and compared to what I am used to, this model is a veritable sports car–light weight, maneuverable, and comparatively easy to get into tight places. Perhaps compared to a cordless stick vacuum or some of the very lightweight Sharks it might be considered a bit unwieldy.Some people complained about it being hard to push on shag or high pile carpet. My carpet is a low pile, so I didn’t experience that problem, except on a small shag throw rug where the large amount of suction did require a bit of force to push the vacuum across while trying to hold the rug down with one foot.The suction on this vacuum seemed very good. Some people claim the suction is not nearly as good as a Shark or a Dyson. From my limited experience with those other vacuums, I honestly could not say. This one seems to have as much suction as any vacuum I remember using, I just can’t give an accurate comparison.Some people complain about difficulty using the various tools with the hose. The hose is a little short, but I really wouldn’t want it flopping around on the vacuum when I am using it as an upright, so this just seems like something you live with. Using the hose tools does tend to make it tip over, but the Lift-Off feature where you can separate the canister from the carpet roller base makes this pretty much a non-issue for me.What I really like about this Bissell is the intelligent design. Everything seems well thought out for efficiency and ease of use. I am not sure how well all the plastic parts will hold up with use, but most of the vacuums out there seem to be made of light weight plastic parts, so I just hope for the best. Time will tell.The cord seems a bit thin and stiff. I know they make more supple cords, but they are more expensive. Nonetheless, I think Bissell should have used a thicker, more supple cord on this unit.My only real complaint is the small size of the canister. I ended up dumping it four or five times in the course of two or three hours, but my carpet was pretty dirty. It was easy to dump without ending up breathing in a lot of the dust.Bottom line, this vacuum did a great job on my old, low pile carpet, as well as a decent job on a few tiled areas. The upholstery/stair brush attachment also seemed to work quite well. I am pleased with my purchase so far. My main concern is if it will hold up over the years (especially the plastic parts). I will definitely take away stars if it fails within the first couple of years. If it is still going strong in five years, I will. give it an unqualified five star rating.
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Amanda Erickson –
Good vacuum: It’s “well rounded.”
I received this vacuum recently and have used it multiple times already. The amount of dirt, dust, hair, and fiber it picked up my former vacuum missed, was quite impressive. Although a bit bulkier than I had preferred, the versatility and ease of use along with various features well over-compensate for this. The canister is well contained and the filters work wonderfully. They will be easy to clean as well. I love the ease of detaching the floor component for more portable use. You have ultimate control of the spin bar and access to two settings for carpet height. Works great on my vinyl as well. The hoses are all external, which is easier to mend than some of the other models. That is what failed on my Shark. They do not sell replacement kits because they want you to just throw it away and buy a new product. Very environmentally irresponsible. *That information actually came from a vacuum repair person, because I had wanted to simply repair it rather than buy a new one.Anyway, overall five stars from me. I have not tried the upholstery/pet attachment, but it’s not something I have really used much in the past to begin with.
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Daniel-Charles Lacroix –
I’m not someone who usually likes to write about anything and therfore writing a review is not my top list of prioritiesHowever I felt I had to take a few minutes to share my experience with the Bissell 2998 VacuumI absolutely love this vacuum. I’m a long time loyal fan and customer of BissellThis new vacuum that I recently purchased with Amazon is amazing. First a huge thank you to Amazon for making the purchase affordable for customers with their payment planThis vacuum has above all superior suction power. It is not as noisy as my previous vacuums. It maneuvers quite well. Numerous options for the maneuvering.It’s pretty much a lightweight vacuum.What I want to point out is that there’s LED Lights built in the vacuum at the frontI have a degenerative eye condition and I have to say this feature is very important for me and I am very happy with Bissell for having this featureI am totally satisfied with my purchase
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Chilionastick –
First off, this vacuum is probably one of the best vacuums I’ve owned in the sense that it does a great job picking up. We have 2 German Shepherds and when they shed, they SHED and this vacuum makes very short work of all the fur that’s left behind.The reason I do NOT recommend it: The unfortunate part and the reason I’m returning it is after only a week and a half of using it I’ve had to untangle it twice, the first time was with the pet tool and the second was with the main beater bar assembly which was so bad that it stopped, began smelling and when I disassembled it to remove the tangle I found that part of the beater bar assembly had melted.The vacuum itself is great, does a great job but there is a design flaw and hopefully Bissell can get this rectified because it definitely has potential of being fantastic!
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Customer –
Quite impressive. I have 3 different vacuums ( one for each floor) which were quite expensive. This is my preference and works the best. I didn’t think the light would matter and by golly. It hits the places I missed by my previous vacuum and I thought I was being thorough.
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Shannon Hodam –
Picks up the pet hair exceptionally well. So happy with my purchase
Michael Caplan –
Absolutely Great!
I had a Bissell for about 5 years that stopped working. I guess maybe it was a clogged brush roller or broken belt.I did a ton of research on a new vacuum cleaner. As usual, there are always mixed reviews. I decided on this one because of the pet hair issue. We have 3 cats and the amount of hair that needs to be vacuumed is ridiculous. We recently had the carpet removed from the stairs, which was always difficult to clean.Today was the first use of this vacuum cleaner, and let me tell you, it’s a great cleaner! Easy to assemble, much lighter than the previous one, suction is phenomenal, and so easy to use.I forgot it was a swivel type, and although I wasn’t looking for that feature, it really is helpful. I like the power switch being close to the top, and the ability to turn off the roller is great for cleaning area rugs that can get sucked up. It even sucked up a cat toy by accident and was very easy to remove.I have a bad back, but this is very easy to use without any pain. The light definitely helps a lot too.I can’t believe how much of a difference it made after just one use! The canister was full after just doing 2 rooms!Cleaning the machine is a breeze. Everything swirls around the center of the canister, and just falls out into the trash bag without having to pull it out like my last one.The cord rewinder would have been a nice feature, but that’s about the only thing missing on this. Oh and the pet hair attachment is way more powerful than the previous one. Easy to clean that, too. Plus the HEPA filter is a definite necessity.All in all, I highly recommend this vacuum cleaner for everyone!Good job, Bissell!
Sarah –
Works like a charm
This is my first ever Amazon review. I use Amazon all the time, but have never been so impressed with a product as to feel compelled to write a review. Now, I have. My pup has been quite itchy and I’ve tried everything – thinking it may be diet, dry skin, fleas, etc. Then, Reddit suggested a vacuum upgrade. The second pic is what this Bissell picked up AFTER I ran my normal vacuum in JUST ONE ROOM of my carpeted house. Disgusting! It’s relatively light for a vacuum, has great suction, and I like that you can adjust for different heights of carpet in addition to linoleum floor. All the filters are a pro too. My house feels so much cleaner, but more importantly, my pup isn’t itching anymore!
Gregory R. Hill –
A Fairly Comprehensive Review
I just purchased this vacuum and cleaned most of the carpet in my house this weekend. Here are my thoughts:I purchased this model based entirely on the Amazon reviews. I actually have been very impressed with Shark vacuums that I have used at friends’ houses, but the Shark reviews, though generally good, seemed to be typically a few percentage points less positive than the Bissell reviews. Even more, when I looked at the one star reviews for the Shark vacuums, a large number of people complain about extremely poor customer service. I just won’t support a company that doesn’t stand behind its products. To be fair, I did later talk to a friend who had a good story to tell about Shark customer support recently. Still, the large number of complaints about poor customer service in the reviews has to give one pause.Having eliminated Shark from my prospective models, I started looking at the Bissells because they seemed to have some of the least percentages of negative reviews across the board. Many negative reviews were due to threads and hair clogging the brush roller. This model did not seem to have that problem as much, based on the reviews I read. Neither, have I, so far, had that problem with this vacuum.Other negative reviews for this model mention it being heavy and clumsy to use. Here I have to say that, being over 50, my perspective on what is heavy and clumsy seems to be quite different. I remember the clunky vacuums of yesteryear, and compared to what I am used to, this model is a veritable sports car–light weight, maneuverable, and comparatively easy to get into tight places. Perhaps compared to a cordless stick vacuum or some of the very lightweight Sharks it might be considered a bit unwieldy.Some people complained about it being hard to push on shag or high pile carpet. My carpet is a low pile, so I didn’t experience that problem, except on a small shag throw rug where the large amount of suction did require a bit of force to push the vacuum across while trying to hold the rug down with one foot.The suction on this vacuum seemed very good. Some people claim the suction is not nearly as good as a Shark or a Dyson. From my limited experience with those other vacuums, I honestly could not say. This one seems to have as much suction as any vacuum I remember using, I just can’t give an accurate comparison.Some people complain about difficulty using the various tools with the hose. The hose is a little short, but I really wouldn’t want it flopping around on the vacuum when I am using it as an upright, so this just seems like something you live with. Using the hose tools does tend to make it tip over, but the Lift-Off feature where you can separate the canister from the carpet roller base makes this pretty much a non-issue for me.What I really like about this Bissell is the intelligent design. Everything seems well thought out for efficiency and ease of use. I am not sure how well all the plastic parts will hold up with use, but most of the vacuums out there seem to be made of light weight plastic parts, so I just hope for the best. Time will tell.The cord seems a bit thin and stiff. I know they make more supple cords, but they are more expensive. Nonetheless, I think Bissell should have used a thicker, more supple cord on this unit.My only real complaint is the small size of the canister. I ended up dumping it four or five times in the course of two or three hours, but my carpet was pretty dirty. It was easy to dump without ending up breathing in a lot of the dust.Bottom line, this vacuum did a great job on my old, low pile carpet, as well as a decent job on a few tiled areas. The upholstery/stair brush attachment also seemed to work quite well. I am pleased with my purchase so far. My main concern is if it will hold up over the years (especially the plastic parts). I will definitely take away stars if it fails within the first couple of years. If it is still going strong in five years, I will. give it an unqualified five star rating.
Amanda Erickson –
Good vacuum: It’s “well rounded.”
I received this vacuum recently and have used it multiple times already. The amount of dirt, dust, hair, and fiber it picked up my former vacuum missed, was quite impressive. Although a bit bulkier than I had preferred, the versatility and ease of use along with various features well over-compensate for this. The canister is well contained and the filters work wonderfully. They will be easy to clean as well. I love the ease of detaching the floor component for more portable use. You have ultimate control of the spin bar and access to two settings for carpet height. Works great on my vinyl as well. The hoses are all external, which is easier to mend than some of the other models. That is what failed on my Shark. They do not sell replacement kits because they want you to just throw it away and buy a new product. Very environmentally irresponsible. *That information actually came from a vacuum repair person, because I had wanted to simply repair it rather than buy a new one.Anyway, overall five stars from me. I have not tried the upholstery/pet attachment, but it’s not something I have really used much in the past to begin with.
Daniel-Charles Lacroix –
I’m not someone who usually likes to write about anything and therfore writing a review is not my top list of prioritiesHowever I felt I had to take a few minutes to share my experience with the Bissell 2998 VacuumI absolutely love this vacuum. I’m a long time loyal fan and customer of BissellThis new vacuum that I recently purchased with Amazon is amazing. First a huge thank you to Amazon for making the purchase affordable for customers with their payment planThis vacuum has above all superior suction power. It is not as noisy as my previous vacuums. It maneuvers quite well. Numerous options for the maneuvering.It’s pretty much a lightweight vacuum.What I want to point out is that there’s LED Lights built in the vacuum at the frontI have a degenerative eye condition and I have to say this feature is very important for me and I am very happy with Bissell for having this featureI am totally satisfied with my purchase
Chilionastick –
First off, this vacuum is probably one of the best vacuums I’ve owned in the sense that it does a great job picking up. We have 2 German Shepherds and when they shed, they SHED and this vacuum makes very short work of all the fur that’s left behind.The reason I do NOT recommend it: The unfortunate part and the reason I’m returning it is after only a week and a half of using it I’ve had to untangle it twice, the first time was with the pet tool and the second was with the main beater bar assembly which was so bad that it stopped, began smelling and when I disassembled it to remove the tangle I found that part of the beater bar assembly had melted.The vacuum itself is great, does a great job but there is a design flaw and hopefully Bissell can get this rectified because it definitely has potential of being fantastic!
Chris –
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Customer –
Quite impressive. I have 3 different vacuums ( one for each floor) which were quite expensive. This is my preference and works the best. I didn’t think the light would matter and by golly. It hits the places I missed by my previous vacuum and I thought I was being thorough.
Shannon Hodam –
Picks up the pet hair exceptionally well. So happy with my purchase