BISSELL Zing Rewind Bagless Canister Vacuum, Caribbean Blue, is a very cheap canister vacuum cleaner, suitable for hard floors and low pile carpets. It has decent suction and decent construction and can do jobs almost as good as more expensive vacuums at the fraction of their cost.
BISSELL Zing Rewind Bagless Canister Vacuum, Caribbean Blue, is a very cheap canister vacuum cleaner, suitable for hard floors and low pile carpets. It has decent suction and decent construction and can do jobs almost as good as more expensive vacuums at the fraction of their cost.
BISSELL Zing Rewind Bagless Canister Vacuum is lightweight vacuum cleaner which can reach rather tight spaces like corners, around furniture, edges and similar. Swivel cleaning head turns to get into tight spaces and slides under the most of the furniture. Combination crevice tool and dusting brush can be used in tight and narrow spaces and for cleaning curtains, cushions, draperies, fabrics etc. When cleaning such surfaces, be sure to decrease the suction.
It is powered by 9 Amp motor which provides decent suction, when compared with much larger, stronger and more expensive models. Bissell 6489 Zing doesn’t have electronic motor control, but it is equipped with Air Flow Regulator on the handle.
Multi-Surface Floor Nozzle is equipped with brush switch, but it doesn’t have rotating brush, which makes it suitable for hard floors and low pile carpets. Medium pile carpets (and thicker carpets) and rugs are not the best surfaces for this model.
Bissell 6489 Zing is lightweight vacuum cleaner (~8 pounds, ~3.6 kg) and can be easily carried around.
Although small and cheap, it has automatic cord rewind system, which is personally great plus for vacuum cleaner in this price range. Cord length is 15 feet (~4.5 m), which is rather short.
Dirt cup is made from transparent plastic and enables the user to see how much dirt is in the vacuum cleaner. Emptying the cup is easy and straightforward – it should be emptied when the level of the dirt reaches ‘FULL’ line, and not wait till the dirt bin is entirely full 🙂
Dirt cup filter and post-motor filter capture more fine dust particles and if one notice degraded performances, wash the filters and dry them thoroughly before placing them back into the vacuum cleaner.
Air filtration is done in three stages, but it is not true HEPA air filtration. Nonetheless, air filtration is rather good, and one really can’t expect vacuum this cheap to have HEPA air filtration.
BISSELL Zing Rewind Bagless Canister Vacuum is excellent entry level canister vacuum cleaner suitable for small apartments with mostly hard surfaces. Since it is so lightweight, it can be used by elderly people and kids. However, there are some cordless stick vacuums which are lighter and have better suction and air filtration, but such models cost several time more than Bissell 6489 Zing canister vacuum cleaner.
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With a degree in engineering, Kathryn Hansen loves to write about how things work. Having her own dilemmas on how to pick the best vacuum cleaner for her large family (with a handful of furry four-legged members as well), Kathryn decided to help others in the same situation. After all, vacuum cleaners are critical to a healthy lifestyle and people have a hard time choosing the best one for their needs.