The ads were directed by Pam Thomas of Community Films as part of the campaign created by the Milwaukee ad agency, Cramer-Krasselt. Cathy Bissell admits that it is hard to watch herself on the commercials but her friends from across the country have called, texted and Facebooked her to give her a thumbs up.

In 1876, Melville R. Bissell and his wife, Anna, were running a small crockery shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sick of constantly cleaning sawdust off the shop's carpet, Melville invented and patented a one-of-a-kind sweeper.

Melville R. Bissell It started with spilled sawdust In 1876, Melville R. Bissell and his wife, Anna, owned a small crockery shop in Michigan. Because they were constantly cleaning sawdust off the carpet of the shop (know the feeling?), Melville invented a unique carpet sweeper and patented it.

A BISSELL Carpet Cleaning machine forces a warm cleaning mixture deep into your carpet to blast out dirt and grime as built-in brushes help root out deeply embedded dirt. At the same time, powerful suction immediately pulls out the dirt and liquid.

With a score of 3.9 out of 5, the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Turbo Plus Upright Vacuum ties at No. 4 in both our Best Vacuum Cleaners of 2023 and Best Vacuum Cleaners for Pet Hair of 2023 ratings. It also ties for No. 3 in our Best Upright Vacuums of 2023 list.

Bissell Inc., also known as Bissell Homecare, is an American privately owned vacuum cleaner and floor care product manufacturing corporation headquartered in Walker, Michigan in Greater Grand Rapids.

And press the trigger to miss the solution over the soiled. Area wait three to five minutes for the solution to go to work before cleaning.

Start by pulling the spray trigger. Make one slow path forward. And back over the area you want clean while still gripping the spray trigger. Then release the spray triggers.

The Bissell Powerlifter ION vacuum has about a 20-minute vacuuming life cycle before it needs recharging, which has a LED light that flashes to warn you. I like that it holds charge for next use.

It is recommended to clean or replace your filters every 3-6 months depending on use.

Best BISSELL Vacuum It offers excellent solid debris pickup on carpet and performs impressively well on bare floors. It can easily handle hair on various surfaces, ranging from bare floors to carpets, making it the best BISSELL vacuum for pet hair we've tested.

Using formula cap on the clean water tank, pour 1-2 capfuls of formula (2.5 - 5 fl oz) into the tank, for stained and heavily soiled carpets use 2 capfuls. For all other rental and full size extraction machines. Use 2.5 fl oz to each gallon of hot top water. Repeat as needed.