Bissell Zing Canister Bagless Vacuum, 2156A

Bissell Zing 2156A The Best Vacuum for Kids and Those with Disabilities - Product Review

What We Loved

• Assembly and Setup
  You just snap it in place and then give it a little tug to make sure that it's nice and secure
• Attachment variety & compatibility
  Inside here, there are a couple of attachments that come with thisThere is a crevice tool ... and then this little attachment here is a brush
• Bagless convenience
  which is a bagless vacuum so that there are no bags to replace
• Cleaning performance on carpet
  It picks up stuff really quick
• Cleaning performance on hard floors
  Hardwood floors, or a carpet, just with a flip of that switch that you can manage with your foot
• Clog-resistance
  This is a great vacuum for tidying that up
• Cord management
  there are two pedals. One is for the cord and that is a retractable cord ... step on the other button that rolls up your cord automatically
• Crevice‑cleaning effectiveness
  There is a crevice tool that is really great for the areas that go along the edge of your baseboards
• Dust-bin capacity
  It's actually about the size of my blender cup, which is two quarts
• Ease of use
  it's also easy to use because it's so lightweight
• Edge-cleaning effectiveness
  that'll go right underneath the kitchen cabinet as well
• Filter washability
  it just has a sponge on it. When that gets dirty, that can just be washed in the sink, which is super easy to do
• Hair-wrap prevention / anti-tangle tech
  there's no beater bar or brush, so there's no hair or dental floss that's going to get caught around that brush
• Maneuverability & swivel steering
  Look at those great big wheels. Ah, that's awesome. That's going to wheel all over the house
• Pet-hair pickup efficiency
  It's just going to suck up dog and cat hair and dust and crumbs
• Portability
  even a five-year-old can carry it
• Suction-power feel (real-world)
  This is pretty good power, but it's not super strong
• Under-furniture clearance
  I can get underneath the sofas and the chairs. It's going to go in hard-to-reach areas
• Versatility
  Hardwood floors, or a carpet, just with a flip of that switch
• Weight
  It is a lightweight bagless canister vacuumIt is small enough that even a five-year-old can carry it. It's less than eight pounds
• Wheel quality
  Look at those great big wheelsmake sure that there are no dog or cat hair that's caught in the wheels so that those will run smoothly

Just Okay

• Dust-bin emptying
  boom, one button, it all comes outPoof, look at all that dust that was horrible, and it's not coming out, it's now stuck
• Maintenance requirement
  you'll probably rinse the cone and the filters out, maybe once a monthIt's really going to depend on how often you use your vacuum and how dirty it is
• Noise level
  It's the sound of a regular vacuum

Needs Improvement

• Build quality & durability
  the only con of this unit is that the handle keeps popping out

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What We Loved

• Airflow (CFM)
  the airflow is so strong it was actually off the charts
• Debris pickup performance
  the Bissell was 98 effective
• Dust-bin capacity
  the Bissell does have a slightly larger canister
• Dust-bin emptying
  canisters are quite easily removable
• Ergonomics
  we give each of them a four in each category
• Extension-wand reach & adjustability
  both of these do have pretty long wands
• Power-cord length & auto-retract (corded)
  cords which are around 15 to 16 feetretractable cord feature at the touch of a button so it keeps coming back to you
• Suction power (air watts)
  Bissell was quite a bit higher at 20this just sucks a lot more

Just Okay

• Attachment variety & compatibility
  Bissell has separate attachments which are kind of traditional
• Build quality & durability
  wand made of plastic and you connect the parts with frictionit tends to fall off a few times

Needs Improvement

• Filtration quality (HEPA rating, multi-stage)
  didn't keep any of the smoke in the canister
• Hair-wrap prevention / anti-tangle tech
  it does collect all this hairyou need to manually take all the hair off
• Maneuverability & swivel steering
  they don't feel like they're very good qualityit tends to lift up the bottom surface

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What We Loved

• Airflow (CFM)
  the airflow is so strong it was actually off the charts
• Cleaning performance on carpet
  performance was actually better than we thought
• Crevice‑cleaning effectiveness
  makes attachments cleaning easier and more efficient
• Dust-bin emptying
  Dustbin is easy to remove and also to empty
• Filter washability
  filter is washable and reusable
• Large-debris pick-up
  it picked up 98 of all total test materials
• Pet-hair pickup efficiency
  it picked up a lot of pet hair
• Power-cord length & auto-retract (corded)
  has a retractable feature which I find really handy
• Stair-cleaning convenience
  it's pretty good on stairs
• Suction power (air watts)
  it is the most powerful of any vacuum we've tested under a hundred dollars
• Under-furniture clearance
  easy to get under beds
• Upholstery tool performance
  does a fairly decent job of getting cat hair off of our couches
• Weight
  super lightweight

Needs Improvement

• Attachment variety & compatibility
  it's all friction fit so they can sometimes fall off
• Build quality & durability
  the tools feel a little bit inexpensive and less durable
• Filtration quality (HEPA rating, multi-stage)
  failed our smoke test miserably
• Maneuverability & swivel steering
  maneuverability not the best