![]() The cleaning pad washes clean easily by hand with soap and water, but it’s also machine washable. But if you want to empty unused water you must tip the cleaner up. We also like the comfy and adjustable handle, which makes it easier to store is handy if you’re taller or shorter than average.Įmptying the bagless vacuum is simple: detach the dust container and tip the contents into a bin. It’s also heavier than most steam mops and the entire mop head pops off too easily, with the slightest knock.īut most of these downsides are fairly trivial considering how well it cleans. There’s also no “vac and steam” button, so you have to switch each on independently – this can lead to you turning the vacuum off but forgetting that the steam is still going. Muddy footprints on a wooden floor lifted no problem.ĭownsides? The controls are easy to reach but hard to see as they’re on the front of the handle (see below). As long as your floor doesn’t have any really ingrained stains that require a brush or scourer, it gets them clean (and clean-smelling) very quickly. The Bissell really comes into its own when you vac and steam at the same time. While these didn’t produce huge clouds of steam, the cleaning results were impressive. ![]() There are two steam settings: high and low. It took just 24 seconds for the steam to heat up ready for use, although it was hard to tell as the indicator light is on the front of the handle, so you have to lean forward to see it. For steam you first fill the reservoir by pulling down a flap and then pouring in water – you must pour slowly otherwise the water spills – then switch on. The fragrance discs give you that ‘clean smell’ in addition to the actual cleaning Bissell Vac & Steam – What’s it like to use?įor vacuuming, you simply press a button and go. ![]() And it’s designed to vacuum and mop at the same time – although the vacuum cleaner won’t tolerate very wet conditions. Instead, if you want to steam clean carpets and rugs you pop the cleaning pad off. ![]() There’s a small mesh pocket for adding a fragrance disc – which is very smelly itself, but leaves rooms with a “clean” smell. The rest of the underside is taken up with the mop’s cleaning pad, which is elasticated to fit around the mop head. Look on the underside of the cleaner and you’ll see a small strip across the front dedicated to the vacuum, with stiff little brushes to pick up fluff. It comes with two machine-washable cleaning pads (one soft and one “scrubby”), a measuring cup, two fragrance discs (that tuck into a mesh pocket on the cleaning pad) and an anti-calc water filter that should prevent the cleaner getting clogged with limescale. That’s because it packs in a cyclonic vacuum cleaner as well as a steam mop. It’s available direct from Bissell.īissell Vac & Steam – Design and FeaturesĪt 4.4kg the Bissell isn’t light. But it heats up quickly and gives you clean, mopped floors in record time. It doesn’t have a hand-held steam cleaner or scrubby brushes, so it’s no use for curtains or upholstery, or even really ingrained stains. But it makes quick work of cleaning floors because you can do both tasks at once. That means it’s heavier than either a standalone steam mop or a stick vacuum. The Bissell Vac & Steam is an unusual steam mop that has a built-in vacuum cleaner.
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