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Brand: Bissell
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$129.99~~
Buy New: $68.95
You Save: $61.04 (47%)

New (26) Used (1) from $50.00

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

149 reviews
Sales Rank: 19152

Color: Acier blue
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12.5
Dimensions (in): 31.8 x 13.5 x 9.5
Warranty: 1

MPN: 5200
Model: 5200
UPC: 011120002652
EAN: 0011120002652
ASIN: B0002IG4U0

Release Date: October 15, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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No vacuum/mop replacement, but does serve a purpose. July 13, 2008
First off the dry vacuum side is pretty much useless. This thing is kinda heavy and loud and using a broom is just easier...way less work.

Secondly, it doesn't do a good job with a dirty floor. Any little drips or dirty foot/paw prints that have dried don't come up easily. It can't really do anything that needs scrubbing or anything where you would push the mop down harder.

Finally, you do have to rinse out the nasty dirty water tank and the little filter and fill up the clean tank. Sounds easy but you've got about four parts you're washing in the sink. It's not something you just whip out and start cleaning with.

With all that said, here's how I use it. Sweep the floor best you can with a broom. Get out a mop and bucket (or just use the sink if it's nearby) and mop the floor. Do fairly sloppy and wet once over on the floor and scrub the tough spots. Then go over the floor with this thing. The squeegee and vacuum will get up all the dirty water and any leftover dirt or pet hair that you can just never get with the broom plus it helps dry the floor much quicker. It's also good at spot jobs where dirt/food/beverages are still wet.

So it doesn't really replace any steps, but it makes sweeping and mopping a little easier by adding a step to the end. I'm glad I have it, but next time, I'll probably look for something with rotating brushes or steam and no dry vacuum side.

2 out of 5 stars

My arm is numb after using this!! July 8, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I just got a portion of my house tiled aside from what was already tiled. I HATE to mop, hate it with a passion! So I figured this product would be a Godsend! Boy couldn't I have been any more wrong!

My friend has this exact model, I asked her if I could borrow it before I borrowed it. She told me that I would hate it, but brought it over anyway. Now I understand why none of our local stores (Target, Walmart, etc.) don't carry any of the Bissell flip it models, it's a POS!!!

Like a previous poster said, it pushes lint, dust and hair away, but at least it rolls smoothly over the tile and eventually picks it up once you have it against a wall. Now the dry side, my arm is numb from pushing this around, I can barely type this. It was so hard to push and pull it and this is tile, one would think it would glide across. I didn't think I was going to be able to finish up the job.

As much as I hate mopping, at least I'm not drenched in sweat along with a numb arm when I'm finished mopping. I might try the Hoover Hard floor cleaner. At least I can thank my lucky stars that I did not waste my money on this horrible product!

I gave it 2 stars because the dirty water did come out black, so I guess it at least cleaned, it was just way harder than it had to be.

4 out of 5 stars

Great for the Price! June 26, 2008
The machine is light weight, easy to use and does a very good job for the price. The vacuum is useless, but the wet-mop feature was why I purchased it. No more dirty water being spread around. I can't believe how clean my floors are in spite of a dog, a cat, and all the dirt that comes along with living in the country.

I heat my water in the microwave and only use distilled water (We have well water that has a lot of calcium in it.). Unlike the Hoover Floormate, you do have to put a little more "elbow grease" into the process, but this machine is half the price and a lot easier to lift. Nothing is better than getting down on your hands and knees and scrubbing, but at 53 with arthritis, I just can't do that kind of cleaning much anymore. Those who complain about this product are probably wanting a $500 job for only $79--dream on!

I've had this machine for about 2 years. Unfortunately, the other night it began leaking the cleaning solution as soon as I put the tank on. My husband is an engineer and is going to look at it for me. He thinks it may be the tubing and not the tank, but it could be time to buy a new one.

I may actually dish out the cash and buy the Hoover Spinscrub instead. I've purchased 2 H2850s and 1 H3044 for my kids who have bigger houses with a lot of tile. The H2850 is no longer made and one of the two has a problem with leaking fluid. As far as I know the other two machines are working great, but the new machine does cost about $176 on Amazon. Big difference between $176 for the Hoover and $79 for the Bissell--hmmmmm I'll think about it!

2 out of 5 stars

Worked well - initially but soon gave up!! May 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I was fed up mopping my tile floors - mopping being largely ineffective as essentially you are pushing dirty water around, and I found myself buying replacement mop heads every two weeks or so, for the cost I felt this would be a better deal!
Thankfully I got it at a lower price...it worked really well at first - my tile was cleaner and brighter - add to which the container of water that I poured away after each clean told me this was doing its job!
The vacuum part was largely useless - but I always vacuum before mopping the tile anyways, and having a Dyson - I did not need a back up vacuum so I was okay with this but if you need the dual function - note this blows out air as opposed to takes anything in!
Things were going fine...for about 8 weeks and then I noticed it was not doing its job - the water was simply not making it to the mophead. I had been religious about cleaning the whole thing after each use and read over the intructions carefully...but it simply stopped functioning correctly!
Add to which another concern is the lack of local availability of replacement products - solution and mop heads - our local store put this on sale and did not replace it or its supplies so I am not sure if long term its a good bet!!
Suffice to say, we were not impressed ...we have now decided that bissell is not for us as we have not found a bissell product that works as well as its competitor

2 out of 5 stars

So crappy I gave it away for free within weeks April 7, 2008
This product leaks, does not clean well, etc. I have nothing good to say about it.

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