Bissell 1715-G Spotlifter Bagless Handheld Vacuum

Pros: small, portable
Cons: short lasting charge and long 14 hr charging time

I bought this lil steam cleaner because I needed a quick small, INEXPENSIVE spot cleaner...hey, I have a 2 yr old, need I say more?

I brought it home and was SO excited! Charged it up, and then went to work on the carpet. Ok....after 5 MINUTES...

Pros: Small, portable, cleans stains well.
Cons: Lasts five minutes at a time, small solution capacity, takes forever to charge.

I'll get to the nitty gritty. This spotlifter will get up stains really well. Honestly I would say it is the cleaning solution. I paid $30 for the spotlifter which isn't bad, but there are problems......

1: Only after you buy it do you find out that it only works five minutes at a time. This crucial information should be written on the outside of the box, not just in the instructions.

2: You will find that the solution tank has a small capacity and that you will be running back and forth to your sink to refill it many times.

3: The first time you use it you MUST charge it for 24 hours so that it will last 5 minutes. Any time after that I takes many hours to fully recharge and then it will last......yes you've guessed it-only 5 whole minutes.

Overall: save up your pennies to get a quality carpet/spot lifter.

Pros: Super cleaning power and very portable.
Cons: Propensity to leak, not enough charge time, just stopped working.

We purchased this on a friend's recommendation as a handy way to clean up after spills caused by our huge dog.

We loved the portability of it, and nicknamed it "the bissellator". It cleaned really really well.

However, we soon had problems:

1) it only holds a charge for 5 minutes

2) 12 months after we bought it, it just failed to operate.

3) if you didn't hold it flat, it would leak dirty yuck everywhere

The 5-minute charge window is wholly inconvenient because the unit is bulky and must remain plugged in virtually at all times in order to be charged when you have that red wine spill. So you have to sacrifice an outlet and some place to put it -- not easy when you have a dog and a baby and can't leave the thing on the floor!

One day it just stopped working. We checked the outlet, checked that the charger was plugged in to the unit properly, and nothing worked. We might've used it once every 2 weeks or so, so it wasn't overworked.

Pros: easy to use
Cons: leaks, poor battery performance

After about one year of use, my Bissell Spot Lifter has begun leaking. Also the battery life is very short. In the beginning, this unit had good suction. I am not sure if the battery is just not strong enough but I would recommend a unit that you can plug in and use.
After using the unit today, I went to dump the waste unit and found that the unit had developed a leak. I then had dirty water dripping all over my carpet. It does not look like the leak can be repaired. The clean water unit does not fit right and now the dirty water unit is leaking even though it is seated properly. My other complaint on this unit is that even though it has some brushes, rotating brushes would be more helpful. The static brushes seem to serve little purpose. I am looking at purchasing a Dirt Devil unit.

Pros: Great for accidents, small jobs
Cons: Durability,leakage,charging ability or lack of

Fantastic for those with kids and/or pets. Helps with spills, muddy paw prints and so forth. Don't expect BIG things out of this. It is for small clean-up. Suction power is great while the battery lasts. Even with the short battery life I'd rather have cordless..I don't have time to drag out the corded version! I use this in-between the regular monthly BIG carpet cleaner cleanings.

Don't expect this to last longer than a year. The first one we had just up and died. The second one the dirt collection tank broke and it's on the verge of up and dying. I'm not paying $17-20 for just a new tank so that the rest of the machine can die on me...I'm searching for something more durable...anyone from Bissell listening! Durability!!

Pros: Very strong suction for removing fluids from carpet.
Cons: 12 hours of charging for 5 minutes use, useless brush add-on.

Yet another testament to the destructive capability of the little Welsh Corgi living with me. He had a bad day and "marked" several parts on my carpet.

In a frenzy, I rushed to Wal-Mart and bought this item, which looked like a good buy for what I needed. This was a good item for the suction capablity, which could suck a "golf ball through a garden hose" most likely. ^-^ In the middle of my cleaning spree however, the Spotlifter began winding down and that's when I realized it wanted over 12 hours of charging for 5 minutes of cleaning.

For the mess my dog had made, this was ridiculous. I also was curious about the scrubber brush that was also part of the package. It does not actually do any scrubbing, as it is located BEHIND the suction portion of the vacuum and does not actually scrub. Thus the scrubber is merely a useless addition to gain the eyes of buyers.

On the plus side, it was exceptionally easy to clean and, as I said before, very good at actually lifting liquids out of carpets.

Pros: The brushes work pretty good.Trouble is it just pushed the mess further into the carpet.
Cons: I haven't found a redeeming feature except the brushes.

Worthless piece of junk.
99% of the solution and whatever you're trying to clean stays in the carpet. You're suppose to tilt it up to suction the cleaning solution and the mess out. Tilt and press REALLY hard and you may get a miniscule amount of the dirty water out. After emptying the solution compartment about 5 times I still have only about 1" of dirty water in the dirty water compartment.

Pros: Easy to use.
Cons: Little suction.

Product has little suction.Good on hard surfaces.Not on carpet.It'll help but so will blotting with a white towel.Not impressed.No wonder it's inexpensive.

Pros: Lightweight
Cons: Looses charge too quickly, cannot handle larger messes, doesn't have enough suction

We bought this little hand-held cleaner when our son was a baby. Figured that with a baby and 2 cats, we were bound to need to clean up slops and stains.

This is a handy item for someone without pets or children - it just cannot handle the messes they make, the battery looses its charge too quickly (less then 5 minutes use now, maybe 10 brand new).

Now - if I'd had it in college, it would have been an absolute gem.

Pros: If you only need to use it twice, it works well.
Cons: After more that a couple of uses, it loses power and suction and becomes worthless.

Despite the unfavorable review my neighbor gave me on this vacuum when I borrowed it, I decided to buy it to clean up those little messes when my son decided to throw up on the carpet. The first couple times I used it, it was great. It sucked everything up and cleaned just the little spot I wanted to clean without having the use a big machine or calling a professional carpet cleaner.

After that, it was all downhill. The first unit wouldn't recharge and I sent it back to Bissell for another. The second one would lose its charge in one minute of using it after a few uses. I even tried to use it while it was plugged in and it wouldn't suck anymore.

I ended up throwing it away. That's right, I didn't even give it to Goodwill or to a friend. I put it where it belongs--in the trash!

I should've listened to my neighbor!

Pros: Easy to use, Powerful, Quick And Easy Clean Up, All Round Wonderful
Cons: Short Battery Life (5 minutes), Uses solution too fast, Suction could be stronger

We got our spot lifter for $20 Aussie Dollars in Target because it was the last one & it was a display model. After the 24 hour charge we fired it up on dog liquid (the liquid produced from a dog's rear end) and was amazed at how quickly it cleaned it up!. Following the directions I felt that the long pile carpet was overwet after cleaning. It went through the cleaning Solution (50% Bissell Little Green Formula & 50% Water) rather quickly and had to fill up twice for one spot using up 1/2 the trial bottle of Bissell Little Green Solution. Clean-up is quick and easy. I rinse the dirty water tank and the clean water tank out after each use with hot water then I place it out in the sunshine. Fully charging takes about 12 hours according to the manual but I find it is ready to use again after 3 1/2 hours. Having a dog & three cats this machine is a blessing. We have a Vax Sukka and it is way too much trouble to get it out just for one puppy puddle.

Pros: An effective stain remover if you don't mind cleaning solution getting everywhere.
Cons: Leaky cleaning solution tank makes cleaning up more of a messy situation!

After having a Spotlifter for only a few months, the (very small) cleaning solution tank began to leak continuously. I can't even clean a stain without the solution tank leaking all over the place!

it worked fine the first few times I used it. Now after 2 months, the water reservoir started to leak. Only works if you use very hot water, not warm as they claim. Does not help too much with petstains, unless you catch them as they are happening. Mine is in the garbage now. Good for tiiny spots, not useful for petstains and the durability is not what I had expected

I think this is a great product and would not hesitate to purchase it again or recommend it to family and friends. It does a super job on small spills. The suction/cleaning nozzle is plastic and my kids broke the button you push to remove it but overall it has held up nicely. I have ordered a new nozzle.

Pros: None now, might have had one a year ago when I bought it.
Cons: Leaks. Leaks. Leaks. Weak suction.

Worked nice at first...then, after about 6 months, noticed it was wet in the back underneath the cleaning reservoir. Now, after a year, if I leave cleaning solution in the tank, it is nearly empty after a week. Leaks terrible. Suction is mediocre at best. Spray works fine. Waste tank doesn't leak. I haven't had a problem with the charge or how long is lasts.