How does this model compare to the pet hair eraser?
501231
This vacuum is not for pets because suction is very low. Not good for pets & kids in home.
2281444
I personally am very happy with this product. None of these hand-held vacuum devices have extraordinary suction capability as they are meant for small clean-up jobs. Having said that, the Bissell pet hair eraser does exactly what I need it to do......removes hair from furniture and pet beds as well as dust bunnies in room corners and cat litter trails. I use mine daily and so far the suction and battery life have not failed me. In addition, I'm one of those people who cleans the dust collection bin and filter each time I use it as that keeps the suction going good. I also soak the filter in warm soapy water every month to clean it. Eventually I'll buy a new filter but so far the soaking has worked well. In my humble opinion, those people who give this product a negative review are not taking care of it properly and, therefore, it does not perform as they expect; or their performance expectations are too high for this type of device.
1412233
I prefer the Furminator - it doesn't seem to "tear" the hair out. I have Chows and the rake did very little to help.
1086611
Yes you can clean and replace the brushes and yes it picks up pet hair. Cleans pretty good for the price.The only 2 things, it doesn't hold a charge for a long time and the dust cup is hard to remove and replace.
602172
For us this one worked pretty good for pet hair. We have a black terrier who leaves a lot of hair on our beige carpet. We can definitely notice a big difference going over it with our DC23
2199526
I am very pleased with the DC59 compared to the Animal. I think the suction is much better and it is seems to pick up more stuff/bigger crumbs than the animal.
653716
I honestly do not know the answer. The power pet brush is very good if the house has a lot of carpet. It's a GREAT improvement from the power brush that came with the Red Miele model 15 years ago.
1378068
One difference I noticed is the brushes are removable so it's makes for much easier cleaning. There is no little cleaning tool with this one either. I saved mine from the first one and just snapped it on the new one. When I remove the brushes I take a pair a scissors and cut what ever is wrapped around the brushes in have the length of the brush and it comes right off. I have an Irish setter and he has long hair and if I do a quick sweep up job with this and get his hair in it the removable brushes make it easy to clean. You just slide one way or the other to remove them. They are spring loaded. Love my sweeper. One difference I noticed is the brushes are removable so it's makes for much easier cleaning. There is no little cleaning tool with this one either. I saved mine from the first one and just snapped it on the new one. When I remove the brushes I take a pair a scissors and cut what ever is wrapped around the brushes in have the length of the brush and it comes right off. I have an Irish setter and he has long hair and if I do a quick sweep up job with this and get his hair in it the removable brushes make it easy to clean. You just slide one way or the other to remove them. They are spring... » Read More One difference I noticed is the brushes are removable so it's makes for much easier cleaning. There is no little cleaning tool with this one either. I saved mine from the first one and just snapped it on the new one. When I remove the brushes I take a pair a scissors and cut what ever is wrapped around the brushes in have the length of the brush and it comes right off. I have an Irish setter and he has long hair and if I do a quick sweep up job with this and get his hair in it the removable brushes make it easy to clean. You just slide one way or the other to remove them. They are spring loaded. Love my sweeper. « Show Less
1698340
A1: in my experience (almost 2 years now) yes, this works GREAT with carpet. A2: I have used both the pet upgrade and the original brushes for these past 2 years. I can't say there is a noticeable difference in performance. The biggest difference is that the pet brush needs to be cleaned semi-regularly because human hairs get wrapped around it, whereas the original brush requires virtually no maintenance. Perhaps the pet brush is better on carpet- I'm not sure. On our hardwood floors it makes no difference, and I have 2 cats and a dog.
54861
we have the pet and allergy unit and it works great on animal hair. We have cats and we're always surprised at the amount of hair it picks up
1875114
The animal comes with the "special" pet hair remover attachment. Other than that and a slight variation in color, it's the same model.
11844
I bought this sweeper specifically because the pet model from Bissell was not available, and the heavy duty was backordered. We have four cats, two dogs, and sometimes have two other dogs visit for "sleepovers." This sweeper picks up pet hair quite well. Might I also add that I use the little spin-sweeper handle for our carpeted stairs, and it grabs hair well. The only issue I have ever had fighting hair has been in our car, and that is because we did not sweep out our car for a long time; this resulted in the hair's burrowing itself deep into the carpet. (Bulldog hairs have barbs on them that face the opposite direction, and they are hard to remove from car carpeting.) I bought this sweeper specifically because the pet model from Bissell was not available, and the heavy duty was backordered. We have four cats, two dogs, and sometimes have two other dogs visit for "sleepovers." This sweeper picks up pet hair quite well. Might I also add that I use the little spin-sweeper handle for our carpeted stairs, and it grabs hair well. The only issue I have ever had fighting hair has been in our car, and that is because we did not sweep out our car for a long time; this resulted in the hair's burrowing itself deep into the carpet. (Bulldog hairs have barbs... » Read More I bought this sweeper specifically because the pet model from Bissell was not available, and the heavy duty was backordered. We have four cats, two dogs, and sometimes have two other dogs visit for "sleepovers." This sweeper picks up pet hair quite well. Might I also add that I use the little spin-sweeper handle for our carpeted stairs, and it grabs hair well. The only issue I have ever had fighting hair has been in our car, and that is because we did not sweep out our car for a long time; this resulted in the hair's burrowing itself deep into the carpet. (Bulldog hairs have barbs on them that face the opposite direction, and they are hard to remove from car carpeting.) « Show Less
2051176
The Pet Hair Eraser is by far the WORST vacuum I have ever owned/used. it just manages to fling hair around and leave lines of hair all over the floor. Also, the very awkwardly placed hose keeps coming loose which makes it have no suction at all.
1872163
I would buy the Bissell Sweeper. It works really well, for in between clean up. It's great with the dog hair...am very pleased with it.
1878186
I can't tell you what the differences are as I am not acquainted with those models. However I love the one I have. It has plenty of power and is very user friendly. Switches easily for different cleaning needs. I have no regrets with this vacuum.
134383
I had good luck with this one and the 5. Roommate's dog gets shaggy, matted hair and I always had problems when shaving him. Since I had gotten this along with the new clipper, it's been much easier on the dog and I.
926599
I have 2 large dogs so I have a lot of dog hair in my carpets. The Dyson does a good job of vacuuming the dog hairs. It also does a good job of removing dog fur from furniture fabric.