Bissell CleanView Swivel Pet Upright Vacuum, Swivel Steering for Maneuverability, Triple Action Brush Roll for Pet Hair, Large Capacity Dirt Tank & Scatter-Free Tech, 2252

Very well. In homes with shedding dogs and cats it pulls hair out of carpet and furniture that other vacuums left behind, which is the job Bissell designed the 2252 around. For sofas and stairs, the small powered pet tool does the same work up close.

Yes. Suction on the 2252 is strong enough to lift embedded dirt from carpet and leave visible lines in the pile. Bissell pairs it with a Triple Action brush roll meant to loosen and lift what's buried, which suits wall-to-wall carpet in a busy home.

The small powered pet tool. It's the attachment that earns the most praise, mainly for pet hair on upholstery and stairs, and the 2252 ships with Bissell's other pet tools for furniture too. Using any of them on a staircase means working within a short hose.

Not far. The hose for the attachments is short, so cleaning stairs means moving the 2252 up step by step or laying it down to reach. At 12.5 lb that's doable, but it's slower than working from a long hose.

More than once per clean in a heavy-shedding home. The tank fills fast with pet hair, but emptying it is easy, and the 2252's parts come apart without fuss for cleaning. The filter is washable, so routine upkeep is mostly a rinse and a dry.

It can. Some find the cord long enough, but others find it short, and it's attached low on the body where it's easy to run over. There's no published cord length for the 2252, so check the box if your outlets are far apart.

Bissell says its scatter-free technology captures messes on hard floors rather than pushing them around. That's the maker's claim, and it isn't independently measured.