BISSELL Flip-!t Bare Floor Cleaner, 5200
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of BISSELL Flip-!t Bare Floor Cleaner, 5200
Customer Review: DO YOU READ THE INSTRUCTIONS????
Summary: 5 Stars
Flip it works great, cleans the floors, does everything it is supposed to do.
I almost didn't buy it because of the bad ratings. Most people do not read the instructions. If you empty the dirty water chamber when you are finished cleaning -<<<like you are supposed to do, duh!>>>- there is nothing to leak! If it takes you hours to mop a floor, and you let flip it sit by while you answer the phone, cook, and walk the dog, you will get leaks!
Fill it up, use it, empty it when done - PERFECT TOOL!!! No hassles at ALL. Even the vacuum works well, and I have a Dyson, so I know a good tool when I see one.
I use castile soap. When finished cleaning - I empty the dirty water container and put it back into the flip it. I have not had the soap dispenser leak on me, not ever, and I have left it filled. The dirty water chamber does leak if I don't empty it when finished.
I have had no problems at all. It been over a year and I still love this machine.
Customer Review: DON'T BUY IT! JUNK ALERT!
Summary: 1 Stars
I have never thought that Bissell made a quality product so I'm not sure what lured me to purchase this lemon. I guess because it was on sale at Target and I had just moved into a house with white, brick flooring. (1st mistake! :)
This is a terrible product. It doesn't work. Period. There is nothing good to say about it. A mop and a bucket does a better job and is faster.
Customer Review: Does a more than respectable job for the money
Summary: 4 Stars
I had read the reviews on this and the Hoover Floormate. I had gone out and purchased the ($250 w/tax) H3060 model (see my review of this item) and returned it following day. I was hesitant to purchase the Flip-It but desperate. I absolutely HATE my kitchen floor (white tile with almond color grout) and have carpet only in two rooms of my house. Hardwood or laminate cover my other floors (vinyl in bath and laundry). I constantly have muddy wet footprints throughout my house due to gravel drive and guys who cannot seem to learn to wipe their feet and they certainly aren't about to remove their shoes. Then there's the doggy footprints.
I have used this machine for a couple of weeks now. I have not experienced problems with this blowing around dirt and dust bunnies and I do have a lot of them with a both dog and a cat that ought to be bald for as much as she sheds. However, I did not buy it particularly for the vacuum capabilities. But, again, I did not notice this problem.
I desperately wanted something that would clean my floors without the ugly streaking that necessitated drying with towels as I washed. And too, as soon as you get done mopping, someone has to start walking through or in and out from outside. Wosrt, with mykitchen floor, as soon as you try to mop it, all the dirty water the mop is pushing around stains the grout which I have tried to seal numerous times to no avail - still looks worse after each time I mop. With this little baby, the water doesn't get a chance to soak into the grout and therefore I will only have to do my cleaning with the toothbrush and grout cleaner infrequently.
I am ecstatic over the way it cleans the laminate and hardwood using the soft pad. Solution to avoiding the wet pad restreaking where I'm trying to dry the floor - I do a large section of floor, simply reach down and slide out the pad which removes very easily, and run it over the area. In one pass the floor is completely bone dry and streak free. Much, much, much faster and easier than the old way with mopping or on hands and knees and then on hands and knees to dry with towels.
I think this little machine is a great improvement over earlier models put out by various makers. I have bought a few in the past that went out to the dump quickly. Overall, I am quite happy with this purchase for the price.
Customer Review: Does exactly what I wanted it to, exactly as advertised.
Summary: 5 Stars
I just learned of this product recently but due to the economy it has not been in the budget. Then today I stopped by the thrift store looking for an egg incubator and I saw this FlipIt with a 15.00 price tag, but everything in the store was 20% off. So for 12.00 I got the machine, 5 pads (4 new in the package), 2 scrub brushes, and an unopened bottle of cleaning solution. Not too shabby considering a new mop costs that much. My friend did question why someone would have given it to the thrift store, but I decided it was worth the 12.00 risk.
I am SO glad I bought this machine. I have 3 young kids, 1 dog, and 2 cats as well as a husband who is a mechanic and can't seem to grasp the concept of removing his shoes before he comes in the house. Right away I set it up and got to work. Normally it takes me about an hour to do the kitchen and dining room, not including the time it takes to clean the stray legos and socks. I asked my little guys to get down there and pick up the large objects (a french fry, some dog food) because I could see that the machine was not designed to pick up what I would normally use a vacuum hose on. Normally I sweep daily and mop every 2-3 days because its such a pain. Honestly it should be mopped daily. Well start to finish I "swept" and mopped my kitchen and dining room in less than 20 minutes and it was DIRTY today! The vacuum cleaned up the spilled potting soil and crumbs no problem though I did notice it sent the lint flying. It cleaned the hair that the mop normally pushes up under the edge of the cabinets requiring me to go over the outside edge of the room with a wet rag, and it had no problem with MY hair which seems to get all over everything. Then i switched to the wet side and was pleasantly surprised at how well it worked. It cleaned up the applesauce and pomegranate as well as the mystery spot and the dirty little footprints caused by my son running into the garage barefoot and then running through the kitchen. It dried in a fraction of the time and best of all every area was cleaned using fresh water that was then removed from my floors.
I am really impressed. Tonight I plan to mop my laundry room floor and THEN use this machine to see just how much dirt my mop and broom are leaving behind.
Honestly I like this product. I am not sure how much I would have liked it in my old house that was 100% wood laminate, but for an average house with average size rooms it works great and saved me a ton of time and my floor is cleaner than it has been in ages.
My only complaint would be the filter which needs to dry before I can use it again. I wish it had come with 2 filters so I could use one while the other is drying...thats how often I have to clean my floors!
Customer Review: Doesn't make life easier.....
Summary: 1 Stars
The Bissell Flip It is completely useless..... I was excited to use it and clean my laminate floors after the holiday mess.... What a Waste of Time and $$$$
It just blew the dust bunnies and crumbs around and under furniture. The removable compartment doesn't fit well and the air actually blows out of there instead of moving down to the suction part. It must be some sort of defect. Then the wet part, the genius part of this machine is supposed to be that it cleans and dries the floor with the back and forth motion. Yes, it does that, until you have to go forward again and leaves a wet trail over the dry section! Plus it leaves wet lines after you use it a while!
It is going back tomorrow!!!! I rather use swifter!!