![]() ![]() It’s not a big deal, but you’ll reduce the battery life if you keep it charging all the time (and at least the battery is easily removed for replacement). The battery charger isn’t “smart”, so you need to turn it off when the battery is fully charged. You can’t use it to vacuum right in the corners or along skirting boards, or to get cobwebs (and spiders) in the corner of the ceilings. On the downside, with the motor in the head of the vacuum, there are no small attachments. The AirRAM also turns on and off with a button about half way down the handle – much better than the squeeze trigger on my other vacuum! As it’s bottom heavy and all the important parts are in the bottom, you don’t have to worry so much if the handle gets dropped. The manual mentions it can be used by kids from 8 years of age, but I think a younger child would be able to manoeuvre it (although I haven’t yet trusted my 4 year old to have a try). The head can lock into a right angle position and there is a grip half-way down the handle which makes it easy to move the vacuum from room to room (if you’re not vacuuming as you go) and is easy to lug up and down stairs. It’s a light vacuum cleaner at only 3.7kg. Unfortunately, it doesn’t fit under my couch (aka lounge suite/sofa) – the holiday home for crumbs and dirt in my house. The head has a reasonably low height so it fits under a lot of furniture, like my change table and entertainment unit. ![]() ![]() The AirRAM handle can lie completely flat, making it easy to get under (some) furniture. Not so good if you zone out when vacuuming and aren’t paying attention! You just have to notice when it doesn’t seem to be picking up dirt. There’s no indicator when the dust compartment is full though, which is a little frustrating. It’s not very full in the picture above, but was filled to overflowing below: The compartment holds a lot more than you expect due to the compressing. Taking that to our outside bin so it’s still a simple, and bagless way to get rid of the dirt and dust. The whole container lifts out of the vacuum and has a lid to empty. Sand and larger/heavy crumbs drop to the bottom of the compartment, so it’s not quite as tidy as it sounds. The dust is collected into a container in the head of the vacuum and is the fluffy dust is compressed into two bales. There is a higher opening at the centre of the head (see picture above) that I aim at to pick up those larger crumbs (and pieces of nuts). My other vacuum just pushed them around the room and I’d have to pick them up myself. It also picks up much bigger food crumbs (that my kids love scattering around the house no matter how hard I try to keep them at the dinner table when eating). It also lifts the pile of the carpet so it looks like I’ve vacuumed (I like to leave little signs like that so my hubby might notice all the boring housework I do!). I was shocked at how much extra dirt came up from my bedroom carpets. The AirRAM also seems to have greater suction power than my previous cordless. (This is not how I look when vacuuming! Photo from Bissell) This is more than enough for me to vacuum my whole house (4 carpeted bedrooms, plus two large living areas with cork floors), and ends up using less power so saves dollars. The major advantage of this is battery life – where other models of cordless vacuum have a 15 minute run time, this one lasts 40 minutes. Since air doesn’t have to flow through a long pipe or through cyclones (like your normal vacuum cleaner), this makes the AirRAM really efficient. The motor and dust collector is in the base of the vacuum. At first glance, it looks a bit like the manual carpet sweeper that my Mum had when I was a kid (do they still exist?):īut don’t let looks fool you. ![]() These machines are so much more powerful than the old dust-buster, making a quick vacuum of the house easy with no plugging and unplugging or knocking things over with the cord. So I was excited to get the opportunity to review the Bissell AirRAM cordless vacuum cleaner.Īfter having kids, I fell in love with cordless vacuums. I love gadgets and tools that make life simpler, and I’m always on the look-out for ways to make housework easier. ![]()
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