BISSELL Swift Sweep Sweeper, 2201-2
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of BISSELL Swift Sweep Sweeper, 2201-2
Customer Review: Great Little Sweeper
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a low-voltage contractor. I usually work in office buildings where I remove and replace ceiling tiles in order to install cable. I bought this little gem to clean up the crumbs and small debris that always fall from the ceiling tiles. WHAT A GREAT PERFORMER!! It does exactly what I wanted it to do! And its QUIET and dustless, which is very important around offices where the phone is in use or meetings are being held.
Now, don't expect too much! This IS NOT A VACUUM!!! It's a push-around spinning brush with a pan to catch what it picks up. It's GOOD ENOUGH to get the floor looking good until the night crew comes through with the real vacuums. I guess that means that it's a terrific little "light cleaner". Don't expect it to get up dust (like spilled flour) or dog hair.
As to the persistent gripes that the handle falls apart, the handle is shipped in 4 segments in order to keep the box small. The ends are tapered so that they fit into one another, with a rubber cap on the top and a female threaded pocket at the bottom to attach to the sweeper's yolk. The first time I put them together, they separated after a short period. I then smacked the the top of the handle very hard (downward) against the floor and they have never budged again! If the problem ever comes back, I'm confident that 4 drops of super-glue would do the trick.
It works best on medium pile carpet, can be a little harder to push on thick carpet, and performs "OK" on bare floors.
In summary:
-Handle is fine if you possess any amount of common sense
-Works best on smaller to medium debris (crumbs, etc.)
-Works best on medium weight carpet
-Is NOT going to replace a real vacuum, but for what it does, its great!
As always, my Amazon order came quickly!
Customer Review: Great...but be sure to get out your hammer!
Summary: 5 Stars
OK...so I read the reviews before buying this and knew that the handle had a tendency to fall apart unless hammered (or duct taped). I bought the broom anyway, and followed the instructions (which do say to hammer the handle together) except I didn't hammer the handle. My kids were asleep, so instead I used the handle to pull myself up from the ground, putting all of my weight on it. I used the sweeper and the handle fell apart. So despite being worried I'd wake my kids, I proceeded to hammer the handle to make sure the pieces stayed together. I used the sweeper and it stayed together. Then my son used it, then I used it again...and the handle fell apart. So I got out my hammer and I hammered the heck out of that handle!!! I've used the sweeper at least three times a day for the last week (I use it every time my extremely messy 1 year old eats) and I feel very confident saying that the handle is never going to come apart again. OK...so now on to it's performance. THIS SWEEPER IS A DREAM COME TRUE for me and my husband (who was usually the one stuck vacuuming each and every night). This is so much easier than a vacuum or broom and it works on my low pile carpet as well as tiled floors (I haven't tried it on my hardwood yet). What's better is that my 3 year old has deemed it "his vacuum" and has taken it upon himself to clean up after my 1 year old eats every meal!!! Talk about wonderful! So mom's of messy toddlers, BUY THIS SWEEPER!!! Just be sure you have your hammer ready!Customer Review: Handle not a problem
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently bought this sweeper. It works great and is easy to empty into the trash. I had read the reviews of others and was concerned about the handle - it seemed some people really were having problems with it. I got the item, read and followed the very simple directions and there is no problem with mine. It does not fall apart. It works perfectly. Here is the deal - the handle is made up of a few short metal tubes. As per the directions you assemble the handle and then place the handle (NOT attached to the sweeper yet) on a hard surface and tap with a hammer to set the handle pieces in place. Then connect to the sweeper. One end of the handle is threaded and it simply screws onto the base. My handle is secure - it does not fall apart. I can pick it up by the handle - no problem. I do not doubt that if I had not followed the directions that (now?) come with the sweeper and simply attached the handle together, that it would constantly fall apart.
I bought the sweeper to pick up small pieces of dirt that my dog brings into the house - however it does a great job on a wide range of little things. The only two floor surfaces I have used it on are my low pile carpet and tile floor. It works GREAT on both. I love how quick, light, small, and well it works. I highly recommend this sweeper.
Customer Review: My favorite house cleaning item!
Summary: 5 Stars
This sweeper really works and the handle issue I see commented can be solved by a hammer or strong husband. I highly recommend this sweeper. The entrance carpet regularly gets crumbs and this sweeper picks them up. However I use it the most in the kitchen tile floor and a comfort rug I have. I have a small kitchen and after cooking a lot of crumbs end up on the floor, I wanted something I could have at hand to clean it fast without having to drag the vacuum out every day. I was skeptical this would work especially with all the ones announced with battery and all but this thing works like a charm. Also in the bathroom hair daily ends up on the floor and this one picks them up too.
Emptying the trash is also very easy. I'm happy I didn't go for one with battery because I don't have to charge this one or have battery problems, I just take it out and it works on carpet, floor, rugs, everything. I highly recommend it. It also takes very little storage space.
As for the handle when I put it together the top part kept falling so I asked my husband to apply his strength to it and problem solved, it's just a matter of using force.
Customer Review: great, quiet little vacuum
Summary: 5 Stars
Many people have said that their handle comes apart. I have not had this problem. In the directions, it says to join the pieces together and then sort of bang it straight down on a hard surface to make sure the pieces fit tightly together. That is what I did, and have not had any problems. This little vacuum works great on my hardwood and vinyl floors and low pile rugs. It doesn't work as well on carpet. But I got it because I don't have any carpet and have mostly hardwood floors and small rugs and I wanted something lightweight, quiet, and something that wouldn't try to "suck up" the rugs like my regular vacuum. Also, this doesn't scare my two cats to death. They don't really like it, but they use to literally climb up the inside of the chimney to hide when the vacuum came on. Now, that doesn't happen. I also like it because I can vacuum the green carpet on the front porch and don't need to try to find an outlet in the house to use the vacuum on the porch. I've had back problems all my life and I like not having to lug out the regular vacuum very often anymore.