BISSELL 2680 Perfect Sweep Dual Brush Sweeper
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of BISSELL 2680 Perfect Sweep Dual Brush Sweeper
Customer Review: Handle and Corner performance make this a return.
Summary: 2 Stars
I picked up one of these and had to return it. Like other reviews here have mentioned the handle is problem. But a bigger issue for me are basic design flaws in how it picks up debris.
The brushes are set in from the front and rear edge a couple of inches which means you have to use the side edges to clean the toekick area under cabinets. If you have an iside corner you can't reach the last two inches in that corner, and that's the corner that accumulates the crud in the kitchen.
At first I considered that is a mechinical device to be an asset over being electrical, (no batteries or plug) but I've changed my mind. The brushes only spin when the sweeper is moving, so get used to the motion of constantly going back an forth over the same area to get everything. And you have to go past the debris to make sure you'll get it.
Now onto the handle. It needs a more secure way of being put together. There are three friction connections to put the handle together. The product is just heavy enough to cause the handle to come apart at any one of the connections, when lifted. It doesn't come apart at the head which has a screw in connection. It's funny if they had manufactured the same screw in connection for the rest of the handle and it wouldn't be a problem. This becomes annoying when go to empty the debris collectors. You have to pick the entire thing up a hold it over the garbage because collectors are just rotating doors on the the unit and don't remove. So to avoid the handle falling apart you wind up bending over to grab the thing at the bottom.
While this may sound like a wholly bad review I guess there might be some situations where this might be useful; primarily on a carpet under a dining room table or possibly a hallway the gets dirty often.
Customer Review: It gets *EVERYTHING*
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a college student, living in a small apartment, so I don't really have room for a full-on vacuum cleaner (nor would I really use it often because of all the trouble you have to go through).
What really attracted me to this one, from the others, was that it had two types of brushes- a coarse bristle and fine bristle one.
I've had this thing for a little over 6 months, and every time I've used it, it's worked miracles. It gets huge dust clumps quickly, crumbs completely... even in one instance, a pile of *SALT* that got dumped on the floor. It got it in a few quick passes- that fine brush is great.
The handle unscrews if you want to store it conveniently. I like to keep it under my bed.
But of course, no product is without negatives. This one naturally has a couple. There's a brush comb that clips onto the handle- but it's really like an afterthought. I keep worrying that I'll lose the thing. Also, in assembling the handle, you need to follow the instructions- it tells you to, once you've put together the segments, to ram it hard into the floor to make the segments hold together- it'll fall apart in your hands if you don't do that.
Of course, it's not a vacuum. It won't do everything. But it does enough.
The only other downside that I can think of is that one of the two dirt compartments is annoying to empty- you need to remove the handle or else it juts out behind you. But yes, that's a minor problem.
So, really, honestly... this is the perfect vacuum stand-in for a college student in an apartment. It does hard floor and carpet with the greatest of ease. It fits in places that most vacuums would never fit.
Customer Review: Followed Assembly Directions and It Works GREAT
Summary: 4 Stars
I spent 2 days reading everyone's reviews on various manual carpet/floor sweepers and chose the Bissell 2680B Perfect Sweep Dual Brush Sweeper.
Alot of people complained about the handle coming apart but on the direction sheet it states in capital letters to bang the handle on a hard surface (not your kitchen floor) to set the pieces together. A small dab of epoxy on the threads before assembling the sweeper to the handle prevents any further chance of it coming apart.
I needed something to pick up everyday stuff like when my husband puts his workboots on and walks to the front door or our puppy, who believes that all toys should be shredded, has had a good day of playing.
I was pulling out the vacuum 3-4 times a week because looking at my new carpet with "stuff" on it or looking at my husband's path to the front door would drive me crazy. I used a small broom and dustpan for the kitchen and stooped 3-5 times a day to pick up shredded toy pieces and now I use my carpet sweeper to take care of all of that.
Because it works on manual power, you must give it power. It won't pick up if you're not moving it quickly enough for it's parts to work they way they were intended. Kind of like breathing on dust verses blowing on it...one does nothing and the other gets rid of the dust, right?
I would have liked one of the higher dollar (assumingly better product) sweepers but this one does everything I wanted it to do as long as I use it as it was intended.
Customer Review: NOT AS GOOD AS OTHER MODELS
Summary: 2 Stars
Inferior design to the "Sweep Up" by Bissell, which costs half as much. I own them both.
My biggest complaint with this model besides the hefty price tag is the handle keeps falling off every time I pick it up. Bissell is apparently too profit-consicous to put screw threads in the handle. Also the rod that attaches it to the base is thin, cheap and bends easily.
Secondly the bulky '2 direction' brushes don't sweep any better than the single brush, and I've done them side by side.
Instead, it is harder to push, the wheels don't grip as well and it has more parts to clean and wear out.
By contrast the single brush model glides much more smoothly, especially on higher pile. In my opinion this is one of many examples (reminds me of the software world) where a great simple idea gets belled and whistled until it becomes slow and topheavy.
I use the other one practically every day, its great to spot quick pickup dog hair and such. No cord, no battery to ever worry about, and so quiet you can clean up on the phone or listening to TV. But I found this one pretty frustrating to use. A sweeper is not a vaccuum and shouldn't try to be one- It's like trying to make a car out of a bicycle. Had I started by using this model, I might have forgone manual sweepers altogether.
Customer Review: Getting a Handle on its Problem
Summary: 4 Stars
We have a Newfoundland dog, so rounding up dust varmints is a constant effort. We had an older version of this, works a treat. Only, son lost a chunk of the handle. So we got this one. Still works a treat -- but that handle design. If you're getting it for the ability of taking the handle apart, I'd advise against it, because to keep body and arm together we resorted to duct tape. Which is a fine solution for OUR need -- but maybe the Bissel folks could come up with a better one.
For cleaning? Best working carpet/floor sweeper we've used. [We have, it should be noted, Berber carpet, low pile, and hardwood.] It's not 100% -- but other brands haven't been 50%. [And even a vacuum isn't 100% -- those dust varmints run for it.]
Caveat ... you will have to stop and clean the brushes on a regular basis. We accept that as unavoidable with carpet sweepers, so we don't down-grade for it -- but if you don't expect to be sitting over a garbage can combing hair out of the brushes two or so times a room (there's a handy included tool), this could prove a rude surprise. But brushes don't clean themselves, and don't pick up when they're choked with dust varmints fighting for their lives. [Though you might not have the issues we do with our hairy friends.]