BISSELL Swift Sweep Sweeper, 2201-2
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of BISSELL Swift Sweep Sweeper, 2201-2
Customer Review: Not as effective as I had hoped
Summary: 2 Stars
I have used sweepers like this in the past with decent results, but this unit does not seem to work as well as I had hoped. We purchased it in the hopes of using it in between vacuums. My daughter's room always gets little bits of debris all over it, and I thought something like this would help her keep it clean without dragging the large vacuum all the way upstairs. Like other reviewers I had the issue of the handle falling apart occasionally, but the big issue is that when someone is carrying it around it seems to leave a trail of debris behind it, especially when it is bumped into something like a wall. It also seems to take forever to actually pick something up. Using it is an exercise in frustration because it seems like it would be quicker to just get down and pick it up by hand. Just when you think you got that piece you were going for it dumps it off again about 3 feet away, and you get to start all over again trying to pick it up. I still haven't found a perfect solution for cleaning my daughter's floor, but I can tell you that this unit is not it. We have four cats and four birds so a lot of what we are picking up is fur and feathers, though my daughter's room seems to always have bits of paper on the floor. It does not seem to pick up any of these up well.Customer Review: Love what it does, do not love IT
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this carpet sweeper to leave in our travel trailer (aka caravan in British), but I started using it at home because its so easy to whip out and clean up the rug in my living room even several times a day (Baby & 3 kids & dog & cat = dirty quickly), or to whizz around the hardwoods under the highchair. My kids can use it and actually like to use it without the huffing and puffing that comes with a vacuum cleaning request. It does a great job of picking up Labrador hair, food particles and dust bunnies and I empty it each use. However, you knew that was coming right? However, the actual product is frustrating... the handle falls apart everytime (there are 4 sections that slot together), and the handle bracket comes out of its hole everytime too. The fundamental design of this type of product has not changed in years but this model seems to be a poor design. The handle needs to be either one continuous piece or each section needs to screw to the next. And the bracket (goes over the top of the sweeper to which the handle attaches) needs to be more securely fastened to the body. As soon as I find a better replacement, it will relegated back to it's original intention - occasional use in the travel trailer!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: It Serves Its Purpose Well
Summary: 4 Stars
I own a store, and I have a typical commercial, heavy-duty carpet. People are constantly dragging in leaves and dirt, and during cottonwood bloom season, the seeds just keep appearing. I can't pull out the vacuum cleaner while customers are coming and going, but sometimes I just need to sweep the carpet, and this does the trick.
While assembling it, I made sure to really jam the handle together. Nothing but the tension of the jamming together of the handle keeps the middle of the handle together. The bottom screws into the frame, but unscrews easily, too. I can see why some people are reporting problems with the handle.
For me, the rubber bumper has fallen off so many times that I haven't bothered to put it back on. I don't really need it in my commercial environment.
The brushes do a nice job of sweeping both my regular carpet, as well as the even firmer pile of my floor mats. It does such a well job that most of the year I no longer do daily vacuuming.
Essentially, dollar for dollar, this has been a very good purchase despite its shortcomings.
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.