Does anyone out there have any experience with those cordless sweepers, like the Shark, Swivel Sweeper, Bissell Perfect Sweep Turbo 2880, etc.? I recently bought my first cordless sweeper(a Shark V600Z), and I would like to hear about other people's experiences with them, and which brands are the best.

I bought a Shark sweeper only a few weeks ago for my mom and she's very happy with it. She likes it much better than her previous Eureka rechargable stick vac because it's lighter and a lot easier to empty, just slide the tray out and dump as opposed to taking that awful filter cone out of the mini vac. So far no problems but I had bought one for myself a year or two ago and it broke quickly..something stuck between the brushroll and the casing and stripped the gear. She uses it mainly in the kitchen and hallway/foyer. I think they're overpriced but I got hers at a store that sells alot of refurbished stuff so it was less than $20

Was it the main brush that stopped, or the side brush that stopped-stripped the gear on?

Honestly I can't remember just that jammed up. The one I got mom a couple of weeks ago doesn't have those little revolving side brushes.

Also on mine, when the battery is fully charged, the red charging indicator light goes out-indicating a full charge. Is it supposed to do that?

Hi Phillip I have the swivel-swepper. I am trying to give this a fair deal. I find as far as cleaning rugs unless the rug is very thin it is not to good. We have a cat 13 years old ( peanut- butter) he has long hair we have wooden floors the sweeper does a good job on that what i would do is use it every day then once a week use my Kirby to hit arears where you need suction. The thing i DISLIKE the most is the unit has four brushes and cleaning the cat hair out takes longer then doing the floor with the Kirby. Then in cleaning the sweeper most times i have to get the Kirby out to aid in cleaning, So Phill in short if you have pets with short hair or no pets at all i would say it is good. It holds a charge for a week not bad so i hope this helps. Let me add one of my friends who is a school custodian uses one every night to clean the floors of course the has to buy extra batteries and he bought another machine I hope this helps, Have a wonderful holiday Doug

I wouldn't get a Shark. Euro Pro makes terrible products... I remember when I sold vacs for Sears, the Shark sweepers always had the handles breaking right where they pivot.

When my Bissell GoVac went south, I bought a Swivel Sweeper to try out. At the time, I lived in a house with thick carpet. I had it two days and it would turn on for 2 seconds and then right back off. I got my first apartment shortly after, so I did an exchange and got a working one. The carpet in my apartment is very flat and the Swivel Sweeper does a decent job. It's a little loud for what it is and I hate that the switch is so far down. I'd prefer a toe tap switch. Very flimsy (the handle actually flexes when I push it sometimes). However, it is a whiz at picking up the cat litter. I have three cats and I'm reaching for that thing at least twice a day. I never have it on for more than a few minutes, but the battery last about two weeks. I do like the way it steers. I don't find the edge cleaner very helpful at all. Sometimes (like when I spilled rock salt making ice cream), you have to give a few passes in both directions to get everything up. Dirt chamber is microscopic and must be emptied every other use.

I would get the Bissell if I had it do to over again... it would be the best quality (which doesn't say much).

My Shark or its recharging cord died. Is the green charging light supposed to turn red when it gets a full charge? The camera battery charger does that. I got the Shark at Goodwill, and it was quite serviceable when it still worked. I wouldn't hesitate to toss it, I'd guess it would be cheaper to get a new one.

it is possibly the charger. these chargers are known for pulling those kind of stunts

Thanks for that information, now if I could locate a charger without spending a fortune for it.

there should be one at your nearest electric store. also I would check out Radio Shack they have a wide variety of adaptors. Just check for the Voltage you need.

I was given a Swivel Sweeper as a Christmas gift from my sister. I found that it picks up larger sized items better than it does small. For example, I use it to pick up little pieces of wood that fall in front of the fire place.

I tried using it on smaller items (cat litter for example) and it failed the test. I tried moving it forward, backward, sideways and even with 4 brush rolls it managed to sling cat litter everywhere. I was somewhat disappointed.

Has anyone tried the Electrolux (Eureka) stick vac that is re-chargeable? I have seen them on sale at my local Big Lots for $40 and I have been curious how they perform.

--Logan

I have tried one at Lowes and they are pretty good as far as performance goes.