Natural Sweep (92N0A)

I LOVE this thing. I recently purchased two large ruggable/washable area rugs, and quickly discovered that they are not compliant with a standard vacuum. But this brissel sweeper works wonders! I originally bought it just for my ruggables, but now I use it for my hardwood floors also. It’s so much easier, faster, and more efficient than a broom or swiffer. The only surface it doesn’t work with is the tile floor in my bathroom. But it’s great on hardwood, rugs, and carpet, and it picks up cat hair and even kitty litter. Love it! Highly recommend!

Easy to assemble; lightweight to use. Great to get in corners. Effective for pet hair. Love that when I Bissell products I know they support animal charities.

Loved the size of the floor part of the sweeper being bigger than most others I compared it to, plus it has two large brushes underneath compared to most having one. I also chose this model of because of the longer handle size so I’m not bending over more like smaller models require.A schematic of the finished product completed is provided inside the box. It appears very simple and intuitive. The photo shows numbers indicating various pieces or parts and in the box there are only four poles and a grip to put the handle together, then attach to the sweeper.TIP ONE: The pole parts come without any corresponding numbers to match the assembly picture. Initially the four poles all look to be identical with each having a threaded bottom to simply twist one piece into another, creating the handle. However, take a moment to compare the threading of all four poles. Find the one pole with slightly more narrow threading. That one is meant to be on the very bottom to attach to the top of the floor sweeper.TIP TWO: When twisting the other pieces easily together, I found one that would not easily thread and literally stuck tight halfway. (It was not in the wrong place.) Sometimes learned a little extra bit of paint inside the threading can cause it to stick. Take the pole and untwist it, then quickly with a little force, twist it back and forth a few times as you go. This movement will loosen the bits paint up and allow the two pieces to connect completely. Ready to use!!Why only 4 stars? I happened to purchase a smaller brand on Amazon for my daughter’s college dorm/apartment. Both this Bissell and her model were used at opposite ends of a long 10’ runner in the college kitchen after a week of four students walking thru and cooking/spilling various spilled cereal, grass pieces, random pasta pieces. We each took an end and met in the middle with our own new hand sweepers.Both were picking up spilled food, cereal, and even small pieces of grass tracked in from outside. I was surprised to find it me took several more passes over dirty areas with the Bissell as it kept leaving or dropping a piece it had previously picked up. Compared to the smaller one that rarely needed more than one pass, most two over heavy areas, having only one big brush.However the Bissell collected more hair on all carpets and mats it was used on. Being a household with four animals at home I loved this. However removing the hair from the brushes was very difficult. I wish it had come with a tool used for removing hair caught on the brush like my daughter’s did.I went home and now am using an older plastic brush to pull the hair off, and also find a smaller handled fork that seems to be more study and working more quickly as it’s metal. Yes I still use my regular sweeper that doesn’t have a brush for bigger jobs but still prefer this for quick runner clean up and works great for front covered porch mats.

So I am a review junkie. I read reviews of 1-5 stars on every product before I order something. After reading the reviews for this I was prepared for some possible handle issues, hair getting caught in the roller, etc. I read other people's fails and knew to be easy with it or it'll unthread itself (handle wise) and that it can break if I use it with too much gusto. Knowing this, I threaded it super easily. I gently placed the poles together and twisted slow, paying attention to wether or not it was going on evenly or cross threading, etc. It was super easy, until I got to the top pole. It wouldn't go on. I checked and the inner threads of the top pole had a lip running through them vertically, making it impossible to attach. I attached a picture for reference. Then the handle wouldn't screw on like the instructions say to do, it just pushes on and comes right back off. I looked inside and the only 'threads' are vertical? So it wouldn't attach. I used the short handle and gave the contraption a whirl, might as well test the base out before I call customer service right? And it was a dream. Sure I had to go over each spot like 3 times each, but I do that anyways with a vacuum because I have a Great Pyrenees doggie that leaves miniature Pyrenees fluff balls all over the floor. It picked up all of his hair, the tiny bits of paper my cats shredded and some plastic that my kitten stole from my counter. Of course, the roller was covered in dog hair, all of my vacuum rollers get covered with dog hair. Comes with the territory. When they invent a vacuum roller that doesn't hold dog hair for ransom I'll be the first in line. It has 2 dust bin drawers, hold it open and dump it out. I had to use my fingers to pull the hair out but that's fine too, I have to do that with a bag free vacuum to get hair off the filter and whatnot. This thing is fantabulous, sure I had to get my hands dirty but i enjoy washing my hands so that's fine. I didn't have to fight with the hair on the carpet or flip over my current vacuum, a 2 million pound Kirby, to clean out that roller brush so I saved some time and energy and my floor could pass for clean, so heck yes!! I can't complain. I called the Bissell customer service line through the link on Amazon, and explained the issues with the handle and top pole, she talked and did some troubleshooting with me & is now sending me a new pole and handle for my sweeper. Even with the defects I give this 5 stars for it's effectiveness, ease of use, and customer service solving my problem. Don't buy this if you expect to breeze through with 1 roll and it to clean itself for you. This is great for anyone needing a quick fix for pet hair, tiny bits of rubbish and not having to haul out the heavy machinery.

Seems to do a decent good, takes a few pushes though. Also, yes, the pole threads do not align properly when you start putting them together, but after a few twists back & forth they'll start aligning properly. The only drawback is the so-called "threaded" handle grip. It's NOT THREADED AT ALL, in spite that the "instructions" say to twist it on, so it comes right off! I had to use a rubber mallet in order to get it to stay on. Also the "instructions" say to push "down" on the tabs to empty it, however, you have to push from underneath (between the arrow & tab) said tabs not on top of them as I was lead to believe what the "instructions" said.