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Pet owners
love it! The Shark Cordless Sweeper is not meant to be a replacement for your
regular vacuum. One reason it is so lightweight is because there is no heavy
motor. It is not going to suck large amounts of dirt from deep down in your
carpet. IT IS going to quickly clean up the messes without dragging out the
heavy vacuum. It is going to pick up things that you really don't want to
run through your heavy duty vacuum cleaner. Pet food kibble, torn up paper,
bone chips, (things the dog tore up) pet hair, cat litter, food the kids
spilled, leaves that fell off the plants, stuff tracked in from the yard, those
little screws & paperclips that always jam the big vacuum.
Use the
Shark Cordless Sweeper to pick up all that big unsightly stuff that makes your
carpet and floor look a mess, the things you often have to pick up before you
run your heavy duty vacuum. The Shark cordless sweeper will do it without
blowing out dust and there is no cord to drag around. It's small enough to go
where the big guys can't. It is also great for older or disabled people who
can't handle the weight of a large vacuum. You can let your kids vacuum their
own room and not worry about them jamming up the big vacuum. Save the big heavy
vacuum for what it is good at - sucking out the deep down dirt that you can't
see once every week or two.
The Roomba Robot Vacuum is a
similar type of device and everyone loves it too. It is a robotic carpet
sweeper the travels around the house and cleans by itself. Needless to say it
is more expensive. Great if you like gadgets, but the advantage of the Shark is
you can just hit the bad spots and don't have to do the entire room.
The Shark
Cordless Sweeper is one of the top selling houseware products at Amazon. All
those people can't be wrong!
I have
heard some complaints about the Shark cordless from people that have very thick
carpeting. If you have very plush carpet you might want to try one of the
sweepers listed below. The Housekeeper Sweeper has a height adjustment and
specifically says it will work on plush carpet. The Oreck comes with a 30 day
return policy. If you don't like it, return it and they pay the
shipping!
People have
complained because long hair gets wrapped around the roller. I have long hair
and it wraps around the roller of any vacuum. It is much easier to cut the hair
off the Shark roller than it is to cut it off the roller of my Hoover
WindTunnel. The only way to fully access the roller on my WindTunnel is to open
it with a screwdriver. Some people complain about the noise. It's a vacuum, it
is going to make noise, but I don't find it to be extremely loud. I now only
use my WindTunnel once a week and I run the Shark first. No more pet hair
clogging up my vacuum bag and long hair clogging up the roller. I have heard
complaints about a grinding noise when the Shark is pulled backwards. I have
heard this noise myself but it stopped after the 3rd charge. Euro-pro says
the Shark doesn't reach full performance until it has been fully charged and
discharged 3 times. Running the Shark on carpet it will start to slow down
as the battery drains. I picked the unit up and let it run with no resistance
on the brush until it totally stopped. Fully discharged!
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Other Carpet & Floor Sweepers
worth a mention:
Oreck Restaurateur® Floor Sweeper uses a unique
durable rubber blade instead of a brush roller.
Tested best by Hammacher Schlemmer
 Housekeeper’s Carpet Sweeper
This model,
with its unique rotary side brushes, was awarded the Institute’s Best
rating for its superior ability to collect a variety of test debris (instead of
just spreading it around), and to clean thoroughly along the bases of
walls—tasks the other models couldn’t perform. Whether used on plush
carpet, short pile carpet, or bathroom tile, the Best model removed most of
each spill in the first stroke, picking up even the smallest pieces of sugar,
crushed cereal, and cat litter that other models left to become lodged in
carpet pile or tile grouting. The Best model also has a brush height selector,
for different floor surfaces, and a top-removing dust pan for quick, clean
disposal of collected dirt
The Euro Pro Shark Cordless Sweeper
customer reviews at Amazon.
Swept off my feet in Santa Rosa,
February 5, 2003 Reviewer: A Kitchen & Housewares enthusiast from Santa
Rosa, CA United States
This little machine is so deceptive--it looks
like a Fischer-Price toy, but is so efficient and powerful that it picked up a
whole tray of roof gravel from last night's storm that had landed on my patio.
I originally bought it because I use a power wheelchair and have a cleaning
lady once a week. In the meantime, my parrot throws seeds, corks, peanuts
and clothespins around. My wheelchair tires catch indoor and outdoor stuff
and drag them all over the house. And sometimes I spill a bag of rice or some
wet spaghetti in the kitchen. It picks up everything. I was so thrilled with it
that I gave each of my nieces this sweeper for Valentines Day (not romantic,
but I think they'll just adore it as much as I do).
I love my new Shark Cordless Sweeper.,
January 25, 2003 Reviewer: urszulaz from Orland Park, Illinois United States
I owned those expensive Rainbow and Kirby vacuums, which were very
heavy & I got briuses while using them. This little Shark is light,
flat,& does his job really well. I don't have to play with the cord or
change bags. I have 2 cats, and belive me this thing is picking all the
cat's hair and more. I would recomend this item to everybody. Cleaning with
it is a pleasure.
DOES THE JOB WELL, February 3, 2003
Reviewer: MARY BETH HOFMANN from Michigan
As a person who foster's
cats for adoption, in a house where it is mostly wood floors and rugs, I hated
switching back and forth from heavy vaccum to do the rugs and
broom/swifter/dust pan for the wood floors. I particularly hate the little dust
balls that always are one step ahead of the broom and accumulating under
furniture. This machine is heaven sent. I love the fact that it is light and
cordless. I moves easily under my furniture, and sucks up the dust balls along
edges very well. It goes to the rugs to the wood floor effortlessly. The
amount of cat hair that I pick up in one run is amazing. Then I easily
carry it downstairs to tackle the kitty litter and dryer lint. The only cons I
see is that I have to pick the brushes because the hair gets wound up in them
(due to so many animals) and when moving the sweeper back it drags. Other than
that, it is a great product.
Amazing Little Sweeper, February 15,
2003 Reviewer: Patsy from Birmingham, AL United States
The Euro-Pro
Shark Cordless Electric Sweeper is amazing. When my order arrived, I was
skeptical that anything this light weight would prove worth keeping. Assembly
was quick and simple. I charged the sweeper overnight and gave it a quick trip
through the tiled kitchen and carpeted hallway before heading to work. I was
amazed to find the (bagless) collection tray full! That evening I gave the
sweeper a REAL test by vacuuming our bedroom. Our five cats and two dogs hang
out in the bedroom. Not only did the sweeper do a good job removing the pet
hair from the carpet, it had no problem picking up the crumbs of cat litter the
cats had tracked on the carpet. That made a believer out of me. I was able
to sweep easily under low furniture (goodbye, dust bunny colonies) thanks to
the low-profile, swivel head on the sweeper. This sweeper is a real jewel. Go
for it!
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