Side by Side Comparison of: Bissell vs Sanitaire

Works extremely well and keeps our playroom clean! We took off the top three poles and only used two so our toddler can "vacuum" her toy room. It cleans up crumbs and various debris. We tried it on the carpet where our dogs are and it cleaned it, but also had to clean the bristles extremely well before using it again otherwise hair would be left on the carpet. Our toddler loves using it and is easy to push and very easy to clean/empty.

This is a great product, BUT it only has one brush. You would not believe all the stuff it picks up off a three dimensional tile floor. Having said that I am dissapointed in myself for not spending a bit more and getting two brushes. I am sure it would make it much easier to get close to walls and into corners. Works wonderfully for traffic areas. For the price it is great. Just keep in mind it is a push/pull single brush model with two metal catch bins that empty easily. If that is what you are looking for, and want to pick up everything from hair to dirt pieces, this is the model for you.

I've been using a rechargeable sweeper for a few years and it was always a pain. When the battery pack completely died, instead of buying a new one, decided to try out something that didn't require battery or electricity. Very glad I did! The sweeper worked well on the carpet which has a slightly raised nap. Didn't have any trouble picking up crumbs and paper bits and worked great on the bathroom throw rugs. Also worked well on the kitchen linoleum and is easy to empty. It's great to use something lightweight, but sturdy, instead of lugging out the big vacuum for spot cleaning. I'll be using it about every other day so I'll post again after using for a few months to see how it's holding up. FYI, I live in a small apartment, not a house.

At my place of employment, our work group loves to share an urn full of "Salted Peanuts in the Shell". These treats are enjoyed by all - BUT they leave behind an untidy mess of peanut skins from the task of shelling the nuts.The BISSELL Swift Sweeper was the easy, convenient answer to remedy the untidiness of our work area. This wonderful little sweeper has proven to be a most effective tool at cleaning up our peanut debris.We no longer look like the slobs we are!!

My wife was constantly dragging out the vacuum to tidy up the house, and I remembered that long ago I had bought a carpet sweeper which worked pretty well. So I went looking in Amazon, and checked out reviews of the various sweepers I found for sale there. While most all gave the sweepers' performance on carpet high marks, they did not fare so well on bare floors. The one exception I found was the Bissell Swift Sweep, Model 2201B, which got good grades even on bare floors. I took a chance and ordered one. It arrived a scant 3 days later; I assembled it easily, and gave it a try. It got little pieces of lint, dust bunnies, and just plain dust, easily and quickly. Of course it worked great on our carpets. My wife loves it, and so do I. One feature I liked is that the handle pieces are threaded, so that once you thread them together, the pieces won't fall apart. It doesn't take the place of a vacuum cleaning, but it sure works great to police the linty areas of your home between cleanings. I highly recommend this product.

I'm a low-voltage contractor. I usually work in office buildings where I remove and replace ceiling tiles in order to install cable. I bought this little gem to clean up the crumbs and small debris that always fall from the ceiling tiles. WHAT A GREAT PERFORMER!! It does exactly what I wanted it to do! And its QUIET and dustless, which is very important around offices where the phone is in use or meetings are being held.Now, don't expect too much! This IS NOT A VACUUM!!! It's a push-around spinning brush with a pan to catch what it picks up. It's GOOD ENOUGH to get the floor looking good until the night crew comes through with the real vacuums. I guess that means that it's a terrific little "light cleaner". Don't expect it to get up dust (like spilled flour) or dog hair.As to the persistent gripes that the handle falls apart, the handle is shipped in 4 segments in order to keep the box small. The ends are tapered so that they fit into one another, with a rubber cap on the top and a female threaded pocket at the bottom to attach to the sweeper's yolk. The first time I put them together, they separated after a short period. I then smacked the the top of the handle very hard (downward) against the floor and they have never budged again! If the problem ever comes back, I'm confident that 4 drops of super-glue would do the trick.It works best on medium pile carpet, can be a little harder to push on thick carpet, and performs "OK" on bare floors.In summary:-Handle is fine if you possess any amount of common sense-Works best on smaller to medium debris (crumbs, etc.)-Works best on medium weight carpet-Is NOT going to replace a real vacuum, but for what it does, its great!As always, my Amazon order came quickly!

Sanitaire floor sweeper came on time and in company box. Easy to assemble and use . Have to learn about adjustments more but does as described on carpet and bare floors.

This works nice on our wood floor with 2 dogs and a cat, it is a constant fur issue. and we were always getting out the vacuum or the wet jet etc,

I was looking for a sweeper that I could used on my hard floors instead of hauling out the big machine. This does the trick. Long runs seem to do better than short back & forth sweeps.

I wanted something that I could use in between vacuum times just to pick up stuff on our dark brown carpet. My sister turned me onto this and I am super happy with it. Just a few pushes and the carpet looks clean. A GREAT floor sweeper with no battery to charge.

Wow, really like this carpet sweeper, picks up a lot of debris, it amazes me that there is so much in the dust pan when I am finished with it. I definitely recommend this, better than my battery operated one.

Fantastic sweeper. After comparing on other brands and I read a few reviews so decided on the Sanitaire. Works wonder on all carpets and ceramic floor, the two side brushes and rollers are good too. Even pick up on tiny dirts. Easy to assemble too. No regret on the items and hope it will last longer cause cant get it here in singapore. I believe all Electrolux products will last long and durable.

Bought this as a gift for my 93yr old mom. Its the only cleaning device she can use and it works great for her. Lightweight and it can be stored in a small closet. Its putting smiles on my Mom's face and now Im daughter #1. No plugging in and easy to clean.

This works fine for my use. I use it to sweep up a hard tile floor and area rugs. Superb job on the rugs, good on the floor. Get hair and dry mud/sand up easily. It is NOT meant for deep-shag carpeting. I'd highly recommend it for dorm rooms or small apartments. I live in a military dorm where everyone works different shifts, so vacuuming is a cruel way to wake up your neighbors. This is the way to go. I don't know why the exchange on base doesn't sell them.My only complaint is the clearance for the collection bins. They come too low and prevent sweeping up of larger dry droppings like popcorn kernels. I've had these in the past, and I will say the quality has gone down over the years, but they are still worth having.NOTE: The handle bail on this model does NOT hold the middle roller in. That may make it better than some of the similar models, I'm not sure.I don't know how people are using this and having it be noisy. It is no noisier than sweeping with a broom.

There are a lot of reviews on here about the handle coming apart. Yes it does seem to work itself loose in the short week that I've owned it. But for Pete's sake it's a $25 push sweeper. If you're looking for a really durable product get a Dyson or a Hoover power vacuum. You should expect to get what you pay for.That aside, this thing does a great job of picking up the smallest debris around your house. Don't feel like getting out your vacuum and plugging it in then connecting needed adapter to get to that hard to reach spot? Just pull this out of the closet instead and knock out that crumb mess in your living room. This little vacuum gets those easy jobs that you don't want to go to a lot of effort for. Get it. If you've got an issue with the vacuum handle, take the suggestions on here and add some electrical tape or some carpet tape to hold it on. I just remember to check the handle whenever I get it out of the closet.

Like previous posters, I remember my grandmother's very old, heavy Bissell carpet sweeper. She never had a vacuum cleaner; the old Bissell sweeper was good enough. This is nothing like that one. And I, too, have the same complaint about the handle: it just will not stay once you put it together. I used duct tape to secure it. This sweeper is a LOT smaller than I expected -- even smaller than the one I'm replacing.Given all that, I am still pleasantly surprised by how well it picks up debris. I used it to pick up the dirt that was all over my balcony after potting plants, and it did a great job! It also got up a lot cat hair from my carpet. I also like that it opens for cleaning by pushing the bottom instead of pulling. And, it doesn't seem to have the rubber covering on the wheels that my previous sweeper had. (I had to replace that one -- a Casabella -- specifically because 3 of the 4 rubber coverings fell off at once!) And, I do like that it is red.All in all, I would say that it's a good sweeper, but I wouldn't use it to clean large areas because of its small size.

This sweeper works well for me on area rugs and hardwood floors alike. It picks up a variety of messes, from dirt to cat hair to toddler snacks to bits of paper. It is easy to empty the dual trays, and it holds a fair amount of dirt in the trays. However, it doesn't work as well on super shaggy rugs, which really isn't surprising--it's hard to get anything out of really long pile. My son has a novelty rug with extra long pile; he has to shake it out and then use the sweeper on the wood floor to pick up the dirt. I don't think there is a lot that can be done to improve that, though, since even vacuums have trouble with rugs of that sort.My biggest problem with the sweeper is the handle. It simply will not stay together. It ships in sections that you then push together. But no matter how hard I shove the sections together, they eventually fall apart--often when carrying it to be emptied, dumping dirt all over the floor. If it were threaded, I think it would hold together much better than just popping the sections into place. I would definitely like to see that improvement. Other than the handle falling apart at inconvenient times, it works well. I would buy it again (maybe along with a tube of super glue!).

I bought this hoping it would be adequate for picking up things off of our hard floors. It's easiest for me to do housework when my youngest is napping and I hate to drag out the Dyson and risk waking him. Initially I wasn't very impressed with this product but after using it for about a month, I've figured out the little quirks and am really enjoying having it.The rollers don't rotate at the same rate as the wheels. Taking the relatively short strokes with it as I had been wasn't getting the rollers to rotate enough to pick up much of anything. When I realized I needed to make longer strides with it efficiency improved considerably. Also, I've learned that if I have something big to pick up, it's easiest to just center the sweeper over whatever I want to pick up and then start sweeping. The rollers push it into the pan right away without pushing it all over the floor first so it makes it really easy to clean up the larger bits that it seemed weren't coming up when I used it before. With two very simple modifications, I've pretty much fallen in love with this product. It does exactly what I expected it to do and it's so easy to use. I can pull it out and sweep all my hard floors as often as I like with no hassle. I don't even have to touch the crumbs and hair, which I love. I've found that a few of our door mats actually come cleaner by using this than by vacuuming them. This makes cleaning up after 2 dogs and 4 kids almost effortless - quick and easy enough to stay on top of things without the stress. And that really can't be understated.I haven't had any issues with the handle falling apart and I've been using it daily for about a month. I did jam it rather hard when I first assembled it, hard enough to break the little plastic cup at the handle end, actually. I really should've saved that part for last but I wasn't thinking. Still, I carry it by the handle all the time and it's still sturdy. If it breaks it's nothing duct tape can't fix. (Is there anything duct tape can't fix?)

works fine, hardwood floors here, can not speak of carpet.

it's "OK" doesn't pick all stuff up on first pass but gets the job done for a quick picker upper.

Just what I needed when I don't want noise from a vacuum or need a quick job done.

works well for those in- between- the- real- sweeper times. Doesn't do edges as well as I had hoped, but it certainly picks up the majority of lint and small crumbs from carpets and vinyl floors. A good buy for the money.

I have used this twice on the commercial carpets in an Eye Care office I clean. In total, there are 5 different carpets and it works well on all of them. I really didn't know what to expect since in researching carpet sweepers, the reviews were all over the place. Trusting the one extensive positive review for this sweeper, I decided to try this one. We wanted a carpet sweeper to spot clean the debris that tracks in from outdoors plus other odd bits of paper and what have you that drops on the floor.So does it work? Yes, happily, quite well. There are a few bits it refuses to pick up for some unknown reason but it works good enough that I don't have to drag out "the monster" aka the vacuum cleaner every week. I really hate everything about the vacuum cleaner except of course the part where it picks up stuff. I haven't tried emptying the sweeper yet so can't speak to that.I gave it 4 stars instead of five because the handle in uncomfortable. It has two large-ish holes in the handle so one can hang it up but the holes make the handle rough. I don't think it would be a problem if you use this briefly but I was cleaning the whole office. I ended up wrapping a cloth around the handle. A glove should work as well. I'm sure there is a fix I can figure out for this minor problem. I also wonder if the length of the handle would be too short for a tall person.

When received, one of the rotary brushes wouldn't turn when rolled on a flat wood floor surface. I took apart and fixed and now works fine. Had I not had to do this task, I would would rate it a 5 star. I use it primarily for wood floors and seems to work fine.

Works good for light stuff like dust bunnies and hair, but had trouble picking up the seed hulls my bird throws out of his cage and the kitty litter my cat tends to track down the hall. Plus if you don't hold it a certain way, the metal on the bottom scrapes the floor, so I'm nervous about scratching the wood. I'll use it for quick light stuff, but not as good as I expected or wanted.

My Bissell Natural Sweep broke after two years of hard labor (latch for the dust pan cover snapped off) and I purchased this model as a replacement. I now regret that choice! The Natural Sweep did a better job of picking up loose dirt and worked effortlessly on both my wood floors and berber carpet. The Swift Sweep does a great job on the wood and the throw rugs, but it really did not do well on the berber carpet. The Natural Sweep got the dust build up along the baseboard on the berber. I like that the Swift Sweep has a smaller head so that it fits easily under chairs; however, in my opinion, it just doesn't have the same efficiency as the Natural Sweep.

This model works OK but the metal bracket attached to the sweeper will often scrape the baseboards or wall. For $5 more, you can purchase Bissell Natural Sweep Dual Brush Model 92NOA which is wider, 2 brushes vs 1, the handle is located in the center of the sweeper and doe not scrape the baseboard or wall. I would not purchase the Bissell 2201B again but would purchase the Bissell 92NOA

Pretty much does what it's supposed to. You will have to go over the carpet multiple times if it is a higher pile carpet. Works really well on low pile. Does o.k. on bare floor.update- I've had this a little while and have used it a fair amount. The handle is annoying and unscrews itself while you use it. I plan to put some black electrical tape around the handle and assume this will take care of the issue.I bought this to help control cat hair in between vacuuming, like i said low pile rug it's great. My entire upstairs is a thicker rug. The problem is two fold, first to pick up the cat fur you need to apply a lot of pressure and go over the fur several times in the same direction. If you try to use it like a vacuum going forward and backward on the backward motion all of the fur you previously picked up is tossed back out onto the rug. I'm a little bummed out because the upstairs rug is where I really have my cat hair problem. Was hoping this would be a nice interim control between vacuuming. Guess I have to go back to vacuuming every few days.

I was looking for a floor sweeper that didn't need batteries to replace my Quickshine sweeper whose batteries seemed to die every year. Unfortunately this wasn't it. The biggest issue I had with it was the fact there is only one brush in the center which makes it impossible to pick up crumbs in a corner. My other concern (which may be not be the case) was the metal plate underneath. It sounded like it was scraping tile floor which would be very bad on wood floors. The great things about this sweeper are the price, solid construction, easy to put together and it seemed to work very well on carpet. Like I said, I tried to like it, but ended up going back to the Quickshine electric sweeper.

These little push sweepers have been around for years. Great for general pick up of items, but there are a few small things that are annoying.1 - If you have stray strings in carpet that come off shirts, socks, etc., you might as well forget using this. It will not pick them up. It also does not do the greatest on bare floors.2 - Another big problem we have with this, is that the rubber protector that goes around the outside edge tends to fall off. After the third time it fell off, I just left it off.3 - The number 1 major issue with this, as other people have said before, is that the 2 piece handle does not stay together too well. It will pull apart. I remedied that by wrapping black electrical tape at the connection.Other than these few things, it still does a decent job for a quick clean up in between the times you vaccuum.

It does not perform as well as I expected it to.

Pick up is so so on hard floor

This is only okay.... Certainly did not meet my expectations based on reviews I read and the price paid. I bought it to pick up on wood floors and area rugs in between weekly vacuuming. At first, I thought it did a good job, but upon further use, I began to dislike it. It seems to scatter more debris than it picks up, requiring multiple passes to pick stuff up. Really, it's just as easy to get the cannister vac out if you want to clean the floors.

Ok

Good for a quick clean up job.

It is handy, but certainly doesn't pick up all the dog hair. We have mostly wood floors & I hoped it would clean up small rugs. Dissapointed.

Handle is too short. Your wrist will get tired quickly. I have low pile/high traffic carpet in my classroom. Did not pick up items quickly. I had to roll over them several times. If it didn't want to pick up an item, it would fling it across the room. I returned it and got a small vacuum for only $3 more.

I bought this because it was inexpensive and there were a lot of positive reviews. I have found it to be kind of junky (the bumper fell off almost immediately) and a real pain to use. It picks up a small amount of stuff and then begins spitting it back out until you clean it. I purchased it to use on an 8 X 10 rug that has a pretty low nap, about 1/4", and I literally have to clean it 4 times to seep this one rug. Not only that it is pretty difficult to clean. It has 2 doors that fold i toward the center and when they are open it is not easy to empty. I have to push something through it , usually a paper towel, and then there is still a bunch of stuff in the brush that has to be removed by pulling it out. It is more work than getting out the vacuum which makes it pretty useless.

I bought this item seven months ago on Amazon and it worked great until recently when it became quite inefficient in picking up dog hair on the same rugs that it had previously worked so well. The rugs are low pile and the unit was not heavily worked or abused. Cleaned the brush, but no help so I called Bissell. They said what I needed was a new brush, which when combined with the shipping charge came to approximately half the original cost of a new sweeper. I passed. Something like this sweeper should certainly last longer than six or seven months of average household use.

I am ashamed of Bissell to put out a sweeper that is sallmer than the advertized information. Also it is cheaply made. Using only a bristle brush that feels like a baby's hair brush. I found i had to roll over the area multiple times to get 1 flake up. Like 10 times! Took awhile to clean a 4x8 area rugs. Interestingly that it did pick up a strand of string. But it actually redeposited it into another place on the rug. I do like the double pan feature and is easily to empty. But what does this company think we want to clean our carpet, a TOY! I wish I could find the sweeper my mom had when I was growing up. Now that thing worked and the handle was a normal size. Like a thickness of a broom. This one is very narrow. I am not impressed at all!

I unpackaged it all put it together (really easy),.. threw out the box and waited to use it. When I finally used it it barely picked up anything. I really had to keep going over the same crumbs and dust bunnies to get it to sweep it. I think that the bristles don't reach the floor enough to do the job. I was really disappointed in this product but for what it would cost to return it it wasn't worth it. I also might add that if you have a really thick carpet it might work better for you, I was looking primarily for a bare tile, floor item that would pick up crumbs etc. However a sweeper is a sweeper and it should to the same job that a broom would do. My Grandmother had one many years ago and it was like magic! This one is cheaply made also. Hope that this helps.

UPDATE: YES, THIS HANDLE DOES CONTINUALLY FALL OFF NOW! VERY FRUSTRATING! SO I JUST PURCHASED BISSELL SWEEP-UP MODEL 2102-B FROM KOHLS.COM. SAME PRICE AND THE HANDLE SCREWS TOGETHER. LOOK FOR COUPONS ONLINE TO GET A % OFF AND FREE SHIPPING SO IT ENDED UP COSTING ME 15.00 AND A MUCH MORE SUPERIOR PRODUCT!!!!! I THOUGHT MY FIX TO THE HANDLE WAS GOING TO WORK, BUT IT DOES NOT!!!! MY NEW OPINION....DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS PRODUCT.BISSELL SWEEP-UP, MODEL 2102-B. ITS BLUE! YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY!!!!!!I work for a well-known Steak Buffet, and believe it our not, when that place closes, Servers are expected to clean the floors with a short handled broom and dust-pan. NO VACUUMS ARE PROVIDED. I noticed that several Servers purchased their own cleaning tool. Not having a lot of money, I decided to try this. IT IS AWESOME! I read all the reviews and was concerned about the handle problem. I put the handle together, went outside and tapped it on a hard surface several times, from both ends, and then attached it to the thing. That handle is going nowhere! So to test it out, I have two furry dogs. I ran it over my area rugs in the house, thought is was actually doing nothing, until I opened it to empty it. TONS of dog hair, so I KNOW this will be perfect for my job. Sure beats being slumped over a broom and dust pan for like an hour. Finishing up at work quickly and then get the hell out! GREAT PRODUCT AND SUPER FAST SHIPPING! By signing up for "prime" I got this item shipped FOR FREE AND GOT IT THE VERY NEXT DAY In fact, I will definately be purchasing another one just for my home. Totally recommend this product if you have carpet and want something to use in between big-time vacuuming. And yes, it worked just as well on my kitchen floor, which is tile!

next to usless

did not work well for me! I wish I would have returned it.

I love the idea behind this sweeper BUT when it arrived, one of the rotaing side brushes was popped out of place. I popped it back in but it kept popping out. I also noticed that since this sweeper is square, it's impossible to get into corners. Other comparable sweepers on the market are more rounded on the back part which most likely allows it to get into corners easily. This one seems to need a redesign, I returned this item.

I have solid cherry wood flooring through out my house. Thought I would give this a try. It did an "OK" job if you keep going over the crumbs like a vacuum. The test was an onion skin on my kitchen floor. It did not pick it up - I ended up chasing it around the kitchen before picking it up by hand. I will be returning.

This DOES NOT pick stuff up off my tile or hardwood floors. Works fine on my rugs. I was hoping it would do both. My 6 year old can "sweep the rug" for me with this and that's nice. He likes to help and this is easy for him. But as for the rest of the house, it doesn't work.

Extremely difficult to use/push on my average carpet no matter what setting I try and picks up very little. There's just my husband and I and we keep things clean, so its not like I'm asking a lot of this product. One of the corner brushes popped off the second time I used it and was tough to get back on. After that I was nervous about using it at all. I end up pulling out the vacuum and doing it "right" so the sweeper is languishing in a storage closet until I decide what to do with it.

This thing couldn't pick up a $2 hooker with a $100 dollar bill. I will be sending a picture of it to Websters dictionary so they can put it next to the definition of worthless. Skip this piece of junk and get a Fuller brush electrostatic sweeper.

Price should have been an indication. Barely picked up anything. I returned it.

Returned. Not good quality. I got a swivel sweeper instead and love it!

Not worth it, it doesn't really pick up. It picks up some of the dog hair but only one way. It basically combs the hair on the rug.

I bought this sweeper hoping it would pick up the kitty litter around the box in my bathroom. The rug in front of it is not completely flat, so it definitely does not get the litter in the stitched areas. When it picks up any litter, it often then dumps it a few sweeps away. The trays are nowhere near full, so I'm not sure where the problem lies. Even on my flat kitchen throw rug, I have to go over items two or three times, and forget about my hardwood floor.Definitely would not recommend this for pet owners.

I just put hardwood floors in the kitchen and wanted something for quick sweep ups. This is not the product to do it! It missed most of the dirt. My son tracked in some cake mud and it just pulverized it and left it on the floor. It was a bit better on the area rugs and door mat, but not worth the space to store it so I returned it.

Doesn't pick up anything. It moves it around. If I had the box I would return. Tried sand dog hair cereal dust. Nothing. Did all my hardwood floors and nothing to empty out of tray

Absolutely worthless. I was really looking forward to this sweeper to clean up minor dirt and debris but it barely picked up little dust devils. My boxer pups love to chew things and I had several small shreds of wood left over from one of their chewing expeditions. The little shreds were lying ON TOP of a very short nap carpet (picture #1). You can see the actual size of one of the little wood pieces in my hand (picture #2). The sweeper pushed the wood, it didn't sweep it up. Even going back and forth, the wood was moved but not picked up. I tried to sweep up a very tiny piece of leaf on my hardwood floor (picture #3). Again, no pickup. I was so upset I decided I would just trash the sweeper (picture #4) and not bother to disassemble, repackage, and drive to the UPS store to ship it back. For those who have rated this sweeper as 4,3, or even 2 stars I'm happy for you. As for me, I'll stick with my little electric sweeper.

piece of crap, doesn't pick up any thing but dust,DONT WASTE YOUR BUCKS

Hoping this would be easier than hauling the vacuum cleaner around. BUT it picks up nothing -- the cat hair was simply rubbed into little felted balls and left there. Crumbs were passed by. Very disappointed -- It's going back.

JUNK ! It now sits in my closet at work because it picks up nothing, I have bought several of the rechargeable types and have had good luck using them, but this product is useless.

Definitely not for floors. Should have listened to the reviewer who stated this. It does not pick up pet hair or much else from tile or hardwood. Plus it's on the large side and can't get under things where hair and dust collect. However we have a tight weave carpet in the garage and it works excellent on that. Thinking this is mainly for carpet sweeping. Look for another product if you're wanting a floor sweeper.