Do I have to pre-sweep or does the built in sweeping function do a good enough job?
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If you have lots of animal fur or especially dirty floors, I would suggest pre-sweeping. I run Roomba first. It's more difficult to clean up wet fur out of the rollers and tanks than to just do a quick pick up first. Plus it is hard to see inside the tank to see if fur is stuck to the inside of it.
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If you run it regularly, the Scoobs does a fair job of "sweeping." But, cleaning it becomes messier as the amount of dirt it picks up increases. I run my Roomba vacuum before running the Scooba.
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Dear Shani,Thank you for your recent inquiry. It is not suggested that you would need to sweep prior to using the scooba. I hope this information helps. Please let us know if you would like further assistance. Thank you and have a great day. Amy PrestonHammacher Schlemmer Customer Service
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It doesn't really "pick up" more than dust, but will push large chunks into a pile. It's great for quickly sweeping large spaces. I wouldn't necessarily call it a detail/nook and cranny cleaning tool though.
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Yes. It does good surface cleaning, not deep cleaning though. It works for scatter rigs because it won't suck them up like a stronger vac will do. While a good shaking out will do a better job with small rugs, this is good in a pinch. I call it an electric broom rather than a vacuum because it does the job as a broom would do, but sucks up the dust & crumbs so you don't have to use a dustpan. You have to empty the canister and clean the filter regularly for it to clean well. This is my second Bissell in about 15 years. I love it!
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It is adequate on bare linoleum, better on thinner carpet at picking up hair etc. It doesn't work as well as touted on infomercials. Mine has trouble picking up things on bare floors, things you wouldn't think it would have a problem with. Sometimes it merely flings the debris down the way a-bit further instead of picking it up, making me chase it and then repeatedly trying to get it to go into the sweeper. It is noisy during use and it is a pleasure to shut it off noise-wise. It's easy to store, lightweight, just not as thrilled with it in actual use as after seeing it demonstrated on HSN. Next time I'll look into the manual sweeper, brands seen being used by waiters/waitresses at various local restaurants as no battery is needed and they are used in a commercial way daily, and I would think be designed to do a good job/last a long time.
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NO, No Brushes and Yes it does do a good job, but go slow. You'll be empting the water container often, but it does do a half decent job. If your carpets are really dirty to start, use a Rug Doctor first and get them really clean, then use this unit to maintain them. It's Ok for the money.
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HI Judy, it does a fair job on small particles like needles and tiny branches, but kinda pushes the dust and dirt into a pile. I end up getting the broom and dust pan to sweep up the remnants that the spin sweep leaves behind. I use mine for the driveway and sidewalk close to a pine tree. I rate this item as a three, because it is a whole lot faster than sweeping the entire space with a push broom.
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I can only answer for myself, but I love mine and use it enough to make it worth the cost. My husband will get this one out and use it. Never does that with regular sweeper.
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I've been using this unit in my home for a while now and my experience is that it does a pretty good job removing dust. If I shake a blanket in the room where the unit is, it will kick onto high and then return to normal when the dust has dissipated.
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I love the broom. It's compact and has a place on the handle to hang it up. The 3 part extension pole makes it easy fo me to sweep or my grand kids. They just extend 2 instead of 3. You can just sweep out the door or use the handy dust pan. The dust pan also attaches to the broom for easy storage.
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Ive had my Shark for around 5 years now & have had no problems. I do have to turn in over & get the hair from it but, other than that it's been a great sweeper for me. It doesn't sound weak. It doesn't pick up anything when it's been used alot.
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I agree 100% with P Squared's answer (August 7, 2013): "It does a good job of cleaning our hardwood kitchen floors. I do, however, constantly wipe any spots or dirt that may have spilled on our floors, so for the most part, the floors do not have any major grime on them.
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My experience is that the crumbs are picked up with a backward pull. I usually run over them in a forward move and then a backward move to ensure that all the crumbs are picked up. I love this sweeper, have 3 animals in the house and it is a project every day to clean the floor and pick up their mess and I do not need to get out the big sweeper every time.
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It depends on how much dirt is being picked up, but even when I've had a mess to clean up it only takes a few rinses to get the water from the mop to run clear. So far I've found it to be a good mop- but you really must get the mophead completely wet before you can squeeze it - otherwise it's improssible to get the handle that squeezes the mophead to work. Once it's wet though, it works fine. It is slightly larger than other sponge mops I've used which makes cleanup quicker and the mophead is dense and sturdy.
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If you have vacuumed/swept before as indicated you won't get debris in the brushes. The whole bottom plate does get replaced as maintenance and the brush is on that part. I have only needed to replace 1 time in nearly a year
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hi.i have the cordless sweeper I would not do with it it is handy it is good for douing your floor ,I would not do without it ,good luck Lorraine smith
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The broom in the front is rotating and pick up dust. So no need to sweep first. But the broom will not get to the edge.
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I have not used the natural sweep model but the other model you are considering I own and I don't think much of it. The bottom is metal so I am afraid to use it on my hardwood floors because sometimes I can hear it scrape my ceramic tile floor. It also has a hard time getting crumbs that fall on the grout lines. I got this thing to p/u cat litter and I can't use it on 3/4 of my floors! It does do ok on carpet. I'm glad I didn't spend a lot of money on this item. I wouldn't buy it. Sorry :(