Customer Reviews

Original Swivel Sweeper 7.2 Volt Replacement Battery

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The replacement battery makes the Swivel Sweeper more powerful than we ever remember it being originally. The key is to charge the new battery fully for no more than eight hours and then to NOT recharge it again until after it completely runs out of power. And then do not leave the recharger plugged in for more than eight hours. So we have had the new battery for over a month and only recharged it two or three times.

Before, we made the mistake of leaving the old battery plugged into the charger all the time.

The idea behind the Swivel Sweeper is good, It is lightweight, very maneuverable and works well - for less than a minute. The battery has to be

constantly recharged and the charge never lasts long enough to sweep even a small room. I bought an extra battery so that I could change batteries and

continue sweeping but a fully charged battery, lasts only a few seconds. The poor power source also accounts for the fact that the sweeper stops dead if a hair or thread is picked up, requiring constant emptying and clearing of the rollers; a disgusting task. I'm sorry it doesn't work well. It is a good idea poorly realized. Don't these people test this product?

A few days ago my swivel sweeper (which I love) stopped working properly. I would turn it on and it would stop running after less than 5 minutes. So I thought my battery was dead and could no longer hold a charge, possibly from me overcharging it. I bought a new battery and while waiting for the battery to arrive, I googled on the web and found a site that suggested cleaning the gears and connectors under the plastic gliders of hair and other stuff that accumulated there. It took me a while to take it apart as suggested (one side at a time), clean it (a bit messy; I used an E-xacto trimmer to cut through the hair that accumulated) and put it together again BUT after cleaning, my swivel sweeper worked like new even with my old battery! I am also now using a timer with the charger to ensure I don't charge my battery for more than 6 hours. I'm still glad I ordered a new battery as I feel it will be good to have two batteries. With three german shepherd dogs, the swivel sweeper is my daily cleaner and without it, I can't even imagine what my floors and carpet (not shaggy) would be like! It is a God send with picking up the dog hair and food that falls on the floor.

This is a real work-horse in our house. I have used it for the last two years to sweep the ceramic tile kitchen and hall floors and for light duty on the living room and den rugs. I literaly wore this thing out! The battery that is, and intend to buy a new battery for around $12. and probably will get another two years out of it.

The best feature is its convient size. Fits out of the way in a corner ready to be used at a moments notice. It picks up dust and dirt with ease. Spilt dog food is gone is seconds. It cleans right down into the tile grout and does a super job for such a light weight little gadget. Its dirt bin is small but no problem. I often marvel at the amount of dirt that shows up in its bin. I'll bet Ive dumped over a ton of crud into the trash compactor over these past two years.

It cleans in any direction and swivels around and under furniture. This thing is one of the "As seen on TV" that really works. My wife loves it too!

I got 2 of these to replace the original which wouldn't hold enough charge to do even one room. The key I have found is to set up the charger on a wall timer, like you would use for xmas lights or such. Set the timer to be on for 15min a day or so. When you put a pack on the charger, set the time on the timer and turn it on so that it will turn off in 8-10hrs. This way the pack will charge, but not overcharge. For some reason the charger doesn't turn off when the pack is full, so it will destroy your packs if you don't do something like this.

A great replacement battery for when the original battery just won't recharge any more. My swivel sweeper works like it's brand new.

I ordered two replacement batteries for the Swivel Sweeper from Before The Stores through Amazon.com. Neither of the batteries will hold a charge and do not have enough power to finish cleaning one small floor. I called the company and after 45 minutes on hold, they said they would replace the batteries for free. They sent me one replacement battery, instead of two, and it will not hold a charge. I was on the phone 47 minutes to get authorization to return the batteries. I believe they are selling used batteries that do not work.

these don't seem to hold a charge as well as my original batteries, but the price was much less also

I purchased 3 of these batteries and within 1 month one is already bad (won't accept/hold a charge). I'm not sure if the problem is battery quality or charger quality or a combination thereof.

Definitely will not purchase another swivel sweeper product - because of the battery problems.

My Swivel Sweeper quit working in less than a year even after taking meticulous care of it and continued maintenance. The new battery helped for a few days when the sweeper quit working again. The life of the Swivel Sweeper is short, but I decided to buy the battery in hopes to prolong my use of the sweeper. Of course, I was happy with the battery and the low cost; however, the purchase of the battery assisted in my decision to save money on the purchase of another Swivel Sweeper.