Workhorse Commercial Carpet Sweeper

Comment: I've purchased 10 or more of these sweepers for my crew at a large call center over the years and have been very happy with both their performance and durability. Repair parts are available if necessary, too. My only complaint isn't really a negative - several have been stolen!

Comment: I love this sweeper. No electrical cord, no bag, no hassle. It has cleverly designed rubber blades that sweep up what brush equipped sweepers miss. Those little bits of thread and the stray bit of cat food on the kitchen floor disappear into the reaches of this mighty dirt warrior. Easy to clean when held over a trash bin, too. I'd give up my electric vac before parting with this one.

Comment: I'm not a great one for reviews but I've decided to write one after another fight with this little monster.

In all fairness it does a fairly good job of picking up lint, bits, etc., when you don't want to get the vacuum cleaner out and to just freshen up the rugs. BUT. . .

The long handle is a nightmare! Irregardless of what the instructions say about banging the handle hard (It comes in segments) it simply does not work. It always comes apart when you push harder or lift it. Okay. . .

Per the instructions, I banged it, I slammed it, I took a hammer to it. Not good enough, I turned it upside down and slammed it against the floor. Each time the handle came apart when I used it. Aaaaargh! Aaaaargh! Aaaaaargh!

My husband heard the screams of desperation! Muscles to the rescue.

He fixed it by drilling holes and placing a screw in each segment to hold it tight, when God forbid, you need to actually use it. Looks kinda ugly, but what the heck, the pain was too much too bear.

Now pray tell me, do the employees at the manufacturer's actually use their own carpet sweeper, or is their R&D so bad they can't be bothered to improve? And don't tell me they haven't had complaints about it, cos I'm not buying it guys.

Cut to the chase. This is an irritating, little monster who needs to be sent to the naughty boys carpet sweeper school. How the heck they came up with the name "Workhorse," is beyond me. They should rename it "Stupidhorse."

If you need a carpet sweeper, have a good think about this before you open your wallet.

Unless you have a husband with a brain go elsewhere!

Comment: This sweeper does not work very well...
You can push and pull till your blue in the face and your arm hurts on low pile rugs... and on bare floors all it does is push what your trying to pick up ahead of it....
Also the handle tends to pull apart ... directions say to tap it against the floor to tighten the sections together. I tapped them together with a hammer..seems to be holding for now.
Only good thing is you don't have to empty the sweeper too often because it doesn't pick up very well....