Does the Leifheit carpet sweeper pick up crumbs no matter what direction you are pushing, or does it only pick up if moving in one direction only?
2028458
My experience is that it picks up forward and backwards but better forward.
2028459
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.
889805
Hi - It'll depend on the size of the rug. I have an 8 x 10 area run and have no problems; however on smaller area rugs (like door or bath mats), it'll pull them up. On trick I've learned though....if I tilt the vacuum up a little when it reaches the edge of the door mat, it doesn't suck them up. I hope this helps you.
672591
It doesn't. Not for me anyway. Way to hard to push on carpet. I would say it is just for hard floors.
118690
It can fling stuff around if you go too slow & it will miss some stuff if you go too fast. You just have to adjust your sweeping speed to find just the right speed, which is not that hard to do.
1484458
I have owned this vacuum for about 6 mos now. It works well on my tile but not well at all on carpet. It's very hard to push and won't even pick up visible lint without going over it several times. I would only recommend buying this if you have very little carpet. I don't feel like it gets my carpet clean.
1516336
I got a refund on the Stanley sweeper because the handle was broken. I bought it listed as" in good working condition". But like most of the other reviews, they stated the handle was the problem. I would not recommend this product. Instead I bought a Leifheit 11410. Leifheit Rotaro S Carpet Sweeper. Well worth the money. I paid $57.95 with free shipping. Now after much use it's performing wonderfully. Hope this helps.
1674153
It works amazingly well on carpeting. However, the wand does not role very easily across the carpet. Indeed, the best technique is to draw the wand towards you as you vacuum. Also, it does have a tendency to suck area rugs up!
1314579
It remains stationary. Therefore you sweep things into it. If you could do that on your carpet I would think it would work. I have never tried that. But I agree with previous reviewer--a vacuum is what you need to clean the carpet.
2281867
It's reccomended that you use the sweep function first and empty the dust chamber before steaming. I believe that function only works going forward with the foot button switched on. The steam it seems only works when moving backward. You can use both sweep and steam by holding the steam lever but I feel it's more likely to cause clogging by getting the picked up debris wet. I hope this answers your question.
526336
This little gadget picks up dust and crumbs very well. It does need to be cleaned frequently as the brushes do attract and twist threads which causes it to strain and go slower. the magnet on the inside also is powerful and holds on to pins, paper clips etc and can cause dirt to build up there as well. Key to keeping this machine working is to clean it out regularly.
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No, it doesn't. I mainly use it on hard floors and it picks up everything. I also use it on low knap carpets just around areas that I can't vacuum very well with my regular vacuum. I really has a lot of suction for such a little vac. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. I have a cat and it picks up all her fine hair and the litter she leaves around her box.
602171
No, this vacuum does not pick up anything, not pet hair, not dust, not anything. The nap on the carpet does not get fluffed up, nor cleaned, and when I tried to suck up a small piece of string the vacuum was unable to do even that small of a job. I would not waste my time or money of this vacuum. There are many far more efficient vacuums out there for a lot less money.
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The rake also picks up fibers from the carpet itself. I am wondering myself whether it is good for the carpet or is going to thin out the carpet in the long run.
598325
My door has a stop, so it only swings one way. This bottom sweep though is just two pieces of silicon rubber affixed to the channel. I don't see why it wouldn't work both directions.
1019055
It works best on carpet. On tile or wood floors, not as effective. It tends to push trash around instead of picking them up.
1029603
Bought this carpet sweeper to pick up at church...disappointed because instead of going forward and then backward when you first start to use it, you have to go in front of the dirt and then back and then forward to pick up the dirt several times that way and sometimes that doesn't even work.
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mine does, I have a regular depth type of carpet, it is not a low pile carpet. you turn the switch on the ball to on. and it starts rolling around .