Original Swivel Sweeper 7.2 Volt Replacement Battery

New Battery All That Was Needed
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.

Clean under the plastic gliders before buying new batteries
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...

Works nice
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.

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