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Gtech SW02 Cordless Sweeper - Stripdown and Refurb
« on: June 24, 2015, 10:44:19 pm »
I bought this from the car boot a year or so ago



A Coopers of Stortford CSW02A, which is a rebadged Gtech machine, as divulged by the ratings plate



Truth be told it's not that good. It's a sweeper, and I got bored of it pretty quickly and it's been kicking about in our porch cupboard for over a year. Works well enough, but I'd rather get a proper vacuum out even for small cleanups (or the DC16 which I got not long after this)


is the before video, and tbh it worked the same afterwards, just cleaner and shinier!

So, onto the stripdown (this won't take long, don't worry! Probably the shortest refurb thread I;ve written. No Dark Side of the Moon style epic thread this time I'm afraid!)

Handle apart



Dirt tray slides out



The clear trim on the edge pops out





Onto the underside now



and into the battery compartment



Wiring reference shot



Even the battery has been rebranded!



This bit of foam fills the gap that I imagine is taken up by a bigger battery on some models



The brushroll cover pops off anyway for maintenance without tools



Brushroll was full of thread and bits of carpet



The edge brush spins with the brushroll, and is removed by squeezing the tab





The brushroll fell out at this stage too



The edge brush splits down by squeezing the release tab



Next job is to remove the main cover



This rubber strip slides out



as do these small wheels



6 screws hold the main unit together



The comically long belt



The bottom of the handle falls out now as its held in with the main housing



and has a little sprung wheel in to lock it upright



The rear wheels fall out as well



The PCB is held in with 2 screws



The powerhouse





Power switch unclips from underneath



Brushroll end cap unscrews



The cogs on the end of the brushroll pull off the spindle



And it's apart. It took me all of 6 minutes to wash it, and it dried within the hour, so went back together that afternoon! (think this happened on Sunday)

The brushroll is comically soft, it deformed under its own weight sat in the airing cupboard!

End cogs back on





End cap back on



switch popped back in



Electronics back in



This was quite tricky as the spring is really stiff







dropped into place



squeegee and wheels back onto the base



The housing was screwed back together, and the brushroll and edge brush snapped back into place



End cap onto the dirt tray



A good polish with silicone heavy car polish to shine up the green



And it's done!





I didn't do an after video, as I didnt want to get it dirty again, and tbh it worked about the same, maybe a bit smoother as I put a drop of grease on the brushroll spindles. Hopefully it's being picked up on Friday to go to a new home!

It certainly made a change after doing nothing but DC07s for the last few weeks!
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