Shark Pet Cordless Stick Vacuum with XL Dust Cup,

This vacuum is amazing with great suction! I saw a store using on their doormat.
We have a bunch of large door floor mats in front of several doors in the house, plus some walkway doorways that collect dirt and lint balls on the carpet. Always a big project getting out the canister vacuum, hose, and carpet floor unit to vacuum, so they don’t get vacuumed as often as they should. A few weeks ago I’m walking out of a local large grocery store and see one of this model of Shark stick vacuum being used on their entry doorway floor mat. I took a look and remembered “Rocket” on the carpet unit, then tracked the stick vac down here and at a big box home store. What really caught my attention was the clear plastic “catch bin” at the top! Seemed like exactly the right thing in the right place, and clear so I could see what was being picked up. Well yep, having bought one, it works even better than expected! The various comments here, before I bought, said you have to pull the “high suction” trigger to get sufficient power on carpets, and that drains the battery faster. BOTH TRUE, BUT WHEN YOU DO THAT THIS THING SUCKS LIKE CRAZY! I’m impressed with what was in the catch bin and what I could see coming up from the carpets and mats. Small bits like cat litter, large bits of stuff, lint, hairs, everything on the mats and rug walkways. I vacuumed two carpet areas in in doorways between rooms that always accumulate a lot of dirt. Then vacuumed 3 of the door mats. Then vacuumed part of a sunroom carpet where a bunch of cats live. Even on the “high suction” the battery was only 2/3 gone after all that (there are 3 LEDs that tell you charge/discharge level) but I stopped because it looked like the catch bin might be full. This was first use and I wasn’t sure. Yep, completely full, and that is a large bin! One thing: INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT CLEAR THAT THE CATCH BIN EMPTIES WITH A TRAP DOOR ON ITS BOTTOM, WHEN YOU PRESS THE EMPTY LEVER. SO IT WILL DUMP RIGHT INTO YOUR LAP IF YOU DON’T KNOW THAT UPFRONT, LIKE HAPPENED TO ME. 🙂 Luckily it was close enough to my lap that the suddenly-open trap door hit my leg and only opened about an inch, limiting how much came out until I could move it and me to the trash can. 🙂 Knowing how it works now, I just hold it over the trash can then trigger the bottom door release. Which is really great, you don’t have to turn the catch bin upside down and shake or such. There isn’t a printed set of “word” instructions with the unit, it is one of those picture instruction pamphlets. For the most part that works, as in: assemble the stick pipe into the floor unit, then the vacuum head onto the stick pipe. There apparently is a QR code on the top than can be scanned for more instructions. Pro tip: the inside of the catch bin will be dusty after you empty. I used a “computer air” spray can (for PC keyboards and such) to blow out the inside and top. There is no way to get the unit to self-stand that I’ve found, for storage, as other comments here have noted. I found two cabinets with a space between them wide enough to set this unit in upright. Done! Even has a plug nearby for the charger. Those LEDs near the “suction trigger” show you how the charging is coming along. 3 of them that light in sequence as it charges, then they all go off when completely charged. Charges reasonably fast. At a local big box home store I saw this unit in person, plus a whole bunch of other brands and models. Yep, I “showroomed” then ordered here for $30 less. :/ None of the brands and models had that nice, large, clear catch bin at the top back like this one has. Several brands had black or opaque catch bins and they were located in odd places. Why? To make sure I won’t be able to see how full it is getting? Guys! 🙂 This vacuum is great, for what it is, a quick and fairly powerful unit to quickly clean floor mats, doorways, and other small areas. Probably not the ideal thing for your entire living room rug, although could do it with a few re-charges and catch bin empties. Summary: just buy it already! 🙂 A+++++

A cordless vacuum that has power and enough battery life to complete the job
I purchased this to replace other nameless cordless vacuum, they only seem to last a couple years max.I have 2 dogs, 1 of them a German Shepherd (or should I say German Shedder!?)While I liked the other vacuum I love this one so far, I can vacuum my whole house (bare floors) without having to hurry up because they would discharge before I was done. I’ve had this Shark vacuum for roughly 5 days and I can finish vacuuming my whole house and still have charge left to vacuum my rug I keep outside the back door to help keep the mud down in the house when the dogs come in and out the doggy door! And speaking of that rug, this cordless actually pulls out most all hair as well as dirt out of that rug!While it’s not a corded vacuum I am very satisfied with the performance and battery life/charge of the Shark. It is annoying the way the dog hair collects around the little wheels of the vacuum, def a design flaw for a vacuum advertised to dog owners, which is why I’m only giving it 4 stars. Other than that I would recommend this vacuum from one dog owner to another.

Lightweight little Shark vacuum
I’ve had this Shark vacuum cleaner for three months now. I vacuum once a week. I have carpet, wood, and area rug floors. I’m in my 70’s, and I love how lightweight it is. I love how it swivels easily, and how easy it is to vacuum under furniture. With a flip of the switch I can go from good suction on the carpet to lighter suction on my hardwood floors and area rugs. It picks up dog hair, rug fibers, and strings. That said, as it suggests, I’ve cleaned the roller when it needs it. I see some reviews that whine about various things with these vacuum cleaners. You do have to move a switch to go from one type of flooring to another. You do have to maintain the vacuum cleaner if you want it to last. I’ve been vacuuming floors for 50 years. These are the easiest to use and maintain by far. My only regret is that I didn’t buy one that stays charged longer. I have to divide up my vacuuming over two days (or recharge before I can finish). That’s my fault for not making sure I bought one that would stay charged as long as I need it to. I have a pretty large house.