Shark Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner [IF250UKT] Pet Hair, Twin Battery, Navy

This is without a doubt the best vacuum I ever bought. Also the most expensive I ever bought and am extremely happy with it. This packs a lot of technology into a compact and very flexible unit. Flexible in many ways; it contorts into any shape you need, you can have full length right down to just the head with a brush clicked in. All my previous "about £70" vacuums were all mains powered and I thought they should give the best results, seeing as they have high wattage noisy motors. Shark uses tech in place of brute force. The suction is very good considering it's battery powered, but combined with the unique roller system it pulled more dirt out of my carpet in 20 minutes than my mains powered one has done in its lifetime. I was astonished to see the dust compartment completely full! It arrived in a tall well compartmentalized box, everything firmly in place. A few clicks and everything was put together - I didn't need to read the manual as it's so easy. The battery comes 1/3 charged. It has 3 blue LEDs to show the charge. You can charge it taken out of the vacuum or left in. Charging takes about 3.5 hours, which is quicker than my rechargeable AA batteries take. The label on the battery states "2450mAh, 25.2V". It's punchy. This is a very well made piece of kit. There's nothing flimsy or cheap about it. It's just a vacuum, but I feel genuinely pleased to own it. The 20 minute battery life nearly put me off because I spend far more time vacuuming with my mains powered one, but that's because it was rubbish! I had to use sticky tape for the bits my previous vacuum couldn't budge. In contrast this Shark left nothing in it's wake. The roller system is brilliant. It's so effective it ate my flimsy rug by the backdoor, even on the gentle and short carpet setting. I switched to the smaller "animal" head and job done - the rug looks flipping brand new! Typically it's hard to get excited by vacuum cleaners at Christmas. But my lounge looks spotless and it only took 20 minutes. It actually took less, but the instructions say run the battery flat on the 1st use so I did the kitchen and stairs as well. As soon as the battery ran out I tried to recharge it and it showed 2 flashing blue LEDs. Eek! It's normal - the manual states the battery charges optimally when the battery has cooled down. It wasn't hot by any means, but charging resumed when the battery was at room temperature. The Shark won't stand upright because the battery goes in the top, making it top heavy. A press of a button and it folds in half and does stand upright, with the vacuum head now down near the rollers, and can be tucked away under the stairs. I pondered what star rating to give the battery life. 5* - I'd rather a powerful battery goes hell-for-leather for 20 minutes than reducing the power just to make it appear to last longer. The power doesn't seem to fade - a constant level of performance, then it just stops. The 3 LEDs on the battery countdown; 3..2..1..flash when flat. I'm guessing 7 minutes per bar. I bought the pink one. It's a mix of rugged plastic and the pink tube is metal. The headlights are actually very effective when cleaning shadowed places like under tables or behind the sofa as they show up dirt you didn't even know was there. They also flash if you've not put it together correctly - nice. Shark takes the chore out of chores. Very happy.

Received my Shark Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner [IF200UKT] Pet Hair, Single Battery, Pink, today and i'm very impressed! Followed all instructions and was excited to try it out as soon as the battery was fully charged, I managed a quick hoover of the whole house before the battery ran out, mainly used the extended runtime option although I did try out the max power setting and it ran for around 30 minutes (so longer than advertised!). I've had a hetty for a few years which is great, but bought this to make it easier to hoover the stairs and bedrooms. I'm now considering getting rid of hetty altogether because the shark is that good. It picked up embedded pet hair from my living room rug with no effort at all, not even on max power! It is really easy to use, comes with loads of tools, and the flexology wand is great for getting under furniture like beds and dining tables. I love the fact that when you charge the battery it automatically turns off once the battery is fully charged, so many batteries don't do this and overheat which leads to really poor performance. It also pauses the charging process if the battery gets too hot and allows it to cool (it got a bit warm when I charged it to full, used it until it ran out and immediately charged it again). The dust cup fills up quite quickly so you need to keep an eye on it but it's simple to empty, only issue I had was with the amount of pet hair it picked up it got stuck in the cup so I had to pull it out. The second time I emptied it the dust just fell out easily. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone! The only downside is that it's a little heavy but you can't have everything.

Starting with the positives - This hoover is light, easily portable and fair play the suction is amazing! We had new caprets a year ago and its been fantastic at keeping them tidy and fresh. Emptying is super easy and i do recomend it for a quick and easy job around the house. However: If you have a pet or woman in the house with long hair it is not for you. The wheel at the base tangles so easily and i spend most of the time with a knife or scissors scraping the wheel as you cant remove it from the base. (since purchasing they have released a new anti hair wrap one) I have had to have a new base unit due to the first one breaking but upon contacting shark they replaced it not questions asked. Fantastic customer service. It asks about stairs on here and ive give it 3 because it doesnt come with a smaller head for stairs so lugging the main base around does not get into areas you need to ( i will be considering this for my next one). Its a fantastic hoover just with a few things they havent considered.

This is my first time purchasing a cordless vac and I had my doubts based on other reviews about it getting blocked etc but it is one of the best purchases I've made. I've had this vac for nearly a year now, so feel like I can make a proper review. This vac is absolutely amazing! We have 3 house rabbits so have to vac the house at least once a day of fur and hay etc and it barely ever gets blocked. If it does, it's super easy to clean. I originally thought that I would buy this as a second vac and keep my old Vax corded upright for big jobs such as cleaning the rabbit cages, but honestly I haven't used the corded upright since investing in this. Some reviews say that this gets blocked easily from pet hairs but this simply isn't true. The suction power is brilliant and works well on both hard floor and carpet, including deep pile rugs. You'd be surprised at the amount of dust your old hoover doesn't pick up! I rarely find myself having to use the high powered mode as the normal mode works wonders. I clean the filters monthly when I feel like the suction power is lacking a bit and this makes it feel brand new again everytime. I don't think the filters would need cleaning this often if you didn't have pets, but it is recommended. You should also clean the brush bar regularly as hairs get trapped around that too, but again, it's so easy as it has a groove which you can cut along with scissors to pull it all out. I bought the one with two batteries but you can easily vac a 3 bedroom house on one battery if you aren't deep cleaning. However, I would buy the two batteries again as it's handy for when you want to deep clean or if you've forgotten to charge one of the batteries and need to use it. The two batteries version also came with a pet tool which is great for sofas and beds, it picks up so many hairs that you can't see! It's also great for stairs. I had my concerns about the small capacity and knew I'd have to empty it very frequently, however I don't find this annoying in the slightest. It's really easy to empty it and takes about 20 seconds and surprisingly, it does actually hold more than it sounds. I have read reviews about it being annoying because it doesn't stand up alone and that it's heavy to use. Most cordless vacs are top heavy so won't stand alone, but this one folds easily so isn't an issue and eventually you get into the habit of folding it every time you want to stand it up. This also makes it much easier to carry around and even has a handle to do so. The vac isn't heavy to use and definitely doesn't make your arm ache (unless you're using it for hours?!), infact when I first used it I was surprised that it felt like the vac was actually dragging me and I didn't have to do much work. It's definitely not as heavy to use as a cordless upright. In summary, I don't have a single negative point about this vac and think it's the best cordless on the market. It's really worth the purchase and if you're switching from corded to cordless then you really notice how fast and easy it is to clean compared to a corded. The suction power matches that of the best corded vacs and it's honestly a joy to use. I did a lot of research comparing cordless vacs before purchasing this, including comparing it to Dyson and I don't regret my purchase at all.

I was really hesitant buying another cordless vacuum cleaner. This IF250UKT was (and has) to replace my Gtech Air Ram which from the beginning has been useless and a real disappointment..please whatever you do, do not buy one of those, it will only frustrate you..it's hopeless and throws around more than it picks up,,and yes I cleaned it out after every use and changed the filters often.. so I was anxious about buying another cordless in case this was common. However I am delighted with the Shark! Love having two batteries - no more waiting for a recharge.. when one dies, plug it in to recharge, grab the other and carry on. The multitude of accessories is fantastic, I like the anti allergen dust brush and especially the motorised head as this is brilliant on the stairs. The flexible wand is genius for reaching under tables etc and the main head is superb on hard floors and carpets. It is an effective vacuum cleaner.. it does what it is supposed to (unlike Gtech). It copes well on low/standard power and hard floor setting on laminate, tiles and low pile carpet. It only struggles (stops) on our high / thick pile rug as the pile can cause the heads to stop rotating but this is usually overcome by using the high power and carpet settings together. Battery life (still new so time will tell as they age) is acceptable - probably around the 20 minute mark on low/hard floor settings but expect that to drop when switching to carpet setting, as this really does up the pull/cleaning effectiveness and certainly drops off when using high power..but as I've said you won't need that except for the more demanding surfaces. Weighed up this one against the Dyson V8 and V10 but with Shark offering two batteries it was a no-brainer and I'm so glad I did!

As a reviewer, i am often fairly lenient with reviews, but this has been a bug bear since I bought it. Thought I would try for a bit; big mistake; should have returned after a few months: it does not do what it says on the box (tin). Frustrated as just spent two hours cleaning, yet only 20 mins was spent with the hoover, it relaxed on its back, being cleaned, de-haired and basically failing to work (countless flashing lights for basic things; stops working). THIS IS NOT A CLEANER FOR PET HAIR. Initially thought this was a great cleaner, then it started to show its true colours: It has spent more time upside down being cleaned rather than cleaning hair tangles within seconds; yes you guessed it, cleaning the machine blocks constantly: yes, upside down getting stripped and cleaned unlike the advert states, it leaves particles, fluff and any loads of other debris: you end up on hands and knees cleaning up after it as it makes more mess than when you started terrible on hard floors: does not pick up kitchen granules, instead deposits piles of stuff when you either stop or lift the machine The new version has a hair catcher system, although an improvement, will not help the basic flaws with this design I have never got so messy cleaning a vacuum cleaner: whilst emptying, you need to get fingers into the unit and pull out the fluff, that;s when its not jammed in the numerous pinch points. Pinch points: front nozzel on unit head...mid section which narrows... header unit intake neck... hole to dust collector All these flaws individually I could forgive, but as a unit, they are terrible, I would have been better and a lot less stressed having bought a manual sweeper than this machine. Even the accessories pack is pretty useless, failing to pick up particles from the stairs, edges or even the car. Again, your on your knees scrapping and pulling fluff which it does not collect. two good points: bateries last about 40 mins each unit breaks into many sections, making the constant cleaning easier, but none less filthy. STAY AWAY WITH THE PROVERBIAL BARGE-POLE: if you have: pets, children, dust, carpets or even wooden floors. I come from a family of engineers and frankly, I could have designed a less frustrating machine myself. Save a little longer and buy a Dyson.

This hoover has surpassed my expectations! I love it. So practical. I've only had it 2 days and normally I wouldn't write a review until I've used a product for longer but I am just itching to recommend it. So easy to use in every way, I've tried out all the attachments and it stores in a very small nook and folds over! Wooden floors are easily done, the edges easily suctioned by lightweight wand. Ceiling, cobwebs also a breeze with the lightweight wand and 4 different attachments. Very narrow crevices for in-between my fitted blinds and the glass windows are no problem using the upper detachable handheld part. One tiny gripe is that to empty I have had to use a small pair of tongs to pull out fluff and dog hair completely, it just doesn't empty everything out by tipping it over the bin. I'm willing to forgive this tiny detail as its brilliant in every other way and many other modern hoovers have the same issue anyway if they are bagless. I've made sure to put the battery on charge as soon as it has been used and kept it topped up for next use, just took about 2 hours plugged in to re-charge from almost empty. Just easy to use, super efficient, did the fabric sofa so easily, every corner feels clean, all the dog hair pulled from the rug very well too. Also bonus that it is so lightweight the kids can use it. 100m2 house, no stairs, wooden floors, 2 rugs, from what I've used it for so far I think I will get all the general hoovering done on one charge. It would probably require a re-charge before then going on to do window sills, fabric sofa, behind furniture, cobwebs etc but that suits me fine as I don't need to do all those jobs every single day anyway. LOVE IT............BUY IT!

I have been using this product for about two weeks now, these are my thoughts. The Shark Duo arrived quickly and well packed. Assembly is easy and straight forward and you can be up and running in a few minutes. The machine itself seems to be well built and solid, the down side of this is its quite heavy. I would rate the cleaning performance as very good. There is a good amount of suction and the twin rotating brush heads work well, picking up even quite large pieces, even cat biscuits. It brings my carpets up clean, works well upto the edges as well as good results on hard floors. Only complaints are that the dirt collection box is quite small and requires regular emptying, the weight it is a bit cumbersome and of course, the battery could last longer. If you are looking for a machine to pull out quickly and spot clean in between your main vacuuming, I would suggest that you save some money and buy something smaller and lighter. On the other hand, if you want a cordless to use as your main cleaner I would recommend the Shark.