Am absolutely amazed at the multi-functional cleaning of my entire house this Shark Upright Lift-Away Speed Vacuum allows me to do. I am super-pleased with this Shark upright vacuum cleaning modes of my carpeted and hard-surfaced floors. But, as a surprise bonus it does a terrific job of cleaning using the Lift-Away canister and wand for ceilings, walls, and tops of shelving and furniture, too. I can transform my Shark upright instantly into a convenient, and powerful, hand-held vacuum with just the push of several buttons. How cool is that?
After almost three weeks of using this Shark to thoroughly clean my house, here is what I love about it:
** Cleaning – The most important feature of this upright vacuum machine. The Shark Lift-Away Speed excels at thorough cleanup of my whole house, floors, walls, ceilings, and furniture. It has Shark's DuoTechnology, which is designed with a bristle brush at the front for heavy, penetrating cleaning and a soft roller brush behind it for scooping in large debris and polishing hard-surfaced floors. WooHoo!
** Lightweight – Having arthritis I appreciate this whole unit only weighs a little over thirteen pounds. The Lift-Away assembly is light enough to carry around anywhere in my house without tiring or stressing my hands.
** Maneuverability – This Shark is only eight and one half inches wide and has swivel steering to effortlessly turn the floor vacuum in any direction. It is small enough to go behind my furniture, like couches and chairs, between them and the walls, and, or in places no other vacuum I have ever had was able to do.
** Snap ON / Snap OFF Assembly – The five major components snap and unsnap for conversion from an upright vacuum to a hand-held, with or without the wand extension. The Lift-Away unit easily detaches from the floor vacuum with just a few quick snaps releases. It couldn't be any simpler. YooHoo!
** Valuable Added Features –
* LED Headlights, which helps me in vacuuming floors in darker areas of my rooms or behind furniture.
*Pet Multi-Tool and Duster Crevice Tool with on-board accessory storage. Readily available on the base unit while cleaning my floors I can change to dusting or vacuuming furniture fabric.
* Thirty Foot Long Electrical Cord, which enables me to clean several rooms thoroughly before I have to change outlets.
* Washable Filters, which I only have to rinse in water to clean. It composes the Pre-Motor Filter Kit, which are a foam and felt filter. Shark recommends cleaning every three months. Post-Motor Filter, which is a HEPA filter and Shark recommends cleaning at least once a year.
* Dust Cup Housing, which is easily removable and features releases to empty at both the top and bottom.
* Suction Control, which is adjustable and conveniently located at the top of the handle. The suction of this Shark is very powerful. When I vacuumed several throw-rugs, I had to adjust the suction towards 'minimum'. Because at 'maximum' suction it pulled up the whole rug.
* Flexible Vacuum Hose is approximately eight feet and six inches long fully stretched out. This allows me to stay on the floor and reach all the high places to clean inmy home.
* Carpet / Hard Floor Selector Switch is a slide switch integrated with the power, push ON / OFF switch. There is a green LED indicator light on the floor vacuum brush roll unit when the unit is ON. Red when the unit is jammed. No light when the unit is OFF. What I noticed and like is that when I switch to hard floor mode the brush roll unit operates very slowly in order to pick up small debris and not scratch my floors. In fact, the soft roll brush even polishes them. Love It!
** Anti-Allergen Complete Seal Technology® - It traps over 99.9% of dust and allergens inside the vacuum, keeping them out of the air I breathe. WooHoo!
** Easy Maintenance – The brushroll garage is easily accessible to check your brushrolls for any threads or debris, which may have been entangled in them. I can also remove them easily for cleaning. They can also be washed with just plain water and left to dry.
** Five Year Limited Warranty -
1. The original unit and/or non-wearable components deemed defective, in SharkNinja’s sole discretion, will be repaired or replaced for up to 5 years from the original purchase date.
2. In the rare event that a replacement unit is issued, the warranty coverage ends six months following the receipt date of the replacement unit or the remainder of the existing warranty, whichever is greater. If the unit is replaced, SharkNinja reserves the right to replace the unit with one of equal or greater value.
The very first time I vacuumed my entire house I was so surprised that this Shark
filled the dust cup housing up twice (see attached pic). I have been using a famous, national brand upright vacuum that cost appreciably more than this Shark Lift-Away. Since then I have 'retired' that vacuum. The suction on this baby is impressive. And, the unobstructed brush roller backed up with the smooth roller is outstanding design for thorough and effective, multi-surface floor cleaning. You have to see it to believe it.
I highly recommend this Shark Upright Lift-Away Speed Vacuum. I love it so much I purchased the Multiu-Angle Dusting Brush so that I could dust the tops of my cabinets and shelving wirthout ever having to climb a ladder to get to them. Yipee! If you want the convenience of a powerful multi-mode, upright vacuum coupled with an instant hand-held for dusting walls, ceilings and furniture this is the one for you. This Shark would make a great gift for newlyweds, family members and friends, who need a multi-functional cleaning machine. Buy it, you won't be disappointed.