Shark - POWERDETECT Ultra-Light Corded Stick Vacuum with DuoClean Detect Technology and Self-Cleaning Brushroll - Eggplant

Hands down the best lightweight vacuum I’ve owned!! especially for dog hair, kids, and everyday dust and dirt. I honestly thought my previous vacuum was doing a good job, but clearly it wasn’t. I vacuumed my rug with my old one first, then went back over it with this one just to compare… and it was disgusting how much my old vacuum had left behind. The amount of dust, dirt, and pet hair this vacuum pulls out of rugs and couches is insane. It works well on hardwood floors too, but it really shines on rugs and carpet. It also has an extra-long cord, multiple attachments, and it’s super easy to empty. If you deal with bad allergies from dust, dirt, or pet hair, this is definitely the vacuum to get.

I just opened & used my new Shark Power direct corded vacuum for the first time, & I was impressed! I see why it has 5 stars! The suction is great!! The power almost drives itself, so you dont really have to push it much at all. (Which w/ degenerating disc in my low bk is wonderful!!) I have had my own solo cleaning business for almost 12 yrs, so I have used a lot of different vacuumes. (Including dyson sticks, which dont have much power to me. The only thing I like about that one, is it blows cold air on you, not warm or hot). I bought this for my home use, but would love another just for work. I think it'd help my back a lot. Pictures are in this order.... I first used it on a large living room rug I have ,it got up quite a bit, even though I had just vacuumed a couple days ago w/ a not so powerful cordless. The 2nd picture is from 2 carpeted bedrooms, (including under the bed, which is why I love a stick vac!) & the 3rd, is from using the furnature attachment on the cat tree. Over all, from someone who has used a variety of vacuumes, I am seriously impressed!

I love this corded lightweight stick vacuum. The only thing I would change is the scented thing. I do not like the scent.

Strong suction in hard floors and carpet. It has 3 settings (hard floors, carpet or auto detect). Happy with my purchase.

I researched multiple corded and cordless stick vacuum cleaners before ultimately choosing this Shark PowerDetect Corded Stick Vacuum. Consumer Reports rated this particular model at the top of their list so that helped in making the decision. I LOVE IT!!! It's noticeably lighter than my old (20 year old) upright Dyson AND the suction is equivalent to it or better. I love that it automatically detects the flooring and switches the vacuum mode for you between carpet and bare floors. Its only irritation is that it will try to "eat" certain smaller carpets. Currently its appetite seems limited to a foam stress pad in my kitchen and two little shag carpets in my bathroom. For some bizarre reason, it's totally fine and works flawlessly with a small shag carpet in front of my side door as well as the small carpet in my dining room. Shark advertises that the roller brush is self-cleaning. It does not have bristles so you don't end up with hair and other fluffy things wrapped around the roller that need to be extracted with a scissors and plenty of tugging. I used to only use an attachment when vacuuming my bathroom floor in order to avoid getting hair in the roller. With the Shark, that is not necessary. It speeds up the cleaning process as I'm not constantly having to mess with attachments all of the time. Between my medium length hair and my two cats, the self-cleaning brush roll is a huge plus! It still picks up everything in its path including little bits of kitty litter that seem to get everywhere. The Shark gets under almost every piece of furniture I own. I used to have to constantly toggle between using the regular vacuum and its attachments with the Dyson. Now, I primarily only use the attachments when I want to clean the upholstery. As stated above, vacuuming goes much faster as a result. The vacuum is highly maneuverable. You don't have to struggle with getting it to pivot in and around objects and corners. Another great feature is that when you do want to clean upholstery or maybe your vehicle, the canister detaches from the stick and provides you with a handheld vacuuming option. About the only minus with the Shark is that it has just 2 places that hold attachments even though they give you 3 attachments. So, you have to leave one attachment behind in your closet or wherever. But again... not a big deal since I rarely need to use the attachments. The capacity of the dust bin canister is definitely much smaller than that of an upright vacuum cleaner. It’s about a ninth of the capacity of my old Dyson. This means that you will empty the Shark’s canister at least once during a cleaning cycle. But that process is super simple and the contents can be dumped out over a trash can. Takes just a few seconds. There are a couple of filters, HEPA and otherwise, that will need to be rinsed out periodically. But, again, it is easy and fast. As for having a cord, I really don't mind. Since it’s corded, you don’t have to worry about a battery wearing out. And you don’t have to worry about installing a recharging unit on your wall and waiting several hours for your vacuum’s battery to recharge. Your Shark will always operate at full power. As for having a cord, I have found that for a 2000 square foot home, I only have to plug my Shark in two locations in order to get to every inch of the house. I fully recommend the Shark PowerDetect Corded Ultralight Stick Vacuum and have already recommended it to family.