The Shark Vertex Corded Stick Vacuum is Shark’s ultimate cleaning experience. DuoClean PowerFin features a PowerFin roller and a soft roller combine on all floors for continuous cleaning contact to dig deep into carpets, directly engage floors, and pick up more in every pass. (vs. original DuoClean).
Q: Does it stand up on its own, or do you have to lean it against a wall?
A: It doesn't stand on its own. I don't know why people are says it does. Sure if you take it apart for storage it will but let's get real. You're vacuuming and you have to move something. You have to lean it against the wall, furniture, lay it on the floor or whatever. I can't believe Shark designed a vacuum like this. Really dumb design. Just put mine together and found this out and am retuning it without even plugging it in. Obviously the Shark designers don't use their own vacuums.
Q: Is this vacuum self-propelled or self-powered? Looking for a vacuum for an elderly parent.
A: Not a good vacuum for an elderly person if you have carpets. Might be ok for floors without too much difficulty.
A: The dust collection bin is O-ring sealed. It has a extremely fine-mesh metal cone-shaped filter, followed by a foam filter roughly 1" thick. Although there is no HEPA filter, it looks like it will be trivial to add a cut-to-fit HEPA sheet behind the foam. In its native configuration, I experienced no difficulties even though I have a dust allergy.
A: I am not sure but I am 71 and it is light enough for me to carry around.
A: We would like to let you know that the filters for this unit are washable.
A: I have several: a dusting brush, upholstery tool, pet multi tool, precision duster, under appliance wand, and more.
Q: Can you replace the brush roll?
A: We would like to let you know that the softroller in the front is replaceable, however the one with the Powerfins is not.
Q: Does this vacuum work well on LVP without scratching?
A: We would like to let you know that this unit works great on all types of flooring including LVP with out the risk of scratching the floors.