Shark Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner with Anti Hair Wrap, 60 Minute Run Time Battery, Flexible DuoClean Vacuum Cleaner with Multi-Surface & Crevice Tools, Black & Copper IZ300UK

Have had a corded vacuum for years that made it a hassle whenever you wanted to clean up the odd hair trim on the floor etc. Went with Shark for my first cordless vacuum and I have to say the first thing I noticed was it’s portability. Easy to move and place wherever you want and can start hoovering with the touch of a button. The suction was incredible and picked up a lot more noticeable dust from our carpets. I can use this on full power on both our floors and still be left with about 20% battery, so it is more than enough to vacuum in one go. Battery does take some time to fully charge (around 4+ hours for a full charge I think), but unless you vacuum more than once a day, it’s no issue. It can get a bit straining to use on one arm, as the vacuum is too heavy, so keep that in mind. Overall, a good cordless vacuum that has great suction and a great battery life.

I'm overall pretty happy with this vacuum cleaner, and I've compared it to my old Dyson DC40.Firstly, I gave my front room (old low piled carpet) a good vacuum with my old cleaner, then went over it again with my new Shark model on boost mode. The first two pictures show the difference, which I think speaks for itself.Weight wise I think it's reasonable, and it's good to steer. I say this because my old cleaner was very difficult to maneuver, and basically needed two hand steering at all times, which was exhausting going through an entire house. It's taken me a bit to get used to the light steering going between my cleaners, but I quite like it and get on with it well now.The inside of the cleaner is easy to empty, and I like the filter isn't just a cylinder, but pointed, so hair slips right off instead of being stuck.One downside however is the handle. I find it hard to maintain a good grip of the middle of it, and end up holding it closer to the digital display, because my hand/grip slides. After going over thee rooms this leaves me with close to what I would call a blister, so less ideal. Perhaps someone else would maintain a better grip, but with early arthritis I don't have the strength to do so.The battery time is quite alright if used on setting 1 or 2 for both hard floor and carpet settings, but runs out fast if left on boost setting. I think this is to be expected, but also not something I do every time I vacuum. It's reasonably fast to recharge either way.

This is a great performing vacuum cleaner - superior to my old Dyson.I would highly recommend purchasing a second battery as one battery can drain quite a lot if you have it on any other setting than the lowest and charging can take quite a while.This is a great lightweight cordless vacuum but I feel the weight if the battery let's it down a bit. A slimmer lightweight battery would be a better option in my opinion.The main tubing, I feel, is fairly flimsy and was not expected - I'm putting this down to cheap manufacturing and then placing the 'bend' in the tubing which automatically creates a weak point.There is no option to be able to hang up in storage and it will fall over if needingleft for a moment to move something - being disabled, this is the most difficult part as laying it on the floor then picking it up again is not something I can manage.Otherwise....On the plus side it is super disabled friendly (dare I say even child friendly with simple button to push and manoeuvre?) with how lightweight is, simple buttons for using and emptying. The suction is fantastic even on the lowest setting. Simple to change to a different tool for different jobs. It eats everything put in its way, no matter the size - it will happily eat a pile of dirt/crumbs etc as well as the odd socks found lurking under the children's beds..... (even had a good go at one of the dog's toys found lurking somewhere)You can take the battery off to charge or leave it in place and charge when attached. Charge cable is a decent length and adapter is marked with the brand name so easy to decipher when amongst other cables/chargers.

Bought this to replace my more traditional hoover with big secondary caboose - at the time I bought that stick vacuums did not really have anti hair wrap which is a necessity in my household. but nowadays they all do.In terms of cleaning ability and power it's still perhaps a rung down from a traditional two part hoover - but more than enough for most people's day to day clean. It sucks up copious dust and flecks with no issue, as you would hope, unless your house is seriously soiled this will do the job.Appearance wise it looks like every other stick vac and follows the same design language as Sharks other hoovers - it looks nice though it is all plastic and not exactly "sleek" but its a hoover, who cares.It has three buttons, On, Carpet or Smooth floor, and Suction level - can't get much simpler to use than that. All the attachments and connectors use the same press to release mechanism, so it's easy to get parts on or off where needed.Like all atick vacs you can pull it apart to use as a single handed mini vac, this makes it quite versatile but there's nothing special about this - even with all the attachments off its not terribly small so dont expect to squirrel it away in your car.

I needed a new vacuum cleaner and my old Dyson was on it's last legs. I needed something lighter and more manoeuvrable, and a bit cheaper. This does the trick. I have 2 dogs and 3 cats. I vacuum round twice a day now because it's so easy. It slides under the furniture so I don't have to keep moving it. No cord means not having to keep unplugging when I run out of length. The stairs are a breeze to clean now, whereas before I'd worry I was going to trip and fall. 1 full charge does the whole house, 2 bedroom terrace, it has great suction but doesn't suck up the rugs. I didn't get the pet hair tool but the brush attachment is great for grabbing hairs and fur off the sofas. Really easy to empty. Cleaned the filter once so far and it was easy to do. Great machine, highly recommend.