Previously she has written for Ideal Home, Real Homes, and Homes & Gardens as our appliances editor. From this list, she has tested the handheld cordless Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ in her home and found it to be a valuable vac for dealing with pet hair and that it has great suction power, hence the 4.5-star rating. She has tested our standout top pick, the Shark Vertex HZ2002, and was impressed by the lightweight, shark dustbuster multi-flex design, which makes everyday vacuuming much easier. Lastly, Jaclyn tested the Shark IQ Robot Self-Empty XL RV1001AE over at Homes & Gardens, where she gave it four out of five stars. You can read our full reviews by clicking the highlighted product titles in orange. You’ll see that they have been used for a number of weeks (sometimes months) in our own homes, so they are faced with real-life challenges.
It was especially effective at pet hair removal, and great for getting kibble off of hard floors (though slightly less so on carpet). With the vacuum ringing in under $100, we deemed it to be a good value considering its effectiveness. Plus, this pet hair vacuum is so quiet; it never got above 66 decibels, even on the highest setting. Our team thought it was especially convenient for cleaning couches at waist level, and also liked how quick and easy it was to put together. If you’re looking for a new full-sized vacuum, there’s no shortage of reasons to consider an upright.
It will help you reach crevices and nooks that other vacuums can’t reach. The Shark Navigator Lift Away Professional is a versatile tool that can clean carpets and bare floors, as well as hardwood and laminate flooring. Its two-in-one pet multi-tool includes an upholstery brush, a bristle brush, and crevice tool. Our top selection, which we feel most pet parents will benefit from, is the Dyson V10 Cyclone Animal. The two-in-one stick easily converts to a handheld vacuum cleaner, with a design that prevents pet hair from tangling around the roller brush. If you are looking for an autonomous robot vacuum, we recommend the the iRobot Roomba J7.
Our tests showed that the vacuum has excellent debris pickup on both carpet and hard flooring – some of the best results we’ve seen. It even has settings for thick carpet, low pile carpet, and hard flooring. The quality cleaning performance is in no small part due to the fact that the vacuum has two brushrolls – one soft and one with both bristles and powerfins. In our tests the brushrolls combined with the unit’s strong suction really helped the Vertex pick up almost everything we threw at it.
“Eraser” is an apt name as it obliterates pretty much any of my cat’s hair it comes in contact with. It’s also really useful at picking up litter the little guy has kicked out of the box. It’s allowed me to manage the hair in areas I can’t get at with my standard upright vacuum. “”It’s so nice to quickly unplug and grab this handheld vac to clean something up in seconds without the process of unraveling a cord, plugging it up, lugging it around.
This is useful if you want to do a lot of above-floor cleaning, such as removing dust or debris from stairs, ceilings, and upholstery. Our Best Upright pick, the Shark NV360 Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe Upright Vacuum, has a detachable canister that we enjoyed using while cleaning stairs and upholstery. To make use of this feature, just remove the detachable pod, and carry the canister with you. Use the hose of the vacuum and the appropriate attachment to reach elevated areas of your home and clean them thoroughly.
Their upright vacuums usually perform better on all surface types than BISSELL vacuums. We noted in multiple settings that it’s incredibly effective at picking up debris and pet hair. You can set a schedule for this robot to run regularly in your home and it shark robotic vacuums will automatically return to the base once the cleaning session is complete. We were disappointed to learn that this robot only self-empties when in vacuum mode, so we did manually empty it after using it in mop mode (a favorite feature among our team).
However, the Shark vacuum does feature a flexible wand that is a real game changer for reaching under furniture. You can stop ignoring the dust bunnies under your sofa because Shark designed this vac with a hinge that gives the floor head greater reach. Plus, the Vertex series from Shark includes dual rollers in the floor head and one is equipped with grippy rubber fins to maintain contact with the floor. While making use of the 60-minute battery life, which is significant compared to many other cordless models, you can feel this technology working. We noted the vac essentially pulls itself, and we gave it a perfect rating for maneuverability. On the floor, we noticed clumps of hair came up easily, though some did get left behind on the edge of the carpet when the vacuum made the transition from between floor surfaces.