Great vacuum cleaner. Smooth and quiet when running. A little heavy but the features well make up for this. I love not having to clean hairs off the roller, and how easy it is to clean and put back together. Suction is better than my old Dyson!

Brilliant product when you have a couple of hairy dogs who decided to molt for Christmas. It picks up hair and gives the carpets a thorough brushing. Great for going under furniture and beds. Absolutely brilliant on the stairs only downside is that the waste container is only small so needs frequent emptying.

I hate doing housework. Our old hoover died and husband bought me a very cheap, handheld replacement – I was tearing my hair out.
Sharkie (yes, he even earned his own name) was a good choice. I hesitated because he was pricey, but man, he was wwll worth the money…
The suction power is so big, I often have to reduce it.
This rotating blade head is amazing, it does really pick up hair, and doesn’t get clogged. Having said that, I had to take his head apart to remove a stuck lego, and it was quite easy btw.
He is not useful for rugs,because he tries to eat them. I can’t find a suitably low suction yet to be able to hoover a small/medium rug with Sharky.
A little downside is that this hoover is very heavy. Not clumsy though, easy to pick up/hold/maneuver, but heavy. So if you have painful joints or you are very weak, this hoover is not for you.
But for carpets, hard floors – I don’t think there is a better hoover then this.
If he breaks , ever, I will buy another one of tbe same, he is so good. This is the best hoover I ever had.

Good suction, and so far anti hair wrap works, but I do find it a bit unsteady and topples over when using the hose.

I have had my new Shark NZ801UK for about a month now and I love it. Disappointed I never had a Shark before and surprised I’m this excited about a vacuum! I have carpet, hard floors and rugs which the Shark tackles with equal ease. It steers well, twisting and turning into any tight areas.

The lift away comes off in one movement and makes stairs and tricky corners really easy. It’s a nice change to be able to clean all of an area at once without having to use two vacuums or do all the floors then go around again with the wand like I had to with my previous Hoover. The wand quickly clicks off whether full wand or just short handle end for small places.

Suction is fantastic with an easy to use slider to increase or decrease. I’m shocked at the dirt and dust that came out of my carpets on first use.

There is a great attention to detail such as the ‘carpet’ and ‘hard floor’ setting being written upside down near the top of the handle so it’s easy to read when you bend your head down to look, as well as one hand emptying.

The vacuum is definitely heavier than the stick type at 6.5kg so do keep this in mind. I found the ease with which it moves across the floor negated the weight for me but when my Mum in her 70’s had a go she wasn’t so sure.

I paid 193 and feel like a got a bargain. Absolutely fab vacuum even at the full price.

Good suction, first time I used it it completely filled up so obviously my old hoover wasn’t a patch on this one!
One really annoying thing I’ve noticed though is when you unclip the hose to hoover corners/skirting boards etc, the tube is nowhere near long enough. You have to carry the hoover round with you in one hand while using the hose with the other, otherwise the hoover just gets dragged along and falls over. It needs to be a lot longer and this is incredibly annoying when using the hose.
The hair wrap function works to a degree, definitely works better than previous hoovers but still wraps hair round the brush.
One other criticism is it’s very heavy and hard to move from left to right when hoovering. Wouldn’t suit someone with mobility issues.
It’s the best hoover I’ve owned so far for performance but I’ve only ever had cheap hoovers.

Tried to register the 5 year warranty on the website, filled out all the details. However I get ‘General Error’ Page not found. Been trying for a week now. Other then that the vacuum is very good.

Overall would recommend. Our first Shark after two Dysons.
Better suction. The “lift away” is helpful for stairs but the attachments could be better.
Was surprised at how bulky it is but it was wasted to put together, picks up loads, has good swivel action and is easy to empty. The anti-hair wrap is a myth but was not the reason we went for this so not a huge issue for us.
Did not see the point in the headlights on it but actually they are quite helpful for hoovering later in the day!!

Good points are it manoeuvres well and is easy to handle. Great suction power and detachable collection bin is useful when doing stairs or hard to get to places. Bad bits are that it doesn’t live up to its no hair tangle advertising. Had to strip down the head unit after a week as my wife and daughter both have long hair and it jammed the roller. Collection bin is small so needs regular emptying and the ball connection on the hose keeps coming out of the clasp mechanism which gets annoying. It’s good but not as good as the advertising makes out.

It is quite heavy but as I live in a bungalw that’s not a problem. It’s so easy to empty and the suction is good. The lights at the front are really helpful and the fact that it can vary between hard floor and carpet is most useful.

Very efficient, easy to assemble, not too big, but a little heavy & less manoeuvrable than my old vacuum cleaner. I’m now getting used to it.

This vacuum cleaner is designed very cleverly. At a press of a button you can switch between carpet and hard floor, unclip the waste section, empty the waste and remove the engine to turn it into a hand-held. (good for stairs). In upright mode it is easy to manoeuvre and has very good suction. I’m glad I bought it.

Bought this to replace our Dyson, and thought that the suction may not be as good. But we are very impressed, and it is less money than buying another Dyson. All of the extras are easy to get off and use, and using it to go up the stairs is excellent. Our first Shark buy – but not our last!!

I have waited a few week’s to review this product to give a good assessment of how it performs.
I live in a 3 storey townhiouse with lots of carpet so needed something robust to cope with the usuage. Ill start with the cons…
Its heavy, and is a work out when using it. I got a sweat on the first time i used it, and the cord is a pain (i know it comes with a cord!) The suction tube that should attach to the vacuum is flimsy and comes off.
The pros…
This thing is an absolute beast! I thought it was going to suck my carpet up at one point. I did loads of research in to a Hoover and this beast doesnt dissapoint. If your happy to get a sweat on like me hoovering your house, this doesnt dissapoint. Excellent hoove

Very good suction means frequent emptying of the dust container, but that’s no bad thing! You really need to also purchase the pet roller which makes vacuuming the stairs very much easier. It’s a good product once you get your head round all the permutations!

We bought this as it was recommended on a german shepherd site… so far its amazing it gives a real deep clean . On your first use get ready to empty it a lot as it really does do a good job. Its easy to part to use on stairs plus its a pretty quiet motor.

Bought for my new house after fancying a change from 30 years of using pull along cylinder vacuum cleaners. At first I was surprised at the weight as it’s heavier than I am used to, but now I don’t think about it at all. I love the way you can move around at angles with it and the light at the front helps to spot bits on the floor I might not otherwise notice. I did find it picked up a piece of thread which became tangled, but this was on first time use and perhaps I should have pressed the lift away button to prevent this.
My house is a new build and there is a lot of dust constantly settling on the floor, which is mostly noticeable on the hard floor areas. I have found there is still a film of dust after I’ve vacuumed over it; however, the detachable hose (which comes away very easily) picks up anything left behind. I bought this vacuum cleaner with 100 knocked off and feel what I paid was a fair price. I don’t think I would be as happy with it if I’d paid the full amount. Would recommend as a decent mid-priced cleaner, I wish I had stuck to a pull along cylinder vacuum cleaner for lightness and storage but that is just my personal preference and no reflection on the quality of this stand-up model.

I have had my Miele 6210 pet vacuum cleaner for about 15 years, and always loved it. It’s nice and quiet and light (compared to the previous two vacuums I had which were Dyson). However, since getting a dog earlier this year, it has started to smell of dog when I use it (blowing out of the filter), so I changed all the filters and the bag and washed the pipes and cleaned what I could, and then decided that I would keep the Miele for upstairs (where the dog doesn’t go) and get a Shark (as it is bagless and will hopefully be easier to keep clean and non-smelly) for downstairs.

I ordered the Shark on Tuesday afternoon and it arrived yesterday evening and I assembled it straight away and vacuumed a small area of carpet. I was amazed at what it got up from the carpet, and all I can say is WOW! The Shark has sucked up dust from my carpet that I didn’t know existed, and even more scary is I washed the carpets not even a week ago so am stunned at what this Shark has sucked up. I showed my husband this morning, and with an empty collecting tank I vacuumed a small area of carpet (over what I did last night) and he couldn’t believe what went in to the collecting tank. I always thought I had a lovely clean house (I am a bit OCD – even with a dog and cat – and husband haha – and very house proud) but clearly not!

I know I’ve only had the Shark not even a day, but long may this continue. If you are debating whether to buy one or not, I’d say go for it. Its definitely worth the money. I have debated over this for a couple of months and when it came in to the Black Friday deal, I thought “why not” and right now, I’m so glad I did – it’s definitely worth every penny.

So after many recommendations and reading great reviews, I decided to treat myself to a new vaccum.

I’d used the vax air pet for ages and have always found that powerful and durable, but, after 5 years of daily use, the smell of old dog hair when using it was too much and just left the room smelly.

I went for this shark and have to say I’m thoroughly impressed with how powerful it is and how much hair it gets up – my carpets look like new! I thought the old vaccum did an excellent job, but this really has gone beyond. I go over the carpet with a carpet brush after vaccuming to get up any left over dog hair, as they really get lodged into the carpet, and the amount I’ve got up after each use of this is almost non existent.

Only a few slight issues: the dirt cylinder is very small – I’ll have vaccumed about 2m of carpet that contains labrador hairs and it needs emptying again, so I’d say owners of labs/heavily shedding dogs should be prepared to constantly empty it.
The anti hair wrap feature does absolutely nothing (see pictures)
The Other part is that I don’t quite understand why it has completely unnecessary ‘headlights’ on it – they’re too bright (for me), and make it hard to see what you’re cleaning (my house isn’t overly bright and I may as well be vaccuming in the dark), which I think is the opposite of what they’re supposed to do.

This is the best vac I’ve ever had, and as an honest review – here it goes
1. It’s sleek and stunning in appearance
2.its so powerful I was pretty sure it was going to suck up my whole thick shag pile rug and leave nothing behind, I’m serious
3.its easy to manoeuvre and also solid enough where you can feel the pure excellence and high quality of the vac.
4.it has a lovely bright light on the base so you can clearly see the section of ground you are cleaning and it highlights each bit of dirt or crumb
5.it cleans up dust you didn’t even know existed and cleaves a lovely clean scentless finish due to its allege dust seal which is fab for me as I suffer from severe allergies and asthma.
I have owned russel hobbs, vac, Dyson, dirt devil and morphy richards vacuum cleaners previously and this shark vacuum beats them all, hands down.
I genuinely can’t recommend this item enough

Great vacuum cleaner. Good suction on carpets and hard floors. Reduced hair clogging from the roller and brush combo. Also it can be used in various modes – standard upright, long tube, short tube or detach body to hold in one hand and just push the stick. Lost a star due to poor design of the clip to hold the tube in place.

For years I have had Henry Hoovers – however finally gave in and decided to get this mainly due to the anti hair wrap and a permanently moulting Greek Rescue dog. Oh my word – this far exceeds my expectations. I went over a previously hoovered spot and was amazed at what came up – suction power is amazing. Stairs are now a doddle and it is so easy when cleaning the car as the lift away is small enough to sit on the seat why you vacuum which makes the task easier & a lot quicker. Very happy that I decided to switch and will never go back.

It doesn’t even feel budget when using it, it outperforms expensive Dyson models and has incredible suction.

The first time I’ve used this vacuum cleaner on thick carpets, it sucks out a thick layer of and like particles that even Dysons don’t reach. It has 4 layers of removable filters that are easy to clean.

The powered lift away is albeit quite heavy but excellent for cleaning stairs, it’s waaaaay easier and faster than using the standard small head. This feature also makes cleaning under beds and other small areas a breeze without having to move furniture.

There are two downsides to this vacuum cleaner which I don’t think take away much from the fact that it’s the greatest budget vacuum cleaner of all time: the first cannister is a bit small, but you can overcome this simply by emptying it often (it does pick up TONS of dust though), and the wire is quite short at 8m, I think the average is about 10m for others.

But still the best.

The suction power is excellent compared with my Dyson cordless(rop of the range) However I expected that comparing a cordless to cable shark. The anti hair facility works very well with no clogging. On stairs I found it to be both lightweight and versatile. It is so easy moving from carpet to hard floor at a press of a button. I would have give it 5*except for one reason. On carpets it is manoeuvrable but I find it very heavy to use. This is no good for frail or elderly due to that. As such I classed it as 4star.

Read the reviews and realised that with three dogs and two cats no technology would end up entirely pet hair free on the roller. However did the hoover-again dance with the new spacey Shark and got a huge amount of hair from the carpet cleaned only yesterday with a tiny amount wrapped around the roller.

it is very quiet and highly manoeuvrable. thought it was going to eat my curly piled rug but it politely let it fall back after creating a rug wave.

easy to empty but needs a gently hand to put the collection box back.

like the little clip on the cord near the plug

a good purchase – very happy

Probably the best vacuum I have used. Great suction which is controllable with a slider, versatile with the lift away main body which let’s you get under low areas and the you have the wand section which let’s you reach high. The hose on is quite short and not much give on it but I assume that’s because the power cord is very long, up the stairs, landing and into bedroom. Not the lightest to manover when fully assembled if you struggle with your wrists etc. However it can move in wierd and wonderful directions. The light on the front is useful and it’s easy to empty. I have read in a previous review that it got hair tangled on the roller on first use and this also happened with me but if you read the instructions this is quite normal and on continuous use it gets stripped away this is also true, it was gone after another couple of times used. Be careful who you order from as the first one we ordered never arrived and still no refund a month on. I try and make sure now that I only order items that are sold by Amazon. Very disappointed by Amazon that this is taking so long. Hope this review is helpful.

I chose this as it was no1 on the best hoovers list I found on the internet. Very pleasantly surprised how you can turn an upright into a hand held machine, by disconnecting the heavy bit – I usually buy uprights then they fall over when you use the cord bit. Really like the extra length of cable, means I can reach the other rooms in my house without replugging. The waste holder does need emptying more frequently than I am used to but I can get used to that . I cam see why this machine was on the top list and glad I made the change from the usual brand I buy!

Shark is a star! I’ve been looking for a vacuum cleaner for some years now. I used Dyson previously, and the early models were great, but then they started innovating… The ball upright vacuum is a big disappointment. I tired VAX. This was ok, but broke quite quickly. It also had serious design flaws. I tried cheap vacuums, but these were completely useless. Shark is excellent in pretty much every area. I have floors and thick long pile carpets, and finding the right vacuum was a huge challenge. This machine is just excellent. Picks up everything from any surface with ease! The anti hair wrap does work really well. We have three females with very long hair, and all the other hoovers were full of wrapped hair. Shark solved the problem, amazing! It is light, easy to push, in fact it pules itself. Hoovering a thick carpet is not a problem any more. The big head can be used for hoovering stairs as the whole thing can be easily clicked and unclicked in different configurations. Everything fits perfectly and works perfectly. And believe me, I haven’t been paid for this review. I’m an engineer, and I just appreciate good design and the thought that went into this machine. Good materials as well. Wheels are rubbery, so they won’t scratch your floor or bounce on it. Just great. However, I returned this particular model as it had a slightly too small dust compartment for my liking. We have a lot of floor surface, so I replaced with a bigger model. But, for a smaller house, absolutely not a problem, in fact it is lighter and easier to manoeuvre than the big one. 100% recommended. Don’t look elsewhere.

For the last 15 years, we’ve been using another well-known brand of hoover, but then we got our Shetland Sheepdogs! They tend to leave hair everywhere and that meant that for every 10 minutes of hoovering, 10 minutes were spent removing hair from the vacuum’s brushes.
The Shark vacuum has made our lives much easier. As many reviewers have said, it is a heavy machine, but it moves easily and the suction is fantastic. A few hairs sometimes stick to the brushes but they can me removed in seconds.
Overall, a great vacuum which I’d recommend to any pet owners.