When my husband first noticed me vacuuming with the Shark stick vacuum, he requested me dubiously, “Is {that a} Dyson?” The British firm has grow to be so synonymous with cordless stick vacuums that it simply didn’t appear attainable that we wouldn’t have one. It’s like shopping for the generic model Q-Ideas. Who does that? Even the Shark’s coloration scheme intentionally echoes Dyson’s.
I’ve been testing Shark’s newest cordless stick vacuum for a month with a purpose to reply my husband’s, and likewise your, query: No, the Shark isn’t a Dyson. Total, the engineering and a spotlight to element that makes the Dyson the perfect premium vacuum isn’t fairly there. The show isn’t as good. The construct high quality isn’t as stable. I do must often unclog one part of the vacuum tube with a chopstick.
However does it maintain my home glowing clear? Does it have a bunch of issues that the majority Dyson vacuums don’t? And does it have all of the performance that you simply want, and extra, for 1 / 4 of the worth? Additionally sure. This vacuum is completely price it—”it” being not very many {dollars}.
A Place to Land
As you’ll be able to see, the Shark vacuum is comparable in dimensions to the Dyson V15s Detect Submarine, which is the Dyson I presently have. The Shark is just some inches shorter, however total it takes up more room as a result of it comes with a freestanding cleansing station. I liked this cleansing station. Whereas each Dyson does include a mount which you can simply screw right into a wall, I’ve had a tough time discovering simply the appropriate place in my home that’s additionally close to a working electrical outlet.
For those who’re not inclined to rewire your laundry room, a freestanding docking station makes it a lot simpler to plug and go. It’s additionally a handy place to retailer the additional vacuum equipment, just like the totally different cleansing heads—the Shark comes with a crevice device and a small pet multi-tool head for entering into hard-to-reach locations.
I additionally notably like that it has a 2-liter self-emptying bin within the base. Some of the inconvenient components of the Dyson design is how you must unlatch the tube to empty the bagless bin from the underside. It’s a must to stick your lovely, premium vacuum in your filthy, presumably damp rubbish bin and knock it round, getting it soiled and knocking mud and canine hair in all places.
