My Shark Hoover is complete drame lama barstard

Our cordless Shark used to blow out dust half the time. It was horrendous. And then we had a dyson which was worse. We bought a Miele with a cord and it's just amazing, it actually sucks stuff up! Never going to get a cordless again.

Not on the one we had, it needed emptying all the time. For comparison, the bags on our Miele and Sebo last for several months.

Plus life is far too short to ever have to wash a dirty filter.

My £500 Dyson half died just out of warranty.
It limps on.
I have my older model which I foolishly replaced, that is back up.
Like hell will i pay £££ again.
I have purchased an Aldi cordless on standby for when they both die.
Dyson sucks.

Anti hair wrap might work on very short hair, but absolutely useless for long hair.

I've got the larger lift away one, still useless.

The corded upright one with the large cylinder is excellent

This was the type of one I got anti hair wrap my arse i bought the corded one because everyone said cordless was shit 😒 turns out so is the corded

I bought a shark during lockdown tried for months to get on with it it was AWFUL I bought a reconditioned dyson big ball off Ebay I hoovered a stripe in my carpet I used to have a blue carpet the shark left it grey dyson made it blue again 😂 i flogged it on Facebook questioned the person collecting it so they knew what they were getting into i have long hair and cats with carpet he has no pets no hair and hard floors i said have i got the hoover for you 😂

Waste of money

What? The container on the Shark corded is huge!

Oh no, I'm going to have to disagree. Corded Sharks aren't a patch on Miele or Sebo. They're fussy little buggers who block up at the tiniest Christmas tree needle, have a container the size of a dolls house tea cup and you have to wash those filthy filters. Bagged Sebo or Miele all the way here. I've no idea where everything goes but a bag lasts months and they're so much more powerful.

People saying "Henry Hoover" sets me off as well, considering they are vacuum cleaners.

Why is this thread so funny to me? There's something about people describing Henry hoovers that just sets me off. Thanks all, you're helping to cheer my sleepless night 😂

My corded Shark is absolutely useless I've a little handheld Black and Decker that does a better job!

Corded sharks are brilliant! Brilliant vacuum cleaners around and their carpet cleaners are fab also.

Sharks cordless ones are not great however so I wouldn’t buy one of those.

I was unclogging mine today. A small piece of cardboard had started it all but obviously I didn't know that at first. As I was doing it, I thought of the 20 year old cylinder in the cupboard that works better and is more reliable. The only benefit of the shark is that it's easier to get up the stairs.

I love my Shark! Had a Dyson before, and the Shark is way better.

I get on OK with my Shark but previously I did have a Dyson so anything on that is an improvement.

My Bosch heat pump tumble dryer on the other hand is an absolute cunt.

Am a cleaner. Sharks for me fall squarely into two camps:

1. Cordless models - completely bloody useless, appalling suction, flimsy and rickety, dump most of what they’ve deigned to suck up all over the floor when you switch them off.

2. Corded models - best vacuum cleaners in the world, mine practically sucks the pattern off the carpet. Brilliant for pet hair.

It’s a complete mystery how Shark can get the corded models so right and the cordless models so utterly wrong??!!

My Henry has just had his 21st birthday and still (noisily) going strong. There’s a reason why trades have Henry’s .

My shark picks up Lego 🤣

I convinced dh to get one and within 2 months I hated the fucker. It would suck bits up and regurgitate them else where. And the hair catcher was useless .
it broke 6 months in , I was so happy as it was still under warranty but would shark let is return it? No!! They insisted on sending a part out, 6 months later it broke again, they sent another part out. We had it 3 years and it broke 5/6 times. Absolutely useless . Inthe end we replaced him with a Henry, another drama queen but at least he’s reliable and can do the job.

Mine is a bit annoying too. The least little thing and it goes into a frenzy. It was clogged up somewhere. Took the whole thing apart and couldn't get it back together. Did eventually after about 4 hours. My Henry was worse. Too cumbersome by half.

This thread is actually quite funny, although I don't know why so many people say hoover . Lots of people complaining about dust,does everyone dust with a vacuum cleaner! I've got an anti-static noodle brush which extends to 12 foot for under the bed and sofa,lamp shades, lots of damp dusting, otherwise of course you're just moving the dust around. I'm glad I didn't go for a cordless or hair wrap,my sharp pet,coped with long hair,2 dogs, occasionally check and remove from roller. I actually sweep a lot of floors, doesn't anyone do that anymore.Filters washed monthly in washing liquid then a dash of fabric conditioner. DH has a huge wet,/dry model for the car/gutters/drive,you can hear it from outer space..poster who says her DH said don't get disposable batteries,why is that? I've got a Dyson hand held, rechargeable,it's about 12 years old ,has had a new battery,used for quick spot cleaning.

Think we’ve an old Dyson in the hoover retirement facility (aka garage) . We gave up on it as it required an engineering degree and the strength of a Geoff Capes to wrench off the tank every time it needed emptying.

I bought a Shark for the bendy bit which made it easy to store, a feature I really like and wish other manufacturers would copy, and for the headlights which sadly just show up the fact that it doesn't pick stuff up, unless you have it in turbo charge mode.
I also dislike the way they bring out a new model, with an incremental tweak to performance, every bloody year it seems. The new models need new batteries and chargers too which annoys me: why can't they make batteries compatible with the chargers already in use?
Anyway. I now have a Bosch stick which actually works and I love it. Does need propping up in a corner when not in use though, otherwise it slides drunkenly to the floor. And the battery is a bit fiddly.
But my floors are clean!
As others have said: Sharks suck at sucking!

Oh god I had a Dyson like this. I nagged and nagged my partner to get one from Argos and it turned out to be a piece of crap.

It would just get blocked with nothing. I wouldn't throw it out for ages as I couldn't bear the thought of throwing all that money away on the tip. But it was getting in the way in our utility room so I finally threw out the bastard.