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Shall I buy a cordless Shark vacuum?

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2childrenandout · 09/06/2019 18:07

My Dyson vacuum is on its last legs so looking to replace it soon. We've just moved to a house with light tiled flooring and wooden floors downstairs and carpet upstairs. Light tiled flooring is a nightmare as it shows everything and I could do with hoovering everyday. Have a 3 year old and a 1 year old so needs to be quick and simple. My question is...is the cordless as effective? What's the battery like? Or should I get a normal shark vacuum?

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Mummyilovejokes1 · 09/06/2019 18:26

Following with interest as we are looking to upgrade our hoover and also have a mixture of hard and soft flooring! I'm definitely leaning towards the new shark

Toooldtobearsed2 · 09/06/2019 18:32

I have 2, one upstairs, one down. They have the battery pack, so one is always charged/charging whilst the other is in use.
Personally, I think they are the dogs bollocks, brilliant best vac I have had (and i have gone through a lot).
You do need to clean the filter regularly to keep it running efficiently and the dust box is quite shite, but apart from that, brilliant!

Toooldtobearsed2 · 09/06/2019 18:34

Oh, go from hard floor to carpet with ease and the attachments are God.
The vac be da in the middle if you press a button so you can hoover under sofas, cupboards etc.
Is very multifunctional

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Toooldtobearsed2 · 09/06/2019 18:35

The attachments are good, not God😁

Toooldtobearsed2 · 09/06/2019 18:37

Bugger, sorry - personally I think the corded vac is better on carpets - I have this one upstairs. Cordless heat on hard floors.
It is also much lighter and easier to use for a quick run round.

Toooldtobearsed2 · 09/06/2019 18:38

I do not work for Shark,😂😂

Paddingtonthebear · 09/06/2019 18:40

I had a Shark Rocket. It was amazing to start with but then began losing power and finally died in under two years. I was very disappointed. We had a small house it’s mainly hard floors and a couple of carpets so it wasn’t like it was heavy duty use. We have a Miele C3 now and it’s WAY better than the Shark and the Dyson we’ve had before.

Wellthatwastricky · 09/06/2019 19:51

Yes! We have a shark cordless and a similar home set up to you (including the similar aged children). Due to said children shedding crumbs like they're acting out Hansel and Gretel I have to vacuum certain spaces a couple of times a day and love the ease of the cordless. I'd definitely get the dual battery pack. I don't mind the dust compartment being small as it's only weekly the whole house gets done, otherwise I'm just using it for a couple of rooms at a time and it doesn't get full. Agree, must clean filter regularly.

Cons:
Quite pricey to get the dual battery
Handle is heavy, takes a while to get used to
Need to clean the rollers quite often (pet hair mainly)
Changing the tools can be awkward

Pros:
Powerful and really effective
Easy to switch between hard floor - carpet
Easy to manoeuvre
Little light makes it easy to see crumbs
Option to use low and high power

My parents have a Dyson and it's rubbish compared to the Shark.

2childrenandout · 09/06/2019 20:54

Thank you so much for your responses. I think you've helped me to decide to go for it. I need something that doesn't feel like a massive job when I need to hoover some areas a few times a day. I too have mini Hansel and Gretel Grin

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2childrenandout · 29/06/2019 11:44

Just to update, if anyone else is thinking about getting one.... do it. It's brilliant! Makes vacuuming a lot easier with 2 small children. I now vacuum at least once a day and it's not a massive effort like before with the cable etc.

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