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Post# 352618   5/22/2016 at 04:03 (2,895 days old) by brandong (Texas)        

Hello everyone! Just joined Vacuumland and wanted my first post to be something that's puzzled me for years! Not sure if it's ever been discussed yet but here goes.

My question is, how does the Shark lift-away, rocket, rotator etc not lose suction?? I've never owned one but upon inspection at a store once I noticed that it doesn't seem to have, at least to me, any cyclone separation like the cones on a Dyson. I remember the first Shark Navigator and the previous Infinity had multiple cyclones on it. Once the lift-away came in that's when I noticed it didn't have any cyclones.

Thanks for your time!

Post# 352620 , Reply# 1   5/22/2016 at 06:31 (2,895 days old) by SharkCar19998 (Michigan)        

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All vacuums lose suction, my nv22 loses suction all the time.

Post# 352622 , Reply# 2   5/22/2016 at 07:47 (2,895 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)        
As stated above.

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All vacuums will lose suction. They can get away with claiming to never lose suction cause they passed a test in which they did not lose a significant or any amount of suction after dealing with an amount of fine dust.

I used to have a Navigator Lift away pro. It wasn't a bad machine, but it's foam filter did get dirty fairly quickly.

Post# 352658 , Reply# 3   5/23/2016 at 06:33 (2,894 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        

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Would be great if Shark added a bagged version of the Navigator to their line-up!

Post# 352661 , Reply# 4   5/23/2016 at 07:23 (2,894 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)        
I think

 the new Shark "powered" lift away lite is neat. I've seen the TV add, but don't know the price. It's smaller than the original powered lift away, so it should be less expensive.
My step daughter has a mid level rotator lift away and says it's great.

Post# 352730 , Reply# 5   5/24/2016 at 09:53 (2,893 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The ONLY way a Shark will not lose suction, is if the foam rubber filters are cleaned after each use.

Shark's current lineup uses a single high speed cyclone. That's it. So all the fine dust is taken by the depth filters.

I've always said bagged vacuums can easily "claim" no loss of suction - as long as you change the bag.

Post# 352738 , Reply# 6   5/24/2016 at 12:47 (2,893 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)        

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Tom, I think as for bagged cleaners not being able to make the "No Loss Of Suction" claim, that would have been true in the past.

However, I think Miele could make that claim on their vacuums today if they wanted to & get away with it. The Miele AirClean bags are terrific, you can pack those bags 3/4 full before you even start to see even the slightest drop in suction.

I predict there will be others too, in years ahead, once the HEPA Cloth Bag technology improves.

Rob

Post# 352792 , Reply# 7   5/25/2016 at 19:07 (2,892 days old) by speedqueen (Harrison Twp MI)        
A mess to clean out, but

 I cannot name any modern plasti-vac that can come close to out cleaning it on carpet. I usually have great prejudice on a machine like the shark, but I was proven wrong.

If you can stand having more filter maintenance than that of a new dirt devil it is really a good alternative to a Dyson.

My only complaint was how top heavy and weighty it was in my hand, it made it more taxing to use than my Classic III.

Post# 355437 , Reply# 8   7/5/2016 at 20:34 (2,851 days old) by sprockkets (Eau Claire WI)        

Well, I got a shark NV795 for my relative, she complained however that it was too heavy, so I started using it.

I have a sebo felix for cleaning inside apt hallways. Typically by the 2nd building buildings, the sebo will lose about a fifth of its suction, but still work fine. Or, the orange gauge will fill up about an eight. I find it is ready to change a bag by the time it hits about halfway.

Today, just to test it out, I did all 3 buildings with no need to empty the dust bin. I would have done all 4 but the 2nd one's carpet is being changed out tomorrow, so I didn't bother vacuuming it, but still did the rugs, the bare tile floors though.

I cleaned out the filters, and while they looked very dusty, not much seemed to get past them. It was dirty all around it, but the inner core of the foam filter was clean. The dirt only reached about not even a quarter of the way in, perhaps about an eighth of an inch. I think most of the dirt, which was very little probably got past the bottom filter.

I noticed no loss of suction at all. The hoses and wands are all very large too.

Compared to the sebo, it was way easier to steer and less strain on my small wrists, even though it weights about 1-1.5lbs less.

It is a very simple setup, but works. And probably ditching all those stupid tubes like the Hoover WT Air has means less air resistance and more suction. I'll test it out more, but it doesn't look like hair and dirt will clog on the metal screen filter, like the Hoover or Dyson will.

And those filters are super easy to clean, and best of all, come clean, unlike the Hoover. Rub some dish foam soap on them, and the dirt that doesn't rinse out, will.

Overall, with a powered handle with light, 8 bright LEDs for the main power head, and a decent build quality, paid $120 for it on ebay, and it never had been used :), I like it. The sebo will outlast it probably, but I wish it had an easier hand tool setup and lights.


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