Thread Number: 16350
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Post# 174476 , Reply# 1   3/23/2012 at 02:11 (4,409 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Hoover any day over the shark.
We have a pile of them at the back here, we trade them in on new machines, They work well the first year. I have heard from other forum members that run or own vacuum shops the spares are non existent in the USA , exactly the same here. no spares or they cost a fortune. |
Post# 174506 , Reply# 3   3/23/2012 at 08:43 (4,409 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 174513 , Reply# 6   3/23/2012 at 09:16 (4,409 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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If you take care of it, the Shark Navigator Lift Away (any model) is one of the best bagless uprights out there.
It is the only one rated by Consumer Reports to both clean carpet very well, as well as rate a "very good" at handling - which means it is easier to carry, push and pull than most bagless uprights on the market - including the Hoovers out there. The Shark Navigator Lift Away weighs only 14 pounds, whereas the Hoovers weigh anywhere from 18 to 22 pounds. But the Hoovers are much better at removing pet hair than the Shark Navigators. |
Post# 174567 , Reply# 9   3/23/2012 at 17:05 (4,409 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)   |   | |
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I would definitely go with the Shark. I have the Lift Away Professional and it is truly a great vacuum. The suction is good and it really deeps cleans and grooms the carpet nicely. It comes with a nice set of attachments, especially the Dust Away floor tool. I had a T Series bagless that I bought at Walmart in December and I sold it two weeks later. They are good, but it was just to cheap of a vacuum for me, and the attachments were worthless. Hope that helps!
Chase |
Post# 174570 , Reply# 10   3/23/2012 at 17:17 (4,409 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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I find it trully interesting that the two of us you do not recomend the shark both own and opperate vac shops. I do dysons and vorwerk. I do not sell anything in the price range of a shark ,
If you are wanting a throw away vacuum then sure go for the shark because uless you have a dealer close who can help you , forget about getting it fixed.
We are busy cleaning up again and I took all the broken machines to the recycling plant today to be turned into plastic plant pots. I counted them 42 various models of shark , virtually every one with a shattered part of its body and cooked motors. |
Post# 174634 , Reply# 11   3/24/2012 at 00:40 (4,408 days old) by djkain2007 ()   |   | |
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just checked target.com - NO windtunnel airs. |
Post# 174680 , Reply# 12   3/24/2012 at 09:53 (4,408 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 174682 , Reply# 13   3/24/2012 at 10:00 (4,408 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 174771 , Reply# 14   3/25/2012 at 08:23 (4,407 days old) by pinkge (Indianapolis,Indiana)   |   | |
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HOOVER, any day over a Shark... michael |
Post# 174773 , Reply# 15   3/25/2012 at 08:58 (4,407 days old) by Freddy63 ()   |   | |
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I think hoover is best in business. Hoover Platinum UH30010COM less than 12 pounds & have a good sucking power too. You should give it a eye |
Post# 174790 , Reply# 16   3/25/2012 at 11:19 (4,407 days old) by briguy (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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would be my choice. I love mine & I just checked the Hoover website & they now have several variations of it. Mine is a reconditioned model & I can't tell that is not brand spankin new. Below is a link to the reconditioned page. They also have a new one w/ pet attachments & now a periwinkle version. I love that color!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO briguy's LINK |
Post# 175165 , Reply# 18   3/28/2012 at 20:06 (4,404 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 175227 , Reply# 22   3/29/2012 at 11:38 (4,403 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Well, I can only speak as the owner of the Vax equivalent, the Vax Mach Air.
Good aspects 1) Good suction and power. 2) Lightweight, very easy to store & small compact size. 3) Easy to lift off hood via catches to clean the brush roll. 4) Dust bin fits right inside a refuse bin/kitchen bin. 5) All activation controls located at the top. Bad aspects 1) Early models suffered from flipping up floor head, unable to lie flat to clean as an upright. 2) British orange models come with a 1.1 metre hose and a short mains cord and require extra purchase of the longer hose - the Reach model and Total model offers the clip on extension hose that you guys get as standard and the longer 10 metre cable length. 3) Can be a touch too noisy. 4) Brush roll button can sometimes be sticky and not function. 5) Hard floor cleaning impossible due to the force of the suction from the floor head. 6) Poor 3 in 1 small cleaning tool, liable to fall off during use. |
Post# 288590 , Reply# 25   7/14/2014 at 02:42 (3,566 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
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Post# 288605 , Reply# 26   7/14/2014 at 06:29 (3,566 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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