Thread Number: 38852
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Shark - amazing rise to the top of Consumer Reports |
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Post# 412673   8/13/2019 at 14:10 (1,689 days old) by ralph123 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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I had always heard that Shark was junk. Yet somehow according to Consumer Reports, Shark has the highest scores for owner satisfaction among upright vacuums. Has Shark gotten better? |
Post# 412677 , Reply# 1   8/13/2019 at 15:17 (1,689 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Shark actually got worse. Look on their facebook page at all the people complaining about broken parts and lack of customer service. Communist Reports is NEVER a magazine that you can actually believe. They only got it right twice that I know of in almost 100 years of reporting on vacuums.
People love their Sharks. They really do. Until they break down after three years and the customer has to throw it away. Just had a customer come into the shop with his 2 year, 2 month old Shark Powered Lift Away. The electric wand didn't conduct electricity, and the wand is no longer available from Shark. I helped him get it into the dumpster after we cut the cord off. He's now got a Titan 4000 upright that will last and last. |
Post# 412682 , Reply# 2   8/13/2019 at 16:05 (1,689 days old) by Tseg (World Traveller)   |   | |
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I'm in year 1 of having one and I like it. If it breaks within 3 years I likely will not replace it. It was a Costco impulse buy. The downside is having to wash the filters monthly that then take a 1/2 day to dry. |
Post# 412697 , Reply# 3   8/13/2019 at 21:35 (1,689 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 412700 , Reply# 4   8/13/2019 at 22:52 (1,689 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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I love sharks. They are indeed better with zero m and duo clean. The liftaway navigator apex is their best.
Out of big box or sub $300 vacuums there the best. I'd take a pneumatic Henry over it. Dysons are not as complete as a shark. You don't have to empty bags and you have to clean filters. That's about average for any vacuum. Dyson every other bagless same routine. The rainbow you have to clean the water basin and water seperator. They are as advertised. Ive had a navigator for 5 years. I've cleaned filters replaced once. I've never had to change the belt. I've never changed the brush roll. If you maintain them they last. There not derp clean like Kirby. If you have low to med pile carpet and hardwood or tile this is ideal. I like to use to vacuum up after working on a vacuum as they suck everything up. In most vacuums it could ruin them. If you use it right it's a good vacuum. Les |
Post# 412705 , Reply# 6   8/14/2019 at 00:10 (1,689 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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Post# 412712 , Reply# 8   8/14/2019 at 01:50 (1,688 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Well I like my Shark Rocket Pro.
I found it in the trash... and unlike every other vac I've garbage-picked, there was not a single thing wrong with it, not even a clog. Now you might be thinking, they threw it away BECAUSE it's a Shark, but like... it was missing a cord, so I'm thinking the cord got damaged, and peeps be too dumb to electric, yo. It's never given me any problems. It's designed well, user friendly. Looks sleek and simple. And like, I have this crappy plastic Hoover from the 90s, it's made like garbage, the plastic is easy to break, it's bulky and not user friendly, it's the polar opposite of my Shark. The other day, I legit dropped it (by accident) from 5 feet in the air, onto concrete. Not a single piece broke - it's perfectly fine. And sure, the filter needs cleaning once in a while - welcome to owning a bagless vac - but the best part is, the filter is right in your face every time you take off the dust cup, so very easy to see if it's dirty. And it's washable. So idk about their other crap, but I'm very pleased with mine. |
Post# 412730 , Reply# 10   8/14/2019 at 14:23 (1,688 days old) by DesiredName (Utah)   |   | |
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I have a navigator lift away and a rotator. My biggest problem with them is how much dust the foam filters allow to go through the motor. They could have designed the pre motor filters much better. I believe they did this to wear out the motors quickly. Other than that they are an average plastivac.
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Post# 412731 , Reply# 11   8/14/2019 at 15:19 (1,688 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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My straight suction GE swivel top for a car load of Sharks if I had to use them,,NEW PLASTIC! |
Post# 412732 , Reply# 12   8/14/2019 at 15:43 (1,688 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Yeah I have exactly one Shark in my collection. Sharks are hard to find cheap on eBay, even as broken people pay $60+ for them. They sell like crazy. I don't have silly fanboyism over vacuum brands to the point of purposely destroying and throwing away a brand I don't like just so somebody else less fortunate that cannot afford a $150-$200 cleaner can't have it.
I like my Shark, even broken as a $40 store salvage buy it still performed very well, and sucked so much fine dirt out of my wool fiber area rug - I mean really sandy type dirt. I had to use it crooked during the time it worked, as the toggle switch that tells the brushroll to shut off when the vacuum is upright was dirty. It worked like that for a week or 2 and then it quit, so I have to take it apart and clean that toggle, but it was a great vacuum for the short time I got to use it, and I have been on the lookout for more cheap full Shark uprights since then. (And yes I have all kinds of vacuums from Hoover to Bissell to Eureka to antique brands from the 20s and 30s to brand new vacs from the last 2 years and they are all equals to me.) All bagless vacs have filters to clean - sometimes 2 - and you have a bin of dust to empty or fish out of the machine as well, that's the tradeoff compared to owning a bagged cleaner. |
Post# 412810 , Reply# 13   8/15/2019 at 21:56 (1,687 days old) by Mpbyrd (Connelly Springs, NC)   |   | |
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My only new shark purchase and only one I own is the Shark Flex Duo Clean corded. I got it off QVC for $189.00. It’s good for light use and daily vacuuming but I would never use one for my only vacuum for the entire house. It has a 5 year warranty and for that price point I think it’s an okay buy. Yeah it might break but if they will repair or replace it for 5 years after the original purchase date, that’s not to bad for a vac under $200. Sadly most all vacuums now days are disposable and non serviceable unless it’s a high end machine. That’s why I have many other high end vacuums to depend on.
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Post# 413217 , Reply# 15   8/29/2019 at 11:11 (1,673 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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Post# 413254 , Reply# 16   8/31/2019 at 02:16 (1,671 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 413298 , Reply# 18   9/1/2019 at 22:56 (1,670 days old) by Rowdy141 (United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Remember that SOME Consumer Reports are biased. At best, they tend to be skewed.
Assessing only machines donated for review (they don't buy any). Or the review is limited to those manufacturers paying for advertising space. Or they question a restricted consumer demographic. Was the review limited only to recent purchase trends? Anyone who's had a reliable vacuum (Meile, Royal, Kirby...) for years and years, isn't going to vote for ANY machine. So Shark, Dyson, and rechargeable stick-vacs appear highly rated. |
Post# 413326 , Reply# 19   9/3/2019 at 09:44 (1,668 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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