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Thread Number: 40347
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
"Shark Attack" |
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Post# 428552 7/13/2020 at 09:03 (1,375 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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| Post# 428557 , Reply# 1 7/13/2020 at 12:54 (1,375 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
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Post# 428561 , Reply# 2 7/13/2020 at 14:34 (1,375 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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true. IF they EVER need | ||
| Post# 428659 , Reply# 3 7/15/2020 at 23:42 (1,373 days old) by repairman (Woodridge, IL) | ||
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Here's What You Do With A Shark Throw it back in the water. End of story. | ||
| Post# 428661 , Reply# 4 7/16/2020 at 00:11 (1,373 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 428663 , Reply# 5 7/16/2020 at 02:37 (1,373 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 428668 , Reply# 6 7/16/2020 at 09:06 (1,372 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
MadMan | ||
| Post# 428673 , Reply# 7 7/16/2020 at 11:33 (1,372 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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Apple does the same thing with the iPhone. In fact, if you even attempt to change the battery, the phone knows and it will lock itself down and become an unuseable brick to punish you for trying to fix something yourself.
www.extremetech.com/mobil... HDTV's are also the same way, a new screen for one costs $300 something dollars when you can buy a whole new one for $150-$200. It's not just Shark, it's what is happening to the manufacturing industry and society as a whole. The "you can't fix it because I can't" mentality and then purposely making certain that that mentality gets cemented by having no parts network. Then as a result of that, you get people that have no idea how to fix anything even though they spend all day on the internet on their phones doing nothing, and throw everything in the trash and don't even know what Goodwill is. Also Aldi's Easy Home vacuums have no parts either, and cost $50-$80. You have to know your vacuums and know what vacuum they knocked off to make their copy, in order to find the belts and possibly brushroll too. That's just as bad. It's why Easy Home vacs are pretty rare quickly after they stop being sold in Aldi. Most Sharks that end up in landfills are never broken to begin with. I've been buying store salvage off eBay for $50 a vacuum and they are not even broken, just dirty. Just got a $300 LiftAway for $45. 3 months of weekly vacuuming and nothing wrong with it. It's as heavy as a Kirby and very well put together, and the fact you can remove the bin while it is still running and turn it into a power nozzle style canister vacuum to clean under couches and beds and tables is pretty cool. I bought a smaller Navigator too for $30 to use to vacuum my patio rugs and outdoor mats so I don't mess up my main vacuum with yard and outdoor debris. | ||
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Post# 428677 , Reply# 9 7/16/2020 at 14:00 (1,372 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I know a lot of Shark owners.
Most of them are pleased with their purchase, so far.
I'd certainly not say anything derogatory to them, as, it is simply none of my business. They didn't ask for my opinion before they made their purchase.I certainly have my opinions, as do all of you/us. Are there quality machines out there? Yes. Are most made of plastic? Yes. Would I call them plastic crap? Not out loud. Would I criticize a person in the forum? Not out loud. Would I insinuate? Don't think so. But, that's me. | ||
| Post# 428688 , Reply# 11 7/16/2020 at 20:51 (1,372 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Shark | ||
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Post# 428699 , Reply# 13 7/16/2020 at 23:18 (1,372 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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My cousins love their Sharks. | ||
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Post# 428704 , Reply# 14 7/17/2020 at 10:12 (1,371 days old) by Jayelux (Dallas, TX) |
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AERUS design The top-of-the-line Aerus was designed by Lux International in Switzerland, not Electrolux in Sweden. Very similar products to Aerus can be viewed at luxinternational.com. Those Swiss designers are outstanding. Jay | ||
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Post# 428705 , Reply# 15 7/17/2020 at 10:36 (1,371 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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For one of our newsletters, | ||
| Post# 428708 , Reply# 16 7/17/2020 at 11:12 (1,371 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest) | ||
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John Robert Tabor (Caligula) would be an excellent source for you to get Electrolux history from. | ||
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Post# 428711 , Reply# 17 7/17/2020 at 11:47 (1,371 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Yes, he's the one I'll contact | ||
| Post# 428715 , Reply# 18 7/17/2020 at 12:50 (1,371 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
I've used a few Sharks and thought they were alright. There are a lot of Sharks in my area, and I don't live on the coast!!
I like vacuums, be they Hoover, Eureka, Kenmore, Lux, Kirby, Bissell, etc! I don't have anything against any brand in particular. Just that many of them are not what I consider "collection worthy" for me! But if others want to use and collect them, that's fine with me! | ||
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Post# 428728 , Reply# 19 7/18/2020 at 09:24 (1,370 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Well,
contrary to some belief, I feel the same way.
! I see Shark seems to be "the rage" at the moment. I personally, never used one, don't need one, not gonna buy one. But, that's me. My sister had a Hoover canister, which she gave me. It is TOL, needs some care. She also has a Platinum stick, by Hoover. She recently bought a "tol Shark". She's my sister. I love her, in spite of her appliance. When IT dies, she'll know not to offer it to me. That's a 'peaceful family'. So.... see? I'm not exactly how I'm perceived to be, in some circles. | ||
| Post# 428752 , Reply# 20 7/19/2020 at 13:07 (1,369 days old) by vacuumkid47 (Sibley, IA) | ||
In my own personal opinion, Shark is the Playstation of the vacuum world. It competes with a multi million dollar company that outputs 10’s of 1000s of vacuums every day. Which in this case is Dyson. The only issue I have with Shark, which I have mixed feelings with already, is that they are a PAIN IN THE ARSE to repair. They make them so unbelievably complicated to take it apart, and even put back together. That is why I’ll never buy a vacuum that has that much complication in one unit. Dysons are no saints either. Buying parts for certain models are more expensive than individual things like belts. For example, the DC 14 models with the clutch, the belts would stretch and you have to buy the ENTIRE clutch in order to fix it. You can’t buy individual parts for some machines anymore. That is what irks me. Kirby, well you can buy every little piece DOWN to the screw so it can be MAINTAINED, rather than replaced.
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| Post# 428816 , Reply# 21 7/20/2020 at 17:46 (1,368 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Shark
If you get a security torx 15 bit makes there repairs easier. I recently bought a shark and the power nozzle doesn't power on. I took it apart and I put direct power to the nozzle and it works. I'm not buying a new nozzle but I could repair it but I want to sell it and it's now a parts unit.
I was going to post a pic of a Hoover commercial vacuum. Its a eureka/sanitaire clone with the wide brush roll. Its actually the nicest Hoover I've seen in some time. Les | ||
| Post# 428853 , Reply# 22 7/21/2020 at 09:21 (1,367 days old) by vacuumkid47 (Sibley, IA) | ||
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Lesinutah | ||
| Post# 428886 , Reply# 23 7/21/2020 at 22:35 (1,367 days old) by myles_v (Fredericksburg, VA) | ||
Sharks clean well, they're cheap, they're relatively easy to maintain, they come with long warranties, and the company puts enough new ideas into their machines that people keep buying them. They're doing a great job from a business standpoint, as much as we want to hate them. I don't currently own any, but I have owned a few and they really are good vacuum cleaners. I would take a bagged vacuum over a Shark any day, but if I were a tired middle aged mother in Kohl's shopping for a $200 vacuum that will pick up cereal from the hard floor and clean up the dog hair from the carpet with very little hassle then I would buy a Shark. For anyone who keeps up with car brands, Shark is the Kia/Hyundai of the vacuum world. They make machines that work well when brand new, have lots of gimmicky features, they have long warranties, and they're nearly useless the moment something breaks after the warranty expires. That is all that millions of people want, and I am in no position to fault them for wanting something that will be hassle free for a set period of time for a reasonable price.
Shark is everything good in the vacuum industry combined with everything bad in the consumer product industry as a whole. They put a lot of thought into their machines, they have lots of good ideas, and they market their vacuums amazingly. They aren't durable, but we can't fault them for that unless we fault every other consumer vacuum cleaner that sells for under $300 new. We live in a society where consumption is the norm, it hasn't necessarily always been that way but this is how we have been conditioned. Shark just can't make $800 durable vacuum cleaners if they want to be a successful and well-known company. People say they want durable products, but very few people will actually pony up the money for it. Shark is doing a better job of making low-end vacuum cleaners than the other companies were. | ||
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