Shark Lift-Away Upright Vacuum Cleaner [NV601UK], Blue/Steel Grey , 33.99 cm x 30.99 cm x 1.16 metres

Pros-Excellent suction with an easy variable twist function to alter the power of suction for different types of carpet and floors. It’s a very powerful motor compared to my previous vacuum from a ‘big name’ seller.The myriad ways you can disconnect and connect different parts to the Hoover for reaching higher up places or the lift-away handheld feature to clean the car or stairs easier.The cable is a decent length so had no need to keep unplugging for different areas. I prefer corded to cordless as can’t be bothered with the hassle of having to charge it up for hours and only getting 20-30 mins usage. Yes the wire can trail around you and get in the way but I’ve always felt that corded seem more powerful on suction, tho everyone will have a different opinion on this for practicality and mobility reasons among others.So easy to unclip the bin and empty out when full. No dust clouds either so no longer need to go to the outside bin to empty it. The filters are easy to access and clean too.Various good value attachments available to buy for different usage requirements such as the car kit attachments if you’re super anal about your car and true-pet brushes for those of us with cats and dogs that molt heavily.Cons-That I hesitated and waited so long to buy one in the first place, having put up with various other companies vacuums that didn’t impress for one reason or another.In my opinion they simply can’t touch this for the powerful suction, multi-use feature set and lift away tech that makes hoovering the house, stairs and car less of a chore and more of a hobby haha!I’m truly a Shark convert now and the added free 5 year guarantee gives you true peace of mind. Very good value for money indeed.

This is by far the best hoover I’ve ever owned! I was a die hard dyson fan until biting the bullet and buying this. I will admit I was hesitant after reading certain reviews but was swayed by the price in the end as it was a complete bargain at £165! I would happily pay full price for it now knowing how good it is.It’s quiet, very light and easy to manouvre, the lights are amazing for spotting crumbs and dust you would usually miss.I’m struggling to understand how so many people are saying the suction is TOO strong and it’s pulling up their carpet? The suction is completely adjustable! For carpet, hard floor AND the hose attachment. You can adjust the suction as low or as strong as required by the easy slide bar on the handle. I have thick fluffy pile carpet in half of my home and have had no problems whatsoever.Very simple to empty the container and I love the access to the floor roller brush to effortlessly clear any long hair / string that has become tangled.I thought my carpets were spotless before buying this as I hoover almost every day but the amount of dust and fluff it picks up is shocking, especially on the first use! 🙈I have 2 dogs, one short haired and one long haired, and it’s fantastic for both types of pet hair!I absolutely recommend this hoover, if your on the fence just go for it! You won’t be disappointed.

Chose this vac after a lot of research as I wanted one that wasn't too heavy, would clean carpets well, be easy to use and would clean under furniture. I decided on a corded model as I don't think battery life and power is where it needs to be yet, and I wanted an upright not a cylinder. Lots of different models out there some at very high prices but having read lots of reviews I decided on this more economical model. It's well made and was easy to assemble. Having read several reviews saying that new owners were embarrassed about how much dirt their new vac lifted out of their carpets I was a bit sceptical to say the least but.....having just vac'd my carpets and rugs I have to say that I reckon this machine pulled about 10 times as much dirt out as my old Dyson ever did! One of my two minor complaints is that the dust cup could be a bit bigger as I had to empty the unit many times (too embarrassed to say how many times!) although hopefully subsequent cleans won't be so dramatic.The other complaint is that although the cleaning "foot" is shallow enough to reach a little way under low furniture, I can't clean under the beds properly as the dust cup gets in the way. I guess I can use the lift-away feature instead.One great feature is the adjustable suction - easy to set at the right level for carpets or for rugs. Also I like the ease with which you can switch from standard upright to lift away to using the nozzle, and the simple switch to move between carpets to hard floors. All in all very pleased with my purchase - a good machine at a fair price, and a five year guarantee too.

Wow! This hoover is a massive step up from my Henry (sorry Henry). The picture is the contents of the bin after the first time doing a top to bottom clean of our 3 bed semi (carpets upstairs, wooden flooring downstairs) and we have always hoovered twice a week, plus use the roomba on occasion! Clearly neither the Henry or the roomba we’re getting deep enough into the carpets!The suction is insane - it’s impossible to move it on carpet if it’s not on carpet mode with the brushes driving it! It is so easy to alter the suction though by simply sliding the grate open and closed.Everything clicks together perfectly and comes apart with ease; there’s no pulling or yanking to get things to come apart and it took me seconds to assemble it with no instructions.The light feature isn’t one I was fussed about until I used it! It highlights every hair, fibre, crumb!It actually doesn’t feel overly heavy and is really quite compact for a plug in upright hoover, unlike Henry which took up an entire cupboard and was a nightmare to carry up and down the stairs!Hair-wise, we have a long haired chihuahua, a house rabbit, 2 male humans and 3 female humans (two of which with long hair) and the shark lifts it with ease, however did struggle a wee bit with wrap-around the first time we used it; the other hoovers clearly hadn’t been lifting it properly as it’s been ok since.Overall, brilliant.