Good value, build quality and effective on all surfaces. Buy renewed and save it from the land fill.
Parts were missing from the box and it was a bit more beat up then "used, like new". I do very much like the functionality of this vacuum and the seller made it right with a partial refund on the missing parts. I was able to take the money I saved and buy the missing parts at no additional cost to me. In the end it was much less then a brand new vacuum. The suction is very good, and the better bar clears my cat's hair out of the rug much better the the hoover I got specifically for pet hair, go figure. I am very fastidious about keeping the filters clean and dumping the canister and this machine is as good as any in that regard. All the elements are cleanable except the hepa exhaust filter but I have an air compressor so I just blow it out. I have hear that the beater bar motor is separate from the vac motor and there is no belt to replace. That is good and bad. It's good because the beater bar doesn't steal power from the blower. It also makes it possible to turn off for hardwood floors. It's bad because it it burns up it has to be replaced and that is not easy or cheap. If you stay on it and keep it clean and free of tanglers then you may may never need to get it fixed. Still would be nice to service it yourself should the need arise. It is a bit on the heavy side but the versatility of the lift-away feature mitigates that. I have found it makes vacuuming stairs easier for example. Honestly I remember when shark was an infomercial brand and thought of it as below standard. If that was true then I don't know but today I can say I am over my bias. Frankly I wish I had gotten past it sooner. Before I bought the hoover would have been nice. But that's how bias quietly works against you I guess. Read more









