Shark - PowerDetect Clean & Empty Cordless Stick Vacuum & Auto-Empty System with Powerful Suction - Dark Gray

I love this vacuum, especially the automatic empty. No more dust clouds. The only thing, the battery, when it's unplugged and in use the charging bolt status stays on like it's still on the charger and i have never had a battery life number to indicate it needs charging. That's very strange to me. This started at day one of purchase.

I've had the power detect clean and empty for almost a month now so I feel I can give it a fair review. Since unboxing and assembling, I have used it every single day, sometimes multiple times a day. For context, I live on a farm, I have horses and a dog. Myself, my Husband, and the dog are in and out of the house multiple times a day to care for the horses and do other farm chores. Hay falls off our clothes, hair falls off the dog, wood shavings, dirt, and God knows what else come off our boots, pants, etc and we need something easy and fast to help keep things clean. Our robot choked daily from the mess we all drag in and eventually just stopped working all together. If you're not familiar with farm life, it's literally impossible without stripping shoes/clothes all off outside before entering the home NOT to drag something dirty inside. If you know, you know. So far, this vacuum has fit the bill for what we need. Quick and easy cleaning up (think 15 minutes or less). On hardwoods/tile/hard floors, it's great! It's a little weird on the rugs we have. Sometimes it's hard to push on them depending on the rug thickness-this is the reason for giving 4 stars. If you only have carpet, this may not be for you. I am absolutely in love with the auto empty, and I don't think I would like the vacuum nearly as much without that feature. I also love that you can use it as a hand held to get to smaller, or raised locations and have used it to clean vent covers, window sills, etc. Now, would I use this as a primary vacuum to do a deep clean on my entire house? No. But for quick daily cleaning so our floors aren't a complete disaster? This vacuum is perfect and it does exactly what I wanted it for with ease.

I purchased this vacuum as a replacement for my old Lift-Away vacuum and I love the dirty sense function. The multidirectional roller takes some getting used to but it picks up dirt and pet hair like a champ. There are nooks in the canister that don't come completely clean when mounted on the tower but I like the ease of emptying the vacuum.

Just go ahead and pick something else. I had high hopes for this because I have shark vacuums in my house already. This one is probably my 5th shark. It doesn't pick up what they say it will. It gets clogged so fast and then you have to turn it upside down to remove the clog. I do not want to touch that stuff. Canister is small. Both the one on the vacuum and the one on the stand. It's lightweight but definitely under performed.

I've had this thing for six months now. It's my first cordless vacuum, so I was originally thrilled by its convenience. But I grow more disappointed with it every time I use it. I have to clean the brush head (and sometimes the wand, as well) after each use because it gets so clogged with pet hair. The teeth behind the felt brush just catch hair and clog so quickly. The other issue is that the motor will just randomly stop and all the lights on the screen flash. I have no idea what it means. I turn it off, turn it on, and it starts up again until the next episode a few minutes later. And finally, the battery takes far too long to charge. I have a lot of pet hair and a medium sized house, and I can't do the whole house on a single charge. It takes hours for the battery to recharge to do the rest of my house. And by then, I've given up. Photos show how much hair gets clogged in the brush. The search for a good cordless vacuum continues…