Shark - Matrix Plus with HEPA Base

Adding to the Shark love. Had a Eufy and when it kicked the bucket after a couple years, we wanted a better replacement. We have the Shark Matrix Plus with the self empty base, which allows it to go a lot longer without needing human intervention. The thing leaves the pretty lines on our carpets and is just darn effective, I adore it so much.

I had tumbleweeds (dog hair, not actual tumbleweeds) that collected on my tile floors. I'd vacuum.... Two days later, tumbleweeds were back. [I bought this vacuum](https://www.costco.com/shark-matrix-plus-robot-vacuum-with-self-empty-hepa-base.product.4000188076.html?langId=-1&krypto=psczlYNN74Rby6d1FGnmkQFagDIXw5t9p7dbDajiw1u93O%2FW97qRRHmReITuTuF8C%2FLpuuCCyulGG66birqu192K767KJHKs6vkUbHcH1%2F2L83xCTTXLsgKIM2xjt0dN0B0kar5vSgNjAC0VvxE0uxfHOy03oDxPSD%2FD20cYBtQGNN7P%2FsXelFJroz89aKNP5LtJXoxzvNMpcxg9MkHlLcSTa4SdR4BEeMlWoLKOQLxAduO7Ne3AIcAZRrwHIUBv) in December of 2023, and man, what a difference! It runs every night at 1 a.m. and does its thing. I love it and recommend it to anybody that asks... sometimes to people that don't ask. My dog hair problem has been solved. The vacuum goes out, does it's business, then goes back to its base and empties itself. It's on sale now for about another week, so if you want it, now is a great time to get it.

Check Amazon, they carry it also. I like it because it's bag-less and has Lidar....oh and it's several hundred less than the Roomba.

Anything under 4 inches high the Lidar can't see....but the toys don't seem to bother it. I leave the rawhide stick out all the time and the vacuum just pushes it out of the way, same thing with the toys. This is a huge improvement over my older Roomba it replaced.

I had a huge dog hair problem. I had to vacuum daily. I bought a [Shark Matrix self emptying vacuum](https://www.costco.com/.product.4000188076.html?langId=-1&krypto=lXoDuuJSBRqhGdctpdyRlXAbvKZWS6sLiIKyamtXQ8h6A3hBIV%2Bj%2F4qWRvQEoxTX5W60gIPBnn8fEPFCxsshqO%2F%2B%2F81n58XB%2F2CY%2B7P4xRtjtQOhDW2tbdz%2FNV70jP6rawxu%2FvcDUgMGJmw2nuPOyhO2eat1iAm6kTYrgZa9d9M%2BitL1Ds%2BQMJKBp8FHjMM727oIkMKnOSCkSfeeoP991y4DkHk%2FdXsJEpyQZ3RpanY%3D) and my hair problem is gone! I run the vacuum 7 days a week at 2 am in the morning. It has completely solved my dog hair problem and the vacuum doesn't get stuck or lost like my old Roomba did. I would highly recommend this vacuum.

Shark Matrix with the self emptying bin, on sale at Costco and online. Self emptying without needing buy and replace proprietary bags(a huge plus in my opinion), extremely quiet operation for a robot vacuum, lidar operation(the vacuum maps your home and operates in straight lines without have to bump into everything), you can create no-go zones(so it avoids cables and difficult areas of the home), the Matrix clean mode(just means it goes over the same room/space 3-4x to get it really clean), and for around $250 for Americans and $350 for Canadians(at Costco) it is cheaper than every other vacuum in the category, that isn't a no-name brand. However, there is no obstacle avoidance, and other more expensive brands that offer dual brush rollers will outperform it on carpeted surfaces(i.e. Roombas and some Roborocks). Since you mostly have hard floors, you'll be much happier with the Shark and not having to to buy expensive proprietary bags every time the bin fills with dog hair. If you get the Costco version it comes with a long warranty(2-years), and if its a good deal, just get the extended warranty so that you can get a new vacuum if anything fails in 5-years.

I have two of these, one for each floor. Each run twice a day. I frequently have to pick them up and pull clumps of hair out from around the wheels and the roller brush. The 30 day bins have to be emptied weekly. I have two long haired GSDs.

Same here. I have a Dyson animal that I use once a week. I run the self emptying shark matrix the days I don’t use the Dyson. I don’t have carpet though and that seems to help. When we had carpet it required more effort on my part.

I have one of these and it does help. Also, hair gets stuck in the wheels and I have to take it apart to clear clogs in it from time to time. It’s not a maintenance free thing. I would recommend it but just know you have to check it from time to time and change the filters regularly. I have two dogs now so it gets clogged more often. I just bought a Miele and use my robot occasionally. The Miele is amazing and it helps so much with the dust.

We noticed a noise and that’s when we found the wheels were gathering hair. We haven’t found a solution for it yet except to keep an eye on it and clean it out. Not that big of a deal but I wanted to share. It’s definitely not a deal breaker.

I laughed when my wife came home with one of these. I said it’s a waste of money and the dog hair would kill it within the week. I will happily say I was wrong, they’re great and given that our little princess hates us hovering she’s quite happy for the vacuum to get on with it. It even mops the kitchen.

Daily vacuuming is a must with a ragdoll. Just add up your hourly rate and you will see how quickly the robot will pay for itself. I have one on each level of my house and run them daily. No raggie tumbleweeds! I also comb my raggie every night while watching TV! (I have the Shark robots from Costco. Mapped my house, work perfectly)

I have the Costco shark too, and it's great for a two cat household.

I got a shark from Costco and it’s been magical. I run it every day so will be happy if I get 18 mos out of it - multiple pets, hairy people, one level house with all hard floors and low pile area rugs. I have to deep clean it at least once a month but it’s so worth it. The robo mop vac from Shark is garbage though, the worst of both worlds

I've had the Shark Robot from Costco for over a year now with a cat, GSD, and Aussie mix. Still works great!

I used to do reviews and have had a few. I had an I-home I purchased myself and it was the worst. Broke multiple times (from hair and dog hair on the roller) ultimately I got my money back after a few replacements. I have been using a shark from Costco. It works well but the software sucks. It doesn’t track itself on the map and invisible barriers seem to not be recognized or poorly managed. The best I have had is roborock. It lasted and the software sucked less. Replacement parts like the brush roller were readily available. It’s more expensive but get the external self emptying thing. Mine fills with dog fur quickly. Also be sure to get the laser guided mapping ones. Again it’s more expensive but allows you to really fine tune where it goes and does not go. Mopping wise there are pad ones that basically drag a microfiber cloth around. They are ok but not great. The ones with the rotating pads I haven’t tested but would seem to work much better. As with a lot of tech products and appliances like this they wear and are built to just replace. They fail and the tech becomes dated. I wouldn’t say any of them are buy it for life.

I've got 3 sharks atm (one for each floor), and 1 broke down after 3 years, another has some battery draining issue but otherwise works (1.5 years), and the third is a refurbished one and has zero issues. Not 100% sure id go for a shark again, but if I got a new one I'd go for a higher priced one. In this price range I think it's pretty good. Just annoying to find parts/fix.

The shark will likely navigate and localise itself better thanks to it's lidar navigation. It will bump into walls softer than the roomba will. However the j5+ will avoid unexpected obstacles on the ground like shoes, cords etc. better. The j5 mopping isn't thorough as there isn't any spinning or agitation, but it's better than nothing. The j5 will also likely last long, unlike many bots that have been suggested by others here

I got the shark matrix with the self empty base without the mop. Works great and no issues with the app so far, I also like that It has Google home integration. I paid $200 at Costco, not sure I would pay much more than that. I would look into the refurbished ones I think they get down to like $150

Fail. The tail furs are too long and strong and the roller kept snapping. I had the pet model too. Gave it away and have been happier with the Dyson and a handheld

When I wanted an upgrade from our old roomba that didn’t have a mapping feature we went with the Shark, and I like it way more! Ours is self emptying, has a mapping feature that allows me to pick which rooms it cleans, and the wheels just seem beefier than the roombas, it doesn’t get stuck as often

We got a shark vacuum from Amazon on a black friday/cyber monday deal, came out to about $300 or so. I specifically chose one with the base to auto dump into. We have a long haired 97 lbs dog and 3 cats. The vacuum goes through the house once a day every day. It is noticeable when it doesn't run. Sometimes it gets stuck, either physically on an object, or the long hair is too much and it clogs up the roller and we have to clear it before it can run again. But for the most part, itnis really good at maintaining the floors to look decent. We have a mix of carpet and hard floors. It doesn't get everything off the carpet, but it does enough for the hair to not be noticeable. Without the daily robot vacuums, there are noticeable puffs of fur all over the floor. It definitely was a relief on my mental worries of keeping the floors clean when we got it. I could tell the difference within the first few days.

I’ve been really happy with our Shark. It’s the model with its own tank, so it returns to its dock and empties as needed during the cleaning cycle. You can empty the tank between cleans as needed. It’s able to handle our massive amount of dog hair and go over our low-pile rugs with ease. The only real nemesis has been shoelaces. We have to remember to tuck in the laces in our entryway, or he will try to eat them and stop running.

I have a shark robot vac that does mapping and self emptying. It forces me to be a little more mindful of picking up every night and I love the mapping function because I can keep it out of certain areas depending on how good I was at preparing the house. Highly recommend!

Not BIFL, but our Shark (get the self emptying base!) has withstood 4 cats, a long haired dog, 3 adults, a toddler, and a long haired teenager for 4 years and still doing well. I was incredibly disappointed in the original roomba I tried. If you do buy a shark buy directly from them. Their customer service is phenomenal. I bought one through a home improvement store as it was on sale. It had a charging issue within 12 months and when I called Shark I was told that since I hadn’t bought from them they couldn’t cover the full replacement even under warranty. BUT if I paid shipping they would send me a new one - $34 later I had a new one on the way. Bonus points as I was able to fix the original and had two robot vacs for the price of 1+ shipping.

I like my big Bissell Pet hair vacuum. It was like $250? I think I got it from target. We have a BC, a Sheppard mix, and a yorkie mix. So, with the 2 bigs we have a lot of hair lol ALSO.... if you do not have them already look at chom chom on amazon... it is a little hand held thing that gets hair off of furniture in a breeze!! I have one in the living room and the bedroom. It is like a lint roller without the sticky tape. you just run it back and fourth really quick on the surface you want to remove hair and it picks it up like a charm! I use that on my couch and bed daily! We also got a shark robot vacuum with a tank that it self empties into and we run that every day too. I have found that daily maintenance or every other day is the best way to keep the hair down

We have a self emptying Shark vacuum that is programmed to run in the living room and kitchen at night. As far as baby toys go. Most of that stuff lives in the giant playpen they takes up 1/3 of my living room. We have other toys for when she’s crawling and cruising around, but those get picked up when we’re done, so the dogs don’t get them.

I have 3 golden retrievers and 2 cats. I run a shark robot daily (I paid a little over $300, and is self emptying). I have to clean the brush every time it runs. If I don't run it daily, it just clogs up. Still it is less work than keeping up with all that fur. https://preview.redd.it/ddu3lbzejone1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=25f2be0c57e4ef63f85f3c8e507b9397df9d33aa

Shitty vacuuming every day is better than no vacuuming. Big fan of the Shark line of self-emptying ones. Getting them refurbished for half the price, doubly so.

I have 3 cats, love the shark self empty. It empties 2 or 3 times before its done. They stand by their products, sent me a new unit when the brush failed, came with a 3 yr warranty.

I've been using Roomba's for a while. I have 3 from super dumb to self-emptying... They've been pretty reliable and do a decent job... but are pricier. This year I bought a black friday Shark deal... self emptying... In just a few times of use I find that Shark is behind on the game. This makes me leery to try other manufacturers...

lol saw your post right above this one in the other sub. I’ll copy my comment here too in case: I’m with you and the only robot vacuum that didn’t clog or burn out was the self emptying shark one. It was so expensive but it’s been going three years strong. I turn it on while they’re crated and I’m at work and empty it when I get home. I’ve seen on the camera the poor guy making multiple trips to self empty while in one room but it’s cut the hair buildup tenfold. To me it was worth every penny

I’m with you and the only robot vacuum that didn’t clog or burn out was the self emptying shark one. It was so expensive but it’s been going three years strong. I turn it on while they’re crated and I’m at work and empty it when I get home. I’ve seen on the camera the poor guy making multiple trips to self empty while in one room but it’s cut the hair buildup tenfold. To me it was worth every penny

You still have to empty the base but in my experience it allows it to do more than non self emptying. I use mine daily but I also empty the base daily once I get home. I also only use it when they’re up because they would absolutely eat it

Second the shark self emptying one. They do very well with all the hair.

We have a self-emptying Shark for our gsd, gsd/husky mix, and 2 cats. If it doesn't get run at least once a day, the roller brush will get clogged. We also do supplement vacuuming hard to reach spots with a stick vac.

I have 3 and the best cleaner is by far the not smart ilife a4. They are inexpensive and run well on regular low pile carpet. Only complaint is that it sees black carpet spots as a drop and goes haywire. My ilife v80max Is finicky, battery sucks, same black carpet issue. My shark self emptying doesn't do corners and edges well due to the tiny single brush it has, the self emptying doesn't work 60% of the time due to cat hair. Just get the cheap ilife, hell, get 2 or 3 for the price. Mines lasted 8 years and counting.

I second u/Huntit-Ownit ! Get one that has the auto empty dock. I empty mine every couple of days that way. One huge leg up for a Shark over Roomba is that the brush roller is similar to a vacuum (e.g. hard plastic), whereas the roomba is a plastic roller with a rubber cover that is DESTROYED by dog fur and you have to frequently replace. If you keep an eye on Woot they have refurbished sharks on sale pretty frequently, last one I got for $120.... Edit: Looks like Woot has one refurbished for $129!

I have a self emptying shark and it has changed my life lol.

Love our shark with self emptying feature.

I've tried shark and iRobot. Both self emptying. Shark lasted a few years, my iRobot is needing parts replacement after only 6 months. iRobot also requires you to buy their own waste bags. It doesn't work without them.

I’m obsessed with my shark robot vacuum that self empties. I run it 1-3 times and day, I’ve had it for 4 hours. Still works great and I love having a clean floor!

The robot vacuum is life ! We got one when my baby started crawling . It’s amazing ! We got a self emptying shark. Reports to duty every day at 7:50 pm! Haha

A week ago I would have strongly endorsed my auto-empty Shark, but it’s randomly stopped talking to the app (I’ve troubleshooted it as much as I can short of calling support), so now it’s lost half its functionality.

Shark self emptying from Woot. Work great, don't bang into things.

We have a shark with a self emptying and charging station and I love it so much more than the previous roomba. Sharks clean in a stripe or grid pattern whereas roomba is a seemingly random pattern that drives me nuts. Our shark also lets me pick the level of suction eco, normal, max (I almost always use max) but that feature gives more control over the noise, and also has an option for what they call matrix clean but it’s basically a grid, it’ll do stripes all one way then perpendicular to really get everything. I’ve got 3 kids home all day and it does great with tons of food, hair etc. I use my big vacuum weekly on the main rug, maybe monthly on kids room rugs and shark for all other nearly daily maintenance. The big thing for me is the app and the map. Once it learns the house you can send it to just individual rooms to clean which is a lifesaver with small kids as rarely are all the floors clean at once. My kids know and have learned how to get a room clean and “roomba ready” (shark vacuum just habit), so they go pick it up, I send the robot and it’s amazing. Occasionally with an app update your robot will act like it’s lost and doesn’t know the map and you have to remap the house which is annoying, but it’s still so worth it to me.