Navigator Freestyle Cordless (SV1106)

I'm sure most people will consider this junk, but we got a Shark SV1106 in 2016, and it still works fine. We use it for at least a few minutes almost every day.I replaced the battery in 2020 and 2024. My wife empties it at least weekly, or more often if needed, and cleans it more thoroughly as much as possible every few months.

If you want one that will last for years, corded is the way to go. And with either one make sure you’re cleaning it regularly, I used to kill a vacuum a year till I started regularly cleaning the motor brush. My last one lasted 10 years I think? I have long hair and dogs. A seam ripper is the cheapest, easiest way to clean the motor brush I’ve found. I did have good luck with a Shark cordless navigator vacuum. Lasted about 3-4 years, toward the end I could tell the suction and battery life was starting to go. It goes for $129.

Robo vac if you can! You can schedule run times daily, and it keeps away the fur tumbleweeds. I also have a cordless Shark navigator for quick cleanups. It isn’t bad and I didn’t pay much for it. But the robo vac is my work horse for getting all that fur, a self emptying one is even better! My robo vac mop sucked though, so I only use it to vacuum and I still mop with my trusty spin mop.

I have a cordless shark freestyle and I love it. Large canister, no bending over, easy to clean and best of all amazingly lightweight.

I had a Shark Pet hair cordless and we thought it was great, but it constantly jammed at point between the roller brush and stem. So I picked up a plug in Bissell and it was frightening how much more it picked up. We would love a robot but with an infant and a toddler I don't feel it's a safe choice as of now.

What sold me was how little I need to think about it. I hated my old vac because every time I went to use it, the battery was dead or the cup was full. This one just sits in the dock, ready like the most powerful cordless vacuum.