Shark - PowerDetect Clean & Empty Cordless (IP3251)

I got a Shark Clean & Empty Cordless Stick with Motorized Hand Tool about 6 weeks ago. I love it. It has a standing charging dock so you don’t have to hang it on the wall. When you put it on the charging dock, it automatically empties the vacuum into the base. You can also remove the handle/motor portion of the vac and it becomes a small handheld vac, which I love. Oh, and it also automatically senses if you are vacuuming on carpet or hard floors and automatically adjusts the settings for you.

Do not do that vacuum!! I got one had it for a week and returned it.

Vacuum wars does not test for durability, longevity, ease of maintainence, or availability of replacement parts. Frankly I wouldn't waste your money on either of those models. The shark has a total of 6 filters you have to clean monthly. 3 in the vac, 3 in the "self empty" base. It's a ton of maintainence. And it still won't perform well enough to be your main deep cleaning vac. If you want a stick vac for quick cleaning, something like a dyson v8 is a cheaper and better choice. And lower maintainence. Plus you can actually get replacement parts for the dyson. As for the robot option, I'd probably go ask the robot vac sub. Personally I'd avoid anything ecovacs and look at roborock or eufy. And even then, be prepared for your investment to possibly only last 5 years or so. I think nearly everyone on this sub would strongly advise that you have a proper, good corded vacuum for deeper cleaning and consider cordless and robotic models as accessories for daily upkeep.

Shark Cordless Power Detect Clean and Empty. I love it. Easy to use. I had a Dyson v10 I bought from Costco and it died in 6mos. I returned it. All of the shark vacuums I've owned have lasted years. My rotator went 10 years. This one is obviously new. I also I have a corded shark stratos that's been going for about 3 years.

Lots of people may be against Shark but I just bought one of these with the auto-empty and it rocks. Have an husky-type dog and a cat so it's used several times a day. Not having to constantly charge the battery and empty the bin makes me happy.

For something quick, cordless, and you won't have to worry about emptying the bin every time you use it, the Shark Powerdetect Clean and Empty will work for you. Not going to tout it has some buy it for life product, but they have a 5 year warranty. Much better than a lot of 1 year warranties you'll see in this segment of vacuums.

For what it's worth, my wife and I love our Powerdetect, it works great on hard flooring because of the brush roller instead of only having bristle rollers. It's great for hair, we've never seen it tangle. It's not perfect, the battery is good enough for at least 2,500-3,000 sq ft of hard flooring in one go. The auto detect for edge detection and heavier dust is pretty good, it works better than I thought it would.

V15 - ours is 3 - 4 yrs old. No problems. Our Shark needed a new power nozzle in less than 6 of use because the brush roll ripped, and it’s not replaceable by itself. You have to replace the entire power head. On the Dyson, way more individual parts are replaceable including the brush roll, so it’s definitely more serviceable and repairable. Therefore, the V15 is the most dependable. Just make sure to fully charge it before turning it on. Wash the filter monthly, replace annually. Wash brush rolls, dust bin periodically, blow out cyclone periodically. It has more suction than 99% if other vacuums and the carpet cleaning is admirable - impressive for a stick.

I just did a bunch of research on this. The standard Shark Powerdetect Clean & Empty is model IP3251. The costco version is model IP3225 which has a different head and no odor neutralizer. [https://www.reddit.com/r/VacuumCleaners/comments/1mnkbgh/shark\_powerdetect\_costco\_version\_head\_questions/](https://www.reddit.com/r/VacuumCleaners/comments/1mnkbgh/shark_powerdetect_costco_version_head_questions/)

Shark IP3251EU, absolute Empfehlung. Nice Technik, recht hochwertig wie ich finde. Ca. 350€, absolut geiles Teil. Der Shark auf deinem Bild hatte viele Probleme; die sind allesamt mit dem neueren/besseren Modell behoben.

Second this model. It picks up so much from just one pass over all our surfaces (hardwood, tile, and wool-loop). We love it, and Sharks product support is also awesome. Called to ask a question about cleaning and they literally have someone domestic sitting at a desk ready to go through a service manual with you. Also was the top pick on Vacuum Wars