Shark - POWERDETECT Upright Vacuum

Shark Powerdetect with TruePet upgrade is on sale right now ($664 worth total with the additional pet specific accessories). It is normally $599.99, and the current sale price is $399.99. You can sign up for their mailing/email list, and get a coupon for an additional discount (usually 10%-15% off). You can also find various internet coupons from places like RetailMeNot for 10-20% off. This is a steal for this vacuum. It tackles both human and pet hair like no other, and hair does not get tangled in the rollers. https://www.sharkninja.com/shark-powerdetect-upright-vacuum-with-truepet-upgrade/AZ407UPG1.html

Reddit.com/r/VacuumCleaners There's a ton of reviews and other shed monsters asking the same question. I have two Kenmores the intuition for smaller, quick jobs and the 600 for serious cleaning. I hate to admit it but I also have a shark detect la493 which is pretty damn great so far. The self cleaning rolls are wonderful with pet hair. Also having a light really let's you see just how much fur you're missing.

My folks got a Golden puppy last year, and I gave them the [Shark POWERDETECT](https://www.amazon.com/Shark-POWERDETECT-Technology-Hardfloors-AZ4002/dp/B0D385VHYN) as a Christmas gift. My mom says it's PHENOMENAL! Suction is powerful, even for thick carpets, and she uses is a LOT for upholstered furniture (they have a living room AND family room, so she's constantly vacuuming multiple couches every week). She liked it so much, I actually ended up getting myself one (as we're planning to get a dog ourselves too, and I needed a new vacuum anyway, lol). It is disgustingly expensive on Amazon, however -- you can get a wicked deal at Target. I think I paid $350 for hers (mind you, holiday time pricing), but if you can manage to find this on sale, I highly recommend!

i believe it's a slightly different model that doesnt have the dual head.

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/)

i had a henry, then upgraded to a shark, and I CANNOT believe i ever spent money on a henry. not even in the same league. henry was just gently ceressing the hair and dirt instead of sucking it up by comparison 

I'd say that's actually my main complaint about my Shark. I've considered googly eyes at least but idk

it was definitely not broken, just useless on carpet. didn't touch the layers of dog hair at all. It was fine on hardwood, but the head needed cleaned a lot because hair (dog and human) got stuck. the shark is the flagship, with this fancy roller that isn't even a brush so hair doesn't get stuck to it at all, and after i used it the carpet basically changed colour because it picked up all the hair straight away. it's quieter, it has LEDs which i didn't even know i needed. just 10/10 hoovering experience by comparison. i literally don't know what people praising henry are smoking

yes! I'm very pleased with it and how it handles dog hair particularly

hard disagree. I bought one thinking it has to be good because it's everywhere, and i cannot believe how poorly it performs. 

corded shark - absolutely phenomenal 10/10 cordless vax - fine? nothing heavy duty though Henry - a piece of shit. Had to buy like 4 replacement heads in the space of 2 years, and i just assumed carpets could never be totally clean. I upgraded to the shark and I could not believe the amount of dust and hair that it was able to suck up that i thought was just a permanent feature of the carpet now. 

If you’re still interested in bagless, you could get a shark corded vertex, last i checked they were 250 dollars on amazon. The corded powerdetect is their latest model of the same configuration and is 350 i believe. Amazing power, and it has a duoclean brushhead that works perfect on both carpet and tile (this way you don’t need to follow that silly flowchart). Vacuum wars youtube channel has great things to say about them.

I have an earlier version of the Shark PowerDetect (the corded Vertex). It’s an awesome vacuum, the vacuum wars youtube channel even has great things about it. That being said, it’s bagless, and most people who buy bagless vacuums never clean their filters properly. When they don’t, the vacuums break, and then people think it’s the brand that’s the problem…

I'd go for the dual head, but I didn't want the auto empty canister because I didn't have a good place to keep it.

I have no idea how the brush roll does on hard floors by itself. I would do some research on that. I bought a refurbished powerdetect with the duo head on Ebay for $180, and I am verry happy with it. I really don't know how much the soft roll helps on hard floors, but I didn't want the auto empty because I don't have a good place for it.

I have the base PowerDetect (without the self empty), and I like it. It folds up nice and small so storing it is easy. I recommend it as well.

I have a Shark PowerDetect and like it for the most part. I just wish the accessories were better, but the cleaning power of the duo clean head is good.

Top contenders: Henry Quick, Miele Duoflex or Triflex, Samsung Jet Bespoke AI, 85 or 75. LG A9 Cord Zero, Shark PowerDetect, Shark Vertex Pro. The Henry, Samsung Bespoke AI and Cord Zero A9 all feature a bagged mechanism of some kind which make them hygienically a step above the rest. The Henry is the only cordless that actually has a bag which is unique to this category.

Shark power detect all the way, I had a Dyson v15 and was constantly having to reach into it and dig the dust out. The shark power detect is like $300 cheaper and honestly way better

Just returned the Shark PowerDetect to Costco last night after having it for 3 months. I have a Great Pyrenees and needed something that could handle the hair. It did great! Until it got clogged and I tried to take the roller out to get the clog out. It was then that I discovered the actual roller doesn’t come out. At all. So there’s no way to clean out your vacuum. I called Shark because I thought surely I was crazy, who would make a vacuum marketed to pet owners that can’t be cleaned? Their response was that this lack of access is actually a feature! Now I don’t have to clean it because it can’t be cleaned! And that I shouldn’t need to clean it anyway because it’s self cleaning. I said well, no, if it was truly self cleaning, I wouldn’t be having this conversation with you right now. Turns out Shark now doesn’t make a single model that has a brush roller that can be accessed for cleaning. The only thing you can take out is the soft hard floor brush in the front. Sucks because otherwise I was super happy with it otherwise but if it was already caked in hair on either side of the roller and needing a good cleaning in 3 months, I hate to see what it would look like in a year!