Shark

PowerDetect

Shark PowerDetect

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Sentiment score78% positive
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Last updated: May 7, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit IconDoItForTheTea
10 months ago

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 

10 months ago

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

10 months ago

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

8 months ago

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

10 months ago

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

10 months ago

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. 

Reddit IconIntrepid_Cup2765
10 months ago

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.

Reddit IconTaxpirates9211
11 months ago

I have exact same model, and it perfect for 1800sqft house with no issues. No cord issues, pick up everything in its path, carpet or hard floor, no issues. It’s one of the best purchase so far. Using for past 1 year

Reddit IconOtherwise_Table
9 months ago

I got a shark one duo clean, love it. Top part broke, cost like 90 euro but I have 4 year warranty with them so they sent it free within 3 days.

Reddit Iconlindsgee
9 months ago

It’s the shark detect performance lift away advanced w duo clean! A mouthful but it works SO well. Figured if I hate it or it poops out quickly Costco has a great return policy.

Reddit IconOrdinaryStresses
about 2 months ago

i love the shark lift away vacuums, i use the powerdetect one.

Reddit IconCourageHistorical100
9 months ago

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.

Reddit Icondumbledwarves
9 months ago

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.

9 months ago

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.

8 months ago

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.

8 months ago

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.

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