Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Shark Power Detect is your answer for the best all in one vacuum. It's cordless, and has a run time of up to 70 minutes, based on the mode and debris encountered. It's extremely versatile. The vacuum head can be turned effortlessly at almost any angle needed without the user having to make any changes in your path. The low profile vacuum head fits under most furniture and even has an extra bend point in the middle of the stick to get deep under furniture and other objects so that  manually moving everything in the room for a good clean is not necessary. The vacuum head also has lights on the front and back of the unit to easily spot debris in any area or lighting. The vacuum by itself is about 8lbs, and probably around 5lbs without the vacuum head. Making this very easy to cart around to use in different rooms, as well as vacuum your furniture and drapes. After I vacuum the floor, I just lift the unit up a little higher and pop it down on the couch. It works great at keeping the furniture clean and free of pet hair. It's just as easy to use this in the car with the different head attachments. The vacuum head has two rollers that work in unison to pull debris in and push it up into the stick. The vacuum head has a kind of comb that the front roller spins against to  help keep strings and hair from winding around the roller. The comb actually works great, and it's easy to just wipe away the accumulated string and hair. There is also a set of flexible fins located on the bottom back half of the vacuum head to help keep debris from getting tossed around while vacuuming on harder surfaces. The fins also work to aid in capturing debris while vacuuming backwards. The PowerDetect has sensors inside the vacuum to detect debris. The lights on the unit (on the vacuum head and main display) turn more of a purple to indicate heavy debris and get white once no more debris is detected. There are also sensors around the vacuum head to determine hard floor surfaces vs carpets and rugs, and then adjust the rollers and suction accordingly. The side sensors on the vacuum head detect wall edges and increase the vacuuming force to help pull dirt away from the wall and edges into the unit. The suction is on par or better than most corded units. I actually pulled more debris from our rug with the IP3000 than our older corded upright. I used the corded unit first and then redid everything with the PowerDetect and was amazed that the PowerDetect still pulled additional dirt from the rug. The Dock works great and is easy to slide the vacuum into and out of. The dock comes with one Odor Neutralizer Puck that helps to keep the recirculated air smelling fresh and clean. The Puck can easily be changed as it's located on the top of the unit. When the vacuum is placed in the dock, it starts charging as well as empties the dust cup. You can turn off the auto empty feature if you don't want the noise at the time of docking the unit. The dock uses it's own vacuum suction to empty the dust cup, and then activates the Vacuum stick's suction power to shift the debris in the dust cup, and then reactivates it's own vacuum to grab the rest. The whole process is pretty quick at maybe 30 seconds and is very effective. The dock kinda compacts the debris so it makes a quick exit when it comes time to empty the unit. The dock can hold at least 10 times the debris held in the dust cup. Maintenance is pretty easy, especially as most of it is automatic, except for emptying the dock and cleaning the sponge filters. Overall, this vacuum works great and can easily be used in so many ways and locations. The best part is that it does so much on it's own with adjusting the suction power and rollers to grab as much debris as possible. It even changes the lighting colors to let you know if an area has been cleaned enough or if more vacuuming is needed. I am not only impressed with the vacuum's suction, but also the ease of use.

Due to a medical issue a couple of days before I received my Shark - PowerDetect™ Clean & Empty Cordless Stick Vacuum & Auto-Empty System with Powerful Suction, a friend came over to help me clean, so she was the first to use it. As she does it for a living, I asked if she’d tell me what she thinks of it, so you are getting two points of view in this review. She was pleasantly surprised at how well it was packaged. The setup instructions were super easy to use and understand and she had it together in minutes. Once she opened it, she plugged in the cradle station and let it charge for a good 4 hours while she went about cleaning other things. We both found it super easy to use the power button on the control panel, and above that is an easy-to-read battery indicator light. Upon starting and using this thing it has an amazing sucking power. She did use it on carpet and on hardwood floors as I have both. She was able to get in around and under things that haven't been thoroughly cleaned in a while due to my physical limitations (and I’ve never been great at vacuuming anyway). She was able to get leaves that were embedded in the carpets which appeared to be mulched as I didn’t notice any when she showed me the tank as she was excited about picking up leaves. This machine was able to get super close to the walls, again cleaning a hard-to-clean place for me. It has handy little lights on the front for finding and detecting more dirt. This Shark has a self-propelled swivel steering head. It moves forward well and speeds up when necessary. Backward was a little more difficult for her as it was resistant as if it didn't want to go in the direction indicated. Moving forward was easy, but the backwards vacuuming was a little wonky for her. I did not find that to be an issue, but I also haven’t used it as long continuously as she did. The battery life on this is about 2 hours straight as she, bless her heart, vacuumed every room, including the pet’s favorites and kids’ bedrooms. She wanted to make sure she got everything she could while she had the excuse. And it worked fantastic. For the amount of area covered, the storage tank held everything beautifully. The vacuum was easy to get back into its holding cradle and emptied itself. This went much quieter than expected. The attachments went on and off smoothly. The only Cons we both have is that for a person around 5 feet tall (my size) or shorter, this was a tall product. Also, the weight of the top portion with the dirt canister and the battery was a little heavy, particularly as short as I am, though age and physical conditioning could also be a factor. While my friend felt the weight, it didn’t bother her, but she gave me a heads-up before I used it. Overall, we both think this is a great machine.

The power is amazing and the ease of use is good I would recommend this vacuum.

First off, I am a huge fan of all things Shark/Ninja, and this review will show I Have owned multiple blenders, robot vacuums, carpet cleaners and regular vacuums. Every product is innovative, reliable, but most of all, affordable The box that this cordless vacuum comes in did an excellent job protecting the product on the way to a home delivery Unboxing was uneventful, with the packing material coming apart without damaging the product There is a quick start guide, but in reality, it was lacking. Most of it was intuitive, but I did have to use the QR code and my phone to find out what and where one part went. It was not integral, but it finished the set-up The vacuum is exactly what you would expect from Shark/Ninja. It pulled dirt from bare floor through shag carpeting effortlessly. The vacuum knew what it was on, and the level of dirt, and adjusted accordingly The one feature that sold me on it when I purchased it, and continues now that we use it, is the automatic bin collector. It evacuates the dirt from the vacuum without any trash "mishaps" or getting your hands dirty The only warning is that when you first plug it in, it will do a quick evacuation from the empty chamber which may startle you. No worries, it shuts off in a few seconds Overall another innovative home appliance from Shark

I love this vacuum! Very easy to maneuver and it really sucks up the dirt. I actually enjoy vacuuming with it.

I hate this vacuum. It’s unreliable and breaks every time I use it. It doesn’t handle pet hair at all like it said. I would return it but the dog destroyed the box. Most expensive waste of money ever. I like everything else I’ve gotten at Best Buy but there is nothing good about this vacuum.

I wanted to like this vaccuum but it doesn't do a good job at all. It doesn't suck up small crumbs, it's horrible on rugs, and the battery doesn’t last long enough. I see all these great reviews so I'm starting to wonder if something is wrong with the one I have.