Description
- Never loses suction or power.Specific uses:Stairs,Furnitures.Amperage : 4.2 amps
- Cleans carpets and bare floors
- Lightweight – only 7 pounds. Amps- 4.2. Wattage- 500
- Versatile floor to ceiling cleaning
- Never Loses Suction or Power
- Cleans Bare Floors and Deep Cleans Carpets
- Lightweight
- Versatile Floor to Ceiling Cleaning
- Swivel Steering
Samantha B. –
This vacuum was very easy to assemble and use. I like the fact that itās light and doesnāt take up a lot of room. I just got it today and tested it out on both my living room carpet and hard wood floorsāit was very powerful and had great suction. I also really like the fact that the base is smaller in width and overall size so it fits in places my other vacuum couldnāt reach such as under my couch and behind a lot of my furniture where thereās not a lot of space. The top portion is heavier and larger than the base of the vacuum so it does not stand straight on its ownā¦it falls down every time. Not a big deal, I just have to lay it down on its side when Iām not physically holding it when moving from room to room. Because it does not hold itself up, I had to hand it in my closet which is fine. Like I said, itās not a very big vacuum so it doesnāt take up a lot of space. Iām very happy with the price especially for the quality.
Allen –
You’re reading reviews for this vacuum because you have two concerns: hair and weight. Consider your problems solved.
First, hair. As you can see from the attached image, I have the kind of long, extremely thick hair that strangles vacuum rollers dead in nanoseconds. This vacuum’s roller has a groove carved into the plastic so you can quickly and easily slide a knife or scissor blade in, severing every hair with no hassle. Instant cleanup, no destroyed roller.
The suction is no joke. There are two settings: one that is as powerful as my old vacuum on max power, and one that is TURBO CHARGED. This will demolish ground-in dirt and hair even from high-pile carpet or rugs. The suction is so powerful, even carpeting and rugs that have been pounded completely flat have the fibers physically pulled upwards, so even if your hairy little monster of a pet likes to destroy carpet or rug fibers, after vacuuming they feel plush and wonderful. Con: on Turbo mode, you will smell burning hair. The motor really is not kidding around and will set itself on fire before it allows the tiniest speck of dirt to remain on your floor.
Second: weight. It’s remarkably lightweight and very easy to heft around even with tiny elf arms. The maneuverability of the vacuum head is excellent and can work around such tight unwieldy places as between chair legs. All the pieces pop apart and reassemble with no trouble, so storage and transportation will never be an issue. Con: almost all of the weight is in the top handle, where the motor is. This can make it a tiny bit difficult to get the vacuum head to stay on the ground properly, and makes it nigh impossible for you just to stand the vacuum up anywhere and leave it there. Being top-heavy does it no favors.
General design con: the canister is somewhat small and connected directly to the motor so you can’t just pop it out, empty it into a bin, and pop it back into the vacuum. It’s very easy to empty, but you are still going to have to heft the motor around with it, and the motor is obviously still going to be plugged into the wall. Good news is that the motor/handle/canister all pops free of the other bits with a simple lever press, so it’s not like you need to carry the entire vacuum with you when you head to the bin.
Bonus pro: there are a huge number of attachments, heads, and specialty bits and bobs in with the vacuum. I don’t know what half of them are used for. Some are obviously for cleaning off stairs, or ceiling fans, or getting into crevasses, but some of them, who even knows. Literally whatever kind of application you’d like this vacuum for, there’s probably a specialized nozzle for it. This is the cleanest my stairs have been in four years.
Final pitch: look, I get it. I have a A Thing about money where no matter how worthy a purchase it is, a triple digit price tag makes me flinch. I put off getting a new vacuum for months and watched my own mental health spiral, knowing a contributing factor was that I was living in rising masses of dirt and grime. Danger had its element, too; a pie plate exploded (don’t ask) and glass shards found themselves all over my kitchen floor, and some ended up in my feet. No vacuum to clean up the shards I couldn’t see and couldn’t get up with a broom and dustpan. I know being surrounded by painful messes we’re powerless to fix is a 2020 mood and all, but this metaphor is a little too on the nose. I caved and bought the vacuum. I cranked her up this morning. This is the best I’ve felt in months. I know the price tag is a little steep compared to other lightweight vacs, but it’s powerful and versatile enough that it’s absolutely worth the expenditure.
If you’re looking for a worthwhile vacuum that will demolish human hair, pet hair, ground-in dirt, and particulates from any flooring you could possibly have, all while staying under $200, this is it.
Kelly S –
Necesitaria valorar varias cosas, sin embargo es una marca y un producto que valen la pena.
Sobre todo porque lo agarre a mejor precio del normal.
Mis puntos de vista reales del producto: Pros y cons.
Sirve en alfombra o piso duro sin problema.
Muy buena succion (se esta en la primer semana de compra)
Facil uso y ensamble.
Es para limpieza diaria o rapida.
Se calienta rapido.
Tiene poco espacio al ser pequeƱa asi que se tiene que estar limpiando varias veces, eso si tienes casa grande.
Es un poco mas pesada de lo que pense (son como 9 libras o 4 kilos)
Tienes que tener cuidado en escaleras por el cordon (pero eso es basico de todas)
No trae donde colgarla, pero si tiene espacio el producto al reverso para poder ponerla en algun lugar puesto con anterioridad (es decir no trae aditamento para guardar),
Al ser pesado el motor versus los accesorios, si la dejas sola parada puede caerse.
Pero a pesar de los puntitos malos, le doy un 4.5 de 5 estrellas, lo unico que no me gusta es que se calento algo rapido en comparacion de otras maquinas que he tenido.
Naramazon –
This is better than my dyson! Super long cord! The vacuum unit is super light although I took off stars for weight as when you use it with the floor piece it feels very heavy from the floor head.
Comes with amazing attachments for fur and super easy to clean the vacuum itself!
When my dyson battery was only lasting 15 minutes due to age I decided instead of replacing it I would get a corded vacuum and shark came highly recommended and I am so glad I bought it!! Never have to worry about the battery dying when you aren’t finished a big job again!
I have 6 cats and a small child as well as issues with my joints and muscles and this vacuum works perfectly for me.
alexis –
Original Review (UPDATE AT BOTTOM):
I bought this hoping to replace my current Dyson DC33 vacuum with a vacuum that’s more portable and convenient. I have multiple dogs in my house that shed hair like crazy and I vacuum very frequently to keep everything clean. The box advertises that it cleans better than an upright Dyson but after thoroughly testing it out on the different flooring and different rooms in my house, unfortunately I feel it didn’t work well enough to replace my Dyson. Don’t get me wrong, the Shark Rocket did outperform the Dyson by a long shot on different flooring and I am keeping it because of that. The following are the tests I performed (note I went two weeks without vacuuming prior to this test and I cleaned both vacuums out between tests):
After unboxing it, I tried vacuuming one of my carpeted hallways. I have regular short carpeting and I noticed that the shark kept pulling away from me the whole time and kept skipping across the surface. I could tell the vacuum is too light to get a good deep clean. I tried holding it at an angle and putting a bit of pressure down on it and that seemed to help a lot, it was just awkward and uncomfortable to hold and maneuver like this. The shark picked up a lot of hair and dust and I had a full canister at the end. I then used my Dyson over the same carpet I just cleaned with the shark and noticed the difference. The Dyson filled up almost a quarter of its full size canister with hair and dust that the Shark missed.
Next I moved one of our rooms that has hard wood flooring. I ran the shark with its included hard wood floor tool and was amazed by how well it cleaned the floors. The white micro fiber cloth was dirty afterwards and the floor felt much cleaner than it did with my Dyson. I also was impressed with how easy it was to use to clean under the bed and desk in that room. After using the Shark I went over the floors like I normally do with the Dyson and the Dyson picked up nothing. To make sure that I wasn’t being bias I cleaned out the two vacuums, went to the other room I have with hard wood and tried using the Dyson first. I then went over the floors with the Shark and again it out performed the Dyson. The Microfiber pad that the Shark has cleans the hardwood floors significantly better than the Dyson could and the Shark gets under beds and desks much better than my Dyson.
Next I tried using the shark in one of my bathrooms with bathroom tile. I had the same outcome as I did with the hardwood floors. I started with the Shark, and then went over the floors with the Dyson. The Shark’s canister was about halfway full and the Dyson picked up nothing. I cleaned them out and moved to my other bathroom with tile in it and tried using the Dyson first. The Dyson picked up quite a bit but again the Shark outperformed the Dyson.
Finally I have a large area rug in my living room and I used the Dyson first on one half and then went over it with that same half with the Shark. The Dyson got most of the hair and dust out of it but I noticed that the Shark picked up about a quarter of its small canister that the Dyson missed. I believe it’s from the edges of the rug, the Dyson’s suction always pulls up the edges of the rug and is too difficult to vacuum close to the edges. The shark on it’s lower setting cleaned the outer edges of the rug without having this problem. Next I cleaned out both vacuums and used the Shark first on the other half of the area rug. It performed very well and filled its little canister up with hair pretty quick. I went over that half with the Dyson and it did pick up a little bit (barely noticeable amount) that the Shark missed but in my opinion, the hassle of the Dyson pulling up the edges of the rug isn’t worth it, the Shark was much easier to use and cleaned the rug very well.
Overall the Shark Rocket outperforms my Dyson DC33 upright on hardwood, tile, and area rugs but the Shark just doesn’t work well enough on carpet to completely replace my upright. I’m impressed enough with the performance of the Shark that I am keeping it to use on all my flooring except for carpet. The only other thing I noticed is that my hand and arm did get tired from holding up the Shark the whole time cleaning and the Shark won’t stand upright on its own, you either have to hold it the whole time, or lay it on the floor between cleanings. If you are looking for a good and convenient vacuum for hardwood, tile, or area rugs, I would highly recommend this vacuum. If you are looking for a vacuum to replace an old upright and plan to use it on carpeting, buy another upright, not this. This a great vacuum to use to clean quick messes on carpeting but I don’t feel it cleans carpet well enough to fully replace an upright.
UPDATE:
I’ve had the vacuum for a few weeks now and after frequently using it, I still feel the same as my initial review above, this is a great vacuum but I don’t feel it’s good enough to fully replace an upright with. Yesterday I decided to try using the vacuum to clean out the inside of my car and I was impressed with how well the micro cleaning kit (included in HV302)cleaned all of the usually hard places to clean. I used the micro cleaning kit to vacuum out the vents, cup holders, dash board, and other places in the car that are too difficult to get with a rag and it worked great. I also used the regular accessories to vacuum my cloth seats which worked very well and they are noticeably more clean. I started using the vacuum on the floors of my car but I quickly changed my mind after it sucked up a few small pebbles which immediately started bashing around the inside of the canister which I feel would have caused damage to the vacuum if I kept going. As far as this vacuum as a car cleaner, I would suggest using a shop vac on the floors of the car (if you have a gravel driveway like me) and then using this vacuum to clean your seats, vents, and other hard to clean places. If you plan on using this vacuum to clean your car, I would HIGHLY recommend getting the micro cleaning kit, it made cleaning my car that much easier.
Elliott –
Facil de utilizar muy comoda, remplaza al 100% a una escoba convencional, ideal para aspirar diario en lugar de barrer y mover el polvo de un lado a otro. EXCELENTE
Educated Consumer –
Love this machine
Cleans carpet perfect and removes pet hair
Roger O. –
I have another larger vacuum and – honesty – Iād rather burn all the carpets than lug that thing around. This feels like a tree branch compared to that one. Great suction power and gets into decent spaces. The head swivels quite a bit. Does a great job. Itās also one of the easiest vacuums to clean. The roller panel cover is easy to take off (I used a butter knife to unlock the 3 latches) and itās REALLY satisfying to cut and yank all the hair out of there. The filter is also really easy to clean under the sink and dries fairly quickly (softly ring the water out). Got this on sale and it was worth every penny.
Samantha B. –
This is my second vacuum of this model. Last one lasted me years and years. Works great and is easy to use as well as easy to clean. Great suction. Perfect compact size.
Educated Consumer –
Iāve endlessly been searching for a vacuum that isnāt too expensive but actually does what it is supposed to and finally my prayers have been answered!! This vacuum works wonders and has been great for wood floors and carpets. The suction is strong and consistent which means You donāt have to go over one spot a million times and you can actually tell the areas youāve vacuumed as you go along. Perfect for apartment living because itās compact and not clumsy and cumbersome to move around. I have a pet and use the handheld to get in all the nooks and crannies in the couch to get out all the hair that gets stuck in there which is equally satisfying.