Shark Stratos XL 2.6 Litre Corded Upright Vacuum Cleaner with Anti Hair Wrap Plus & Anti Odour, Pet, Crevice and Multi-Surface Tools, Transforms to Portable Vacuum, 800W 2.6 ltrs, Navy Blue AZ3000UKT

Really good hoover has a good suction power picks up dirt fast and you don’t have to repeatedly go over to clean up carpets. The unit itself is heavy so requires some hard work, good cord length versatile vacuum cleaner works perfectly on floorboard and carpet, rugs.Overall good buy. Thanx to prime arrived next day.

I got this Shark Stratos XL to replace my old cordless one, which after 4+ years, was starting to lose suction, and just not doing as good a job as I wanted it to.This one was very easy to set up, everything basically clicks into each other, but the instructions are lovely and clear. I was also very pleased to see all the accessories and pieces were wrapped in brown paper, no plastic in sight!It did take me a minute or two to insert the anti-odour disc, I've never seen one of those before, and you have to insert it before first use. It was pretty simple to do though, you just remove it from the metal can it comes in, line up the arrows and push it into place, then turn it until it clicks, and choose your intensity level.After using it for the first time, I can honestly say this is in a whole other league. It is so powerful, it's cleaned my carpets and hard floors amazingly, my carpets look brand new again! I have young children, so I vacuum every day, sometimes more than once! But look at how much dust this picked up from my living room only, I was shocked! (see my photos)The accessories are great, you get a thin crevice tool, a wider surface tool, and then the pet tool, which also has the anti-hair wrap technology built in. The anti-hair wrap you get with a Shark is a huge positive for me personally, I've had other brands of vacuum over the years which don't have this, and I was forever pulling hair from the brush bar. Not with a Shark!You can use it multiple ways, so cleaning the stairs, under furniture, or getting rid of high up cobwebs etc, is a breeze!I will just say, that is is quite bulky in size. It's also much heavier than what I'm used to, and it will take me a while to get used to having a cord again, but overall I am very happy and impressed. This is the power I wanted from my cordless stick, but it just wasn't up the job. I would definitely recommend!

I've had shark vacuums now for many years and this will be the 4th shark I've had. The design of these vacuums are second to none. As a professional cleaner, not wanting to buy commercial vacuums which are heavy, ugly and expensive, this particular shark vacuum is larger and extremely well made making it capable of the endurance work that I put it through everyday but so efficient and easy to use it's a joy to work with. This model even has an odour control pod which is a nice touch but might prove expensive as it's used so much. The lift away is perfect for stairs and high areas and so easy to lift away and and replace. The hose release is so easy making swapping from vacuuming floors to high areas a piece of cake. I honestly wouldn't have anything else. It is the perfect work mate and customers always compliment how clean and dust free their homes are. Considering the larger size of the vacuum, it's still light weight and easy to carry.

For the most part, I really like this vacuum. Coming from a cordless shark vacuum, the ability to pick up stuff is noticeable. However, so is the weight. You feel like you've had a small work out after vacuuming a large space, in our case a 3000 square foot house. With the automatic detector built in, it senses what type of floor you're vacuuming and adjusts accordingly making it very easy to use, no manual switching. Whether on carpet or hard floor, thick pile or thin pile, the ability to suck up dust and larger items is just what you want. I place the vac head to my hand and it probably sucks 3 times stronger than our cordless which is about 5 or 6 years old now. I love that I don't have to worry about my battery running out before I finish the job, but I also feel the cord could have been longer, just another 1 metre would have made a difference. Plenty of attachments help get jobs like the stairs done easily and I like the way you can pick up the body away from the unit itself so it becomes a mobile carry vac instead.Value for money - 4/5Suction - 5/5Weight - 3/5Pick up performance - 5/5Build quality - 5/5Great vacuum, move from Dyson to shark a few years ago and haven't looked back.