Shark – Cordless Pet Stick Vacuum – Blue Iris

Shark Rocket Cordless Stick Vacuum – IX141
Summary:
A relatively light weight but well built battery powered stick vacuum.
Pros:
* Its relatively light weight.
* It easily breaks down for maintenance and storage.
* The main chamber/barrel handles well.
* It features great suction/cleaning power.
* It is battery powered!
* The unit seems to deliver the promised ~40 minute of use time.
Cons:
* It can take a long while to charge. I don’t really know what is typical for this device category, but I’d say more than several hours to obtain a full charge.
* It doesn’t feature a mounting bracket, station, or similar to store it up and off the floor. i.e. I would like to just park it. But you have to physically insert and remove the charging cable from the device. This means a lot of wear on the charging cable vs just resting the device on contacts.
Use:
The vacuum handled itself pretty well. We have a smaller hand held that we intended for use with our cars. Unfortunately, it wasn’t small enough for the nooks and crannies so we brought it inside where it served as a light spot vacuum for floor and couch messes (we do have dogs that we occasionally allow on the couch). But the vacuum isn’t that powerful and it is not so convenient for longer jobs or jobs requiring reach. We also have a much more substantial Dyson Ball vacuum that works wonders. But it is corded and it is much heavier than needed for spot cleaning. We had to downsize into an apartment after we sold our home, but we still need to clean. These other vacuums aren’t well suited to the job due to lack of power, too much power, form factor, or storage space required. Once we decide on a house, that will change. But for now…
We needed something that could be easily brought to bear against spot messes, quick cleanups around the apartment, clean the couch, and have easy reach. This unit fit the bill!
Within minutes we realized just how much our cleaning regiment will be altered with this unit. Once we click assembled the standard stick mode, we put it to use on a medium jute area rug. We have a corgi. Corgis are… difficult to keep after. We also have a robotic vacuum that works magic every day at 1pm. The robot’s bin is consistently full, so we didn’t expect this vacuum to have much to do.
Boy were we wrong!
After just a few easy sweeps back and forth the chamber showed what a mess was present.
This test run was shortly after the robot’s regularly scheduled job and the Shark’s chamber was already filling with debris and fur (attached picture).
We proceeded to give the whole apartment a cleaning for good measure and it was so much easier than lugging the larger one around, fighting with the hose or bending over or reaching with the smaller unit, or having to set the robot for a second or third daily cleaning.
The dual “modes” for carpet or flat (i.e. wood) ensures optimal performance across surfaces. The sliding “power” mode to increase suction strength was also evident in its ability to lift heavier debris.
All in all, this unit is definitely a great work horse and a something every household should consider for their cleaning arsenal.
Note:
Other vacuum models referenced are:
Dyson DC50 (corded all purpose)
Black and Decker Pivot (cordless handheld)
Ecovacs DEEBOT N79SE (robotic)

Bought this cause i needed something that would pick up dirt and dog hair from my hard wood floors. I have 4 German shepherds and they shed A LOT! Sweeping 4 times a day just was not working for me. The only reason i did not give it 5 stars is that the battery does not last as long as i would like. It says 40 min, but its more like 25-30 min. Also the bagless canister does not hold very much. I have to empty it 3-4 times per time i use it, in the defenseof the product, i have German shepherds. Those were the cons, now for the pros… it picks up hair and dirt great. Has great suction. I love the swivel head and how easy it converts to a hand held. The attachments are easy to put on and off. Would i recommend this, yes, yes, yes! It is saving the back aches from sweeping.