Shark Navigator Lift-Away Upright Vacuum, Pet Friendly, Self-Cleaning Brushroll, CU530 Wine Purple

The Shark Navigator Zero-M Lift-Away Speed Upright Vacuum ZU560 has five important floor care features. These features make vacuuming more interesting, and how easy it is to use the features makes vacuuming lots of fun. I like how the power switch has the brush role selections right on it for the surface being cleaned, carpet or hard floor. I used the hard floor switch to vacuum flat indoor-outdoor carpet and it worked fine because it spins slower. It did not use so much suction that it pulled the threads out as other vacuums have. When I use the carpet setting, this Shark has very strong suction, so I really like the lighter suction hard floor setting, too, instead of just a low-high floor height setting. I like that this can be selected when pushing the power button because then I do not forget to set the floor type. Also, a suction control collar located on the handle works very well at reducing the suction to prevent the vacuum from inhaling a plastic bag or my throw rug. The collar opens air holes to reduce suction and closes to increase suction. The brush roll has a green light to indicate it is working and spinning right that turns solid red if something gets jammed. It flashes red if the brush roll nozzle gets too hot. The handle and/or the entire wand can be released to use attachments. Maneuverable steering has a large amount of swivel permitted by smaller rather than larger-sized wheels. It swivels on carpet and hard floors picking up dirt from tight angles. Upright, the suction is powerful vacuuming the carpet and floor. To vacuum using Lift Away, the pod can be removed from the floor nozzle and used with the wand. Carrying the dust bin and motor pod without the cleaner head brush roll, I can go to my car, up stairs, walk around the room, and reach harder to get to and tight places. Lift-Away makes it possible to deep clean areas unreachable to the upright vacuum, such as around clutter and above the floor spaces. The anti-allergen feature obviously makes me feel the fresher air because there is no smell of dust and allergens given off like other vacuums have. The dustbin removed instantly, emptied without any dust cloud at all, and dropped back lightly onto the pod snapping itself right in, fully sealed. Gaskets seal every opening to trap allergens and dust inside with Anti-Allergen Complete Seal Technology. Both the dust and HEPA filters are fully washable and reusable. It seems the lower 5A-6A amperage allows some bit of slowness for the hair to be removed from the brush. First picked up by the deep cleaner head, short, pet, and long hairs are removed actively, using a comb and a bristle guard that separate hair from the brush roll, remove hair from the bristles, and make it go directly into the dustbin. This Zero-M technology causes hair to get fully taken away from the brush roll. It looks like this is because of how the roller is surrounded by four thick, strong wires that comb hair in between the roller bristles. This system works wonderfully well because there was not one hair on my brush roll and usually there are many long hairs. At 13 pounds this durable vacuum remains stable when extending the attachments to reach far for cleaning. A full capacity of 2.2 quarts has lots of room for masses of dust, hair, and whatever needs vacuuming up. With 25 feet of cord I can drive this vacuum all over my rooms and halls to get the entire area sparkling clean. This Shark Navigator Zero-M Lift Away has the two best attachments for my home. The Duster Crevice Tool has a soft brush on it that pushes down over the end of the tool, and when I adjust the suction on the handle to low, I can vacuum dust off everything without sucking any objects into the vacuum. I can finally dust anything with ease, such as dust on paper or plastic, on small objects, and on mini-blinds. Then, with max suction and the brush, I go along the edges of anything and the brush frees up spider webs, bugs, or stuck on dust on the baseboard. The crevice tool edge is hard plastic and alone it does not get into all places, but with the brush on the end of it maximum versatility is provided using of the crevice tool. The second enclosed tool, the Hair Removal Multi-Tool is a square upholstery tool with a blunt rubber bristled cover for easily removing hair from carpet and furniture.

The Shark Navigator Lift-away vacuum is simply wonderful. Having multiple pets, a good vacuum is a must. Before I received the Shark vacuum, I was busy and had neglected vacuuming our dining room rug where several of our furry critters hang out. It was disgusting, so that was the first rug I tried out the new vacuum on. (The vacuum has an adjustment lever for suction and I put it a little less than halfway to MAX just to see how it worked.) Wow. Just one pass and -dog and cat fur- gone. I filled the entire cup on that rug alone. (If anything, the dust cup could be bigger but thats no big deal.) The cup is easy to empty (opens easily top and bottom to get everything out-unlike my other vacuum that is a nightmare to get stuff that got in around the filter part in top and I end up dumping stuff back on the floor struggling to get it open to empty. It goes from area rugs to bare floor seamlessly. It has what they call Zero-M technology that “actively removes hair wrap from the brushroll as you vacuum”. Apparently that works well, as I've had no need to turn vacuum over and bother with unwinding caught hair (which again was problem with other vacuums). The lift-away feature to get to nook and crannies is another great feature. Also, the swivel head on the brushroll is nice maneuvering around chair legs and such. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this vacuum, particularly to homes with pets! Love it!