Shark - PowerDetect Cordless Stick Vacuum with Powerful Suction and HEPA Filtration - Cordless Stick Vacuum with Auto-Empty System

Wow. Boy, do I love this vacuum so far. I have 2 long hair dachshunds and while they’re so cute, I constantly have little tumbleweeds of hair on my floors daily! Vacuuming is an everyday chore in my home and I am excited to have this one use. Out of the box it took approximately 7 minutes to put it all together including placing the odor neutralizer puck into the main tank that all the dirt and debris empties into on the base. It appeared to be fully charged out of the box but it did say to charge it before using. I allowed it to sit on the charger for approximately 30 mins. When I turned it on, the first thing I saw were all the pretty lights. LOL. The handle shows speed info as well as battery life info. Having the 3 speed options was nice but, I honestly prefer to stay in the “detect” mode because I have carpet, vinyl and wood flooring all on the same floor of my house. In detect mode, the speed goes up and down depending on the need for suction due to dirt. You will also notice the lights on the vacuum change as you move around. The lights indicate your dirt level. I didn’t understand why they were changing at first but noticed it shows a dark purple when your area is very dirty, the light turns into almost a lavender color when it’s not as heavy with dirt and then will be white when it’s clean. While I’m sure this has an impact on the battery life, I was able to vacuum my entire first floor taking me 31 minutes. When I finished, I had a little less than half of my battery left. After all the hair was cleaned up, I was pleasantly surprised to have hardly any residual hair in the roller of the vacuum. This definitely is one of my favorite options on this vacuum. Not having to cut the hair off the vacuum roller after was so nice. Now for the fun part. After I vacuumed up enough hair to make another dog, I placed the vacuum back on the dock and at first nothing happened. I went from pure excitement to what the heck? Why didn’t this thing empty out like the box said it would? Well, user errors happen all the time and we will call this instance just that. You have to make sure the vacuum is on the base properly in the correct spot and that’s when the magic happens. Not going to lie, I jumped when it first turned on to clean the tank from the noise. LOL. This is my first vacuum that sucks the dirt into another holding tank when you dock it and while I knew what to expect, the noise caught me off guard. Overall, this vacuum has met every expectation I had for it. From the ease of changing the attachments, to great battery life, to even having a quiet mode which will reduce the noise of the vacuum while using it down to the nice LED lights that make vacuuming in darker areas super easy. I had a Samsung Jet pet vacuum before and this Shark PowerDetect blows it out of the water! It’s worth every single cent and I’m so happy to own it.

This was a good choice for a house with four dogs. The power to pick up all the hair from the carpet was a game changer. I was not sure how i would like it since it is the first cordless i have ever used. Easy to push and navigate, not hard to get into small spaces. I would recommend this to a friend.

I have used a Shark cordless vacuum for several years and it is still going strong, with original battery. So, I was really looking forward to trying this new model out. Very easy to put together. The base does take up a tad bit of floor space. Thoughtful design and seems sturdily built Replaceable battery. Charging is simple as you just drop into the base, however the only indicator of charging is a little light on the battery. Would have been nice to have a better indicator. The unit is a tad top heavy but moving from hand to hand helps. Power on/off is a button on top of the handle. You have a choice of ecco, auto and power modes which are changed by pulling the trigger (seems to me these functions should be switched?). Each increases suction but reduces run time. Using auto mode, I got around 32 minutes vacuuming carpet and edges only and got 45 minutes “mixed” (carpet/hard floor). These times are consistent with my current shark, but this has a much more powerful motor and enhanced “duo” floor attachment. There is a battery indicator on the top of the handle, but it is four little ‘corners” indicating 100%, 75%, 50% and less than 25%. Why not have a timer? Seems like a big miss to me. Dirt indicator light on handle and on floor attachment is nice. I thought this may be just a gimmick, but it indicated “dirty” areas (purple light) exactly where our walk patterns are, whether hard floor or carpet – it was kind of eerie. Also, when it encounters these “dirt” areas it increases its suction. After going over these areas a couple of times the indicator light goes white – except for a couple of carpet spots where I probably need to shampoo the carpet. I did have problems using the vacuum on some of my area and throw rugs. It just wouldn’t move easily or tended to suck up the rug, even using ecco mode. However, if I tried moving vacuum in opposite direction it seem to be much easier to move? After vacuuming our main bathrooms tile floor, I used a light I have that shows any dirt. The floor was virtually spotless. Vacuum head has LED lights. I don’t vacuum in the dark but its great to be able to see under beds, etc. Another great added feature is edge cleaning. When running along the edge of a wall it senses this and turns vacuum power to the edge that is along the wall. It works on either side and indicates if “dirty” area (purple) or clean (white). I also use robot vacuums as well as other manufacturers cordless vacuums and none of these cleaned the edges like this unit does. It occasionally got a little confused if running a long a door, etc. but overall, this worked great and was the most impressive part of vacuum for me. Multi-flex wand allows you to bend the long extension to 90% to allow easy use under beds/cabinets, etc To empty you drop the unit onto the base and it opens the little “door” on the vacuum and sucks out the dirt into the base dust bin. I had to try to “dock” the unit a few times and press down hard to get it to empty. There is a lot of play when docking I would have preferred a more tactful/solid connection feeling to docking. It is very loud when emptying but there is a “switch” on the base to not empty (just charge), which is nice. You can empty the handle yourself which is good as I like to clean the handles dust bin with compressed air from time to time. The bagless design on vacuum and base is nice. But the base dirt bin is not clear so there is no way to know how full it is. Another design miss for me. Filter is easily accessed within the handle and cleaned using soap/water. 2 un-powered secondary attachments – dust crevice and a pet multi tool. The attachments can be used without the wand, allowing close-up vacuuming. Odor neutralizing “puck” that screws into base to stop odors. 5-year warranty on vacuum Overall, this is a nice step up from my current Shark and while not perfect in some design details it does clean very well, and I would recommend it.

Initial Impressions: The Shark PowerDetect is a metal and plastic monument to minimalist industrial design. The Handheld Vacuum, minus the MultiFLEX Wand and nozzle, looks like sci-fi gun straight out of Buzz Lightyear. Attaching the MultiFLEX Wand to the Handheld Vacuum transforms the Shark into a Gundam rail gun. I would look perfectly natural with this thing strapped to my back at a Halloween party. On the other hand, the Dock and Charging Post are aesthetically unpleasant. Cleaning performance is good. It has the typical Shark multi-roller technology that you find in all modern Shark vacuums. The PowerDetect uses an automatic variable speed to auto-adjust to detected dirt level and floor type. The handheld vacuum automatically empties into the Dock’s reservoir. Emptying an independent dustbin is so much easier, and cleaner, than previous bagless vacuums I have owned. Setup: The PowerDetect packing material is 100% recyclable cardboard and not so recyclable plastic bags. All of which was kept to a minimum. There is a quick start guide in the box which includes a QR code to the full user’s manual. Assembly is simple snap and click. It uses the same buttons and push levers that you will find on most modern Sharks. However, unlike previous Shark vacuums, I found some of the buttons and levers in odd places that interfere with the clean ergonomics of my previous Shark Vacuums. For example, the thumb switch that releases the MultiFLEX Wand from the floor nozzle requires me to bend over and pull the wand up while pushing the floor nozzle down with either my foot or another hand. This left me feeling off balance during the procedure. The filters are pre-installed in the Handheld Vacuum and the Dock. The unit comes with two multi-function wand attachments. One is a narrow nozzle with a slip-on brush. The other is a pet hair removal nozzle with a removable matching brush. There is a single peg on the Dock’s base for one attachment. The PowerDetect comes with an add-on plastic part with an additional peg for the other nozzle attachment. Honestly, the addition peg looks more like a cheap afterthought than something designed to be part of the Dock. The Quick Start Guide will get you where you need to go but it is not a substitute for reading the Instruction Manual. Cleaning and performance: Cleaning and performance are “different” than any other vacuum I have used. First, the vacuum has three operating modes. Eco, Detect Mode, and Boost. Eco is low power, least amount of suction mode. This is good for hardwood, cement, and tile floors. Boost is full power, high suction mode best used for heavy dirt, high traffic areas, and rugs. Detect Mode is variable an automatic variable speed mode. Detect mode literally detects floor types and dirt level. The PowerDetect automatically activated Boost Mode on my carpets and then reduced to Eco mode when I moved from the carpet to my hardwood floors. The PowerDetect also shifted between Eco and Boost as it detected heavy areas with increased dust and pet hair and edges. There are two lights on the front of the Nozzle and two on the rear. The lights do an excellent job of highlighting dirt, dust, hair, and other debris. As soon as I could see the dirt in the lights the PowerDetect would change its power mode to address the challenge. It was pretty cool. I was able to replicate this experience on my medium pile carpet, hardwood floors, basement cement floors, and multiple low pile carpets, under and around cabinets, under tables and other furniture, and in spaces where lighting was a challenge. The PowerDetect did a great job with the exception of two carpets that cover my basement media room. My basement carpets have a grain. Like wood has a grain. All of the fibers in the carpet line up in perfect rows like a corn field. Vacuum with the grain and all is good. Vacuum against the grain the PowerDetects digs itself a hole which stops all forward and backward movements. This happened again and again. It did not matter what the power mode was. Nor did it matter if I used a heavy or lite touch on the handle. The solution was to pick the nozzle off the floor and reposition myself to align with the grain. I could still vacuum under my futon because I could still push the vacuum at a slight angle to the grain. But, perpendicular to the grain and I’m forced to pick up the PowerDetect, reposition, and start again. The MultiFLEX Wand: The MultiFLEX Wand has a few neat features. First, the two nozzles that ship with the PowerDetect are interchangeable with the floor nozzle. They also attached directly to the Handheld Vacuum. Second, the MultiFLEX Wand folds in half. This is useful for cleaning under deep furniture like beds, couches, and futons. However, the joint at the MultiFLEX Wand’s hinge and the joint at the floor nozzle lock up preventing much more than simple back and forth motions. The PowerDetect becomes inflexible and forces me to move side to side with my motions instead of allowing the vacuum to move around me. Third, I can store the stick vacuum freestanding. The MultiFLEX Wand will fold 180 degress to allow the Hand Vacuum to rest just above the vacuum nozzle. Thus, it will stand freely in perfect balance. This means I can store the PowerDetect upright, temporarily, anyplace in my home without worrying about it sliding off a wall or laying in the middle of the floor. Dock: Aesthetics have that “don’t spend a cent on aesthetics” look. This wouldn’t be so bad if it weren’t for the little misses. For example, the PowerDetect literally hangs from the charging post. It is obvious that the original intent was for the floor nozzle to rest on the floor. The Dock’s thin, plastic, flimsy is molded to support the floor nozzle wheels while the floor nozzle rests on the floor. This creates two issues. First, the charging post leans over slightly when the PowerDetect is in the dock due to the weight of the PowerDetect. The lean is more obvious on a carpet than on a hard surface. This is because the Dock’s flimsy base flexs more on carpet than on a hard surface. Second, the handheld vacuum can be detached from the MultiFLEX Wand hanging from the charging post. Unfortunately, you have to remove the MultiFLEX Wand from the charging post to reattach the Handheld Vacuum to the MultiFLEX Wand. Then replace the PowerDetect in the charging post. The Dock charges the Handheld Vacuum’s removable battery when the Handheld Vacuum is hanging from the Charging post. The Handheld Vacuum’s dustbin is also automatically emptied when placed into the charging post. The charging post has a manual switch that will flip the auto discharge mechanism from auto empty to do not empty, or night mode. My recommendation is to leave the unit in Night Mode until you need to empty the PowerDetect. Otherwise, the Dock will auto empty the PowerDetect every time the PowerDetect is docked, plugged in, or your home recovers from a power outage. The Dock’s Dustbin is a large, hollow box. There are no filters, fancy airflow raceways, or other fancy mechanisms. The Dustbin lifts away easily. The bottom of the dustbin releases with the press of a button. Be sure to hold this over your trash bin, outdoors, because everything comes out all at once when the door drops open. Odor Neutralizer Cartridge: The Dock has a spot for an Odor Neutralizer Cartridge. The Odor Neutralizer Cartridge freshens the exhaust air when the PowerDetect auto empties into the waste bin. It smells like Irish Spring soap. The Odor Neutralizer Cartridge has three odor intensity settings. I found this unique and novel. It beats smelling sour vacuum exhaust. Conclusion: It is a solid middle of the road product. It cleans well. The variable suction and vacuum nozzle lights are fantastic. I like the auto empty feature. I like that the PowerDetect can be stored upright in the Dock or folded over to free stand in a closet. I love the easily removable, long lasting, rechargeable battery. And the Irish Spring scent is pretty cool. But there are little things with the build quality that bother me but do not interfere with the operation, or my experience, with the PowerDetect. The MultiFLEX Wand becomes frustrating to use for under furniture cleaning. The Edge Detect feature, that I did not discuss, is hit or miss depending on the dirt level. And the floor nozzle keeps getting trapped on my low pile basement carpets. There is more to like than not with the PowerDetect. For this reason, I recommend this product.

This is my first cordless vacuum & I love it . Easy to manuver. Cleaning floors without the cord is great and faster. Love how this goes underneath bed, cofee table without bending over . I always buy Sharks .i love the way they use lights so you can see the floor better . I hsd dyson years ago , my friend has a Dyson cordless , this has more features and is better and for less money than Dyson . Buy one you wont be sorry .

TL;DR - One of the best cordless stick vacuums I've used, even compared to other leading brands I've owned that cost more. The only thing keeping it from the 5th star is the lack of a smaller powered brush head for sofas and the difficulty in vacuuming on thick/heavy pile carpet, mostly due to the strong suction power. If I could give it 4.5 stars, I would. I've used the Shark PowerDetect Clean & Empty for about a week and vacuumed both carpet, tile and hardwood flooring. The power brush head does a great job of vacuuming up hair and other debris in both directions, and I find the lights on both sides of the brush head convenient. The battery lasts long enough for me to do a quick vacuum on high power for about 1500 square feet of floor area. The auto-empty function works very well and the new process where it empties the bin in two cycles works well to clear almost all of the hair and dust from the bin, although there still is a fine layer of dust left in the cup after. I appreciate the ease of use in emptying the collection bin in the base and it's nice not to have to purchase bags to refill. The design of the bin will make it easy to wash out with the garden hose outside when the time comes to clean it. Overall, this is a great cordless stick vacuum with some innovative features and design that makes quick work of fast cleanup tasks while having the battery stamina to power through a whole-house vacuum session.

If you like cordless vacuums that require you to take multiple breaks to recharge while cleaning and allow the dust to blow back into the air when emptying the dirt canister, move along! This is not the vacuum for you since we can vacuum our 8 rooms in our house along with using the attachments for dusting and have the power to spare! The base unit looks a bit unwieldy, but it’s very light and balanced. This vacuum features DuoClean Detect™ and PowerDetect features. The floor attachment has 2 brushes in the floor attachment that roll forward and backward. This assists with picking up debris as well as limits the classic hair wrap-around issues that always require attention. The power head can detect dirt, edges, hard floors, and which direction you are pushing or pulling to boost cleaning. The reverse feature allows for a lot more cleaning ability on hard surfaces especially for spilled products such as rice and salt! The stated run time is up to 70 minutes due to the built-in power management that adjusts the power for the task. The top portion of the unit has an LED display that shows the battery status, which cleaning mode has been selected by the trigger (ECO, Detect, or Boost), and the out ring changes color based on whether or not dirt has been detected, is being cleaned or indicates when the floor/carpet is clean. The vacuum comes with an articulating extension wand that can lock in many positions to facilitate cleaning and you can attach the combo duster/crevice tool or pet/multi-tool to it or directly to the power portion. When placed in the included charging rack, the vacuum will automatically empty into a sealed storage bin that also has a replaceable odor-neutralizing insert. This is done by a suction mechanism in the storage unit that empties the dust bin which has been great considering everyone in our house has dust allergies and we’ve noticed a big difference. The emptying process takes less than a minute but It’s a bit noisy. There is a quiet mode where you can turn off this feature until it is needed. Once the base storage is full it easily removes for emptying. The vacuum has a 5-year warranty for peace of mind, but in my experience, I’ve never had a Shark product fail. So we have a cordless vacuum with performance that is on par or exceeds my older corded model, that cleans the house and the built-in dust bin helps keep it clean, and is lightweight and stores easily!

I am definitely becoming a dedicated Shark product fan. I am seduced by their clever, innovative and functional product designs, excellent product build quality, and outstanding product performance. The IP3000 Series (Model # IP3251) Power Detect Clean & Empty Cordless Stick Vacuum that I recently received is no exception. It is thoughtfully designed for great functionality, convenience and durability. It is relatively lightweight and extremely easy to assemble and setup with 3 main pieces for the vacuum itself - just click together the MultiFLEX Wand into the powered Floor Nozzle, then click in the Handheld Vacuum portion on top; then assemble the 2 main pieces of the Dock portion by lining up and clicking in the Charging Post. Add the provided Odor Neutralizer Technology Cartridge to the Dock in the space provided by lining up the arrows and twisting until it clicks, then by setting it to the desired fragrance strength level which are marked on the cartridge. Once both the Vacuum and Dock portions are assembled, set the Vacuum into the Charging Post's cradle, plug in the unit and let the battery fully charge. Once fully charged, the LED on the side of the battery will have stopped blinking and when you remove the Vacuum from the cradle and press the Power Button on the top of the Handheld, the display will light up with a power strength indicator box with 4 outside sections. As you use the Vacuum and the power is depleted, sections of this indicator will disappear letting you know how much more you can vacuum until you need a recharge. Or, if you desire, you can purchase an interchangable backup battery and just trade them out and keep cleaning. . The Vacuum has 3 modes: Eco, Detect and Boost Mode. The Eco Mode saves energy and maximizes run time; the Boost Mode maximizes vacuum suction; and the Detect Mode is what this machine is all about by detecting the amount of dirt you are encountering and automatically adjusting the suction accordingly. The Detect Mode does an amazing job and gives you an intuitive visual indicator as to whether or not you have successfully removed all the dirt by shining a deep purple light when the dirt is heavy, a lighter purple light when it is being removed, and a white light when the dirt is gone. This system keeps you from dwelling too long in an area that no longer needs more vacuuming and keeps you moving. There are many features that help speed up your vacuuming time. The flexibility of both the MultiFLEX Wand, which will easily bend when needed to get into difficult to reach places, and the low profile and excellent swivel ability of the power Floor Nozzle really helps you get under and around close areas without having to move tons of furniture. Then, of course, there is the Clean & Empty feature of the Dock, which with the placement of the Vacuum into the cradle and a quick flick of a switch from Quiet Mode, which allows the Vacuum to charge without evacuating the Vacuum's Dust Cup, to Auto-Empty Dock Charging, which, with a Whooosh!, empties the Dust Cup automatically. With following the directions and doing proper suggested maintenance, this awesome Vacuum will do a fantastic job for years to come. I highly recommend this Shark - PowerDetect™ Clean & Empty Cordless Stick Vacuum!

I am so delighted to have been asked to review this product. Wow. I am a big fan of Shark vacuums in general- well made, intuitive, easy to clean and easy to clean with! This new cordless model with auto-empty provided way more than I expected. The box came with a list of the parts on the inner flap and quick start instructions on a single sheet of paper. NO USER MANUAL, but instead a QR code to access said manual. I wish they had either included the manual in the box, or given a short URL to access it (not everyone can read said manual on their phone!). That is my only ding against the IP3000. The pieces go together flawlessly. Make sure you put the wand and handheld vac together and charge it fully on the charging dock before you get started. Then, it's easy to clean! The power button is on the handle and this area also displays the vacuum mode (eco, detect, boost) and the status of how much battery is left. All quite visible while using as a floor vac. The three modes are eco (uses less power) auto detect (sucking power changes based on amount of dirt) and boost (max power all the time). So, I live on a ranch and one Great Pyrenees has access to the house. We are covered in white dog hair most of the time, PLUS the sand, dirt and dust. I had been pulling out a industrial shop vacuum every day. I had the ideal place to challenge the IP3000! Let me say that I am extremely impressed. Check out the photos. This vacuum is phenomenal, sucking up loads of dog hair and dirt with east. I thought for sure that I would clog the hose, but no matter how much hair I vacuumed up, it never clogged. A couple of times, hair did accumulate near the roller, but that was an easy fix to just pull it off... Zero hair wrapped itslef around the rollers! Wow. The best part was I can see when the dust bin is getting full and just place it on the stand and -whoosh!- the auto empty features sucks it all out. The flexi-swivel floor nozzle gets five stars on its own. It is small, yet can swivel and flex under most furniture. The wand flexes as well and I found it simple to vacuum under the sofa and buffet and bed without getting on my knees. Switching from floor vac to hand vac takes one simple button to remove the floor nozzle and snap on a different tool. I used the pet multi-tool to clean the sofa AND the celing! We had dirt streaks near our central AC vents and I was able to vacuum them clean with the pet tool. I used the duster crevice tool to clean the tops of the baseboards and the juncture between baseboard and floor. Clean! No bending or scooting along on my knees! Now that I have established that this is the perfect vac for a pet owner, here are some things I picked up. When you start the floor vac, it doesn't really sound like its working that hard until you hit a patch of dirt or hair, then it revs up. Be prepared for that! When you place the handvac on the charging/emptying stand, it will whoosh out the dirt, followed by a reverse little whoosh, and the whoosh out again. Keep your filters clean and gently wipe off the sensors frequently. This will maintain your machine for years to come. Also, if you have a lot of pet hair, when doing the floor, stop and turn the floor nozzle up and make sure that you have not developed a wad of hair. If you do, just pull it out and throw it in the trash, and vacuum some more! I also recommend you take the trash can outside when you go to empty the bin in order to avoid releasing dust into the house. Finally, the odor neutralizer must work as my husband hasn't complained about 'vac odor'. Thank you to the Shark designers for making my life easy! Since I don't have cords and hoses from the industrial shop vacuum, I can just pluck this beauty off the charging stand and do a lot or a little without having to pick everything up!