Shark Navigator Lift-Away Speed Self-Cleaning Upright Vacuum with HEPA Filter and Lightweight Design - ZU561

Oly cowgirl: I have owned many a vacuum in my 46 years and this is my favorite. The suction is powerful and easily adjustable, it maneuvers beautifully, was easy to assemble, and is, for the most, part pretty sturdy.
There are just a few things that could be improved:
1) the hose attachments are stored on the handle and are constantly falling off every time I vacuum. When you use the handheld hose, the accessory holder is loose and I accidentally pull it off every time I grab the handle to move the vacuum.
2) the reach of the hose leaves something to be desired. I wish there was an extender attachment so that I could reach cobwebs in the corners of my ceiling.
3) the vacuum sits so close to the ground that it’s sometimes hard to suck up leaves or any slightly larger debris. This is a great feature in one sense as it prevents the vacuum from sucking up things that it shouldn’t like the cord or a rogue sock.
All in all, these are just minor inconveniences and not enough to make me not love this vacuum. It is heavy and noisy but it is powerful and that’s what I wanted. It gets all of the dog hair off of my carpet and then some.

United States on Dec 07, 2023

Kindle Customer: Used to vacuum the carpet. It did well. Has good suction, easy to move around, not to heavy to carry up and down stairs. Fairly quiet, and its easy to empty the container.

United States on Oct 31, 2023

ShannonShannon: This vacuum is old school awesome with the ease of modern assembly! It simply clicks together and you're ready to roll. Just used it for the first time. The design is simple with a carpet or bare floor power setting; no cumbersome adjustment of a dial on the brushroll for 5 different floor levels that don't make a difference anyway. It has a dial up by the handle in which you can adjust the suction by! How cool is that? To release the brush roll, you just put your foot on it to lower the handle--no pedals to push. The holding tank is secured by two latches. Some reviews say they don't like like that; they'd rather have one that snaps in. However, I find the latches to hold the tank in super well so the suction isn't compromised. The brushroll is unique and claimed self-cleaning; we'll see. Lastly, while using the floor mode with the dial set to moderate suction, I did all my hard floors and there is NO kickback of cat litter or other debris anywhere which is impressive in itself!

United States on Oct 03, 2023

Amery75: There are tons of models to choose from and all it took was a reviewers post about her matted rugs and how they looked for me to hit BUY. I'm so glad I did. She was not lying. This vacuum took up so much dust and dog hair and carpet fresh that I am embarrassed! I loved using it so much I used it again today and even more came out. My rugs look dramatically newer and fresher. I was feeling stuffed up for months and I thought, hey, maybe my old vacuum (Dyson) is just not doing it's job. Yup. I woke up today without a stuffy nose. I didn't want to splurge on another Dyson because they are so expensive and I only have one room that has a rug and a few area rugs in my house. SHARK for this price was perfect. It's lightweight, easy instructions to assemble, it's strong, meaning it really has a strong suction that pulls you (I will get a workout - plus plus!) and it's slimmer than my older vac. It swivels and turns and leaves those professional-looking carpet lines that look clean and cool. Very happy with this purchase. If you want the clean of a Dyson for a fraction of the cost, and a few bells and whistles, this is for you.

United States on Aug 24, 2023

FeliciaFelicia: I bought this vacuum on sale for prime days 2023. It was just delivered today 7/16. This is the 2nd shark I've purchased. The other was bought 2 years ago and promptly returned as it did not work well at all. So I was very hesitant to try again. But I have no regrets! I did spend several weeks reading up on other models. I compared the navigator to the rotator and all that. Even after weeks of thinking I could mot decide which to get because they all had great reviews and were attractive looking.
Now, I cannot believe I paid so much for a vacuum without a retractable cord but I also can't believe that I waited so long! SHARK very clearly focused their energy on function vs fancy features and I'm not mad about it!

My carpet is 3 years old. I am 1 person without children. I do have 2 cats and occasionally dog sit for family. I also live in AZ where it is very dusty. I do occasionally wear shoes in the house but very infrequently And my shoes are never very dirty. I don't keep windows open much bc of all the dirt and dust. I vacuum 1 to 2x a week with a Bissell that I have had for around 6 years.
My carpet has been matted down in areas of heavy traffic despite it just...

United States on Jul 16, 2023

Carlos Jose Macaspac: best if you have a golden retriever!

Canada on Jan 16, 2023

Viced R.Viced R.: It's a good vacuum to be sure, but I think the whole "self cleaning brush roll" thing is more gimmick than substance.

Canada on Feb 16, 2022

Ricardo E. Abarca: Producto muy recomendable. Potente, versatil y muy apto para limpieza general del hogar ! Una recomendacion para la compañia productora SHARK es : mejorar la forma de asegurar los accesorios para evitar el constante estorbo de ellos al estar aspirando. La solucion a esto como usuario es de sencillamente quitar dichos accesorios pero, lo practico es tenerlos siempre cercanos a uno !!

Mexico on Dec 02, 2021

Tom McGlone: I love this vacuum but I do not like it for stairs at all, maybe I am not using it right but I find really hard to use on stairs.

Canada on Sep 27, 2021

Mitchell Dueck: Here are my first impressions after using the vacuum.

Pros:
-I was pleased to see that most of the hair vacuumed up didn't end up on the roller due to the zero M technology. I was vacuuming on carpet and there weren't any piles of hair, but the vacuum only left about 1 or 2% of the hair on the roller, the rest made it into the collection bin.
-The pivoting connection between the upper handle part and lower base with the roller, this allows for great control and maneuverability.
-The base of the vacuum has a lower profile than my previous model and I liked how I could go further under dressers and beds by lowering the handle towards the floor.
-The power cord is nice and soft and wasn't uncomfortable when I stepped on it accidentally with my bare feet.
-The additional attachments can be used with the lift away mode in such a way that you don't need to include the extra 2 foot piping extension as well (although you can use this extra length if you prefer). My previous vacuum couldn't get in hard to reach places, like behind the toilet, because it's lift away type of mode had 2 feet of unbendable piping attached.

Cons:
-The power cord is about 10 or 20...

Canada on Oct 19, 2020