Shark Navigator Lift-Away Upright Vacuum Cleaner (NV352)

Amazon Customer: I am actually impressed with this vacuum. I have been living with hardwood floors for the last 20+ years, the last vacuum I used was my mom's Kirby which was made from solid iron and stored all the dust in a paper bag.

This vacuum is pretty light, it does a great job pulling cat hair and my hair out of the carpet. It has a switch to toggle between carpet and hard floors. I'm able to vacuum the carpet and then roll straight into the kitchen to clean up whatever crumbs hit the ground. I even use it to vacuum my gigantic mouse pad.

It's easy to clean and I have no complaints. I actually enjoy vacuuming now because it does such a good job, which is something 12 year old me would have never thought possible.

United States on Sep 21, 2023

L. Evans: I bought this vacuum after a rough amount of research for something that could handle cat hair on a rather thick wool area rug- without 1) costing a mint and 2) damaging the fibers.
My Dad retired from baking and, having done vacuum sales before, opened a vac repair shop. This wasn’t too on his list of easy to work with, and coming from a Fix It Yourself Family- I’m hoping I made a good choice.
Bought today, tried instantly. Notes:
-Suction seemingly rocks! Definitely better than my slightly cheaper Eureka. (TBH, we haven’t vacuumed in a bit, however- with 2 cats, a husband who works concrete, and the fact that we haven’t fully evolved to a shoes outside home- I have to say: impressive on both wool area rugs and hardwoods.)

-Easy dual open dust canister. At first I only saw the bottom hatch, and was frustrated by the crevices holding hair. Lo and behold: easy access top!! Woot! Dusty as all get out, but my air compressor and/or other vacs can keep her clean.

- For those having issues with suction vs amount of human torque: yup, I hear ya there. Idea: the handy (and I mean handy!) suction adjustment dial on the handle can help. First, I went over the...

United States on Sep 11, 2023

Yasmine: I bought this shark one because it's purple (💜) but mostly because my dog ran over my other one and broke the handle and hose on it. So here's what I like about it:
● it's light weight and can travel to anywhere in my home. I'm almost 8 months pregnant so this is a major plus.
● Holds a lot of debris. I have 3 dogs and 3 cats and if my MIL needs us to watch a couple of her dogs while she fosters I have them too. So you can imagine the traffic of just animal hair alone I pick up on a daily basis. I empty this thing every 2-3 days love it!
● it's purple lol what can I say! I love the color!
● This vacuum is very quiet. Well it's a vacuum but it's not obnoxious but more of a nice hum.

Now for the things that turn me off about this particular shark vacuum and why:
● The freaking latches! I hate, despise, abhor (whatever word you want to use) these latches on this vacuum. My old shark had buttons, you press it and whatever you want out comes out. Latches makes this unbelievably frustrating to take out the hose, especially if you still have the cord wrapped up.
If you have the cord still wrapped and you're trying to use the longer section of hose it...

United States on Sep 04, 2023

Repeat Shopper: very pleased with lightweight and how good it cleans

Canada on Sep 04, 2023

Brandon Lipkowski: Have been using the vacuum now for about a month, and its evident by how much waste I'm throwing out that the vacuum is doing a good job. Our rugs look great, and I do think it's a good product.
That said, there are some design choices that may stop you from getting this vacuum
-The cord is much shorter than I was expecting (coming from an Oreck). I cannot vacuum more than one room of the house without needing to change wall outlets
-The cord also constantly gets in the way. There's a small clip you can use for the cord, but the cord rests on the backside of the vacuum and will get in your way if you try to "reverse"
-The ON/OFF/Suction button is in a strange place, and this can make it awkward to adjust between the hard floor and suction options.
-The attachments fall off all the time. The accessory attachment is easy to "unlock" so much so that the pieces fall off just about every time I vacuum.
-The "attachment mode" is very awkward. The overall shape of the piece is curved in a way that makes using this mode frustrating.
-I'm left handed, and the only way to get the vacuum out of its upright mode is to step on the bottom-left side of the vacuum. I don't...

United States on Aug 31, 2023

Johnny-Boy: I SHOPPED VERY HARD & DID A LOT OF RESEARCH! I LOOKED AT A LOT OF REVIEWS FOR THIS SHARK NAVIGATOR NV352. THIS PARTICULAR SHARK MODEL HAS BEEN AROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 12-YEARS, SO IT IS ONE OF THE FEW MODELS YOU CAN EASILY GET PARTS FOR! IT HAS STRONG SUCTION POWER DUE TO IT’S 1200 WATTAGE.
THE ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT WAS THAT IT IS ADVERTISED AS INCLUDING 2-CREVICE TOOLS & A DUST BRUSH, BUT THERE WASN’T ANY IN THE BOX! I CONTACTED AMAZON.CA CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT WAS TOLD TO CONTACT SHARK DIRECTLY & GET IT FROM THEM! (SO I’M WAITING FOR SHARKS REPLY?)

UPDATE: AUG 28/23
I had to be Very Persistent (Quite a Few emails Back & Forth with Shark, But they Finally Decided to Send Me The Attachment's(Tools) As Listed in the Amazon.ca Ad., at N/C! Thank You Shark!!!

Canada on Aug 04, 2023

Kalyn K: Very effective for removing the massive amount of dog hair from our super-shedder dog. The cannister isn't as big as some machines, but very easy to empty so hasn't bothered me. Easy to use, powerful, small. We like it a lot

Canada on Jul 17, 2023

DM Humphrey: Like that this cleans carpets well. I find it cumbersome to use the attachments. The hose pulls easily and I knock the vacuum over every minute when trying to vacuum our stairs or couches.

Canada on Jun 28, 2023

Raymond S.: Suction is good, filter and bagless canister cleaning is easy, weight and handling in open areas is good but in tight spots the full assembly can be a little awkward, in line with other uprights. The upholstery brush has two strips of fabric glued into grooves as the "brush" portion of the nozzle, and these strips can easily be pulled off during routine cleaning, without putting excessive pressure on them. The hose is a bit stiff and short, and using it while the machine is fully assembled and standing on the floor will generally result in tipping the vacuum. It's fine for working with the canister lifted off the floor cleaning head. There is no pile height adjustment, and the floor cleaning brushes are fairly aggressive; this machine removes a lot of carpet fibres from my low-pile nylon carpets. Very glad the brush can be turned off for bare floors.

Canada on Jan 03, 2023