Shark ZU881 DuoClean Upright Vacuum with Self-Cleaning Brushroll and Powered Lift-Away Technology

Leonard Salecki: Little hard to push and pull, but it will pick up dog hair. This is one of the best Vacuum I have ever had. This vacuum has great suction and will pick up a lot of hair and dirt.

United States on Nov 24, 2023

Lisa Hickey: I call it the beast. It's heavy and steers like a Walmart cart on a bad day. Lots of snap this to that to make it work. Now for the good part. It amazed me how well it cleaned, the dust brush for use on my ceiling fan is awesome with the adjustable head. Dumping is so easy, no dust to fight. I like all the filters. It's hard to open the front heppa filter but that doesn't need changed as often. And the man of the house loved it! Maybe he can run it for me more often now. He paid for it.lol

United States on Jul 13, 2023

Meredith: Just got this. Haven’t used the lift-away functionality yet. But I’ve vacuumed the carpets and can share some initial impressions. Up front, a con: it’s not as maneuverable as my previous Shark vacuum. I don’t know what model that was, but I had it for about 10 years. A basic upright “professional.” This new vac is heavier, which I actually don’t mind, and not quite as agile as the old one. That all said, a major pro: it sucks something fierce. It feels almost like I’ve never *really* vacuumed before. In one room alone I’m pretty sure I captured a full cat’s worth of fur. This powerful vacuuming functionality is really what I was looking for. I can mostly overlook the maneuverability issue because this thing cleans like I’ve never experienced before.

United States on Apr 12, 2023

kassi dardar: I replaced my 6yrold broken shark navigator rotator vacuum with this one.
Shockingly heavy! I am 6’1” and able bodied so I can manage, but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone who has trouble lifting or can’t use both arms for lift away mode. In carpet mode it can feel like it will run away from you a bit.
I would love an extra foot of hose reach.
The suction is super strong.
The powered soft roller in the front does a good job on hardwood floors, but you cannot turn it off ever. I guess I could remove it completely to clean some delicate rugs.
Different settings on the handle are conveniently placed. The hard floor option spins at a lower speed with maximum suction. The low carpet setting has less suction and faster brush roll speed. I haven’t used the high pile carpet mode much.
This vacuum does a pretty good job at getting close to baseboards,etc. though it is much less maneuverable than my previous one. It has a wide head that doesn’t fit as easily between the furniture legs.
Cord is nice and long.
Will do the job as long as it lasts…..

United States on Jun 23, 2022

Gloria S.: I had a shark vacuum for 5 years. Unfortunately I needed to replace it. I went through 3 models until I found the one that most closely mirrored the features on my old one. This one moves itself forward but requires you to pull back. It is slightly heavier than I wanted but I can manage.
(arthritis, fibromyalgia and replaced shoulders). It has excellent suction, large dust cup, LONG cord that wraps on the main body, 3 level adjustable carpet/ bare floor levels, the on- off is easily reached on the handle, you can take the main section off to make going under furniture easier, and it has the felt roller ball that keeps small particles from flying away( it pull them in for the main brush to grab easier). I am happy with the performance of this vacuum. The only con is it is not as quiet as I would have liked but it is not excessively loud. ( my last
model ,which was a NV800, was a bit quieter)

United States on May 07, 2022