Erica Puisis writes about home products for The Spruce and specializes in interior design and plant care. She’s contributed to Forbes and smart home blogs like Smart Home Solver and TechDigg. The bin on the Wandvac handily flips open helping to keep your hands clean. Want a very good deal– Priced well within the $ low price tier, this vacuum is a steal. The performance level you receive for the price you pay is top notch from all aspects. Maintaining the Shark Pet Perfect 2 is not a difficult task, but one that should be considered.
NiCd batteries are particularly awful because such vacs start to lose suction about halfway through their run time, they completely lose their charge after a couple of months, and they suffer from the memory effect. Despite their being easy to store, we don’t recommend any of these models because our picks are better performers, similarly priced, and more versatile. Our top pick, the Black+Decker Max Lithium Pivot BDH2000PL, also doesn’t take up much space when it’s folded up and charging. We used a specialized gauge to test how much pressure the suction of each handheld vacuum created.
The Shark UltraCyclone Pet Pro+ Handheld Vacuum excelled in all of our lab tests, but it really stood out when it came to sucking up pet hair. If you constantly find yourself reaching for a vacuum to zap pet hair off of your couches or rugs, this is the vacuum for you. In addition to brush and crevice tools, this handheld vacuum comes with a pet power brush tool that’s specifically designed to loosen and suck up pet hair. This attachment will work well on furniture, linens, and even your car seats and floor mats. We were impressed by this vacuum’s ability to suck up pet hair without any becoming tangled in the pet hair brush tool. The Navigator series is basic in its features but has a removable dust bin and plenty of cord length for cleaning average-sized rooms.
We give the Shark UltraCyclone a silver medal because of its strong motorized brush attachment, which makes it easy to pick up pet hair and suck up dirt, but it isn’t as versatile as the Bissell Multi Auto. The included scrubbing brush makes more of a mess with snacks, and the crevice tool is a bit narrow, though it did an adequate job sucking up snacks and dirt. We found that the greatest strength of the Shark Navigator DLX shark canister vacuum is also its weakness. While the powerful suction made it faster and easier to remove debris, it also increased the effort we had to put forth to use the vacuum on the medium and high-pile carpets. Even still, we gave this Navigator model solid marks for maneuverability and positive notes on the swivel steering. This type of steering will give you easier access to corners, and it makes this pick a bit more pleasurable to use.
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