Shark Multi-Vac, NH15 – Vacuum Simplicity

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Good Buy for your Buck, November 22, 2009

Likes a Clean House “Roger A” (New Hampshire) –

This review is from: Shark Multi-Vac, NH15 (Kitchen)

Well, I just purchased (and finished using) the Shark “UltraLite”. My girlfriend was in need of a new vacuum cleaner so I was looking around for one to purchase for her. She has a cat and her house is always in need of cleaning and vacuuming and after reading reviews and the information about the Shark UltraLite Multi-Vac, I decided to give this one a try. I saw one advertised at Bed, Bath and Beyond for $119.00. It was on sale for $99.99 and with my 20% off coupon, it brought the price down to $79.99. (Not a bad price for this unit)

My girlfriend is not mechanically inclined AT ALL, so when I got the vacuum to my home, I decided to put it together and try it out before I gave it to her. It was lucky I did, as the vacuum is quite like something straight out of Star Wars and the high tech design can be confusing to assemble, as well as properly use the various attachments and functions. However, if you have common sense and can follow instructions it should not be that difficult. The hardest thing was locating where you store the crevice/dusting tool on the machine.

Once I had everything all together and felt comfortable with what I was doing, I began house cleaning. I must admit that this vacuum has the most powerful suction I have seen in a long time for such a small and versatile unit. The Stick Vac does as it reports and glides over carpet, hardwood and tile floors with ease and does a good job of picking debris up. A couple of times the vacuum had some difficulty getting a piece of dirt or something that may have become lodged in the carpet and this is when I missed a “Beater Brush” on the Stick Vac. Of course just when I thought the unit was a little “weak” on suction, it started sucking the grout from between the tiles on the kitchen floor and when I ran it across a throw rung lying on a hardwood floor, it sucked that up too. This just emphasizes the suction power of the unit. And once I got used to it, changing the equipment from Stick Vac to Portable Vac was quite easy. And by the way, the Portable Vac works excellent with the crevice/dusting tool or the Power Brush. I also used the Hand Vac, but this takes another step where you have to make a change to the equipment by sliding a piece called an “Air Dam” onto the dust cup. The Hand Vac also works as well as the Stick Vac.

The unit has a sufficient length of cord (I believe 20 or 25 ft), but with large rooms such as I have, a longer cord (maybe 30+ ft) would be nice. And as I said before, a “quick change” Beater Brush for the Stick Vac would also be a plus. The only problem I really had with the unit was keeping the Dust Cup Cylinder attached to the canister. It twists on and off with a clockwise/counter clockwise motion and it kept coming loose. I solved this with a couple of pieces of duct tape. I don’t consider this a big deal because you only have to open this to change the filters, which is recommended every 6 months.

Overall this is a very good “Multi” vacuum cleaner for the price and would strongly recommend it.

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Likes a Clean House "Roger A" April 18, 2011 At 6:18 pm

56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

Good Buy for your Buck, November 22, 2009

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Likes a Clean House “Roger A” (New Hampshire) –

This review is from: Shark Multi-Vac, NH15 (Kitchen)

Well, I just purchased (and finished using) the Shark “UltraLite”. My girlfriend was in need of a new vacuum cleaner so I was looking around for one to purchase for her. She has a cat and her house is always in need of cleaning and vacuuming and after reading reviews and the information about the Shark UltraLite Multi-Vac, I decided to give this one a try. I saw one advertised at Bed, Bath and Beyond for $119.00. It was on sale for $99.99 and with my 20% off coupon, it brought the price down to $79.99. (Not a bad price for this unit)

My girlfriend is not mechanically inclined AT ALL, so when I got the vacuum to my home, I decided to put it together and try it out before I gave it to her. It was lucky I did, as the vacuum is quite like something straight out of Star Wars and the high tech design can be confusing to assemble, as well as properly use the various attachments and functions. However, if you have common sense and can follow instructions it should not be that difficult. The hardest thing was locating where you store the crevice/dusting tool on the machine.

Once I had everything all together and felt comfortable with what I was doing, I began house cleaning. I must admit that this vacuum has the most powerful suction I have seen in a long time for such a small and versatile unit. The Stick Vac does as it reports and glides over carpet, hardwood and tile floors with ease and does a good job of picking debris up. A couple of times the vacuum had some difficulty getting a piece of dirt or something that may have become lodged in the carpet and this is when I missed a “Beater Brush” on the Stick Vac. Of course just when I thought the unit was a little “weak” on suction, it started sucking the grout from between the tiles on the kitchen floor and when I ran it across a throw rung lying on a hardwood floor, it sucked that up too. This just emphasizes the suction power of the unit. And once I got used to it, changing the equipment from Stick Vac to Portable Vac was quite easy. And by the way, the Portable Vac works excellent with the crevice/dusting tool or the Power Brush. I also used the Hand Vac, but this takes another step where you have to make a change to the equipment by sliding a piece called an “Air Dam” onto the dust cup. The Hand Vac also works as well as the Stick Vac.

The unit has a sufficient length of cord (I believe 20 or 25 ft), but with large rooms such as I have, a longer cord (maybe 30+ ft) would be nice. And as I said before, a “quick change” Beater Brush for the Stick Vac would also be a plus. The only problem I really had with the unit was keeping the Dust Cup Cylinder attached to the canister. It twists on and off with a clockwise/counter clockwise motion and it kept coming loose. I solved this with a couple of pieces of duct tape. I don’t consider this a big deal because you only have to open this to change the filters, which is recommended every 6 months.

Overall this is a very good “Multi” vacuum cleaner for the price and would strongly recommend it.

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