Shark HV343AMZ Self Cleaning Lightweight Upholstery Reviews Summary

Design and Maneuverability

Pros:

• "The swivel head is fantastic on bare floor and moves as if it anticipates your direction."
• "Powerful, easy to maneuver into tight spaces, lightweight."
• "I love that the floor attachment can be removed by foot."
• "It weighs next to nothing, can get under pretty much anything."
• "The vacuum is light weight, is powerful, long extension cord, and does what it's suppose to do."
• "I like the articulating power head, makes the job easier."
• "Easily goes under and around furniture, and easy to use on walls and ceilings."

Cons:

• "The top canister/motor is stored on the base of the stick near the floor attachment when not in use. If you're using it and need to stop it will fall over."
• "The vacuum is top heavy so even though the head of the vacuum locks into a standing position, it doesn't stand at all."
• "Very top heavy and it's gets tiring using it."
• "The new one has a power cord that is shorter by at least 3 to 5 feet."
• "The vacuum doesn’t pick up that well on my hardwood floors; the suction is just so-so."
• "It doesn't stand up straight on its own like normal vacuums do."
• "It is top heavy and will not stand on its own."

Suction and Cleaning Efficiency

Pros:

• "This is very convenient to use and makes cleaning furniture, rugs and flooring much easier."
• "It removes all dirt with one go over."
• "The headlights, removable dirt cup, flexibility, and suction are top tier."
• "Suction on both hard floors and carpets is very good."
• "THIS one has AMAZING suction."
• "The suction is strong."
• "It has STRONG suction."

Cons:

• "The rolls below sometimes get a lot of hair stuck."
• "Cons: suction power was not as great as we hoped, extremely small canister for debris to collect…"
• "I noticed multiple times that I would have to be almost on top of some things for the vacuum to suck it up and even still it took a few tries to get the hairballs fully sucked up."
• "There were also many times that I had to go back over a spot multiple times to get the spot clean - that was a bit frustrating."
• "It cannot handle even a small amount of pet hair."
• "Two millimeter pebbles slightly larger than sand grains are too heavy for it's suction."
• "It seriously lacks ANY suction power."

Durability and Maintenance

Pros:

• "Expect a long life before replacement."
• "I have had mine for 3 years now and hasn't broken."
• "Outlasts every other vacuum I have ever bought."
• "For the last 10 years, at least, I have purchased Shark cleaning products for my home & have been pleased with their performance."
• "My first lasted about 10 years."
• "It's so easy to empty out the reservoir, and the filters are handwashable."
• "Plus Amazon makes it easy to get replacement filters."