Dyson still offers their corded hoovers, but if you want their newer features you have to go for their newer cordless models, as they’re no longer developing new corded vacuum cleaners. It’s such a brilliant feature, and I’m yet to find any hair wrapped around the soft roller, which is brilliant, so I can’t help but wish they could do the same on the hard brush roller. I can’t imagine there’s anyone on this planet or otherwise, who would actually look forward to this grubby little task. So I bought the Stratos HZ3000UKT, which is Shark’s corded version of the Stratos stick vacuum, if you’re not able to deal with the cable (I’m a poet and I didn’t know it) then just keep in mind that the HZ4000UKT is the cordless version of the new Stratos stick vacuum cleaner. The other recent innovation that Shark has brought to this model is the screen and control panel on the top of the handle, which debuted on the Shark IZ300UKT.

As you’d expect, this tool is great for getting pet hair out of upholstery but it’s also worth having for any smaller job, particularly vacuuming stairs. Unlike Dyson, however, Shark also develops new corded vacuum cleaners, so you’re not obliged to ditch the power cable with Shark’s latest stick hoovers, if you don’t want to, and guess what, I don’t want to! Similar in size and shape to Shark’s corded upright vacuum cleaners – the Shark NV702UK, for example – it’s more than capable of performing a whole-house clean. There’s the same useful range of tools that most Shark vacuum cleaners come with, including a crevice tool, two-in-one brush, and the mini pet tool.uk/shark-parts-accessories/shark-corded-stick-vacuum-cleaner-hz3000-parts-accessories/" on this server. To top it off, you will get a 12-month guarantee included and if you register your machine you will get an extra month free of charge. Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year. This model is designed to be better at picking up pet hair, and even better at avoiding hair getting tangled; I didn’t get any hair wrapped around the brush during my testing. It was as good at picking up spillages in our tests as you could hope to expect, with results rivalling the best cordless sticks around.

Another very small thing which is actually very important, the Anti Allergen Complete Seal feature is exactly what it sounds like. But being a pet owner myself, and some of them (cats) being very hairy, I think I’m a good person to answer this survey. Hands on reviews' are a journalist's first impressions of a piece of kit based on spending some time with it. To challenge these claims, we sent the Shark HZ3000UKT to the lab where it was tested on its cleaning performance and ease of use.And the ICZ300UKT comes with the perfect balance of attachments that give it the ability to tackle any cleaning job. I suspect most of the missing flour was lining the tubes or caught in the floor head and would work its way into the bin eventually as I performed other cleaning tasks.

The wand releases from the main unit, so you can add attachments and reach into awkward places, and you can also remove the wand from the handle if you need to just use the 1. We have non-hairy pets too, in case you were wondering, the axolotl isn’t hairy, although he does have gills that look a bit like feathers, he lives in a tank anyway. Although we couldn't give this feature a quick test, we have seen it and it is a little plug-type filter which resides in the floorhead. However, it runs off a rechargeable battery, so you don’t have to worry about trailing cables or swapping sockets when the cord’s at the end of its reach. We were told that this new feature will also help to preserve the battery life since you'll be using a suction power level that is most suitable for the floor type, which is unlikely to be on Max.Like I say, it’s a small thing, it may even seem to be a very obvious thing, but that’s the thing about the best inventions, they make so much sense that you can’t believe that they weren’t always a thing. This makes Shark vacuum cleaners more effective at dealing with a wide range of particle sizes, it prevents the “snow ploughing” effect when trying to vacuum larger particles on hard surfaces, and it also means the soft brush gives hard floors a polish while you’re at it. Like most uprights but unlike most cordless sticks (except for the AEG QX9), the Shark ICZ300UKT can stand upright, unsupported.

If you prefer, there are 7 cordless options, which are a little more lightweight and offer you up to 60 minutes of cleaning power. This is almost 50% higher than the Shark IZ300UKT cordless stick and it comes very close to the power delivered by Dyson’s latest premium models, the Dyson V15 Detect and the Dyson V11 Outsize. The main floor head is crammed with Shark’s recent innovations, featuring both a soft roller for hard floor and a brush roller to agitate carpet.The former has red trim and is otherwise identical to the blue ICZ300UKT, except for the selection of attachments that come with it.