The device has a couple of main controls. A thumb switch on the top is used to turn the vacuum on and off and swap between hard floor and carpet modes. With carpet mode selected, the rollers spin faster to agitate the fibres more and clean deeper into the carpet. This doesn’t alter the suction, but you can give it a boost by pulling the trigger that sits just in front of your forefinger as you hold the handle. The IZ201UK comes with various attachments as standard for narrow spaces, furniture, and dusting (Image credit: TechRadar) As with other Shark Flexology vacuums, the extension wand has a bend in it, which serves two purposes. Release the clasp on the wand and you can clean under low-lying furniture without having to get on your hands and knees. The bright LED headlamps on the front help you see what you’re doing. Second, fold the wand all the way over and, cleverly, the vacuum supports its own weight, allowing it to be stored temporarily in a corner without you having to lean it against a wall.

Reach anywhere – This clever flexible wand bends to easily clean underneath low-lying furniture such as beds, sofas and coffee tables. Signature LED headlights help to illuminate hidden dust under furniture and in dark corners.It’s worth noting how good the anti-hair wrap technology is, too. The soft roller has a comb that cleans itself as it goes, catching long hairs and sending them into the vacuum before they can wrap around the roller. Despite being tested in areas that collect a lot of hair, such as around dressing tables, the rollers on our test unit stayed tangle-free. In the box there’s a good assortment of accessories, including a crevice tool, a dusting brush and an upholstery tool. The supplied charger plugs directly into the battery unit, which is easily removed so you can choose whether to charge it in situ or separately from the cleaner. The Shark cordless did a fair job in our standard cleaning tests. On hard floor, it collected 24g of a 26g spillage of Cheerios. The missing Cheerios were sent flying across the room by the enthusiastic soft roller, but that was nothing that couldn’t be sorted out by hunting them down afterwards.

Flexology in action: a bendable tube for flexible cleaning and easy folding when not in use (Image credit: TechRadar) Design and features Running a similar test, but this time with a 50g spillage of flour, the vacuum did well on hard floor again, collecting 49g of the 50g in a single pass. Again, it wasn’t as good on carpet, collecting 42g in a single pass and leaving visible traces behind. Flexology bends so you can reach, store and charge anywhere. Go handheld to easily clean stairs, sofas and in the car. Capturing and trapping dust and allergens, it’s perfect for allergy sufferers. READ NEXT: The best robot vacuum cleaners to buy today Shark Anti Hair Wrap with Flexology IZ201UKC review: Should you buy it?

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Perfect for pet owners, the motorised Anti Hair Wrap pet tool easily removes embedded hair from sofas, stairs and upholstery. The Shark Anti Hair Wrap with Flexology cordless vacuum cleaner is a good option for houses with mixed floor types. It uses Shark’s DuoClean motorised floor head, which has both a standard carpet brush and a soft roller (for hard floors) built into the same unit, so you don’t have to keep switching the floor head as you move from one surface type to another.

Transform into a cordless handheld vacuum cleaner at the touch of a button – perfect for vacuuming stairs, sofas and furnishings, and easily cleaning inside cars and caravans. Glide from carpets to hard floors with Shark’s signature DuoClean floorhead. Anti Hair Wrap Technology actively removes hair from the brush-roll as you clean. Shark is a brand that comes up time and time again in round-ups of the best vacuum cleaners and it’s for good reason too. This Anti Hair Wrap Flexology model, in particular, is great for pet owners or just anyone with long hair because the brush roll won’t get all clogged up with hair. Other handy features include headlights so that you can spot smaller specs of dirt and dust, while a trigger allows you to boost the power setting for a more thorough clean.

Shark’s signature DuoClean floorhead combines two motorised brush-rolls, working together to clean both carpets and hard floors. Glide seamlessly across all floor types with no need to stop or change floorhead. It might not beat our favorite Dyson cleaners, but the slight drop in price compared to the V15 may push it just ahead in your eyes. Buy It Direct Ltd is a limited company registered in England. Registered number 04171412. Registered office: Unit A Trident Business Park, Leeds Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1UA. The main feature to mention, though, is the primary floor nozzle attachment. This is what you’ll largely be using to clean your floors, with separate mode settings for hardwood floors and carpets – the latter of which needs a bit more power to draw up dust and hairs.A unique design to prevent allergen leaking, or the clogging of hair (Image credit: TechRadar) Performance However, the battery life isn’t anything particularly out of the ordinary. Shark quotes it at 40 minutes, although this is without the motorised floor head attached. In our tests, we found it lasted 22mins 34secs when tested on carpet with the motorised head attached, falling to 16mins 10secs in Boost mode. Shark | Innovative Vacuum Cleaners, Mops & Home Care Products 2023. Shark® is a registered trademark of SharkNinja Operating LLC