SharkUpright Vacuum, Navigator Lift-Away with Self-Cleaning Brushroll, HEPA Filter, Swivel Steering, Upholstery Tool & Pet Crevice Tool, Perfect for Pets & Multi-Surface, Teal, ZU503AMZ

I just recently got my Shark Rotator 502 vacuum. Let me tell you; it is a gem! I love the fact that it is lighter than my old upright, swivels the head into corners, is thin enough to get under the overhang on the kitchen cabinets, and sucks the heck out of the carpets!USPS dropped the vacuum on my doorstep just after the end of the big game between State and our long time rival. We won! The guys were leaving after we had knocked down perhaps a few too many brews, but we were all feeling good. I decided it was time to open the box and dig out my new vac.Putting it together was literally a snap, actually about four snaps. The instructions are on the lid of the box so I skipped over the instruction manual. After all, how complicated is a vacuum? I plugged it in and tackled five rooms before I even knew it. I looked in the canister and was amazed at how much pet hair and other junk was in it. I have a dog, Loxx, and a Cat, Tubbs, so you know I have pet hair everywhere. I emptied the canister in the trash and then it hit me – I needed to go to the source of my pet hair problem!Now dogs have an instinctive aversion to vacuums. Why, I do not know, but Loxx disappeared wherever I started my old one up. Tubbs on the other hand is ambivalent. After all, cats are descendants of Egyptian gods. I lured Tubbs into my experiment by giving him catnip infused gummies. One makes him relaxed, two makes him chill. For my experiment I upped his treats to four gummies. That may have been a bit too much because in about 10 minutes he was nearly comatose. But perfect for what I was going to do. It crossed my mind that I might be acting like Bill Cosby, only with a cat. But that was too much reflection for the moment.With Tubbs essentially passed out on the floor, I switched on the vac, dialed it back to “Min” on the suction, and attached the upholstery brush to the nozzle end. Perfect! I started by running the attachment down his back and he seemed to be enjoying it. It’s not easy to tell the difference between purring and a vacuum and enjoyment is sometimes hard to tell with cats. After a few passes, I rolled Tubbs over and worked on his belly. I glanced at the canister and saw I was hitting the mother lode of cat hair. Since things were going so well, I flicked the suction level to “Max” to get a little more hair before I wrapped up. That may not have been the best idea. The next pass down Tubbs' tummy turned that area into something resembling one of those hairless cat creatures. Even though Tubbs was still conked out, I figured he might take out his missing hair on the upholstery when he came too. He does have a mean streak sometimes. “ Time to stop,” I thought,I took the upholstery tool off the nozzle and sat the nozzle down beside Tubbs. I was reaching for the power switch to shut off the vac when Tubbs took a turn to the side and the next thing I knew, his tail was in the nozzle. I have never seen a cat come awake faster. The look on his face was a mix of terror and confusion.Before I could react, he was up and running wildly across the carpet with the nozzle and hose flapping behind him. Cat and vacuum were now united as one creature. He dashed around the room dragging the entire Rotator with him, turned and raced back into the other room, all the time being pursued by the evil vacuum. Tubbs apparently had mustered some super cat power. His next turn took him down the hall and that was his liberating move because the 20-foot power cord reached its limit and his momentum yanked it clean of the wall socket. The vacuum died, his tail came loose, and Tubbs disappeared to places unknown. I put out his favorite cat food and added an extra heaping of tuna this evening, but he still hasn’t revealed himself. I am sure it is only a matter of time until starvation brings him into the kitchen and I can see if he still has a tail. I didn’t see one in the canister when I emptied it, but, boy, was there a lot of cat hair.I have certainly learned my lesson. You should never vacuum a cat using the “Max” suction setting, and you should keep control of the nozzle at all times. I’ll keep than in mind as soon as I can coax Loxx, my golden retriever, into the kitchen to deal with his hair problem. After all it can’t hurt to try now that I know the right technique If you know anything about goldens, you know they are living, breathing hair factories. Maybe I’ll dig up the instruction book and see if it has any tips on doing goldens before I start on Loxx. That might be a good idea.My best suggestion to Rotator buyers is never, ever, operate a vacuum after watching a big football game, especially if you like beer.

I’ve been a loyal Dyson user for about 10 years, always replacing one with another whenever it wore out. But this last time, I decided to try a Shark—and honestly, the difference blew me away. Dyson is a good vacuum, but Shark is officially my go-to now.I have six cats and a dog, so I need a vacuum that can really keep up with the constant pet hair and mess. This one absolutely does.Here’s what stood out to me:It’s super lightweight. I didn’t even realize how heavy my old vacuums were until I started using this one. It glides across the floor effortlessly and is really easy to push.The canister is more secure. It has specific buttons and latches to open and empty it, so it feels less messy and more controlled.The deodorizer capsule works. I was skeptical, but it actually makes the air smell fresher after vacuuming, which is a nice touch, especially with pets.The floor light is amazing. I had no idea how helpful a vacuum light could be on tile floors. When I vacuum with the lights dim, every bit of hair and dust lights up, and my house looks noticeably cleaner.The hose handle release is super handy. It makes it really easy to clean around animal cages and window sills without having to wrestle with attachments.Bottom line: I’m SO glad I bought this vacuum. It’s made cleaning easier and more effective, and I won’t be going back.

Over the last 10 years I’ve only used Shark vacuums. I began my journey with a corded rocket stick and eventually moved over to the uprights. I like Shark vacuums; they get the job done, and you don’t have to worry about filters and they are overall some pretty easy-going machines. I’m pretty hard on a vacuum and I’m not afraid to admit that. The biggest problem I’ve had with my previous uprights are the hoses getting little splits in them or breaking off completely from their housing. Two sharks ago, the hose separated completely from the housing, and the shark I had before I got this one, had tons of duct tape wrapped around the little cracks that were forming on the hose, but it still worked quite well. Before I started using shark vacuums I had a pretty nice Panasonic canister vacuum and before the Panasonic, I was using an inherited Rainbow, which I never really understood the pricing on those with having to dump all that nasty dirt water, yuck. Sometime between the rainbow and the Panasonic I bought one of those $80 red dirt devils and I vowed never again to stoop that low after it broke the second time I used it. Case in point, I appreciate a good vacuum, and Sharks are just the right amount of vacuum for their price. I really, really like the dual brush rolls on this model, they don’t keep hair rolled around them all the time and I like how the soft one dusts the hard floors as it cleans. I just have to be sure to rinse off the soft brush roll after a month or so and get all the gunk out of the little teeth sitting behind that soft brush roll with a damp cloth or a soft bristle brush. If the canister gets real dusty I can rinse it out and let it dry to make it good as new, but I usually just dump it and maybe blow some compressed air through it to get most everything out. I really love the led light as well, as my last shark didn’t have one and all the stuff I had been missing suddenly became very obvious with this new one. The one thing that has me a little bummed out on this one is the capacity of the canister, my previous shark had some kind of double xxl canister and could hold a whole heap of dirt, but the fill line on this one is almost pitiful. I have to dump it after every vacuuming session, but it is good to do that anyway, right? I just worry about it getting too full during a vacuuming session a little obsessively, which it has done that, and I feel like if it had a larger capacity canister it would be way cooler. I also wish I would have gotten one with a dust brush attachment versus the power pet tool, because I have way more use for the dust brush than any other attachment. I can purchase that separately so I can fix that. As always though, just like with all my other upright sharks, I am starting to worry about the hose life, but I’d say it was a good purchase and I’m decently happy with it.!