"Shark Attack"

[gottahaveahoove]

Well,

contrary to some belief, I feel the same way.
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I see Shark seems to be "the rage" at the moment. I personally, never used one, don't need one, not gonna buy one. But, that's me. My sister had a Hoover canister, which she gave me. It is TOL, needs some care. She also has a Platinum stick, by Hoover. She recently bought a "tol Shark". She's my sister. I love her, in spite of her appliance. When IT dies, she'll know not to offer it to me.
That's a 'peaceful family'.
So.... see? I'm not exactly how I'm perceived to be, in some circles.

 

[vacuumkid47]

In my own personal opinion, Shark is the Playstation of the vacuum world. It competes with a multi million dollar company that outputs 10’s of 1000s of vacuums every day. Which in this case is Dyson. The only issue I have with Shark, which I have mixed feelings with already, is that they are a PAIN IN THE ARSE to repair. They make them so unbelievably complicated to take it apart, and even put back together. That is why I’ll never buy a vacuum that has that much complication in one unit. Dysons are no saints either. Buying parts for certain models are more expensive than individual things like belts. For example, the DC 14 models with the clutch, the belts would stretch and you have to buy the ENTIRE clutch in order to fix it. You can’t buy individual parts for some machines anymore. That is what irks me. Kirby, well you can buy every little piece DOWN to the screw so it can be MAINTAINED, rather than replaced.

 

[lesinutah]

Shark

If you get a security torx 15 bit makes there repairs easier. I recently bought a shark and the power nozzle doesn't power on. I took it apart and I put direct power to the nozzle and it works. I'm not buying a new nozzle but I could repair it but I want to sell it and it's now a parts unit.
I was going to post a pic of a Hoover commercial vacuum. Its a eureka/sanitaire clone with the wide brush roll. Its actually the nicest Hoover I've seen in some time.
Les

 

[vacuumkid47]

Lesinutah

The heads are easy enough to repair because 95 percent of the time that is the issue people come to me with. The actual machine is put together like a puzzle and some of the newer sharks have such brittle plastic that it just crumbles in your hands

 

[myles_v]

Sharks clean well, they're cheap, they're relatively easy to maintain, they come with long warranties, and the company puts enough new ideas into their machines that people keep buying them. They're doing a great job from a business standpoint, as much as we want to hate them. I don't currently own any, but I have owned a few and they really are good vacuum cleaners. I would take a bagged vacuum over a Shark any day, but if I were a tired middle aged mother in Kohl's shopping for a $200 vacuum that will pick up cereal from the hard floor and clean up the dog hair from the carpet with very little hassle then I would buy a Shark. For anyone who keeps up with car brands, Shark is the Kia/Hyundai of the vacuum world. They make machines that work well when brand new, have lots of gimmicky features, they have long warranties, and they're nearly useless the moment something breaks after the warranty expires. That is all that millions of people want, and I am in no position to fault them for wanting something that will be hassle free for a set period of time for a reasonable price.

Shark is everything good in the vacuum industry combined with everything bad in the consumer product industry as a whole. They put a lot of thought into their machines, they have lots of good ideas, and they market their vacuums amazingly. They aren't durable, but we can't fault them for that unless we fault every other consumer vacuum cleaner that sells for under $300 new. We live in a society where consumption is the norm, it hasn't necessarily always been that way but this is how we have been conditioned. Shark just can't make $800 durable vacuum cleaners if they want to be a successful and well-known company. People say they want durable products, but very few people will actually pony up the money for it. Shark is doing a better job of making low-end vacuum cleaners than the other companies were.