Shark Sonic Duo

[vacuumfreeeke]

Anyone seen this yet?  I'll link to a video below...  It seems to be an electric toothbrush meets swiffer kind of of thing...  It claims to clean carpet and bare floors, but you have to use their solution, so I don't know what people will do if they stop making the solution.


 


It looks weird and sounds whiny, but still, an interesting concept.  It is like a bonnet cleaner for carpets, but it goes back and forth instead of in a circle.  I don't know where they get the sonic part from as I thought sonic meant vibrating and this thing scrubs back and forth.  I know Euro-pro doesn't have the best reputation for quality, but I think they have improved a bit since the beginning.  It's getting to a point where I would almost take a Shark over a TTI product!  I still love my Navigator Freestyle... as a cordless vac, it rocks and I've never seen an infomercial for that, they didn't promote it very well.  


 


Anyway, have you guys seen this yet and what do you think?





 

 

[filterboy244]

honestly  i think the thing is USELESS for carpet but i see it being effective on hard floors

 

[ryan1994jeep]

If the Jetson's had a carpet cleaner...

It's a cool looking machine but, I don't see it catching on.

 

[tolivac]

Very mixed about this thing-yes,may be best for hard floors-still wonder about it on carpets.The machine might be of interest to us vacuum collectors-but we could have the problem if the cleaning solution and pads are no longer available for some reason or another.The thing is sort of interesting-you would have to try it to form an opinion on it.I just wonder about the pads-are they disposable?Do you wash them and reuse?This isn't pointed out in the program.If disposable-how often do you change them?How expensive?How expensive is the "solution" cleaner?The machine might be low cost-but shark bites you on the pads and cleaners?Stick around---maybe these might show up at yard sales?

 

[sebo_fan]

Good points tolivac..

I think its a neat idea - but if it sucked up dirt at the same time rather than having to use your vacuum afterwards, it would be cost effective. If it is expensive to buy, then it's not one I would probably consider unless my whole home had hard floors.

But then if I had all hard floors, I'd be investing in SEBO's DUO disco polisher - it has suction and the wheel polisher pads vibrate as well as turn.

Also it looks like Shark have just looked at floor polishers in terms of design and combined it with a spray function where most buyers will probably end up buying cheaper alternative liquids.

It isn't that far away from the old beater bar design that Hoover and other brands have offered in the past. I can't stand the statement "stuck on dirt" though - I'd end up using my Sebo DUO P powder.

 

[tolivac]

Maybe that Shark machine should have been made as a vacuum attachment you use on hard floors-the polishing debris then gets sucked up as with the Sebo Disco or the Kirby polisher heads.It is amazing how much dust and lint the polishing process makes.Go into a store where they are using one of those gas or electric floor polisher-burnisher machines-you will find the air filled with dust and lint stirred up from the polisher machine.Thus the vacuum pickup a good idea.

 

[sebo_fan]

A vacuum attachment - yes, definitely!

Yes, agreed - especially in light of the fact that the woman in that video goes to pains of saying "we all know cleaning hard floors is difficult," with Mark Rosenberg standing nearby from a company who make hard floor cleaners! 


 


Seriously though, it begs the question that if the Shark Sonic is that easy to move on carpets, surely the resistance alone of the pads would be tough to move on carpets in general? If the sonic vibrations are fast enough though, there should be no problem in moving it along - but to suggest that it removes "stuck on dirt" or top soil dirt in tandem is rather questionable. As you say, once the dirt becomes loose and airborne it isn't going to stay at ground level once it is loose.


 


I'd rather just stick to my normal vacuums for removing dirt in the home on carpets.

 

[luxlife]

It remnds me of...........

a Vorwerk Frischer...


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vorwerk-Fri...632?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c3043d330

 

[bagintheback]

The duo works exactly like the bonnet encapsulation method for floor machines. I use it all the time to pre-scub my carpets before I rinse with my Steamvac.   At best it can loosen stains, but you can easily damage carpet fibers if you're not careful. I'd like to know what type of chemicals the duo uses. If it leaves any residue, the whole cleaning would be counter-productive.  

 

[logdog]

My findings

Hey everyone,

I am in the middle of reviewing mine, if you want to see some info on it check out my link for my pre-review.

http://vacbin.com/shark-sonic-duo-pre-review/

 

[filterboy244]

Does the sonic duo continously spray or is there a trigger that u can squeeze to pick when u  spray?

 

[logdog]

There is a button on the handle that you press to spray.

 

[vacuumfreeeke]

Logdog, thanks for sharing your experiences...  well written review and it's nice to have a real opinion from someone who knows what they are talking about rather than all they hype from advertising.  I didn't know you had a "vacuum blog", but I will have to explore that a little more, it looks great.

 

[logdog]

Thanks for the kind words. I also have some more news, as I just posted my full review of the machine last night. You can check it out at the links provided.


 


Logan



http://vacbin.com/shark-sonic-duo-review