When in use, the vacuum is 260 x 410 x 1,180mm (WDH), although the handle can be folded down to a height of 680mm for storage when not in use. As the name implies, it also uses Shark’s effective Anti Hair Wrap to avoid getting tangled with hair, and the Flexology part of the name means that you can bend the extension wand to push under low furniture and fold it up for easier storage.

The vacuum’s adequate suction easily picked up all the hair and debris on hard floors in a single pass, but was required several passes for carpets. In its handheld mode, it can accept any of the supplied accessories, which include a crevice tool, a multi-surface tool (an upholstery nozzle with a clip-on brush) and, in the TruePet version, the pet hair tool.It features a powerful suction motor, various attachments, and an upholstery tool, making it easy to clean tight spaces, upholstery, and other hard-to-reach areas. In our testing, it took multiple passes to pick up debris from its path on carpet flooring, whereas a quality vacuum like the shark cordless IZ300UK is able to clean up 99% of dirt in a single pass.

The cable, while long, is still limiting, even if you’re in a relatively small house where its 10m reach can access most corners without too much unplugging. This only increased by another 2g with subsequent passes, although the carpet looked clean; I suspect the remaining dust was deposited in nooks and crannies on the vacuum itself.Shark hz500uk and hz500ukt , these two corded stick vacuums are similar in cleaning head design, suction power, dust tank capacity, and filtration system.

The hard floor mode spins the rollers more slowly, so the brush is less likely to damage the surface of the floor, while in carpet mode it gets much faster to ensure the carpet is fully agitated. of dust, allergens and pet dander, making it a great choice for households with allergies or asthma. As I said, the duo clean floor head is the winner on all types of cleaning tests; the Powerfins brush roll on the vacuum effectively prevents pet and human hair from wrapping around the brush roller. The shark hz500uk is the core version of its corded stick variant, and the shark hz500ukt indicates it’s a pet model, meaning that you’ll get an additional pet turbo brush with other attachments. This latter device is motorised by using a turbine, powered by the suction of air through the vacuum, rather than using its own electric-powered motor.It’s easy to remove and empty, though, with a one-handed operation to remove the bin from the stick, and a lid on the top that can be opened to tip the contents into a dustbin. If you’re not being released from that, perhaps it might be worth investigating full upright alternatives, which often have larger motorised floor heads and greater capacities, such as the Shark DuoClean with Lift-Away NV702UK or the Dyson Small Ball Allergy. A soft brush roller at the front of the head that move all the fine and larger debris to the intake, which makes the vacuum ideal for cleaning hardwood floors.

The Shark HZ500UK is a powerful and versatile handheld vacuum cleaner that is well-suited for various cleaning tasks.Our ease of use tests are conducted by an independent panel of vacuum cleaner experts and assess how easy it is use the vacuum cleaner in various real life situations, how easy it is to conduct regular maintenance on the vacuum cleaner, such as changing bags and filters, and finally how versatile each vacuum cleaner is for conducting a variety of tasks such as cleaning at various heights and cleaning upholstery. As we do with all our vacuum cleaner reviews, I threw measured portions of Cheerios and flour into its path, on both short-pile carpet and hard floor, to establish how good a job it could do of picking it up again. The 300ml collection bin is surprisingly small, too, even by most stick standards, particularly on a device that can cover a decent amount of floor space without other interruptions. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. I could still see a little crushed Cheerio residue left behind, though it was less than 1g, and was nothing that a subsequent pass of the Shark would leave behind.