Shark AZ950UK, 750 W, 1.5 liters

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You will get used to the sound, but it’s not a model you can use early in the morning or late at night if you don’t want to run the risk of waking everyone up.

This cleaning test works a lot like the previous one for carpet. The difference is that we use a strip of a laminate floor (the UK’s top choice) for the test. The debris is collected after our 10-second pass, and the contents of the bin measured before the percentage is put in the table below. As you can see, it has the best results of any upright Shark vacuum cleaner and it does a stellar job. 100grams Mixed Contents inc fine dust(see notes) (low) The difference in a machine that does not have full sealing is that the air is pushed through any gap in the machine – leaving the air dirty. Our Filtration Test Results DuoClean is a dual brush roller system invented by Shark. It's designed to collect dust and debris from hard floors and carpets. The Shark XL Anti Hair Wrap Upright Vacuum AZ950UK has been rated Shark's most powerful vacuum cleaner and boasts 25% more suction. The filtration system for the AZ950UKT is much the same as the rest of the Shark upright range. The HEPA filter remains by the motor, helping to muffle some of the sound, and also perfectly placed to protect it from dust and debris. This should be washed annually, but we recommend doing it every six months.The pet tool is even louder, and I didn’t think that possible. Unfortunately, it is something you find across the entire upright range. The volume goes up to 89dB, which would be impressive for a vacuum cleaner if it wasn’t so piercingly loud. Next, the Shark AZ950UKT has a massive 1.6-litre bin. That will take an age to fill, so you can zoom around a large house without having to pause and empty. When you do empty, the bin lifts out easily, and there are flaps at the top and bottom to make it easy to get all dirt out without spilling any on the floor. Taking the bin off reveals one of the two washable filters, with the other under a flap at the front of the vacuum. This means that it will need to be emptied more often than the others, and it is smaller than normal for a corded upright. However, it is not quite a dealbreaker because of the other great features this model has.

This is another Shark with an 8m cord, and it is something I do find mildly disappointing. I would love to see a 10m cord for more convenience, but at least it isn’t as short as 5m. Aside from the new guards, the actual brush remains the same. The nylon bristles work hard to pull up hair and embedded dirt, and they also have easy access if you need to maintain them. Thankfully, it only requires you to push it in this form and when you decide to use the lift away feature it only weighs half the total weight. However, if you do need to lift it in its full form, just be wary of how much it actually weighs.x accessory tools. A long crevice and dusting tool which is great for getting down the side of sofa’s and hard to get to areas, upholstery nozzle for running across the surface of your sofa and curtains and depending on whether or not you choose the model with the pet tool ( models ending “T”) it comes with a pet tool specifically used to eliminate all pet hair. Shark continue to innovate and offer even more choice to accommodate the needs of every home with their large range of excellent vacuum cleaners and the AZ910 & AZ950 range of corded hoovers are no exception. Anti-Hair Wrap. All hoovers end up with loads of hair getting tangled in the roller which can affect suction power and its really annoying to have to get the scissors out and wrestle with it to get it out.