It takes less than 2 minutes to set it up and it’s good to go. If you are not into tech and you are not interested in LCD displays and you just want something that’s going to keep your floor clean with no fuss then the Gtech is a winner.

There's no doubt that our testing process proved that this vacuum is worth the large price tag that it carries. Even if you don't have pets, the ease with which this vacuum does away with hair is astounding, and our Ecommerce Editor Molly found that it was unmatched when it came to suction.

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All 3 of Gtech’s vacuum cleaners are cordless with no cables attached and run off a battery that you can expect about 40 minutes of life from on one charge. Flexology means your vacuum can be pivoted under furniture using an elbow hinge at the centre of the tube. It saves you from bending and reaching, but it's only available on cordless vacuums. Shark vacuums have some really good features that they have developed over time and are unique to them and work in a very simple but clever way to ensure you get the maximum benefit with the minimum of fuss. Controls are placed on top of the handle, with an on/off button and a slider to select the mode: hard floor, carpet, and deep pile. The slider adjusts the speed of the floor head but also opens a vent to help the vacuum cleaner move around more easily. It works, and this is one of the most nimble upright vacuum cleaners I have tested. With some of the top end Dyson vacuums you can get a soft roller as an added extra but you have to switch it over yourself but with Shark they are both built-in already so it just does it automatically for you.

The Shark Stratos Anti Hair Wrap Plus Pet Pro Cordless Vacuum IZ420UKT marks a big change in design and strategy for the vacuum cleaner company, introducing a host of new features, including a new floor head, an Anti-Odour pod and automatic power modes. It’s a triumph of power, features and design. No high tech and no digital displays and no attachments that morph it into an alien. It cleans floors really well and its really easy to use.Anti Hair Wrap. How annoying is it when over time the suction and performance of your hoover seems to be getting worse and then you realise that there are huge clumps of hair wrapped around the brush. There's a suite of onboard tools which can be used with this vac too, Molly's favourite being the Anti Hair Wrap Power Tool which is great for upholstery and smaller jobs. How we test Shark vacuums In their bid for constant improvement they have also introduced “powerfins” which are plastic fins that scoop up dirt form deep within carpets and across hard floors for Sharks best ever cleaning performance.

There’s a large 0.7-litre bin on this model, which has an eject button to push open the flap at the front. As long as the Shark IZ420UKT was pushed into a bin, I could easily empty it without spilling dust everywhere. Its basically got all of the things that are great about Shark. Powered lift away , super strong suction power, duo clean floorhead and anti hair wrap. When using it to clean her car, Helen was very impressed with the overall performance, with the vac effectively removing dirt from her car. It did struggle a little more to collect hairs from the carpet, but overall the suction was strong. Those days are gone with a Shark anti-hair wrap vacuum cleaner. Most of their hoovers now come with a cleverly designed brush head that totally stops all hair form ever becoming wrapped around the brush every again. We have some detailed articles that explain each of these features in detail so if you want more of a long read on each once then links are below.Once its all said and done Gtech is best if you want a hoover that is ultra-easy to use and resembles the way that vacuum cleaners were in the past except massively upgraded with excellent suction and they are very light making them really easy to move across the surface you are cleaning. This performance even beats the Dyson Gen5detect, which left more Cheerios behind on a single pass across hard floor, although it, too, didn’t struggle to collect the remainder on a second pass.