Shark NV501 Red/White Upright Vacuum Cleaner

LOVE IT!

Love SO very much about this vacuum! It allows you so many options to do various types of cleaning. The only downside is, since it's so different from any other vacuum I've used in the past, it's not easy to know how to make it do what you want. After a while, I'll be more adept at it, but it's not intuitive. Also, the cord seems to be in the way all the time, perhaps because it comes out at the bottom so you have to bend down and grab it when you're vacuuming to keep it out of the way. BUT I'd buy it again cuz of the many pluses it has - low clearance, easy/fast wand cleaning, easy empty (no bags!!!), canister option for stairs, etc. LOVE IT!Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: everisems

Good Machine, Just Not Great

The Shark Rotator NV501 has one of the strangest designs I've seen in a vacuum. This is not my first Shark vacuum. i owned the NV22 previously and really liked it's simple design and raw power (actually more powerful than this model). I also own a Kirby G5 and a Vorwerk which is one of my favorites of all time, but it's broken. The Kirby is, of course, too hefty for daily use with stairs involved which is why i opted for the Shark brand which beats on price and has great performance for the buck. This particular model seems to be AI designed rather than human engineering because it's just so weird and takes a biy of getting used to which is why I only gave it 3 stars. Performance wise - while adequate and quite functional, it could use more suction power. I do like the fact that you can adjust the suction, but the maximum is way less than either of the other three machines I've mentioned including the much older Shark model which again has a more simple and effective design. Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: cbus_liquidation

A reallly good vac and a great buy

This machine is the answer. I use it in my boxing gym to clean the20'x20' ring canvas and 3000 sq. feet of training floor. It picks up the small rocks members track in from the parking lot and sucks every last bit of dust and dirt off of the ring. I've been using two other vacs, a Bissell and a Eureka to do the job because they both over heat and stop working before the whole gym is clean. The Shark does it all in one pass. This was a refurb but other than the box it shipped in it seems to be a brand new vac. This was a great buy!Read full review

Very effective, quiet, and lightweight - good purchase!

So far it's great! It pulled up lots of dust and hair, even though the carpet looked clean. Lightweight, relatively quiet, easy to assemble, easy to use hand tools, easy to maneuver. No bags to purchase. Have had it about 2 weeks - if it holds up, it will be an excellent purchase.Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: jlin21221

Great Vacum!

This vacum is good one at a reasonable price tag. Suction is good. Works good on many different types of rugs. Good on hardwood floors. Many useful attachments. Best of all it stands on it's own. I've owned many vacums and it's rare nowadays to find one that is a GEM that doesn't cost as much as a car costs. Lights are a nice feature to have. Control of the air flow is nice. All around great Vacum. Complaints None Yet.Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: best_buy

Works well!

So far this vacuum greatly outperforms my old one. Great suction that you can control depending on what you need. I love the ability to switch to a portable unit and that it has a bare floor attachment. It needs some improvements such as a longer hose that will allow you to leave your unit on the top step while you clean the stairs and an easier way to use the canister when you vacuum bare floors. (Some way to pull it rather than carry it)Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: groceryy_01

Shark is the best product ever as far as I'm concerned!!

I now have 2 Shark vacuums because it was getting a little hard to go up and down stairs to clean with the same one. This new one stays down stairs and the older one stays upstairs. My husband may have to go on dialysis here at home so, I chose the very best cleaning vacuum to use which is the Shark. Thank you for an absolutely great machine!!Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: keneb8773

Love it!

Love this vacuum!! Cleans amazing, Looks brand new, easy to use, great price for one that seems just like a brand new shark! It does look just like the picture.

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: refurbished • Sold by: spreetail

Best Vacuum on the Market. Period.

We've had ours for over a year now and it's simply fantastic. Versatile, great suction, easy to clean, and easy to maneuver. The mini-motorized brush is amazing and is a "must have" if you have a pet. We've had a Hoover and a Dyson, and in our opinion The Shark is hands down the best vacuum, on the market.Read full review

Best vac ever, has just one weak spot

This is the second time I've bought this precise model.  I first bought it in 2015 and was so impressed that I've urged my friends to replace their vac with this.
 
I'm a large man and clean often (I like a spotless home) and quickly (yech, it's boring!), so this machine gets heavy-duty use.  

The design folks thought of everything, including a nice, long cord.  It cleans like a champ, too.

Why did it last only 5 years?  Well, I didn't abuse it, but as I said, it gets used often.  And it has a weak spot.  The hose simply split near the handle.  I super-taped it, but then it split again, right where it goes into the handle itself.  Tape wasn't gonna do it.

I didn't think I could fix it, and a replacement handle-hose part cost a chunk of change, so after I found a nice deal on Ebay, I simply ordered a whole new vac.  

THEN I fixed my original vac (found a video online).  So, now I have two.

But see, that hose is an obvious wear-and-tear point, and Shark's engineers should have fortified it.  I'm guessing that doing so would've added maybe $3 to its manufacturing cost.
 
So do it!  And when that's done, I'll come back here and give it 5 stars.

Otherwise, I'm glad some smart people applied themselves when they designed this machine.Read full review

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: tidwellenterprises