Customer Reviews

Euro-Pro EP035 Shark 800-Watt Turbo Handheld Vacuum Cleaner

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I've owned this product for over a year now, and while it does very well with picking up stuff on hard surfaces, it really does not do well on carpets, sofas, etc. Some other problems include:
1. Very noisy, much louder than even full-size vacuums
2. Attachments do not stay on very well

Some pluses are:

1. Very lightweight
2. Long cord allows for a good reach
3. Small, portable size

Overall, there probably are better ones out there, but if you can get this at a low price (I bought mine when Amazon had it for $5) it's a good, small convenient vacuum for small solid surfaces.

...and that job is catching houseflies! That's right -- it comes with an extension hose and a shoulder strap so you can grip a survival knife in your free hand. I recommend buying an extension chord so you can go all through the house. I terminated about 30 houseflies (don't know where they came from), almost all of them from the air. It's a very satisfying feeling when you outmaneuver a houselfy -- feeling its tiny body being torn apart by the 700 WATT engine of death. Plus, it leaves no bug stains on the carpet or walls. Just dump out the corpses when you are through, or pin them on tiny stakes and leave them out as an example to others.

*****
This Shark is a great little vacuum---what a bargain for the money! The listed price is a little high, but now having owned it, I can say that I would pay $70 for this vacuum if it lasts, and I hope it does. I've had mine for a month and use it multiple times per day.

Yes, it is noisy, but that's because it is small yet has suction that works like nobody's business. I use it by my woodstove, and after everything cools, I use it to clean up ashes, small flecks of wood and dirt, etc.---stuff you'd find around a woodstove---and it gets everything. It sucks so hard that it almost "sticks" to the tile! Sometimes I get dark marks from charred wood on the tile by the woodstove, and it even sucks those up.

I like having so many attachments, and they seem to work well. I don't use the shoulder strap, as it isn't heavy for me to carry around. Note that this Shark has a cord, and so must be plugged in. Also note that this vacuum is for small areas. You'd get really tired trying to do large areas with it, as the brushes are not very wide. It is absolutely perfect for any small area.

I've used my sturdy little Shark on tile, hardwood, and on the carpet we have near the fireplace, which is heavy and fireproof. I wouldn't use it with a flimsy carpet (like a rag rug) as it would suck it up.

Highly recommended.
*****

Don't expect to do large spaces. Perfect for a small, cluttered home office, especially if you have pets. Empty dust cup often and there is plenty of suction. Long cord a plus.
Don't forget to replace filter/dust cup after emptying! Perfect for picking up dust, fur, cat litter on a bare floor. My previous one lasted 3 years of heavy use. I ordered another one right away; cannot do without!

I've had this for a couple of months and I'm so impressed at how well it picks up pet hair from upholstered furniture. Great suction and isn't very heavy. I wish I had bought a cordless, which would be more conveient. But, for the price I feel that this works better than my cordless Black and Decker and it's nice not to have to pull out my full size vacuum for quick clean ups.

I bought this vacuum one month ago, what is surprising about it,is that the suction power is unusually strong for such a little machine.

The only draw back is,it does not come with a wider attachment to clean a larger area at a time,and the dust collecting section of the vacuum should be bigger,because it is so powerful it needs to be emptied a little to often,due to the volume of dust it accumulates.

The intelli-sense filter monitoring system tells you when your filter should be cleaned,so you don't have to empty it prematurely.

It is very good for small spaces not practical for large ones.

My Euro-Pro sucks (if the filter is super-clean), and that is the best thing I have to say about it. My biggest complaint is that the air vents are on the sides and not the back, so if you're vacuuming-up anything lightweight, you tend to blow it around before you get a chance to suck it up. It turns a simple post-haircut cleanup into an un-fun hockey game of bits of fluff blowing all over.

For most tasks, the time it takes to get out the "real" vacuum is less than messing around with the Shark.

I bought this to use in my travel trailer, but ended up using it alot in my home. Its light enough I can vacume the top of my kitchen cabinets. Stong enough to vacume the dog hair off my couch. It is loud, but so what, it's not like I have to listen to it all day. Good deal.

Not bad at all. It has great suction, picks up everything I put in front of it. It does kind of jerk in your hand when you flip the switch, but not so much that it would fall out of your hand; just a little surprising the first time. The hose does tend to fall out if it's loose, but as long as you really jam it in there it'll stay.

I do wish it came with a thinner crevice tool, but overall a good buy. An excellent in-between that's not a light, cordless "dirt devil"-type vacuum, but not a full-size either.

it vacuums everything, has more power than my regular house vacuum & the cord is long and doesnt get wrapped around or stuck and the attachements are great except one thing they un attach easily when cleaning, but even so id purchase this over and over again great buy