Shark Cordless Vacuum with PowerDetect Clean & Empty System review

Let’s face it: vacuuming isn’t exactly thrilling to most people.(However, most people aren’t me.) It’s a chore, a necessary evil in the fight against dust bunnies and dog hair tumbleweeds.

But what if your vacuum could be not just powerful, but intelligent, freeing you from the tyranny of tangled cords and overflowing dustbins? Enter the Shark Cordless PowerDetect Clean and Empty System, a mouthful of a name for a machine that promises to simplify your cleaning routine. Unboxing the Shark PowerDetect Clean and Empty Cordless Stick Vacuum was a breeze.When I first opened it up, I was met with a sleek, modern-looking machine that stylishly suggested, “I’m here to clean, and I mean business!” RELATED: We tested Shark’s best vacuums — Here are our top picks to clean your homeOut of the box, the setup was as straightforward, and it came charged enough to give a spin around the house if need be, but ideally, it would be fully charged before its down-and-dirty debut.While the vacuum itself felt sturdy and well-built, and the attachments were pretty standard fare, its auto-empty dock was the selling piece of this magnificent cleaning machine.

The auto-empty dock, which promises to be my new best friend in the war against touching gross dustbins, doubles as a charging base and is compact enough to tuck into a corner without being an eyesore, which is great for those of us who don’t prefer to display our cleaning tools as art. Sorry – they’ll never be art.Now, onto the nitty-gritty of using this powerhouse.The Shark PowerDetect isn’t your run-of-the-mill cordless vacuum.

I unleashed it on a gauntlet of household horrors: dog hair tumbleweeds, a Cheerio catastrophe, and the aftermath of a coffee ground disaster that would make a 6 p.m.Starbucks look as sterile as a surgeon’s table. RELATED: I’ve been testing vacuums for years — These 6 are Dyson’s very bestEven with all that power, the noise level is pretty standard for a stick vacuu...