Shark Rocket Pro - What We Dislike

In this Shark Rocket Cordless vacuum review we highlight what we don’t like about this machine. We also do run time and noise level tests. See the Rocket on Amazon: https://amzn.to/34wXFDK
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Some of our Favorite Vacuums listed below:

UPRIGHT – Our Favorite
Shark Vertex: https://amzn.to/2KFVK9T

UPRIGHT – Homes with Pets
Shark Vertex: https://amzn.to/2KFVK9T
Shark ZU632: https://amzn.to/378L6QM
Dyson Ball Animal 2: https://amzn.to/3md5A0L

UPRIGHT – Less Expensive
Shark NV360: https://amzn.to/3lbZJrt

CORDLESS – Our Favorite
Dyson V8 Absolute: https://amzn.to/3mhiLhy

CORDLESS – Less Expensive
Dyson V7 Motorhead: https://amzn.to/3l9Xyo8
Shark Rocket Pro: https://amzn.to/3o2nJzc

We talk about the handheld component of the Shark Rocket. We find it a bit bulky and heavy for a handheld vacuum – at least when compared to something like the handheld component of the Dyson V7 cordless vacuum. Also the heavyish handheld component makes the stick vacuum itself feel top heavy.

The vacuum will not stand on its own so it must be leaned against a wall (or leaned against something) when stored. It is not that uncommon for a lightweight cordless to not stand on its own but a wall mount would have been nice. This Shark Rocket cordless does not come with a wall mount.

There is no on-board storage for the tools that are provided with the vacuum. It would have been fairly easy to provide a simple plastic tool clip for the wand. When you are vacuuming and need a tool you will have to fetch it from wherever you store it.

In order to empty the dust canister you must first remove the wand – or the dust canister door will not open. We do not find this a problem as we always remove the wand anyway because it makes it easier to move/carry the vacuum, but some folks find having to remove the wand annoying.

The vacuum is a little loud when compare to other cordless vacuums we’ve tested. We use a digital noise level meter and test the Tineco Pure One S12, the Dyson V8 Absolute, the Shark IONFlex IF252, and the Shark Rocket Pro. We show a table of noise level results (decibels) – in both low and max power modes.

The unit had issues with clogging (in the cleaner head) when we vacuumed up pine needles from our floor. We then performed a pine needle pickup test using the Dyson V10 Absolute and the Dyson V7 Motorhead. They picked up all the needles without clogging.

We have noticed wear and fraying at the corner of the fins on the brushroll. So far this has not compromised any of the unit’s cleaning ability – at least not to a level we can notice. But it is a little disconcerting and we don’t know what will happen long term.

We ran a series or run time tests. We tested run times on carpet and bare floors and in both low and boost power modes. In boost mode our Shark Rocket Pro lasted longer than the manufacturer’s specifications. However in low power mode – the mode we run the machine in most of the time – the run times were short of the manufacturer’s figures.

We performed edge cleaning tests with the Shark Rocket Pro, the Dyson V8 Absolute, the Shark IONFlex IF252 and the Shark NV752. Edge cleaning for the Rocket Pro, V8, and IONFlex was not particularly good.

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