Shark Stratos Pet Pro Upright Vacuum review

Stick vacuums could be the norm as of late, however a standard plug-in upright remains to be the most suitable choice for many individuals, and I can’t advocate the Stratos Pet Professional Upright extra extremely. 

To provide it its full title, that is the Stratos Pet Professional Anti Hair Wrap Plus Anti-Odour Upright Vacuum however I received’t be writing that again and again for this evaluate. Its mannequin quantity is the NZ860UKT. 

For £299.99 (although it’s nearly all the time on provide for £70 much less in every single place), you get a extremely versatile cleaner with astonishing ranges of efficiency and plenty of intelligent options. There’s little or no in the way in which of downsides right here. 

Whereas it’s particularly designed for these with pets, don’t low cost it for those who don’t have a feline or canine buddy or in any other case, it should nonetheless clear your home with gusto.

Design & Construct 

• Helpful modular system 
• Varied equipment included 
• Slightly heavy 

When it comes to seems, I’ve to say the Stratos Pet Professional Upright isn’t probably the most lovely vacuum cleaner round. It’s barely stumpy with the primary unit sitting low down and I’m unsure the crimson detailing goes that effectively with the rose gold highlights elsewhere. 

Nonetheless, I don’t actually care when it comes right down to it. It’s not a smartwatch on present all day and it’s actually not ugly. It’s acquired a job to do and that’s the primary factor right here. 

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I used to be capable of take the unit and all of the components (there are fairly a number of) out of the field and assemble the cleaner with out wanting on the instruction handbook. That’s not a brag, however a testomony to how intuitive the design is. It’s clear what goes the place and that’s excellent news when utilizing the vacuum. 

As soon as all the pieces is in place, it’s simple to familiarize yourself with the Stratos Pet Professional Upright. On the entire, it really works like nearly each upright ever made – stick your foot on the primary flooring software, tilt the upright part again, swap it on and away you go. 

LED lights on the entrance (fairly commonplace for any vacuum as of late) will assist you see what you’re cleansing. They do an excellent job, although may very well be extra unfold out throughout the entrance. 

You’ll be able to retailer the crevice and multi-surface instruments on the again of the vacuum and seize them when wanted, though not the Turbo Pet Brush which is a standard prevalence. The hose shortly unclips and can be utilized by itself or with the lengthy aluminium wand for additional attain. 

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It’s the extra modular nature of the design that stands out because the ‘Powered Elevate-Away’ means you’ll be able to push a button and take away the primary unit from the upright part. Carrying it round like a form of ghostbuster, solely with out straps to place it in your again (which I might use if it had them). 

This form of performance is an actual boon if you attain the staircase or simply different hard-to-reach areas in your home. And it’s wanted as a result of as a complete, the Stratos Pet Professional Upright is on the heavy facet at 6.7kg. 

It’s comprehensible however simply one thing to pay attention to. For context, it’s truly a bit lighter than the Dyson Ball Animal which is 7kg. 

The burden, mixed with the low place of the primary unit means the Stratos Pet Professional Upright isn’t the very best for maneuvering round the home, notably when it comes to getting beneath furnishings like your couch. Stick vacuums are higher for this. 

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Efficiency & Options 

• Three suction modes 
• Anti-hair wrap 
• Anti-odor system 

I can forgive the marginally cumbersome nature of the Stratos Pet Professional Upright on account of it’s frankly mind-boggling efficiency. 

That is maybe enhanced by the distinction of getting examined a string of stick vacuums that can all the time be restricted to motors that don’t drain a battery in 5 minutes flat.  Regardless, the cleansing energy of the Pet Professional is astonishing and the duty it faces in my home shouldn’t be a straightforward one with two adults, a child, a border collie that seemingly sheds all 12 months spherical and a spread of exhausting flooring and varied rugs of various supplies and piles. 

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With 750W of energy, the Stratos Pet Professional Upright can take something on and appears like I’ve employed an industrial-grade cleaner, such is the extent of suction. At full energy, it appears like sturdy magnets are holding the vacuum cleaner to the ground. 

Relying on what you’re cleansing, it may be a bit too sturdy and make it exhausting to push round however for those who’ve acquired the elbow grease it’s price it for the consequence. It’s simple to modify between the three suction ranges with the slider on the deal with. 

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What I forgot, is that this nonetheless applies if you’re utilizing the hose and attachments so bear that in thoughts earlier than you find yourself sucking the tassels on the tip of up rug up like I did. 

Shark says that is its best-ever vacuum for hair pick-up and I can see why. The highly effective suction mixed with intelligent DuoClean floorhead – which has a mushy and exhausting rollers that work in tandem to deal with exhausting flooring and carpets. 

I’m all the time a bit doubtful about product claims however the anti-wrap expertise right here is legit. If I had a pound for each time I’ve used scissors to chop hair off a vacuum cleaner, I’d have a good quantity of dosh however the Stratos Pet Professional Upright simply refuses to let something get caught on the rollers. 

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You’ll be able to see how good the efficiency is by taking a look at my canine’s mattress which doesn’t get cleaned actually because it’s simply too troublesome. Utilizing the Turbo Pet Brush on it resulted in precise gasps from my spouse and I, revealing what color it truly is underneath all of the canine hair. 

As talked about earlier, it is best to nonetheless think about this vacuum for those who don’t have pets. Human hair is simply as a lot of an issue in lots of households and this vacuum doesn’t discriminate. 

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I used to be additionally skeptical in regards to the ‘Anti-Odour’ system, too, because it looks as if you fit a automotive air freshener into the primary flooring software, and it will magically make all the pieces scent good. Nicely, it really works, by black magic or in any other case. 

You’ll be able to set the dial to totally different ranges of perfume and with the difficult circumstances of my home I set it to most. Positive sufficient, as I cleaned the home a pleasing aroma crammed the air with out being too sturdy. 

I wouldn’t say the scent lasted a very very long time and was passed by the subsequent day, or later within the day if vacuuming within the morning, however it’s nonetheless a really welcome characteristic. 

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The caveat is that the cartridge, very similar to a scented candle, received’t final perpetually so that you’ll have to purchase extra – just one is provided within the field. They’re £7.99 every or £14.99 for a pair so issue this into your working prices. 

One motive a home like mine is much better off with a standard upright, other than not having to recharge batteries, is the bigger dustbin dimension in comparison with tiny stick vacs. Right here you get a comfortable 1.3L of house, which is greater than 3 times the Shark Detect Professional. 

So, emptying it isn’t enforced each jiffy whereas cleansing and I’m impressed with how the filth and hair is compacted so doesn’t make an enormous cloud of mud if you empty it. Some does get caught on the high because the compartment is deceptively shallow on the entrance however the high opens in addition to the underside so it’s not a giant downside. 

Value & Availability 

The Stratos Pet Professional Upright retails for an RRP of £299.99 however you’ll be able to generally discover it at discounted costs round £230.  

It’s out there to buy from the official Shark store in addition to the likes of Amazon, John Lewis and Argos. 

There’s additionally an XL model with a bigger 2.8L capability for £399.99 for those who don’t really feel like emptying the filth as typically. 

This actual mannequin examined right here isn’t out there within the US, however the Shark Stratos Upright Vacuum with TruePet Improve seems to be the identical primary unit, solely with a barely totally different set of equipment. It prices $499.80 going by the RRP. 

Try our chart of the very best vacuum cleaners for extra choices.

Must you purchase the Shark Stratos Pet Professional Upright? 

For the fitting particular person and family, the Stratos Pet Professional Anti Hair Wrap Plus Anti-Odour Upright Vacuum – to make use of its full title once more briefly – will likely be an absolute recreation changer. 

When you dwell in a one-bedroom flat by yourself then a stick vacuum or robotic vacuum is probably going a more sensible choice.  

Nonetheless, for anybody who lives in a bigger house, has lengthy hair, pets, no time to recharge batteries and such like, that is excellent. 

I knew the Stratos Pet Professional Upright can be good, however it exceeded my expectations after which some. I’m unsure I’ll ever use a stick vacuum cleaner once more. The mixture of value, efficiency and options makes it extraordinarily simple to advocate. 

Specs

• Weight: 6.7kg
• Dimensions: W: 28 D: 26 H: 117cm
• Dustin capability: 1.3L
• Hose size: 1.5m
• Cable size: 8m
• Energy settings: 3
• Wattage: 750W
• Attachments: Crevice Device, Multi-Floor Device and Anti Hair Wrap Pet Device
• Assure: 5-years