Shark Navigator Lift-Away NV360 Review: Best Upright Vacuum Cleaner 2021
One of the best upright vacuums on the market currently is the Shark Navigator Lift Away Deluxe NV360. And although it is considered as an entry-level upright, it actually has a lot to offer for the proffered price: decent performance, versatile design, and plenty of extra features like HEPA filtering to boot.
If you’re looking for a budget vacuum cleaner, the NV360 will fit plenty well. This short buyer’s guide can give you all of the info you need about this vacuum.
How Well Does It Perform?
This convertible upright - canister vacuum overall has good enough suction power to satisfy most people’s cleaning needs. It did well on many of the performance tests and got no problem sucking up pet hair and large debris from off of bare floors.
On carpets, this blue Shark vacuum also managed to do a decent job. It is not perfect, mind you: the vacuum still struggles with picking up large debris on thicker carpets. However, against pet hair, small debris, and ordinary dust, the upright vacuum cleaner does great.
One thing that we noticed is that the vacuum seems to need a few more passes to clean up everything from out of carpets than competing vacuums. Keep this in mind as you are cleaning large messes and spills.
Design & Maneuverability
The Shark Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe NV360 upright vacuum is on the heavier side, weighing 14.3 pounds. Fortunately, most users have reviewed it to be pretty comfortable to hold and use thanks to the ergonomic handle.
Cleaning range is mediocre at best. It has a 25 feet power cord and a 4 feet hose, which translates to about 29 to 30 feet of cleaning radius. But with most upright vacuum cleaners nowadays having a 30 feet power cord, this is a bit of a disappointment.
Shark navigator lift away deluxe NV360 has a large 0.3 gallons dust cup. It can be easily emptied and there are clear markers on the transparent cup to indicate when it has reached capacity.
Its most distinguishing feature is the Lift-Away canister, which gives you the ability to convert the NV360 from a standard upright vacuum to a canister vacuum. Indeed, the canister portion— comprises the motor, the dust cup, and filter— can be detached from the rest of the vacuum.
The lighter, more mobile form will allow you to tackle cleaning jobs that your upright wouldn’t have been able to handle such as vacuuming the ceiling, high shelves, or cleaning up the car’s interior.
Maneuverability isn’t very highly rated by our reviewers. The bulky size and weight of the vacuum makes it difficult to fit the NV360 into tight corners. It also has a hard time fitting underneath furniture and is known to occasionally get stuck on the tassels of rugs.
In return, the vacuum is said to be easy to steer and the Lift-Away canister can make it significantly more maneuverable when needed.
Is the Air Filtration System Good?
Shark is best known for its excellent air filtering technologies, actually. Despite being an entry-level upright vacuum, the NV360 is fitted with a very robust filtration system.
First, it is integrated with Shark’s patented Anti Allergen Complete Seal technology. What this tech does is sealing off the body of the vacuum and prevents dirt and debris from leaking out through openings on the NV360’s body.
Filtration is taken care of by a HEPA filter. Considering the fact that HEPA filters are quite literally the best type of filter you can get on the market, you have nothing to worry about in this department.
Besides a HEPA filter, there is a slo a small pre-motor filter that can handle large debris and dust.
Both filters need to be maintained regularly for them to work well. The HEPA filter should be cleaned once every two years and the pre-motor filter ought to be cleaned once every three months. Refer to the user’s manual for more details.
Conclusion
The Shark navigator NV360 vacuum cleaner NV360 is a great vacuum for the price. If you’re looking for a vacuum on the cheap, we’re quite certain that this one won’t disappoint!
Source: https://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=136279.0
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