Shark Navigator Deluxe (NV42) Reviews – Hoover Windtunnel Canister

103 of 104 people found the following review helpful

This thing is AMAZING!, September 19, 2012

WOW….I am not a person who is easy to please. But, I am thoroughly impressed with this vacuum. I was debating between this model and the Shark Lift Away Professional. I went with this NV42 model because it was $80 cheaper and seemed to have many of the same features (minus the lift away base unit.) I can say that my house has NEVER been CLEANER! I have 2 dogs and one sheds heavily year round. This vacuum not only sucked up all of the fur, but also managed to get all of the dirt and dust that was embedded in the fibers AND underneath my thick area rugs that I used to have to go back and clean separately. It works fantastic on carpets, rugs, stairs and my hardwood floors AND its self propelled so I don’t even have to push it! I even use it to dust woodwork and window sills and I cleaned my entire sectional couch with it – that’s how powerful it is! I must say it is a bit cumbersome on my stairs…but not nearly as bad as my old hoover was. If you are concerned with agility on stairs, I would recommend investing in the lift away model (cause you can just detach the motor unit and travel with it more easily.) I’m probably just going to buy the hose extender so I can use it to extend further up my stairs without dragging the whole thing behind me. Also, the filters are all washable and reusable (so no expensive replacements). I JUST TOTALLY LOVE THIS THING!

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44 of 46 people found the following review helpful

ALMOST PERFECT, February 14, 2014

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This review is from: Shark Navigator Deluxe (NV42) (Misc.)

What’s great about it: Great price, easy set up, good suction, not heavy or cumbersome, love the width of the head.
What’s not so great: Not self-propelled, hose is not as stretchy as I thought, no on board storage for two of the attachments.

Really great vacuum, especially for the price. I go through vacuums fairly quickly so I’ve had quite a few different ones and I’ve paid up to as much as $500. This is my first Shark and my favorite vacuum to date.

Easy to switch from floor to carpet and floor mode is pretty quiet. The furniture/pet hair attachment works really well. The little beater brush is air driven so it’s not too noisy and there is a little slide bar to give more or less suction. Which is nice. There are also two little strips of that red material like they use for fancy lint removal brushes. So it readily and quickly picks up pet hair. Good design. It also comes with a super long skinny nozzle, a short flat one and a soft duster type of attachment. Everything a person would need to keep house and car clean.

One of my pet peeves with these types of vacuums is the tipping over of the unit while trying to use the hose attachments. The slightest pull and the whole thing goes crashing to the ground behind me. ugh! I remedy this the same way I have with previous units which is to sort of wedge them into an area where they cannot tip. I’ve been told that the hoses stretch after a while but I have not experienced that in the past. Even after several years of using. The pics always make it look like the hose reaches really far! It really doesn’t. However the material is more pliable than on any other model I’ve had so far.

My other issue with this unit is the term “self-propelled” vacuum. I have used industrial vacuums that are truly self-propelled as in when you push the handle forward a tiny bit it takes off and you have to pull it back to stop it. This is nothing like that. It’s just a regular push vacuum. No accelerator or motor in the handle.

This model does have a HEPA filter that will need to be changed eventually and I’ve read a few reviews stating that they are very hard to find. Don’t know if that’s accurate since I just got it, but I am happy that the filter prior to the HEPA is a thick sponge-like disc that can just be rinsed clean. Might not need a HEPA filter for quite a long time in that case.
I will have to designate a special spot in the closet for the two loose attachments (long skinny nozzle and furniture/pet hair beater brush) but I’m not too bothered by that.

All in all I am very pleased with this purchase and would highly recommend it to anyone, GREAT VACUUM, GREAT PRICE!

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DogLoverExtreme July 25, 2014 At 6:06 pm

103 of 104 people found the following review helpful

This thing is AMAZING!, September 19, 2012

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WOW….I am not a person who is easy to please. But, I am thoroughly impressed with this vacuum. I was debating between this model and the Shark Lift Away Professional. I went with this NV42 model because it was $80 cheaper and seemed to have many of the same features (minus the lift away base unit.) I can say that my house has NEVER been CLEANER! I have 2 dogs and one sheds heavily year round. This vacuum not only sucked up all of the fur, but also managed to get all of the dirt and dust that was embedded in the fibers AND underneath my thick area rugs that I used to have to go back and clean separately. It works fantastic on carpets, rugs, stairs and my hardwood floors AND its self propelled so I don’t even have to push it! I even use it to dust woodwork and window sills and I cleaned my entire sectional couch with it – that’s how powerful it is! I must say it is a bit cumbersome on my stairs…but not nearly as bad as my old hoover was. If you are concerned with agility on stairs, I would recommend investing in the lift away model (cause you can just detach the motor unit and travel with it more easily.) I’m probably just going to buy the hose extender so I can use it to extend further up my stairs without dragging the whole thing behind me. Also, the filters are all washable and reusable (so no expensive replacements). I JUST TOTALLY LOVE THIS THING!

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RJB July 25, 2014 At 6:29 pm

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful

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This review is from: Shark Navigator Deluxe (NV42) (Misc.)

What’s great about it: Great price, easy set up, good suction, not heavy or cumbersome, love the width of the head.
What’s not so great: Not self-propelled, hose is not as stretchy as I thought, no on board storage for two of the attachments.

Really great vacuum, especially for the price. I go through vacuums fairly quickly so I’ve had quite a few different ones and I’ve paid up to as much as $500. This is my first Shark and my favorite vacuum to date.

Easy to switch from floor to carpet and floor mode is pretty quiet. The furniture/pet hair attachment works really well. The little beater brush is air driven so it’s not too noisy and there is a little slide bar to give more or less suction. Which is nice. There are also two little strips of that red material like they use for fancy lint removal brushes. So it readily and quickly picks up pet hair. Good design. It also comes with a super long skinny nozzle, a short flat one and a soft duster type of attachment. Everything a person would need to keep house and car clean.

One of my pet peeves with these types of vacuums is the tipping over of the unit while trying to use the hose attachments. The slightest pull and the whole thing goes crashing to the ground behind me. ugh! I remedy this the same way I have with previous units which is to sort of wedge them into an area where they cannot tip. I’ve been told that the hoses stretch after a while but I have not experienced that in the past. Even after several years of using. The pics always make it look like the hose reaches really far! It really doesn’t. However the material is more pliable than on any other model I’ve had so far.

My other issue with this unit is the term “self-propelled” vacuum. I have used industrial vacuums that are truly self-propelled as in when you push the handle forward a tiny bit it takes off and you have to pull it back to stop it. This is nothing like that. It’s just a regular push vacuum. No accelerator or motor in the handle.

This model does have a HEPA filter that will need to be changed eventually and I’ve read a few reviews stating that they are very hard to find. Don’t know if that’s accurate since I just got it, but I am happy that the filter prior to the HEPA is a thick sponge-like disc that can just be rinsed clean. Might not need a HEPA filter for quite a long time in that case.
I will have to designate a special spot in the closet for the two loose attachments (long skinny nozzle and furniture/pet hair beater brush) but I’m not too bothered by that.

All in all I am very pleased with this purchase and would highly recommend it to anyone, GREAT VACUUM, GREAT PRICE!

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