Best Shark Vacuum For Hardwood Floors UK

Shark vacuums are known for their powerful suction and innovative duo clean floor head, complete-sealed HEPA filtration, and Powered lift-away features, making them a popular choice for homeowners with hardwood floors. But with so many Shark models on the UK market, including upright, stick, canister, and cordless, which one is right for you?

A wrong vacuum can cause dry debris scattering issues, with their stiff bristles causing damage to sensitive hardwood flooring surfaces. If the debris intake gate is too small for larger debris pickup, it can be hard to tackle daily cleaning jobs. We found a few vacuums from Shark best suited to tackle these problems, whether you clean cat litter, pet hair, or long hair from any hardwood flooring.

A brief of what you should consider while choosing a shark vacuum, especially for tackling dirt and pet hair from hardwood floors

• Make sure the vacuum cleaner you are going to select has a soft brush roller or has the option of using soft brush roller attachments. Mainly, soft brush rollers directly engage the hard flooring and, gently move all the large and fine dirt from the surface, and give the floor a polished look. 
• The second option you should consider while choosing a vacuum for hardwood flooring is the brush roller on/off switch, whether the brand is Shark, Dyson, or others. If a vacuum cleaner has this feature, it is ideal for cleaning hard and flat surfaces without scattering dry dirt like cat litter or sand.
• Another thing we found while testing multiple vacuums on hard surfaces is how effective the vacuum floor head is in creating a seal to the surface. If the cleaning head makes a good seal with the surface, then the vacuum will be much more effective in cleaning fine dirt and pet hair from deep crevices.
• We found that if the vacuum cleaning head is wide and creates a larger gate for dirt entries, this vacuum can suck up extra large debris instead of pushing them forward. 

We picked only a few models from sharks that featured all these essential features and achieved at least 8.5 stars out of 10 in our rigorous tests. 

To find the best vacuum model for tackling dirt and pet hair from hardwood flooring from reputable brands at every price point, the Homegearsolution team has tested vacuums over the years, including corded stick vacuums for hardwood floors, Dyson vacuums for hardwood floors, upright vacuums for hardwood floors and much more.

1. Shark Stratos Upright Vacuum NZ860UK

Best overall Shark upright vacuum for hard floor UK

The Shark NZ860UK Stratos is the best model for dealing with all types of dirt and pet hair from hardwood floors we’ve tested. First of all, the latest Shark’s duo-clean floor head design is always our first priority when cleaning away fine, large, and dry dirt and pet hair from hard surfaces, whether the floor type is hardwood or tile. The soft brush roller directly engages the flat surface and gently cleans fine debris with no issues. It has a built-in hard floor cleaning option that is specially designed for cleaning dry dirt without scattering. 

Meanwhile, its anti-tangle brush roller has been designed with the latest Powerfins technology. We found that it can prevent long hair tangling much more effectively than previous versions. 

Our expert tester mentioned this Shark upright vacuum didn’t require muscle force to push the vacuum back and forth. The duo clean brush roller acted like a self-propelled vacuum. Another thing he noticed was that this vacuum featured complete-sealed HEPA filtration technology, which ensures there is no chance of leaking fine dust from the vacuum, and the HEPA filter captured 99% of dust inside the vacuum. These features are really valuable for those who are allergy sufferers. Also, an additional benefit you get from this shark vacuum is it can clean dust from the air.

Model Number	NZ860UKT
For Hard floor	9/10
For Pet	9/10
For low/medium Pile carpet	Yes
Cordless	No
Capacity	‎1.3 litres
Power / Wattage	‎750 watts
Weight	6.9 kg
Vacuum type	Upright with powered-lift away
Anti Hair Wrap Plus	Yes
Anti-allergen	Yes
Duo Clean Brush roller	Yes

2. Shark Stratos Corded Stick Vacuum with DuoClean PowerFins 

The Best Shark corded stick vacuum for hard and tile floors In the UK.

If you want a shark vacuum cleaner that should be lightweight yet powerful and must fulfill all the criteria for being a hard floor vacuum, then look no further than the Shark HZ3000UKT Stratos. It offers all the sharks’ latest technology, like a Duo clean brush roller, complete sealed HEPA filtration, self-cleaning brush roller design, and powerful LED lights. 

We found the vacuum is mechanically sound at clearing away larger and finer debris with ease from any hard surfaces. The duo clean brush roller did an excellent job at picking up dry cat litter from flat surfaces without scattering them around.

Our expert tester found this shark corded stick vacuum a valuable option for pet hair. The vacuum cleaner truly excels when it comes to picking up hair. I’ve had no problems with hair getting tangled in the rollers, whether short pet hair, those pesky clumps of pet hair, or even long human hair. Thanks to its Powerfins tangle-free brush roller design. Given that a significant portion of my cleaning duties involves tackling hair, it’s been an absolute pleasure not having to remove hair from the rollers constantly.

Another feature I appreciate is the sealed system and the HEPA filter. It ensures that all fine debris and pet dander are captured inside the vacuum, and the exhausted air from the vacuum is 99% pure and allergen-free.

Model Number	HZ3000UKT
For Hard floor	9/10
For Pet	8.9/10
For low/medium Pile carpet	Yes
Cordless	No
Capacity	‎0.3 litres
Power / Wattage	‎450 watts
Weight	4.55 kg
Vacuum type	Corded Stick
Anti Hair Wrap Plus	Yes
Anti-allergen	Yes
Duo Clean Brush roller	Yes

3. Shark Anti Hair Wrap Cordless vacuum

Best overall shark cordless vacuum for hard floors and carpets in the UK

When it comes to choosing a shark vacuum from its cordless lineup to clean away fine, large, dry debris and pet and long hair from hard and tile flooring, definitely the Shark Vertex Pro is an ideal choice. We found that the Shark IZ300UK cordless offers essential features at a reasonable price compared to the pricier Dyson. The Shark IZ300UK cordless vacuum featured a duo clean brush roller design with Powerfins technology, which did an excellent job of picking up dirt and debris from all flat floor types by using the hard floor settings. The vacuum has multi-floor-type settings that allow you to adjust the vacuum power according to the floor type. Our expert found that the vacuum can pick up debris from the hard floor with economic settings. The duo clean floor head design makes it possible. This design actually required less suction power to clean away debris from its path.

Model Number	IZ300UK
For Hard floor	9/10
For Pet	8.9/10
For low/medium Pile carpet	Yes
Cordless	Yes
Run time	60 minutes
Capacity	‎0.7L
Weight	4.6 kg
Vacuum type	Cordless
Anti Hair Wrap Plus	Yes
Anti-allergen	Yes
Duo Clean Brush roller	Yes