I recently picked up the Shark WANDVAC Handheld Vacuum to help keep up with the constant mess from my kids and pets, and here's what I found:

My Experience

• Lightweight & Easy to Use: At only 1.4 pounds, it's super easy to grab and maneuver for quick cleanups.

• Strong Suction: Surprisingly powerful for its size—handled pet hair and crumbs without a problem.

• Quick Charging: The charging dock is sleek, and it doesn’t take long to juice up.

• Limited Battery Life: It runs out of power after about 10 minutes, but it’s fine for smaller jobs.

• One-Touch Empty: Emptying the dust cup is a breeze, but it fills up pretty quickly.

Overall

Great for quick cleanups around the house, especially if you’ve got kids or pets, but be prepared to empty it often and recharge frequently.

I'm also finding its declining in suction from day 1 to now.

Just used my brand new Shark Wandvac with great expectations! HOWEVER, if you don’t want to get your hands in the dirt and hair you just vacuumed up DO NOT BUY. The power is great. Weight is awesome. BUT the “Hygienic one-touch debris emptying” is truly a 100% deceptive statement. I tried multiple times to do the one-touch empty process and it is purely a joke. I tried to keep my hands clean and use a paper towel to pull out the dirt. HA HA. It took multiple attempts and I needed to pull literally ALL the dirt out by hand. Yes, there was some hair/carpet pet hair and dirt from the corner of the baseboard, but the animal hair is from a non-shedding dog, so not a lot nor long. The dirt cup is also very small. Other than the size and shape, it is very poorly designed. I wanted to love it so much and have had other Shark items through the years. But this hand vacuum is a bust. And at $100+ it is a double bust.

Sometime within the past 2 years I bought a Shark WV201 (I cannot for the life of me remember where from and I don't have any email records) and it recently started acting up after trying to vacuum pellet stove soot that spilled out of my shop vac. The Shark got completely clogged up. I have since disassembled and cleaned out the interior.

The problem is that the vacuum will not charge. I bought a new battery and am still having the same issue. Before replacing the battery, I cleaned out the area where the battery goes, which was also full of soot dust.

When the vacuum is placed on the charging dock it will first light up like it's charging but then immediately start blinking to indicate the battery is dead. My best guess is that there's still a blockage in the vacuum where the battery connects but it's not somewhere I can easily reach. I've tried canned compressed air and rubbing alcohol. Since I can't find a record of my purchase, I can't reach out for help from Shark.

Does anybody have any other tips that I can try to fix it? The vacuum worked perfectly fine up until the soot episode and I'd hate to waste money replacing it if I don't need to.

Thank you for your time!