Shark Vertex Lightweight Cordless [IZ440H, IZ462H, IZ483H] Vacuum Review

The Shark Vertex Cordless has a decent build quality. It's mostly made of plastic, but its folding wand has a metal construction. Like the closely-related Shark Vertex UltraLight Corded, it uses a twin-brushroll vacuum head that's designed to self-clear hair wraps. An indicator light makes it easy to see if the brushroll is engaged or disengaged. Overall, it feels reasonably sturdy, though its clear plastic dirt compartment feels as though it could break if you drop it. It's also pretty easy to disassemble and reassemble for maintenance since all of its parts clip together in an intuitive way.

The Shark Vertex Cordless is fairly easy to maintain.

• Dirt compartment: You can remove this part by pressing the plastic button on the right side of the main body and then empty it by pressing the button with a trash bin symbol on it once it gets full. You can also open it up to clear stuck on-debris from its lint screen when necessary. You can rinse it under cold water if you notice a build-up of debris.
• Brushroll: The brushroll is designed to be self-cleaning. It isn't removable, but you can access it by undoing three locks with a coin to clear any tangled debris.
• Soft roller: The soft roller can be easily removed by sliding the blue roller release switch on the side of the vacuum. It can be wiped down with a dry towel or washed under cold water when necessary.
• Pre-motor filters: The foam and felt pre-motor filters are located on top of the dust cup. The lint felt filter can be removed via a release tab, which allows you to lift the foam filter out of the housing. These filters should be washed with cold water at least once a month.
• Post-motor HEPA filter: You need to remove the dust cup assembly in order to access the post-motor filter. It should be cleaned with cold water at least once a year.

Any part that you wash with water must be left to dry for at least 24 hours before it can be reinstalled.

The Shark Vertex Cordless has few recurring costs.

• Pre-motor filters: The foam and felt pre-motor filters shouldn't need to be replaced if they're well-maintained, but they can be purchased as a single kit from Shark's website if necessary.
• Post-motor HEPA filter: The post-motor filter shouldn't need to be replaced if it's well taken care of. You can buy replacements from the manufacturer's website if necessary.

While the user manual recommends replacing these pars regularly, no specific service interval is given, and we can only estimate their lifespan relative to parts in similar Shark vacuums.

The Shark Vertex Cordless has alright storing capabilities. Its wand folds in half to reduce its vertical footprint, but there's no rack station or on-board storage for the included tools and accessories.

The Shark Vertex Cordless has a decent dirt compartment. It's bigger than that of the Simplicity S65 and has a fill line indicator to let you know when it's reached maximum capacity.

• Vacuum body
• MultiFLEX wand
• Vacuum head/floor nozzle
• Dirt compartment
• Soft roller
• Anti-Allergen Dust Brush attachment
• Pet Multi-Tool attachment
• Crevice tool
• Pre-motor foam filter
• Pre-motor felt filter (with pink tab)
• HEPA post-motor filter (in vacuum body)
• Battery
• Charging cable
• User guide

This vacuum is cordless, so its range is limited only by the remaining battery life and room left in its dirt compartment.

The Shark Vertex Cordless is quite portable. It's noticably heavier than alternatives like the Roborock H7, but it feels light in your hand and has a built-in carrying handle that makes moving it around a little easier.

The Shark Vertex Cordless has a satisfactory battery performance. In its most powerful 'Carpet' floor setting and with the 'MAX' trigger pulled to activate the 'Boost' power mode, you can drain its battery in just under 20 minutes. If you use it in its 'Hard Floor' setting, which lowers the speed of the brushroll, you can expect just under 40 minutes of runtime, which is slightly less than the near one-hour maximum runtime offered by the Shark Anti-Allergen Pet Power, though the latter vacuum does take longer to recharge. It's also worth noting that battery life can vary in the real world. Its battery indicator lights allow you to quickly check the remaining charge, as the three lights gradually turn off as you use the vacuum. The battery itself is removable and can be charged separately.

The Shark Vertex Cordless has a couple of quality of life features. There are two surface type settings: 'Carpet' spins the brushroll faster to clear debris on carpeted surfaces while 'Hard Floor' slows the brushroll down for cleaning bare floors or rugs. There's also a separate 'MAX' trigger to enable 'Boost Mode', which allows you to increase suction for stubborn messes. Its flexible wand lets you easily clean under furniture and its headlight should help you see what you're cleaning in darker environments. Unlike the very similar Shark Vertex Pro Lightweight, however, it doesn't have an LED display that shows the vacuum's remaining battery life or current suction power and surface-type setting.

The Shark Vertex Cordless comes with a couple of tools and accessories. There's an Anti-Allergen Dust Brush that can be used to clean fine dust and debris from delicate surfaces in narrow spots and a crevice tool to tackle messes in tight corners. There's also the Pet Multi-Tool attachment, which serves as a combination hard-bristle brush and upholstery tool to alternatively dislodge stuck-on debris and clear pet hair from fabric-lined furniture.

The Shark Vertex Cordless can be used as a handled vacuum by removing its flexible wand.

The Shark Vertex Cordless delivers superb performance on bare floors. It clears pet hair as well as small and bulky debris, like rice and cereal, without an issue. Performance remains consistent as its dirt compartment fills up, which is good if you have several large messes to deal with.

The Shark Vertex Cordless has decent performance on low-pile carpet. It struggles somewhat with fine debris like baking soda on this kind of surface. Thankfully, it sucks up most pet hair and larger sand-like debris, though the rubber lip on the front of the vacuum head can fling some coarser debris upwards. If you're looking for something with a better performance on this surface type, you may like the Shark WANDVAC System.

The Shark Vertex Cordless has satisfactory performance on high-pile carpet. It sucks up pet hair without an issue, but it may take a couple of passes to fully clear fine and larger debris like baking soda or sand. Unusually, the rubber lip on the front of the vacuum can fling some coarser debris upwards while cleaning. Consider the Miele Triflex HX1 if you're looking for a cordless vacuum with better performance on this surface type.

This vacuum offers amazing maneuverability. It's lightweight and has a swiveling head that makes it easy to navigate around obstructions. Its MultiFLEX wand is another hugely convenient feature, as it allows you to clean under low-lying couches and tables with less difficulty. It can be quickly converted into a handheld configuration to deal with messes on furniture, and fitting new attachments in places is an intuitive process. Unfortunately, its brushroll can occasionally get stuck on rug tassels.

The Shark Vertex Cordless doesn't have any automation features.