Overall, the HydroVac does a good job getting dirt, grime, and spills off any type of hard flooring. I was able to just go over the liquid again when I turned the HydroVac back on, but I also ran into this issue if I didn't immediately dock the unit at the end of the cleaning session. When I was ready to resume cleaning, there was a small puddle underneath the machine. For instance, when I was mopping my kitchen, I stopped to pick up the floor mat in front of the sink, turning the mop off and standing it up. My only major complaint about the HydroVac's design is that it sometimes drips dirty water when you stand it upright. There are also two small headlights on either side of the mop's brushroll, but I didn't find them to be useful - they only light up a small area, and the light isn't powerful enough to actually illuminate any dirt. I did accidentally hit the mode button a few times when I first used the mop, as I was holding the handle up too far. The HydroVac's control buttons, which allow you to turn it on/off and change the mode, are right on the handle. I also found that its swivel steering makes it easy to navigate around obstacles, and I could even clean under the edge of my kitchen counter by tilting the body of the mop to the side. It rolls smoothly on the forward stroke, but there's a bit more resistance when you pull it backward. Still, it's light enough to carry from room to room, and it's easy to maneuver around the floor while mopping. The Shark HydroVac only weighs around 8 pounds - roughly the same weight as a cordless vacuum - though it is quite bottom-heavy. This makes it a little trickier to fill, but it's not too bad since the tank is quite small. However, the bottom of the tank is slanted, so you can't set it down while filling. The water tank is easy to remove from the top of the mop, and it has lines that show how much water and cleaning solution to put in. ![]() I did try to see if you can use it without water, like a regular vacuum, but the mop shut itself off and flashed the "fill water tank" light at me. It took around four hours for the mop to charge up completely - there's a light on the body that indicates how much it's charged - and then it was ready to use.īefore jumping into cleaning, I filled up the machine's clean water tank. The unit's base was also inside the box, wrapped up in a layer of cardboard, and once it was plugged in, I docked the mop by placing it on the charging port. I also removed a few of the decorative stickers on the mop, but I left any of the ones that included instructions for its operation. The body and floorhead of the mop were one connected piece, so all I had to do to put the machine together was insert the handle. ![]() Inside the box, there were only a few pieces that needed to be unpackaged. When the Shark HydroVac arrived on my doorstep, I was surprised at the relatively small size of the package. ![]() The HydroVac has a lightweight cordless design and a convenient docking station.
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