Shark Rotator Professional Lift-Away Vacuum Review

My husband Matthew loves to vacuum. When we received a Shark Rotator vacuum to review, I asked him if he would be willing to write a review because like with our Shark Rocket, I knew he would be passionate and honest. I was right. I think he should do infomercials. 🙂 If you are looking for a full-sized vacuum, I think you’ve found your machine. 

As you might recall, many months ago I confessed my love for vacuuming and then told you about how much I love the dirt-sucking power of the Shark Rocket. Since then, the Rocket has been my go-to vacuum cleaner, preferred even more than the Dyson upright that we once loved so much. But y’all, I now have a new favorite vacuum cleaner. I know, I probably sound fickle, unfaithful, and more than a little bit easy. But it’s true. There’s a brand new vacuum in my life.

Now, trust me, I didn’t plan on falling for a new vac, but then again, I didn’t anticipate the good people at Shark (apparently they read and loved my review of their Rocket) were going to send me another vacuum cleaner, this time, a just-released full-sized vacuum cleaner that not only features the unbelievable suction power and mobility of the Rocket, it also comes with a host of other carpet-cleaning bells and whistles, some of which I had no idea I even wanted on my vacuum cleaner!

But that was before I’d experienced firsthand Shark’s amazing Rotator Professional Lift-Away, the newest model in its Rotator line up.

And like I said, I’m in love. Oh, I still have feelings for my Shark Rocket—I always will—but compared to my favorite lightweight cleaning machine this new vacuum—the Rotator!—is a one-of-a-kind carpet-cleaning machine of power and versatility, an affordable vacuum cleaner for everyday people, one that will revolutionize how you perceive housecleaning. The Rotator is everything you need in a vacuum cleaner and more.

Here’s what I love about this brand new Shark machine:

1) The Suction. I mean, the Rotator really sucks. In a good way. Honestly, knowing how surprised and blown away I was when I first started using the Rocket, my expectations that the Rotator would thoroughly deep clean my rugs and carpets were much higher than before. And just like before, I was once again blown away by how much dirt, dust, and other stuff hiding inside my carpet the Rotator was able to find, suck up, and contain within its Anti-Allergen Complete Seal Technology.

As long as you clean its filters once a month, the Rotator Professional Lift-Away won’t lose any of that suction power you love.

2) The Versatility. My favorite feature of the Rotator Professional Lift-Away is how versatile the machine is, easily able to switch from vacuuming a rug or carpet to a hardwood floor with the click of a button. And I’m serious. That’s all it takes. There’s no changing components or hard-to-find manual switches—going from vacuuming shag carpet to solid hardwood or tile floors is lightening fast.

But that’s not it’s only multipurpose feature. Even more so than the Rocket, the Rotator Professional Lift-Away transforms into a myriad of surface cleaning machines, from an upright with “advance swivel steering to a lightweight portable lift-way to even a caddy vacuum cleaner.

Moreover, unlike other uprights with their bulky midsections, the Rotator Professional Lift-Away
allows you to easily remove (while still vacuuming) that bulky midsection, giving you the power to vacuum beneath furniture and chairs, under tables and beds, and most of this other hard-to-reach places that other uprights can’t go. This machine’s easy-to-change mechanism is brilliant—not awkward or complicated like you might expect—and will likely make you wonder why it took so long for somebody to create a versatile vacuum cleaner.

3) The Extras. I’m a big fan of bells and whistles, and Shark’s Rotator Professional Lift-Away is loaded with big and small extras, helpful add-ons that just make your vacuuming experience better.

For instance, LED lighting. Sure, vacuums have possessed lights on them for forever. But few have lights like this one does. It’s actually useful, giving you the power to see what you’re picking up when you’re cleaning an area with limited lighting.

It also has an super easy to dispose dust container! And I’ll admit, this one was a nice surprise. Because that’s one of my frustrations with the Rocket, in order to empty the dust pan, you’re forced to bring the entire 30-feet of rope with you. But that’s not the case with the Rotator Professional Lift-Away—disposing of the dirt and dust is easy and you can also easily clean out the dust container because it opens at both the top and bottom! You can check out all of the extras here.

If you’re in the market for a new vacuum cleaner, Shark’s Rotator Professional Lift-Away is a superb choice, a powerful, flexible, and affordable machine that will revolutionize how you clean your carpets, rugs, floors, furniture, and upholstery.

Disclosure: A Shark Rotator Professional Life-Away was provided to our family for review. All thoughts are Matthew’s.