Shark Cordless Pet Plus [IZ361H, IZ362H, IZ363HT, UZ365H] Vacuum Review

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus is decently well-built. It's practically identical to the Shark Anti-Allergen Pet Power in terms of design, with a bottom-mounted dustbin running parallel to its wand. It's made mainly from plastic, with a motor unit encased in glossy-finish plastic and the wand being made of lightweight metal. It feels relatively sturdy for the most part, though its clear plastic dirt compartment is a tad fragile. Thankfully, it's very easy to take apart and reassemble, with most of its components attaching via easy-clip mechanisms.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus is fairly easy to maintain.

• Dirt compartment: The dirt compartment can be removed by pressing its release latch on its right side, which allows you to lever it out of its socket. A separate button opens the bottom cover, meaning you can dump any accumulated debris. You should empty it whenever you notice that it's full. You can wash it with water whenever necessary.
• Lint screen: The lint screen is inside the dirt compartment, and you can clean it whenever necessary by taking out trapped debris by hand, but you can't remove it.
• Brushroll: The brushroll isn't removable, but you can still access it by using a coin to undo three plastic locks holding the brushroll cover in place. The manufacturer advertises the brushroll to be self-cleaning, and they advise running the vacuum in its carpet mode on a hard surface to clear away any tangled hair. Clearing any remaining hair by hand can be a bit of a nuisance, however.
• Pre-motor filter: You'll need to remove the dirt compartment to access the foam and felt pre-motor filters, but they can just be pulled out of their slot. You should regularly rinse both to maintain suction power and wash them with cold water once a month.
• Post-motor HEPA filter: The post-motor HEPA filter is located inside the dirt compartment. You should wash this part once a year with cold water.

Any part that's washed with water should be left to dry for at least 24 hours before using it again.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus incurs very low recurring costs.

• Pre-motor filters: The foam and felt pre-motor filters won't need replacing if they're well-maintained, but you can buy them as a single kit from Shark's website if necessary.
• Post-motor HEPA filter: You won't need to replace the HEPA filter if it's maintained according to manufacturer specifications. Still, you can purchase a replacement from Shark's website if necessary.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus isn't especially hard to store. You can dismount its canister body and slot it lower down the wand to minimize its vertical footprint when not in use. Unfortunately, there's no rack or onboard storage for the included attachments, so you'll have to stow them away elsewhere.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus has a relatively large dirt compartment, especially for a handheld vacuum. You won't need to empty its dustbin very often when compared to a similarly-priced model with a smaller dustbin, like the Tineco PURE ONE X.

• Vacuum motor unit/body
• Vacuum head
• Vacuum wand
• Brushroll cover
• Dirt compartment
• Felt pre-motor filter (with pink tab)
• Foam pre-motor filter
• Post-motor HEPA filter
• Recharge cable
• Battery
• Crevice tool
• Upholstery tool
• Anti-Allergen dust brush
• User guide

The IZ362H, IZ363HT, and UZ365H variants come with all of the above, along with:

• Pet Multi-Tool

The following attachments are exclusive to the UZ365H variant:

• Wide Upholstery tool
• Combination crevice tool/soft-bristle brush

The Shark IZ361H's range is limited only by the remaining battery life and the room left in its dirt compartment.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus is pretty portable, though it's still on the heavier side for a cordless stick vacuum. Compared to a lighter stick vacuum like the Samsung Jet 60, you might feel fatigue after using it for an extended period.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus has decent battery performance. Most variants use the same 1900 mAh battery as the Shark Rocket Pet Pro. It yields a max runtime of about 40 minutes when used in its bare floor mode with no attachments. Using it in its 'MAX' power mode drains its battery in about 15 minutes, making it best-suited for quick clean-ups. If you want a longer runtime, the IZ363HT variant uses a higher-capacity 2450 mAh pack that can last for up to almost an hour. You can keep tabs on the remaining runtime via the trio of LED indicator lights on the battery, which turn off one by one as the charge level decreases.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus has a couple of quality-of-life features. The slider on top of the grab handle allows you to switch between 'Hard Floor' and 'Carpet' modes, which decrease and increase the rotational speed of the brushroll, respectively. Pulling and holding the trigger inside the handle activates the vacuum's 'MAX' power setting for cleaning stubborn debris.

The Shark IZ361H comes with a couple of attachments. There's a crevice tool for cleaning tight spots, an upholstery tool for cleaning furniture, and its Anti-Allergen Dust Brush, which has a set of soft bristles to clear away dust from delicate surfaces.

The IZ362H and IZ363HT models come with a similar set of attachments, with the Anti-Allergen Dust Brush and a crevice, though they also feature Shark's Pet Multi-Tool, which is essentially an upholstery nozzle with a clip-on hard-bristle brush.

The UZ365H model comes with the Pet Multi-Tool, a separate wide-nozzle upholstery tool, and an upgraded crevice tool that features a swing-out soft-bristle dusting brush.

You can use the Shark Cordless Pet Plus as a handheld by detaching the primary body from the wand and floorhead.

This vacuum delivers great performance on hard floors. It can clear away the majority of large- and medium-sized debris like cereal and rice on this surface type within a single pass. That said, while it's also pretty good at picking up fine debris like sand, you might still need to make another pass to clear away every last bit. It can also leave behind a small amount of debris along walls and in corners.

This vacuum provides okay debris pickup on high-pile carpets when used with its multi-surface head. It's fairly good at dealing with solid debris like rice and cereal, even if you might need to spend a bit more time cleaning along walls and in corners. That said, you might have to make another pass or two to fully clear away finer debris like sand that's been pressed deeper into carpet fibers.

This vacuum's performance on low-pile carpets is mediocre. It ultimately clears away a fair amount of debris in a single back-and-forth sweep, but you'll probably need to make an extra pass or two to get everything. It's also a good idea to clean along walls and in corners with the vacuum's crevice tool.

This vacuum delivers impressive pet hair-clearing performance on low-pile carpets. It'll clear away the majority of hair within a single pass, but you'll probably need to go over the same area twice if you want to fully clear away any shorter remaining strands that are pressed a little more deeply into carpet fibers.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus has poor real-world suction performance. Its suction inlet is positioned too high off the ground to generate a tight seal with the contact surface. Take a look at the Tineco PWRHERO 11 if you're looking for a cordless stick vacuum that exerts a stronger real-world suction force.

This vacuum has okay airflow performance. In terms of raw power, it's on the lower end of the scale for a Shark model, with slightly less power than the Shark Cordless Pro, but it still isn't that bad in this respect. It won't have the easiest time lifting up large amounts of heavy debris, but it's still more than capable of handling light- and medium-weight debris.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus is pretty quiet. It's a little louder than comparable models like the Samsung Jet 60 but won't be disruptive for people in other rooms, though it can mask the sound of a nearby conversation. That said, it's much louder when running in its 'MAX' mode, so don't use the vacuum in this setting for long if you don't want to disturb people nearby.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus is decently maneuverable. It's heavier than most cordless stick vacuums and has a somewhat bulky floorhead that doesn't pivot as sharply as other stick vacuums like the Dyson V8. Unlike the Shark Vertex Pro Lightweight, it doesn't have a flexible wand, so you have to crouch pretty deeply to clean under tables and chairs. That said, it's easy to switch out the various attachments as needed, and the vacuum can roll over obstructions like electrical cords pretty easily. You'll need to be careful around shag-pile rugs, which can get tangled in the floorhead, as there's no brushroll off switch.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus does a great job of dealing with pet hair on furniture, even when used in its standard suction power setting. Its upholstery tool is effective in collecting pet hair on fabric, though the vacuum's relatively bulky design can make it a bit of a nuisance to use for extended periods. The UZ365H variant comes with an additional wide-nozzle upholstery tool that's better-suited for cleaning large fabric-lined areas.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus is effective in sealing in fine allergens, thanks in part to its onboard HEPA filter.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus does a poor job of sucking up debris in cracks and crevices, with a brushroll positioned too high off the ground to generate a tight seal with the contact surface and draw debris out from cracks and crevices. It doesn't do as well as the Shark Anti-Allergen Pet Power in this regard, which does draw more power from its higher-capacity battery. You should use the included crevice tool to deal with debris in deeper cracks.

The Shark Cordless Pet Plus does a terrible job of scrubbing away stains, regardless of the surface setting you end up using, though this is normal given the lack of any mopping or detergent-spraying capability.