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Shark® PowerDetect® Pet Plus Clean & Empty Cordless Stick Vacuum, IP3253

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Condition
New
Color
Gray & Gold
Model
IP3253
Capacity
0.74 qt
Dimensions
10.24"L x 18.6"W x 46.34"H
Weight
18.5 lb
Filter Type
HEPA Filter
In the box
Flexible Crevice ToolOdor Neutralizer Puckand FurFins Tool

Features 10

  • THE BEST DEBRIS CLEANING* OF ANY CORDLESS VACUUM: Sharks most advanced cordless powered by our best cordless suction**. (*Based on Geomean of ASTMF2607 and IEC62885-2 (5.3 & 5.5) vs cordless market)(**Based on ASTM F558, measured at the handvac in Boost mode)
  • ALWAYS READY, ALWAYS CHARGED: Automatically empties and charges the vacuum while docked, so its always ready for the next clean. No more manual emptying after every clean.
  • LOCKS AWAY DIRT FOR UP TO 45 DAYS: Seals away fine dust, debris, allergens, and odors after every clean.
  • DESIGNED TO CAPTURE MORE* DIRT, DUST, & DEBRIS: Sharks redesigned DuoClean Detect nozzle features 2X brushrolls for ALL floors* and ULTRA-POWERFUL hair pickup.(*vs. original DuoClean nozzle)

Description

The Shark® PowerDetect® Clean & Empty (IP3253) system is the ultimate cordless solution for powerful, intelligent, whole-home deep cleaning. It features an Auto-Empty system that charges & empties your vacuum after every clean and holds up to 45 days of dirt and debris. PowerDetect® is powered by Shark®’s most powerful cordless suction PLUS a redesigned DuoClean Detect™ nozzle with dirt-detecting intelligence and direction detect technology, making it THE BEST debris cleaning of ANY cordless vacuum. While most vacuums push around debris in the back-stroke, the redesigned DuoClean Detect™ nozzle eliminates this problem by capturing more dirt, dust, and debris in forward AND reverse for faster cleaning. PowerDetect® has an impressive 70min of runtime and a MultiFlex® wand for effortless under-furniture reach and flex storage.(Based on ASTM F558, measured at the hand vacuum, tested in Boost mode)(Based on Geomean of ASTMF2607 and IEC62885-2 (5.3 & 5.5) vs cordless market)( vs. original DuoClean® nozzle)( vs. Shark® Stratos® IZ862H)( measured at the handvac in ECO mode)

Specs 33

Brand Shark
Special Feature Cordless, HEPA, Headlight, High Power, Portable
Filter Type HEPA Filter
Surface Recommendation Carpets & Hardfloors
Power Source Battery Powered
Other Special Features of the Product Cordless, HEPA, Headlight, High Power, Portable
Capacity 0.74 quarts
Recommended Uses For Product Pet Hair

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Awesome vacuum!
Color: Gray & Gold
I loved it so much I bought 2! The suction power is great, it even shuts off one side when you run against the wall so that it has extra power on the side closest to the wall. It automatically detects the floor type and adjusts the suction power as needed to save battery, and clean accurately. I have 4 pets, cats and dogs, and it does a quality job picking up all the hair! I also have a house by the lake, and the sand is out of this world and it somehow picks up every grain with ease! I have a 2000 sq foot house and have vacuumed every room without it running out of battery. It is a bit heavy, but the quality makes up for that downfall in my opinion. It has so many features. I also love the station that sucks out the waste. Considering I use this vacuum 2-3 times per day, and my 4 pets, I only have to empty out the big canister once a month. It is also able to be cleaned easily. You can remove the roller and clean the bottom piece easily. I have had 4 shark vacuums, and this one is by far the best one I’ve owned. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2026 by staci
Really cleans up!! Easy to move under beds.
Color: Java Ice Blue
We love this vacuum! Thank you to all the people who write a detailed review about the vacuums they have used to help me make my choice. I was lost in review reading land for hours to make my choice to replace our stick vacuum (it was not a Shark brand, was super light weight, nothing fancy). I have used both my son’s Dyson stick vacuums many times and they had dogs and young children. My review is for the PREMIUM Shark PowerDetect Stick Vacuum. I purchased during Prime Days. I have owned two full sized Shark vacuums in the past and haven’t had issues with them other than I wear out the hose because I vacuum corners and edges so often they need to be taped together! My vacuums get a lot of use. The factors that helped me: >>Dust cup closes fully-the self emptying style has issues with magnets getting dirty and causes dust to fly as you vacuum, always need to check it. Also, I will need to empty the dust collector unit for the auto dump style because that larger dust bin collector doesn’t take itself to the trash bin. So I decided I can empty the dirt/dust cup each time I use the model that doesn’t auto-dump. Doesn’t bother me.>> LOVE the bend in the handle to reach under my sofa, bar cabinet, beds. Easier to turn when under furniture than I expected. I had a friend who has a back issues try it and she said it was easy for her to use under the bed. >>My 7 year old grandson used it to vacuum under the beds and he said the vacuum pulls forward which his Dyson at home doesn’t do. He did mention it was a little bit of work to pull it back and I told him it’s because it vacuums in reverse as it does going forward but isn’t self propelled going backward. >>I kept trying to fold the vacuum forward I needed to remember to bend it back like a birds leg! >>The lights change color as the vacuum changes speed and brush rotation as it goes from area rug to wood floor to tile. >>It increases suction when I vacuum into a corner, why do I think it’s cool to hear it rev up to get that corner clean? I don’t know why, but I do!>>I don’t need to press any buttons for operation. >>I can separate the vacuum for adding the edging tool using just part of the unit for short easy to reach places AND remove the entire bottom half of the vacuum to use the hand vacuum with the crevice tool for ceiling or behind a nightstand or door. >>Easily folds down and doesn’t take that much space in our closet. It’s stable in this position. Folded H27”x 14” deep x 10.5” wide >>Emptying the dust cup is easiest by separating the unit to its hand vacuum and holding it over the trash can. The cup doesn’t come off the vacuum. There is an bold arrow (black) pointing to the button that will snap open the door to the dust cup. A sticker with the image of the function is on the vacuum. Is it a little cumbersome? Yes, but I don’t have to fiddle with anything to get the dust/dirt cup off and then back onto the vacuum. >>The manufacturer includes information how to order parts including information to order a new battery. >>The front edge of the vacuum head has a very soft edge my grandkids said it’s as soft as a stuffy (toy) and I’m sure that helps with trapping fine pieces off the floor. The roller brush is behind that edge. >>It weighs 8 pounds which is fine for me of weight is an issue then you need a power stick vacuum with less power or maybe a smaller battery. Usually batteries add weight. I haven’t run out of battery yet. >>I can’t believe how well this vacuum picks up dog hair!! If you have a sensitive carpet that doesn’t need a roller brush to help preserve it you might consider buying a vacuum that has buttons/switches to control the brush head. >>I hope you choose the best vacuum for your needs and that my experience has helped you make that choice. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2026 by RicaCostaRica
Terrible Vacuum
Color: Gray & Gold
This is the worst vacuum I have ever owned and also the most expensive. When set to the highest suction, the battery only lasts 10 minutes. TEN MINUTES! I know it’s battery powered, but for this price I expected at least 20 minutes. Ten is ridiculous. I don’t understand why stick vacuums are moving to having the debris canister and motor at the top where the handle is. It adds so much extra weight to my wrist. Added to that, the way the handle is boxed in, my wrist has to arch to hold it. I can’t let it relax and hang off the edge like with other vacuums. This leads to my wrist hurting after only a couple of minutes, and my wrist and fingers start to go numb. It’s so uncomfortable! The head of the vacuum can lock in place so that it can be more easily rolled away when you’re done vacuuming. The problem is the head of the vacuum CONSTANTLY locks while vacuuming. If I have to pull the handle just a little sideways to vacuum an odd angle, it locks, and then I have to step on the vacuum head and pull the handle to unlock it. It happens over and over while I’m vacuuming, which is super frustrating. I’ve had other vacuums with swivel heads that can also lock in place, and I have NEVER had this happen. The lowest suction setting to save on battery just seems too weak. If I turn on the auto detect mode, the vacuum seems to wildly switch from high to low suction without reason. It’s almost a sensory overload to hear it going back and forth from low to high suction so many times. I was on a clean spot on the floor, and the high suction kicked on for a few seconds. I was at a dirty area that needed more suction, and it took several seconds of me vacuuming over it before the higher suction finally kicked on. By that time, I had already vacuumed over the debris several times with the lower suction, and the higher suction was no longer needed. I would rather manually choose the suction I need than deal with that. I’m not looking for high tech bells and whistles. I just want a cordless vacuum that works well. I don’t know why they say the vacuum has edge detect. All the edges around my rooms stay dirty after vacuuming. The vacuum just won’t suck up the dirt against the edge of a wall. I imagine that’s because an upholstered (like carpet) roller is on the edge of the vacuum head, blocking suction from pulling dirt in. Instead the roller is supposed to sweep debris to the roller brush, which then sweeps the debris into the suction area. I have a cheapy generic vacuum without an upholstered roller that does a much better job. I don’t want to vacuum a room and then have to add an attachment and go back to vacuum all the edges of the room. And the battery doesn’t last long enough for me to do that anyway. I would have to wait hours for it to recharge. After my second time using the vacuum (so 20min of use), I found huge, thick chunks of pet hair hung up in the upholstered roller. It was A LOT of hair, so the roller doesn’t even do a good job at pushing pet hair to the suction area. Also after the second use, the auto empty wouldn’t work. Hair was hanging out of the flap, and lots of hair was wound up in a big ball in the canister. I lifted and lowered the vacuum on the dock several times to suck the debris out, the dock would suction, but none of the hair would come out. I had to push in the canister flap and pull the hair out. It was wound up in a tight ball and was stuck. I vacuumed a third time, and again the dock couldn’t empty the canister. Hair and dust just stuck to the filter inside the canister. I don’t understand how this vacuum is marketed as being for pet hair. Pet hair doesn’t get stuck on the brush roller, but it absolutely gets stuck on the upholstered roller and in the debris canister. Another aggravation is that the vacuum can’t stand upright on its own. Why?? Quite a few times while vacuuming, I needed to stand the vacuum up to move a chair, move a toy, etc., and I couldn’t. And it’s difficult to prop it up against furniture or a wall since it’s so top-heavy from the canister and motor being at the handle. It just wants to fall over. Absolute nothing about this vacuum seems well thought out or convenient. I have a new baby who always wants to be held. I have only been using a rechargeable stick vacuum because it’s just so much easier and quick. I need something lightweight and can’t deal with a cord. I decided I would invest in a more expensive rechargeable stick vacuum, I did my research, and I was so excited about this vacuum. It was such a letdown right at the first use. I will be returning it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2026 by Lydia
Another Shark product delivers!!!
Color: Gray
Honestly, this is one of my better purchases for vacuums. Going from the top down. The main part of the vacuum is easy to handle with it's grip. Easy button to activate the product and the little trigger to change settings. The eco mode is good for certain carpets or rugs that pull up as it seemingly guides it. The power detect mode is ideal for conserving battery life while it automatically activates a powerful mode when it detects clutter and stuff. The hardcore mode as I call it does it's job and gets those tough items and dirt but eats the battery life. The compartment for dirt, lent, etc is at least for me perfect for me. Kind of wished it could open a different way but nonetheless all the dirt comes out, even with a bit of fingering. Also you can see the bettery life on the display which is so nice. The one I have has the adjustable stem which is perfect for those hard to reach places and storage as you are able to unhook it which morphs for more advantageous storage option. The main vacuum part grabs everything and I mean everything. It outperforms my Bissel clunk vacuum and the difference is night and day. I would say have pliers nearby as it collects everything and can become clogged but even clogged, it still performs perfectly. Noise sounds like a small jet engine but you see the results. Highly recommend, only complaint...battery life could be a bit better especially for the "hardcore mode" as it drains the battery but can be overlooked by the results. And one of the accessories could fit a bit tighter, still works regardless but certain spots just brace it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2026 by Dale Sturdevant
Mostly great
Color: Gray & Gold
We purchased this vacuum and we have had it for several months. We have a lot of pet hair and our prior unit just could not handle it. This unit does handle it. And shockingly it does not clog! It has a very wide opening and wide pathway into the receptacle. It does a pretty good job in most areas and I’ve been really happy with how it bends and how it fits under couches and furniture and how light weight it is. I really like the auto empty container part. It has a good battery time. It’s easier to tell how much battery is left. It is easy to figure out how to use and maneuver. The reason I did not give it five stars is because we do not just use it as a vacuum for the floor. We put attachments on it regularly and we try to use it for corners and baseboards and ceiling corners and ceiling, fans and vents and blinds and stuff like that. And in these areas, honestly it’s just a failure. I just am not happy with it at all on anything but the floor. I don’t think that it has the same suction power with the attachments on it, and there are only two attachments and the vacuum base only has space to hold one of those. It just doesn’t work well on those things. I literally kept my old vacuum for these areas. I don’t know why it struggles in these areas, but it definitely lost the unit a star in it’s rating from me ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2026 by KE Review
Like it a lot so far
Color: Gray & Gold
Review Image by Amazon Customer
We’ve only had this vacuum for about a month now. So far, it works well and pretty much performs as advertised. While no cordless stick vacuum will clean carpet as well as a corded vacuum, this one comes closest. We have a home with mostly laminate floors and for those, the Shark is superb. We have a German Shepherd who naturally sheds a ton of hair. One pass with this powerful vac and the hair disappears. The machine does seem to rev up to higher power at seemingly random times - supposedly when it senses that more suction power is needed. I don’t see any larger amounts of dirt or debris so I’m not sure what is triggering this. But since the vac is doing a good job and the battery isn’t depleting itself, I don’t really care. The lights on the front and back of the head work really well so you can see where you’ve been and where you still need to go. And for the few carpeted areas we have, the unit revs up nicely and does a very good job of removing the dog hair and dirt. Finally, the automatic empty feature is a real nice touch. We leave the charging/emptying unit in our attached garage so no more dumping the dirt bin into the kitchen garbage pail. We have owned a bunch of cordless vacs over the years, and until this Shark the Dyson models were our favorite. Now the clear favorite is this Shark. One caveat- the unit is heavier than any of our Dyson vacs, so it would be a little tricky to use on a long stairway. For us, the problem is solved as we keep the old Dyson unit charge up for the stairs. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2026 by Amazon Customer
I'd give an extra 1/2 star to 3.5, but can't justify rounding it to 4 stars.
Color: Gray & Gold
Review Image by GeneV.
Review Image by GeneV.
Review Image by GeneV.
I'll preface this by saying that this is a pretty good vacuum overall, and I would likely buy it again at the Black Friday sale price. That's the shorthand review, for the longer version, read on. First the good, and foremost, it functions great at cleaning the floors (provided you keep up with the filter, more on that later). Does great on hardwood, does great on rugs...and the Powerdetect feature which switches between the two automatically, no clue how it works but it does it flawlessly. The tangle-free brush functions even better than Shark's previous versions of it. We've got a GP dog who sheds like crazy, and I've yet to have to detangle all that from winding around the brush, so I'm very pleased with that. However, the front roller will occasionally build up hair/debris where the comb is, but luckily it's super easy to clean out by popping out the roller. Hair will also occasionally build up where the 2 little wheels are, to the point they won't spin easily. Cleaning those is a little more involved, requires using a small flathead screwdriver to pop the wheels out to clean them out. Highly doubtful the manufacturer recommends actually doing this, but I found no other option to get the wheels to spin freely again (that applies to all the Shark vacs I owned...I'm on my 4th one). The battery is great...again, provided you keep up with the filter, and again more on that later. Our house is near 3k sq ft, and I've got plenty of reserve power after I'm done vacuuming. With my previous cordless Sharks, I had to prioritize areas because I'd run out of juice near the end, and would have to finish up after a recharge. I also very much like that they now have a charge meter, and not just 3 lights indicating level of charge left. The auto-empty dock/charger is so awesome! It's too easy, just stick the vacuum on there, and it does its thing. You obviously do have to empty the dock's cannister eventually, but its large capacity means you don't have to do that too often. We vacuum pretty much everyday, and I empty it maybe once/week if that. So those are all positives, but there are a few downsides to this vacuum. My main gripe is the amount of debris which gets past the initial filter in the vacuum's cannister, clogging up the foam filter (see pics). The previous Sharks I owned all had a wire mesh cannister filter, so all bigger particles and major dust would stay in the cannister, and only fine dust would get past it to the foam filter. The foam filters did eventually require cleaning or replacing as well, but I've never had dust get past them as well, all the way to the HEPA filter. But on this vacuum, the vac's cannister filter is plastic mesh with fairly large openings. Consequently, a lot of debris (including not just dust) gets past it and works it's way to the foam filter, with some dust getting past the foam filter as well, and getting to the HEPA filter in a short period of time...I've only had this vacuum for like 3 wks and the HEPA filter is already showing some dust on it. So basically, although yes this vacuum is auto-emptying with the doc, it's certainly not maintenance free. I find myself having to disassemble the cannister and clean the foam filters every other vacuuming or so...whereas with the previous Sharks, I had to do it maybe every 20th vacuuming. So that itself kind of sux, but more importantly, I suspect this filter issue is the main cause for the negative reviews here about loss of suction and poor battery performance. With this filter requiring servicing so much more regularly than expected, I'm sure owners are unintentionally not addressing it, and consequently are losing suction, with the battery working overtime trying to compensate for it thx to the Powerdetect feature. Next is the issue with the vacuum head locking in the stowing position. It does this just way too easily when unintentional, requiring you to constantly having to unlock it by stepping on the vacuum head. Between this and the trigger on the handle (more on that below), I find myself paying more attention to how I handle this vacuum than I should have to be. And in any case, the locking head is not even warranted here, considering this vacuum has a dock as opposed to being free-standing when stowed. So this is just an entirely pointless feature which is also a total hassle. My other gripe is fairly trivial, but it does bug, and that's the button placement. You would think the power button would be the trigger on the handle, and the power level selection would be the push button on the vacuum head, but nope. I can't get used to this, and keep hitting the trigger to turn the vacuum off, only then to have to scroll through the options to get back to the Powerdetect level. And then also, the trigger is so sensitive, that I often accidentally hit it by accident while vacuuming, changing the power level...this combined with that locking vacuum head just makes for a needless hassle while vacuuming. My final gripe is a long-standing issue with Shark vacuums in general, after they changed their brush head removal mechanisms from their original design. Yrs ago, they had a little tab on the brush head which you pressed down with your foot, and then pulled off the wand. This was so handy, just pop the wand out of the brush head in order to reach some cobwebs in the ceiling, or some dirt in a crevice or whatever, and then pop the wand back in and go back to vacuuming. Now you got to reach down, push the button, wiggle the darned wand out of the brush head...just annoying to use when you need the wand on it's own for said purpose. Anyways, wow long review, hopefully this will help somebody. Long story short, pretty good vacuum, things to praise, some things not to, but overall a good buy...PROVIDED you get it at a sale price. I see this thing currently (12/12/25) listed at $580, I mean there's NO WAY it's worth this price, sorry. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2025 by GeneV.
Works, but would a cheaper option work, too?
Color: Gray
I'm so glad I finally opted to purchase a cordless vacuum instead of a corded one! Did I need to get one this fancy? ...I'm not sure I needed to. I've been using this vacuum for about three months now. I decided to go with this model because of the high rating that Vacuum Wars gave it. My apartment has a lot of carpet, so I needed something that could handle carpet well while also performing decently in the smaller vinyl-floored spaces we have. The dual brush rollers do a fantastic job. They do so well, in fact, that I empty it about three times in the process of vacuuming my 1100 sq ft apartment at once. The canister gets filled pretty quickly, but I also noticed that I started having to empty it so that all the fluff and fur don't mess with the PowerDetect system (elaborated on more below). This makes me very glad that I did not get the premium version that empties with its own auto-empty dock because that would be impractical since I have to empty the canister every 7 minutes. It seems that when the stuff that I vacuum starts wrapping around the metal cone near the filter, the vacuum thinks that the floor is "dirtier" and thus uses the higher power setting to try to compensate for the loss of suction that it detects with its PowerDetect system. In a way, this just reminds me that I need to empty the waste canister. I'm not sure that the special power-changing feature is worth the extra money, though. The other "perk" that this vacuum features with this detection system is that it senses when the vacuum is by an edge and increases the suction on that side to help pick up debris more efficiently. This sounds like a good idea, but I find it doesn't really help too much because I usually don't go all the way along the edge of a wall long enough for the vacuum to do its job. One could argue that this is user error; I'm just arguing that it's a feature that doesn't get used enough with practical usage. Battery run time, as usual with any battery-powered device, does not live up to the advertised 70-minute run time. I know that this is assuming that the vacuum is on the lowest power setting and isn't necessarily what the consumer can expect to get with average use. I find that I can just barely finish vacuuming my whole apartment in one round with the vacuum. A quirk is that if you turn the vacuum off when the battery is around half or below and then try to turn it back on, sometimes it won't because it says the battery is too low. If it does turn on, it sometimes shows a decrease from what the battery capacity remaining was displaying ten seconds before. The final thing of note is that the vacuum cannot stand up on its own. You can't set it in the corner easily because the top is too heavy. That's why you have to bend it and store it hunched over. This might be marketed as a feature, but it seems like it was just a weird way of not fixing an issue and pretending it was intentional. Overall, is this a good vacuum? Yes it is! It cleans well. I just don't think that it is worth spending more money for a fancier vacuum with features that don't seem to make much of a difference with average-consumer usage. I would be curious to try a cheaper cordless vacuum with dual brush rollers because I think that would do about the same job. Edit 10 months later: I changed the review to 5 stars because, well, the vacuum works! I’m glad I got it at this point. The only “drawbacks” I’ve been noticing are how quickly the container fills up and how I sometimes can’t do the entire apartment at once. However, the vacuum is easy to use. I don’t constantly think, “Man, this doesn’t work/I wish I got a different one/I wish this worked better…” The vacuum does the job. I’m not sure that a cheaper one would do as good of a job on the essentials. Do I need the extra features? Not necessarily. But maybe, to get good basic performance, it happens to have other features as well? Overall, it’s a good vacuum. I’d recommend it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2025 by Liza D
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