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Difference between Shark IF281,IF282,IF285,and UF280 Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaners

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The difference between the Shark ION F80 MultiFlex IF281,IF282 and IONFlex 2X IF285,UF280 DuoClean Ultra Light Cordless Stick models are as follows.

Where sold.
The IF281 sold at Target, Macy’s, BestBuy, JCPenney, Amazon, and SharkClean official website.
The IF282 sold at Bed Bath & Beyond, and Kohl’s.
The IF285 sold at Sam’s Club.
The UF280 sold at Costco.

Included.
All of them come with
* 2 ION Power Pack Batteries
* ION Power Pack Charging Cable
* 8″ Crevice Tool
* Upholstery Tool
* ION Power Pack Charging Dock
The IF282 and IF285 also include a Precision Duster, whereas the UF280 include an Anti-Allergen Dust Brush.

Color.
The IF281 and IF282 are in graphite grey with sandstone accents.
The IF285 and UF280 are in charcoal grey with blue stream accents.

Shark NV680,NV682,NV683,NV681 vs NV501,NV500,NV502,NV500CO what’s the difference?

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There are some big differences between the Shark Rotator Powered Lift Away Speed NV680 series and Rotator Professional Lift Away NV500 series. If you are deciding between these vacuums, maybe you would be interested in reading the information below.

Powered Lift Away vs Lift Away
This difference could be an important buying factor for some potential customers. The NV680 series feature Powered lift away whereas the NV500 series only have lift away function. With Powered lift away, you can lift away the pod and still can use the Powered nozzle or some other powered tools, whereas the Lift Away NV500 series only allows you to use suction powered attachments when in lift away mode. If you want to vacuum low profile furniture with the motorized brush, then the NV680 series should be a better choice.

Size
The Professional NV500 series look bulkier. They have larger dust container, bigger nozzle, and are heavier. Whereas the Rotator Powered Lift Away Speed NV680 series are compact, have a 0.9 dry quart dirt bin, weigh about 13.3 pounds that is roughly 2 pounds lighter than the Professional. If you want a slim look and lighter upright, then you may want to consider the Powered Lift Away Speed.

Power
The power specifications of the Rotator Powered Lift Away Speed are 120V, 60Hz, 800W, 6.7A versus 120V, 60Hz, 1200W, 10A on the Professional series.

Surface Selector
The Speed have a surface selector on the handle that allows you to choose between Hard Floor and Carpet setting, when setting to Hard Floor, the brushroll will not spin, when setting to Carpet, the brushroll will spin.
Whereas the Professional does not have the surface selector, instead, it has a brush on/off button located on the top on the vacuum pod.
Both of them have a suction control slider on the handle.
If you like a more convenient control, then the Speed should be better, if you like a traditional control, then you may want to choose the Professional.

Warranty
The Speed is backed by a 7 year limited warranty versus 5 year limited warranty on the Professional.

You can download manuals from sharkclean.com to learn more about these Rotator vacuums.
Shark NV681 Manual – https://www.sharkclean.com/include/pdf/manual-NV681.pdf
Shark NV501 Manual – https://www.sharkclean.com/include/pdf/manual-NV500.pdf

P.S.
The Shark NV500, NV502, NV500CO, and NUV560 are identical to NV501 except for the color and accessories.
The Shark NV680, NV682, NV683 are the same as NV681 except for the color and the tools they come with.

Shark NV801,NV803 vs NV501,NV502,NV500 what’s the difference?

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Brush System
This is a major difference between the DuoClean Speed and Rotator lift away, the DuoClean Speed has dual brushrolls – one bristle brushroll and one soft roller. While the Rotator has only bristle brush.

Lift Away Design
Though both of them have lift away design, the DuoClean Speed has Powered Lift Away function that allows you to use Powered tools including the motorized nozzle when in lift away mode, whereas the Rotator only allows you to use air driven tools.

Surface Selector vs Brush On/Off + Suction Control
The DuoClean Speed has surface selector that allows you to choose between Hard floor, Carpet&Low Pile, Thick Carpet&Area Rug. It has NO button to turn off the brushrolls, and no suction control. However, the brushroll speeds and suction power vary according to your surface setting.
Whereas the Rotator has Brushroll On/Off control as well as a separate suction control collar, so you can clean floors with suction only or suction with brushroll, and adjust the suction power to meet your cleaning needs such as vacuum delicate things with weak suction.

Dust Cup Size
The Rotator has larger dust cup which holds 1.3 dry quarts to the fill line versus 0.9 dry quarts on the DuoClean Speed.

Power Specifications
The DuoClean Speed power specifications are 120v,60hz,1150w,9.5a versus 120v,60hz,1200w,10a on the Rotator.

Warranty
The DuoClean Speed has a 7 year limited warranty versus 5 year limited warranty on the Rotator.

Learn more by reading manuals:
Rotator Lift Away NV500 Series Manual – http://www.sharkclean.com/include/pdf/manual-NV500.pdf
DuoClean Powered Lift Away NV800 Series Manual – https://www.sharkclean.com/include/pdf/manual-NV800.pdf

Shark NV801 vs NV681 what’s the difference?

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Both of the Shark Rotator Powered Lift Away Speed NV681,NV680,NV682,NV683 and Shark DuoClean Powered Lift Away Speed series nv800,nv800w,nv801,nv803,nv801q,uv810 are compact Shark upright models, they are lighter than the full size and have a smaller dust container. These 2 series have similar things such as the Powered Lift Away mode that allows you to lift away the vacuum pod and use the Powered nozzle to clean floor in the meantime. And both have LED headlights, swivel steering, HEPA filter. But what is the difference between them that might influence your purchasing decision?

Below we will discuss the main difference between them.
Brush System
The DuoClean Speed features Shark’s DuoClean technology which combines a bristle brush roller and a soft roller to clean both carpet and hard floors.
Whereas the Rotator Powered Lift Away Speed has only the bristle brushroll.

Floor Setting
The DuoClean has 3 surface settings – Hard Floor, Carpet&Low Pile, Thick Carpet&Area Rug, and the brushrolls are spinning in all of the 3 modes, however, the spinning speed is not the same, when in Hard Floor mode, the brushrolls spin slowly.
Whereas the Rotator has 2 settings – Hard Floor and Carpet. And the brushroll does not spin in Hard Floor mode.

Suction Control
The Rotator has a suction control slider on the handle that allows you to release suction to get variable suction power to meet different cleaning needs.
Whereas the DuoClean has no separate suction control, it seems that 3 preset cleaning modes provide different level of suction power. Hard Floor has the highest suction power.

Cleaning Path Width
According to Shark product specification, the DuoClean Speed clean path width is 8.5-inch versus 10.5-inch on the Rotator Powered Lift Away Speed.

Power Specifications
The technical specifications of the DuoClean Speed is 120V, 60Hz, 1150W, 9.5A versus 120V, 60Hz, 800W, 6.7A on the Rotator Powered Lift Away Speed.

P.S.
The Shark nv800,nv800w,nv801,nv803,uv810,nv801q are the same except for the color and accessories.
The Shark NV680, NV681, NV683 are the same as NV682 except for the color and the tools they come with.
If you want to learn more about these Shark upright vacuum models, you can read the manuals.

Shark NV681 Manual – https://www.sharkclean.com/include/pdf/manual-NV681.pdf
Shark NV800 Series Manual – https://www.sharkclean.com/include/pdf/manual-NV800.pdf

Shark NV801,NV803 vs NV831,NV835 what’s the difference?

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The major difference between the Shark DuoClean Powered Lift Away NV830 series and DuoClean Powered Lift Away Speed NV800 series is the size. The NV830 series are full size whereas the NV800 series are compact size. The full size has larger dust cup which holds up to 1.5 dry quarts versus 0.9 dry quarts on the compact size. And the full size has wider cleaning path and are over 2 pounds heavier.

Other differences between them are the headlights and power switch location.

Led lights
The NV830 series have lights on the nozzle and handle, the lights on the handle are useful when vacuuming weak light spots with the attachments for above floor cleaning.

Power Control Location
The DuoClean Speed has the power control on the top of the lift away canister while the DuoClean has the power switch on the handle for finger tip control.

Otherwise, they are similar. Both of them feature powered lift away, DuoClean technology – a bristle brushroll to clean carpets, and a soft brushroll to pull in larger particles and directly engage floors, swivel steering, Anti-Allergen Complete Seal Technology, HEPA filter, 1150 watts and 9.5 amperage.

P.S.
Shark DuoClean Powered Lift-Away Speed models comparison
NV800 series manual – https://www.sharkclean.com/include/pdf/manual-NV800.pdf
Shark DuoClean Powered Lift-Away NV830 models comparison
NV830 series manual – https://www.sharkclean.com/include/pdf/manual-NV830.pdf