Shark was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Boston, USA. Although this brand is relatively young, it is growing very quickly and is a rising star in the American cleantech industry. In 2011, it was selected as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States by Inc Magazine, a well-known magazine, and was widely recognized in North America.
This brand may be relatively new to Chinese consumers, but it is definitely a household name in the United States. Shark is most famous for its vacuum cleaners, its vacuum cleaner products have been the first in the US market for many years, and the performance of the steam mop in recent years is also very impressive, and in 2017, the Shark steam mop has the first market share in the United States. In April 2018, Shark officially entered the Chinese market.
Compared with Bisheng, the details of the Shark steam mop are more user-friendly, the mop adopts a double-sided mop design, the mop head can be rotated 180º, and one side can be changed to the other after mopping, which can reduce the frequency of cleaning the mop, and the mop can be loaded and unloaded with one click, which is convenient and fast when changing and washing. However, the Shark's steam mop water tank volume is smaller than that of Bisheng, and the steam mop has a relatively short single working time.
P3 is Shark's basic steam mop, it only has a steam mode, after adding clean water for 15 seconds, it can spray 120°C high-temperature steam, the steam volume is 24g/min, the price is about 1200 yuan, although the price is higher than Bisheng 23V8V, but the cleaning area of the mop head is relatively large, the cleaning effect is better, more suitable as a general household mop, and the lightweight 23V8V is suitable for small households.
If there are floors of different materials at home, the multi-gear steam function is still very necessary, P5 is an upgrade of P3, about 1500 yuan, adding a high, medium and low three-level steam adjustment function, for different materials of the ground, different stains can choose different intensity of the operation. If the floor is relatively clean, the cleaning can be completed in medium and low mode. The steam capacity of the high-end mode is 30g/min, which is suitable for floors with sticky stains, such as kitchens with grease dripping and living room floors with jam sticking.
Compared with P5, P8 has one more handheld function, that is, the cleaning machine can be taken off and turned into a small handheld steam engine, after connecting to the steam ironing brush, centralized nozzle and other components, it can be used to clean and iron clothes, and can also be used for sofas, kitchens, bathrooms and other corner areas that are difficult to clean, to achieve a multi-purpose machine, P8 The price is about 2000 yuan.
It is important to note that it is not recommended to use a steam mop on non-sealed wooden boards or waxed floors, as the floor surface may tarnish due to hot steam.