By Rachel

Awhile back, Louise asked me offered me the chance to try out this nifty floor cleaning machine called the Sonic Duo made by Shark. Ever since we moved into this house a year ago, my floors have been a constant stressor for me. Why? Because the hard floors are all wood and the carpet is almost white! Sounds wonderful to anyone who does not have 3 kids and a dog. But for me, it’s a disaster! I’m constantly reminding my kids to take off their shoes, not to eat in rooms with carpet, put a lid on your cup, don’t let the dog in with muddy feet, etc. But still, dirt happens. It’s part of life.

When it came time to use it, my son put assembled it for me. He said it was a snap. We decided to attack the carpet in the family room for our first trial. Hubby moved all the furniture out, I got it all vacuumed, and then it was time to take pictures. SCARY!

That big dark streak is not a shadow. That’s the piece of floor directly in front of our couch.

So then it was time to read the instructions, fill up solution bottles, attach the right cleaning pad, and actually clean this nasty carpet!

My first thought was that it look kind of futuristic. It’s very light and compact. NOT like a typical heavy, clunky carpet cleaning machine.

My next thought was, “how in the heck is that going to clean my carpet with a pad?” There were no brushes or rollers, and no suction!

It was kind of cool to watch this thing work. It’s back and forth motion is so quick, and, believe it or not, it really did clean my carpet.

The spot in front of the couch is still a little bit visible, however, we forgot that we had a bottle of the pretreating Carpet Stain and Odor Remover. It probably would have come out better if we’d started with that. What I really appreciated was that the carpet cleaner solution is low moisture, meaning the carpet was dry in just a couple of hours! You just vacuum your carpet like you normally would and you’re ready to go!

So next I had to try it on my wood floors. I found the right solution and the right pad and got to work.

The best thing I noticed was how easy it was to push around. The head swivels , so you can get it anywhere, at any angle. It’s very maneuverable around obstacles like toilets, and you can pretty much get it right, flush up against the wall. Even better than that is the low profile front, so I could actually get it under my kitchen cabinets and into that place where nothing fits except crumbs and splatters.

AND, I guess it worked:

Additional Shark Sonic Duo ($249 MSRP) features include:

• 180-degree swivel steering and enhanced air glide maneuverability

· Safe for all floor surfaces including carpets, area rugs, hardwood, tile, marble, stone, laminate and linoleum

· Non-toxic, biodegradable formulas that are safe for children and pets

• Additional features include:

o Activating Pretreater Carpet Stain and Odor Remover

o Two reusable bottles for carpet and hard floor cleaning solutions

o Low Moisture -No-Rinse-Carpet Cleaner

o Wood and Hard Floor Cleaner

o Wood and Hard Floor Polish

o Carpet/Rug Cleaning Pad

o Hard Floor Cleaning Pad

o Hard Floor Polishing Pad

o Carpet Scrub ‘n Stain Pad

o Storage Tray

I would say Sonic Duo lives up to the Shark name and reputation.

About Rachel

Rachel is also a MOMS club member. She is thankful for the blessing of staying home to raise her three crazy, wonderful kids. In addition to scrapbooking, she likes knitting, gardening, reading, blogging and otherwise avoiding the housework she should be doing. You can read about her adventures and disasters at rachel’s ramblings.