Why I buy this one ?
- Compact, powerful, lightweight, portable canister vacuum
- HEPA air-outlet filter; chrome telescopic tube; automatic cord rewind
- Employs reusable cloth or disposable paper bag (1 cloth, 3 paper included)
- Air-powered brush-roll carpet nozzle; separate bare-floor nozzle; dusting brush
- Carries with shoulder strap for furniture, drapes, and lamp shades

What our customer's say!

"Performed as expected", This HEPA machine is the cheapest and smallest way to work safe with lead dust on small jobs. It will attach to planners and sanders with an outlet. The vacumn power will clear almost all of the dust and you only need a mask to be 100%(+/-) safe. The only issue will be finding HEPA paper dust bags. No luck so far but the machine comes with a cloth bag which can't be to HEPA specs. The bags advertised with it here won't fit The Shark. If you do use the cloth bag wear a very good air mask.

"Euro-Pro Shark EP238 HEPA Compact Canister Vacuum", Great vacuum. Had one for many many years and used it every day. It finally gave up and died. (At least I think it died - won't start. Might be something simple to fix. I will check it out when I have time.) This vacuum is just the right size and weight for a great Tag-a-long! Could not ask for better service from a vacuum. Was very pleased to find that the same model is still being make.

"Great little shark.", Great product for the stairs and corners. Our second unit and it had performed great.

"great product!!!", I love this little vacuum. Perfect for small jobs. It has a ton of suction power which is adjustable. The canister space does fill up quickly so keep on top of that and you will love this purchase.

"Quick and easy to use", This vacuum is my second Hepa Shark. I used my first one everyday for 6 years. It's lightweight and has allot of power. It is also priced right.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"I love this vac", I have had mine for at least 6 years. Gets heavy use w/2 long hair cats and a 3 yr old. It works awesome on hard floors and pulls dirt out of the woodwork. I am very bummed that it just burnt out when I sucked up a bunch of leaves from my fern. My fault, but I am off to buy the same one .

FYI I also have problems finding replacement bags, but I use SHARP CANISTER TYPE PC2 and they work well, you just need to fold them a bit. Am looking forward to a new fabric bag that will come with my new machine. I used it all the time and threw the whole thing in the washer. The clip broke to it years ago, and I miss that too. PS also duct tape works wonders on tha hose. Mine was taped up for years and kept on going

"LOVE, Love, love this vac...But", the hose broke off and I have been unable to purchase a replacement part....sigh. The customer service number is busy constantly so I'm afraid I'll nevre purchase another EroPro product.

"not reliable", we used it for little over 2 yars - it was OK, nothing oustanding as far as performance. it's pretty "plastic" feel, with parts attached not too well one to eachother - the latches, dust bag door, etc.
- power brush broke in a few month
- the hose got torn in 2 years
- motor burned out 2.5 years (I think it's because bag position aren't secured enough - a couple of times it fell off the hose inside the canister and dust+air blew bypassing the bag wich decreased motor life)

"source for replacement bags and filters", Replacement bags and filters can be ordered from chefscatalog.com.

"Confused!! (2 Updates included)", I have used this vac nearly every day for 5 years, and the suction has been extremely powerful. I never had a problem with it, and I have sucked up LOTS of dirt with this thing! I never liked the carpet attachment, and used a brush from my old Electrolux attached to the Hepa Shark wand.

Unfortunately, today I did something very stupid and ruined my vac. A light bulb broke on my deck and rather than sweep up the glass, I thought I would do it the easy way and vacuum it up. My deck "looked" dry, but evidently, was wet from a recent snow, and when I vacuumed the cocoa door mat, lots of water was suctioned up into the motor. It made a noise and when I removed the disposable bag, it was ripped. The vac was FULL of water :(

I have never seen one of these in any store in my area, so I immediately got online to order another one.. Then I read all the negative reviews and am afraid to purchase a replacement. Was I just lucky in getting a really good one?

This vac is the perfect size for a small apartment. I have a dog and need to vacuum often, I need a hepa vac and hate the bagless types. I purchased this vac after my 25 yr. old Electrolux died, and every other vac I used never seemed to have the powerful suction as this little thing, except the $400, models.

Now I am trying to decide if I should take a chance with this. It is hard to find the bags, but I was able to purchase them from a vac & sew outfit in TX. What to do???

UPDATE: May 24, 2005

I dried out my wet motor and my Euro-Pro Shark EP238 HEPA Vac has been working great! I'm glad I did not purchase a new onw, as this old thing seems to have 9 lives. I must have been lucky, as so many others are not happy with this product.

2nd UPDATE : March 8, 2006
I am pleased to report that my little vac still performs as well as it did when new, in spite of the water exposure. I would go as far as upgrading my original rating to 5 stars. I think the secret to its good performance is in keeping the inner filter as clean as possible. Hope I have not jinxed my luck in expounding on the virtues of this machine!

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