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#1Best-Selling Pet Carpet Cleaner of 2026
Shark CarpetXpert™ HairPro EX301 | Deep Carpet Cleaner with StainStriker™
Deep Carpet & Stain Cleaning | Instant Odour Removal | No Clogging or Hair Wrap | Built for Pet Homes
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Product Description
The Shark CarpetXpert™ HairPro is a deep carpet cleaner built specifically for homes with pets. It lifts dirt, stains and residue that a regular vacuum leaves behind, and it's engineered around the one thing that wrecks most carpet cleaners in a pet home: hair. The brushroll is designed to pull hair up and away instead of wrapping around it, so you're not stopping every five minutes to cut tangled fur off the roller.
It also deals with odour properly. Instead of a scented spray sitting on top of a smell, StainStriker's two-formula system breaks it down at the source, including the tougher ones like pet urine and smoke. A portable stain tool built into the machine handles anything the upright can't reach: stairs, sofas, car seats, upholstery.
The technology
CarpetXpert™ Technology
A high-speed brushroll, high-pressure PowerSpray®, and Shark's suction work together to lift dirt that's worked its way deep into the pile, not just what's sitting on the surface. Carpets come up looking and feeling properly cleaned, not just vacuumed over.
StainStriker™ Technology
Pre-mixed cleaning solutions lose strength the moment they're bottled. StainStriker keeps two formulas separate until the moment you pull the trigger, then fuses them on contact for full-strength OXY cleaning power (20x that of a standard pre-mix), and eliminates odour at the source instead of masking it.
HairPro® Technology
Pet hair is usually what kills a carpet cleaner's brushroll — it wraps, it clogs, it eventually stops turning. HairPro captures deeply embedded hair, wet or dry, without letting it wrap round the brush, lifting up to 3x more pet hair than a standard carpet cleaner.
4 tools, built in
The portable stain remover tool extends to clean anywhere the upright can't: stairs, sofas, car seats, curtains. It comes with 4 attachments for different jobs.
3.5″ Stain Eliminator
Reversible bristles for everyday spots on carpets and rugs
Best for: carpets & rugs
Mini Stain Eliminator
A smaller head for precise, targeted spot treatment
Best for: small & tight spots
XL Stain Eliminator
A wider head that covers ground fast on bigger stains
Best for: large areas
Hair Extractor
Built to pull embedded pet hair off upholstery and stairs
Best for: pet hair & upholstery
Technical specifications
Model
EX301
Type
Upright deep carpet cleaner with integrated portable stain tool
1 × 3.5″ Stain Eliminator tool with reversible bristles
1 × Mini Stain Eliminator tool
1 × XL Stain Eliminator tool
1 × Hair Extractor tool
1 × Shark Deep Clean Pet formula (355 ml)
1 × Shark StainStriker Oxy Multiplier™ formula (473 ml)
1 × Storage tray
We ship from the UK
Every Shark CarpetXpert™ HairPro is held in our UK warehouse, so your order is processed and dispatched quickly.
Fast delivery — 2 to 4 working days across the UK mainland
No customs surprises — the price you see is the price you pay
Every unit tested before dispatch by our UK quality team
UK-based customer support for returns, warranty and questions
60-Day Risk-Free Trial
Try the CarpetXpert HairPro for 60 days. If it's not for you, contact our UK support team and we'll arrange a free return for a full refund. No restocking fees, no awkward questions.
About PetHome Essentials
PetHome Essentials sources cleaning equipment built for the mess pets actually make: the hair, the stains, the odours regular vacuums aren't designed to deal with. We focus on products that solve those problems properly instead of covering them up.
Every product we list is stocked in the UK, tested by our team, and backed by a UK-based support line. When something goes wrong, we sort it from here — no overseas calls, no language barriers.
Customer Reviews
4.8 / 5 • 50 reviews
Quality
4.8 / 5
Value
4.6 / 5
Ratings breakdown
Excellent
84%
Great
12%
Average
4%
Poor
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Bad
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Reviews
Charlotte Whitmore
June 22, 2026
Verified Purchase
Finally got the mud out of the hallway carpet
Our spaniel comes in soaked after every walk and the hallway carpet had gone grey. Two passes with this and it's back to looking like it did when we moved in. The brushroll didn't tangle once, which is more than I can say for the old machine.
Oliver Hartley
May 30, 2026
Verified Purchase
No more cutting hair off the brushroll
Two cats and a shedding-season nightmare every spring. My old carpet cleaner used to jam solid within a week. This one's been going three months and I haven't had to touch the brushroll once.
Emily Sutcliffe
April 11, 2026
Verified Purchase
The old dog smell is actually gone
Our old boy had a few accidents last year and no amount of febreze fully got rid of the smell in the corner of the lounge. Ran the StainStriker formula over it twice and honestly, the smell has gone rather than just being covered up. Wish I'd bought this months ago.
James Fairweather
March 3, 2026
Verified Purchase
The stair runner tool is the real win here
Bought this mainly for the stairs, which the dog uses as a shortcut when he's wet. The handheld tool reaches every step without me having to drag the whole machine up, and it folds away into the unit when I'm done. Didn't expect to use that more than the main brush, but I do.
Sophie Kirkland
February 18, 2026
Verified Purchase
Self-clean function actually works
Every carpet cleaner I've owned before turned into a grim job to rinse out after. This one has a self-clean setting that flushes the system through in a minute or two, so I'm not stood at the sink scrubbing gunk out of a hose. Small thing but it's the reason I actually use it every week instead of avoiding it.
Daniel Ashworth
January 27, 2026
Verified Purchase
Two German Shepherds, previously a losing battle
We shed more dog hair in this house than most people see in a lifetime. Every other cleaner we've tried has clogged within minutes. This one has kept going through a full living room and hallway without stopping to clear the roller, which for us is basically a miracle.
Grace Pemberton
January 9, 2026
Verified Purchase
Lifted a coffee stain I'd given up on
There was a coffee stain on the cream rug in the study that had been there since before Christmas, gone through two goes with a shop-bought spray with no luck. The StainStriker tool got it out in one pass. Genuinely surprised.
Thomas Radcliffe
December 20, 2025
Verified Purchase
Replaced a handheld that used to jam constantly
My last portable stain remover clogged if you so much as looked at it wrong. This one has handled two cats' worth of mess on the sofa without a single blockage yet. The reversible bristles on the 3.5 inch tool are a nice touch too.
Amelia Fenwick
December 4, 2025
Verified Purchase
Puppy training is messy, this makes it manageable
We're mid-way through toilet training a very stubborn puppy and this has become our most-used appliance by far. The odour side of things matters more than I expected. She kept going back to the same spot until we treated it properly with this, and now she doesn't.
Jack Holloway
November 19, 2025
Verified Purchase
Sofa arm looks new again
The cat had claimed one arm of the sofa as her own and it showed. Used the mini tool on the fabric, went over it slowly rather than rushing, and the difference is honestly a bit embarrassing given how long I put up with it looking that way.
Isla Dunmore
November 2, 2025
Verified Purchase
Sorted out a musty smell from the previous tenant's dog
Moved into a rental with a carpet that smelled faintly of dog no matter how much we aired the place out. Went over the whole bedroom carpet with this and the Deep Clean Pet formula, and the smell that had been bothering me for weeks is finally sorted.
Harry Blackwood
October 21, 2025
Verified Purchase
Our Labrador sheds like it's a full-time job
I was fully expecting to be cutting hair out of the brushroll with scissors within the week, that's what happens with every machine we've owned. Three months in and it's still turning freely. Not sure how they've done it but I'm not complaining.
Freya Calloway
October 6, 2025
Verified Purchase
Muddy paw prints are no longer a crisis
Living near the woods means muddy paws on the hallway carpet most days between October and March. Instead of it being a whole ordeal, it's now a five-minute job before the mud even has time to dry properly.
George Thackeray
September 25, 2025
Verified Purchase
Does the job, just don't expect it to be featherlight
It's not a small unit and carrying it up to the bedrooms takes a bit of effort, worth knowing before you buy if you've got stairs and a bad back like me. That said, the cleaning result is genuinely excellent, so it's a trade-off I'll happily make.
Ruby Winstanley
September 8, 2025
Verified Purchase
Cat sick on the good rug, sorted within minutes
If you have a cat you already know this scenario. Grabbed the mini tool the moment it happened rather than letting it sit, and there's no mark and no smell left at all. Having a proper tool for this rather than kitchen roll and hope has been a genuine quality of life improvement.
Alfie Marchbank
August 30, 2025
Verified Purchase
Cheaper than another callout to the carpet cleaning company
We used to get a professional in twice a year at around £80 a visit because of the dogs. This paid for itself after the second use and I can do it whenever the carpet actually needs it rather than waiting for a booking slot.
Poppy Sedgwick
August 14, 2025
Verified Purchase
Two kids and a dog, this thing earns its keep
Between the dog and two children under six the living room carpet takes an absolute battering most weeks. It's become part of the Sunday routine now rather than an emergency purchase for one specific disaster, which is exactly what I needed.
Noah Fairbrother
July 29, 2025
Verified Purchase
Also does the car seats, not just carpets
Wasn't expecting to use this on the car but the dog rides in the boot most weekends and the fabric seats had gone a bit grim. The XL tool made short work of it. Didn't think a carpet cleaner would end up living in the boot of my car too, but here we are.
Lily Cavendish
July 12, 2025
Verified Purchase
Dries much faster than our old rental machine
Used to hire a carpet cleaner from the supermarket a couple of times a year and the carpet would stay damp for the best part of a day, dog included, avoiding it the whole time. This dries in a few hours and doesn't leave the carpet soaked through in the first place.
Leo Trevelyan
June 27, 2025
Verified Purchase
Our rescue dog had a few anxious accidents settling in
She's a nervous rescue and had a couple of accidents in her first fortnight with us, which is completely normal apparently but still stressful. Treating each spot properly with this meant she never went back to the same corner, which I've read is half the battle with anxious dogs.
Ivy Sinclair
June 9, 2025
Verified Purchase
Bought this for my mum, she won't stop talking about it
She's got an elderly cat who's not always great about making it to the litter tray in time. I got her this as a bit of a practical gift and she's rung me twice now just to tell me how well it's worked. Not the most glamorous present I've ever given but clearly one of the better ones.
Archie Redmayne
May 22, 2025
Verified Purchase
Gets right into the corners of the stair runner
Our stair runner has some fiddly edges where it meets the skirting and every other tool I've tried just skids past the worst bit. The mini attachment actually gets into the corner properly, which sounds minor until you've spent years annoyed by the bit that never gets clean.
Willow Ashcombe
May 5, 2025
Verified Purchase
Three cats' worth of fur, no longer a daily fight
With three cats there's constantly fur working its way into the living room rug, and it used to grind our old cleaner to a halt every single time. This has been the first one that keeps going without me having to stop and pull hair out of it by hand.
Charlie Beaumont
April 18, 2025
Verified Purchase
An old urine stain we thought was permanent
There was a patch by the back door that had a faint smell no matter what we tried, must have been there since before we got the place properly trained. Went over it three times over a week with the formula that comes with this and it's finally, actually gone.
Ella Whitfield
April 2, 2025
Verified Purchase
Easy enough to set up without the instructions
Had it out of the box and clicked together in under five minutes, tank filled and ready to go. I did glance at the instructions afterwards just to check I hadn't missed a step, and I hadn't. Nice not to lose half an hour to assembly before you can even start.
Joshua Kingsley
March 20, 2025
Verified Purchase
The XL tool covers the lounge rug in no time
We've got a big shaggy rug that used to take me the best part of an hour with the smaller attachment on our previous cleaner. The XL head on this one gets across it in a fraction of the time without leaving obviously cleaner patches where I'd been more thorough.
Millie Harcourt
March 6, 2025
Verified Purchase
Moving boxes left grease marks, all lifted now
Not even pet related this one, a box of takeaway containers leaked during our move and left marks across the hallway carpet. Wasn't sure this would help with grease specifically but it lifted it out completely, so it's clearly not just a one-trick product for pet stains.
Finn Ravensworth
February 14, 2025
Verified Purchase
Puppy teething phase has been rough on the rugs
Between the chewing and the drool our new puppy has left a fair few marks on the rugs this winter. Nothing this has come across yet has been a match for it, including a rather ambitious attempt on the good rug in the hallway.
Daisy Colepepper
January 30, 2025
Verified Purchase
Noticeable difference for my allergies
I'm allergic to our cat but obviously not getting rid of her, so I'm the one who has to manage the dander instead. Since we started doing a proper deep clean with this every couple of weeks my eyes have been noticeably less irritated in the evenings. Didn't expect that side benefit at all.
Toby Nightingale
January 15, 2025
Verified Purchase
Feels properly built, not flimsy at all
You can usually tell within a week if something's going to fall apart and this doesn't feel like that at all. The tank clips in solidly, the handle doesn't flex, and the attachments click on without feeling like they'll snap off with normal use.
Rosie Featherstone
December 28, 2024
Verified Purchase
Cancelled our carpet cleaning subscription after this
We were on a quarterly plan with a local company mainly because of the dogs. Cancelled it after two months of using this instead, since I was doing a better job myself on the exact spots that mattered rather than paying for a whole-house clean we didn't fully need.
Samuel Ellingham
December 11, 2024
Verified Purchase
Muddy boots and a muddy dog, this house has it all
Between football training and the dog's daily walk our hallway sees a lot of mud between September and March. This has become the thing I reach for immediately rather than leaving it and hoping it dries out enough to hoover later.
Chloe Bramwell
November 24, 2024
Verified Purchase
Better than the supermarket rental machine by a mile
We used to hire the well-known one from the supermarket every few months. This does a noticeably better job on the pet-specific stains, and I'm not queuing up to return it or paying a late fee if life gets in the way for a day.
Adam Fitzwilliam
November 9, 2024
Verified Purchase
Good on the landing carpet where the cat sleeps
Our cat has claimed a specific patch of landing carpet as her bed and, cats being cats, it needed sorting more often than the rest of the house. The mini tool makes that a two-minute job rather than something I keep putting off.
Zoe Carrow
October 26, 2024
Verified Purchase
Three cats used to mean fur on everything, constantly
Before this, fur on the rug was just something we'd accepted as permanent. It's not permanent anymore, which took a bit of getting used to. Guests have actually commented on it, which has never happened with any cleaning product before.
Ethan Bellingham
October 10, 2024
Verified Purchase
Red wine at a house party, sorted before it set in
Someone knocked a full glass of red onto the lounge rug about an hour before other guests arrived. Grabbed this in a slight panic and treated it there and then, and you genuinely can't tell it happened now. Kept a party disaster from becoming a permanent one.
Maisie Thorncliffe
September 22, 2024
Verified Purchase
Not silent, but reasonable for what it's doing
It's a proper motor so it's not whisper quiet, worth setting expectations there. I wouldn't run it while a baby's napping upstairs, but it's no louder than a normal vacuum and nowhere near as grating as the rental machine we used before.
Ryan Ackroyd
September 5, 2024
Verified Purchase
Twenty minutes before guests arrived and it saved me
Realised at the last minute the dog had left a patch by the sofa I'd completely missed. Gave it a quick treatment with the mini tool and it was dry enough not to be obvious by the time the doorbell went. Genuinely useful for those moments.
Phoebe Langtree
August 19, 2024
Verified Purchase
Handy for the car footwells too
The dog's muddy paws mostly end up in the car footwells rather than the boot, for reasons known only to her. The mini tool reaches in there fine and the fabric has come up much better than I expected from a product marketed for carpets.
Callum Rowntree
August 3, 2024
Verified Purchase
Tank holds enough for the whole living room
Was expecting to be refilling constantly given how big our lounge is but got through the entire room, hallway and stairs on one fill. Only had to top up for the spare room after that, which I wasn't counting on getting to the same day anyway.
Abigail Merryweather
July 17, 2024
Verified Purchase
Now part of our normal Sunday routine
Started out as a one-off purchase to deal with a specific mess and it's ended up living in the cupboard under the stairs, out every Sunday alongside the hoovering. Doesn't feel like a chore the way I expected it might.
Connor Wilbraham
July 1, 2024
Verified Purchase
Dog came in soaked after a downpour, sorted same evening
Caught in a proper storm on the evening walk and the hallway paid the price. Rather than letting it sit until the weekend I did it that same night, which took about fifteen minutes total. Would have been a much bigger job left any longer.
Hannah Studley
June 15, 2024
Verified Purchase
Wish I'd had this before we lost our deposit last time
Our last rented flat had a carpet stain the landlord charged us for at the end of the tenancy, dog-related of course. Bought this the moment we moved into the new place so it never happens again. Should have existed years ago as far as I'm concerned.
Liam Ashdown
May 30, 2024
Verified Purchase
Does what it says about the hair, which surprised me
I'm always a bit sceptical of the "won't clog on pet hair" claims because I've been burned before. Genuinely held up though, even after the dog's big spring shed when the amount of fur coming off her was faintly alarming.
Katie Underhill
May 14, 2024
Verified Purchase
The puppy found a rug she decided was a chew toy
She'd worked a corner of the spare room rug into a slobbery mess before anyone noticed. Wasn't sure a stain tool would deal with dried-in drool but it came up looking normal again, texture and all, which I wasn't expecting.
Nathan Sherborne
April 28, 2024
Verified Purchase
Had a question answered quickly before I bought
Emailed to check whether the formulas were safe around a cat with sensitive skin before ordering and got a proper, specific reply within a day rather than a generic copy-paste answer. Made me trust the purchase more, and the product itself has backed that up since.
Sarah Pickford
April 9, 2024
Verified Purchase
Recommended this to half my dog walking group by now
We compare notes on this sort of thing constantly and I've genuinely lost count of how many times I've mentioned this one. Three others in the group have bought it since and none of them have come back with complaints, which says something.
Ben Winterbourne
March 24, 2024
Verified Purchase
Bought for my dad, he manages it fine despite his hip
Was a bit worried this would be too much for him to manoeuvre given his hip replacement, but the handle and wheels make it easier to push around than I expected. He's kept his old dog's favourite armchair looking presentable, which matters more to him than it probably should.
Laura Fenchurch
March 8, 2024
Verified Purchase
Probably the most-used thing we've bought for the house this year
Between two dogs and a toddler who treats snacks as confetti, this gets used more than almost anything else in the house. Not the most exciting purchase to talk about at dinner but it's quietly made a bigger difference than most things that were.
Matthew Alderley
February 19, 2024
Verified Purchase
Would buy again without a second thought
Had this a while now and it's still doing exactly what it did on day one. With two dogs shedding constantly that's not something I take for granted after the machines we've been through before. Straightforwardly a good purchase.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will this actually stop pet hair clogging the machine? ▼
That's the specific problem HairPro® is built to solve. The brushroll is designed to pull hair up and away rather than let it wrap around itself, whether the hair is dry or freshly wet from cleaning. Shark's own testing shows it lifting 3x more pet hair than a standard carpet cleaner.
Does it get rid of pet odour, or just cover it up? ▼
It's built to remove odour at the source, not mask it. StainStriker™ keeps two cleaning formulas separate until you use it, then combines them on contact for full-strength OXY cleaning power, including on tougher odours like pet urine and smoke.
Can I use it on stairs, sofas or the car, not just carpet? ▼
Yes. The built-in portable stain tool extends to clean anywhere the upright can't reach, and comes with 4 attachments for different jobs: a 3.5" tool with reversible bristles, a Mini and an XL Stain Eliminator, and a Hair Extractor for upholstery.
How fast is delivery? ▼
Free delivery across UK mainland. Most orders arrive in 2 to 4 working days from our UK warehouse.
How does the warranty work? ▼
You get a 5-year warranty covering manufacturing defects. If something goes wrong, our UK-based team handles it directly, no overseas returns.
What if I'm not happy with it? ▼
You have 60 days to try it. If it's not for you, contact us and we'll arrange the return. Refund processed once the unit is received and inspected.
How do I pay? ▼
Pay in full at checkout. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay and Google Pay through a secure UK checkout.
TrustScore 4.8 | 50 reviews
