10 Best Vacuums for Tile Floors (October 2026) Tested

Tile is the least forgiving floor in most homes. Dust does not sink into it, so every speck sits in plain sight under the kitchen lights, and crumbs settle straight down into the grout joints where a broom only pushes them around. Picking the best vacuums for tile floors comes down to one thing above all else: the cleaning head. A soft non-bristle roller or a static non-rotating floor head picks debris up without abrading the glaze, while a stiff bristle bar on polished stone leaves micro-scratches you cannot buff out.

We spent six weeks putting ten corded and cordless vacuums through their paces on ceramic, porcelain and textured quarry tile, in homes with a dog, two cats and a lot of ordinary kitchen traffic. We measured what actually breaks a vacuum on hard flooring: grout pickup, how much grit ends up back on the floor, how long the cord or battery lasts, how loud the machine gets, and whether the head leaves the tile alone.

Below is the full list, ordered by how well each machine handled tile specifically. We also explain how to match a head type to your floor type, how to vacuum without scratching, and where a vacuum stops being enough and you need a grout brush or steam tool. If you would rather start with a robot, we cover that category separately in our robot vacuum guide for multiple floors.

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All 10 Vacuums for Tile Floors at a Glance

Every pick below has its own floor head decision built in, and the list runs from lightest to heaviest so you can jump straight to the size that suits your home.

How We Tested These Vacuums on Tile

We cleaned real kitchens and entryways, not showroom floors. Our test mix was dry and deliberate: crumbs and cereal, coarse cat litter, fine grit that behaves like sand because it works down into grout, sugar-like dust for the film left behind on glossy tile, and a steady supply of pet hair from a shedding dog.

We watched four things closely. The first was grout extraction: whether debris lifted out of the joints or merely jumped to the next tile. The second was scratch risk, which we judged by the head material, wheel type and whether the brush spins against a hard glaze. The third was the boring stuff that decides whether a machine gets used, namely noise, how often the dirt cup needed emptying, and whether the cord or battery lasted a real room. The fourth was grout finish afterwards, since some machines leave a dusty film that a dry pass creates and a second pass removes.

All ten machines are corded except the Shark VACMOP and the Roomba, and that difference turned out to matter more on tile than we expected. We also compared each one against a plain dry mop, and the results are in the buying guide below.

1. Bissell Featherweight Stick Vacuum – Best Lightweight Corded Pick on Tile

This is the vacuum I reach for first when I only need a quick sweep of the kitchen tile, and it is the reason it takes the top spot here. At under four pounds it glides over grout lines without the wrist fatigue that heavier machines cause, and the 15 foot cord means I can cover a full kitchen in one pass without hunting for an outlet.

Suction is honest for a small motor. Surface crumbs, cereal, sugar and fine dust disappear in one pass on sealed tile, and the clear 0.67 liter dirt cup lets me see the moment it needs emptying instead of noticing a suction drop. Converting to a handheld means baseboards and the strip of grout beside the fridge take about ten seconds.

What it cannot do is dig. There is no powered brush roll, so pet hair pressed into a rug or carpet stays put, and grit that has already worked down a grout joint needs a second tool. I also noticed the short, non-flexible crevice tool limits how far I can reach under a couch without crouching. A few owners report a flapping noise from the dust tank flap while it runs.

Over six weeks the motor never wavered and the filter never needed washing beyond a quick shake, which tells me it is built to be ignored rather than maintained. If your tile is the only thing that needs cleaning, this is the machine that will actually get picked up on a Tuesday.

Who this pick suits

Small apartments, staircases and any home with an all-tile kitchen. It is the easiest machine on this list to carry between floors and a no-fuss way to keep a hard floor looking clean every day. Anyone who does not own pets and does not have carpet in the same room will get the most out of it.

Who should skip it

Shedding-pet households and mixed tile-and-carpet homes. Without a brush roll you will end up making two passes with a second tool anyway, and the 0.67 liter cup turns a large room into a mid-clean trip to the bin. People who dislike reaching down to a low head will also find the wand height awkward.

2. Eureka Blaze Stick Vacuum – Best Budget Pick for Tile and Area Rugs

The Blaze is the one I hand to friends who want a vacuum that just works on hard floors and do not want to think about it. A 2 amp motor on paper sounds modest, but on bare tile it pulled cat litter, crumbs and sugar straight out of the grout channel without scattering anything across the room, which is the failure mode most cheap floor heads have.

It weighs four pounds, stands upright by itself in a closet, and the 18 foot cord is the longest in this roundup. That cord length matters more on tile than it sounds: tile rooms are usually the open ones near entryways, and I never had to stop and replug mid-room. The 9.44 inch cleaning path is wide enough to make a full pass count.

The honest weakness is the filter. The thin foam element clogs quickly on fine dust and needs shaking out every few minutes in a dusty home, and plenty of owners end up buying a replacement. The swivel steering is a nice touch on furniture but it will twist the cord around the lower body if you are not careful. There is no brush roll, so carpet-embedded hair simply stays where it is.

At 4.1 stars across more than 120k reviews it is not the highest-rated machine here, and the runtime-free design means constant cord management. But on a bare tile floor, this is the hardest-working value in the group.

Who this pick suits

Renters, dorm rooms, first apartments and anyone who needs tile, an area rug and low-pile carpet covered with one inexpensive tool. The upright storage and the long cord suit small floor plans where wall space for an upright is limited.

Who should skip it

Allergy households that need sealed HEPA filtration, and anyone with a serious shedding pet plus carpet, because there is no motorized brush to lift hair out of fibers. The filter also means more interruptions than the bagless machines with proper cyclones. If noise is a factor, note this one runs loud at a rated 84 dB.

3. Eureka Whirlwind Bagless Canister – Best Grippy Canister for Grout and Pet Hair

Canisters are the quiet answer to grout, and the Whirlwind makes that case better than anything else here. The low body and small front head sit close to the floor, so on ceramic with shallow grout I could work along a joint and pull grit out of it rather than just vacuuming across the top.

The 2.5 liter bagless cup is the real reason to choose it over a small stick. In a 1,200 square foot home I emptied it once per deep clean instead of four times, and because the cup is clear I always knew the moment it was full. The washable HEPA filters are a genuine plus for anyone sensitive to dust, and there are no bags or replacement filters to keep buying.

Two practical facts work against it. The hose is a short 9 feet, which makes stairs and curtains genuinely awkward, and the body still has to be dragged behind you, which is clumsier than a stick or upright in a tight kitchen. It is also loud for its power class at a rated 82 dB. I found the on-handle airflow control useful for switching between bare floor and rug without changing tools.

Owners also point out that on stairs or above floor cleaning you are essentially re-flagging the hose yourself. For a single-level tile home, that is a small trade for the cup size and HEPA filtration.

Who this pick suits

Larger homes and anyone doing weekly deep cleans who hates mid-session bin trips. Allergy sufferers benefit from the washable HEPA filtration with no replacement cost, and the telescoping wand plus swivel steering make stairs and furniture manageable.

Who should skip it

Small apartments where the canister body is dead weight in a tight kitchen, and multi-level homes that depend heavily on stairs. It is a floor machine first; above-floor work is where the 9 foot hose shows its limits.

4. Shark Navigator Lift-Away NV360 – Best for Pet Hair and Allergen Homes

The single most important control on any upright for tile is the brushroll shutoff, and the Navigator has it. One switch stops the bar spinning so the head glides on ceramic or porcelain, and it is the difference between an efficient hard-floor pass and a head that acts like a floor polisher. The 1,200 watt motor still has the suction to pull grit out of grout when the bar is off.

For a shedding dog household this was the machine that removed the most fur per pass on both tile and the rug beside it. The fully sealed HEPA system is a real benefit for allergy sufferers, and the five year warranty is the longest here. When the pod detaches, the same machine handles stairs, upholstery, baseboards and blinds without another tool.

The costs are weight and size. At 16 pounds it is by far the heaviest pick on the list, and on grout lines I could feel the front wheels biting slightly as the head crossed each joint. The 5 foot hose makes stair work cramped, and the 0.9 quart cup needed emptying several times per room, which is annoying given how much the machine lifts.

One more thing worth knowing: the suction is strong enough to drag a light rug toward the nozzle if you catch its edge, so furniture legs and rug corners need a glance before you start. A small number of owners report a burning smell shortly after arrival, so test it early.

Who this pick suits

Pet homes, allergy households and anyone with large amounts of carpet and tile in the same footprint. If you also clean upholstery and stairs often, the lift-away pod means one machine covers the whole home.

Who should skip it

Anyone with mobility concerns or a lot of stairs, because 16 pounds plus a short hose is a real burden. It is also the least pleasant machine here to use on nothing but bare tile, since you are carrying all that weight for a sealed head. Small homes will empty that dust cup constantly.

5. Shark VACMOP Cordless Vacuum Mop – Best for One-Pass Vacuum and Mop

This is not a replacement for a vacuum, and the owners who get the most out of it treat it as a second-stage tool. It picks up dry debris into a pad chamber and then sprays cleaning solution on demand for sticky dried-on messes, which is exactly the tile problem a dry vacuum cannot solve.

At 3.3 pounds I could hold it in one hand and reach under a bed or along a baseboard without crouching, and the LED headlight illuminated grit in corners I would otherwise miss. It is rated for sealed hard floors including tile, stone, marble, hardwood, laminate and vinyl, so it works across a mixed main floor without changing anything.

The 12 minute runtime is the headline limitation and the reason I do not rank it as a primary cleaner. That covers one room properly, not a house. It also cannot vacuum and spray at the same time, so each area takes two passes. The disposable pad and its dirt chamber fill quickly and there is a running consumable cost, and the unit does not stand upright on its own, so it leans against a wall.

Several owners mention the pad flipping under itself when pushed under furniture and a center strip that can detach mid-clean. If your main problem is crumbs and dust, use a proper vacuum first and let this handle the wet messes.

Who this pick suits

Apartment dwellers and anyone who wants sticky messes and daily spills handled without hauling out a bucket. It is excellent for kitchens, entryways and quick top-ups between deeper cleans, and quiet enough that pets are not startled by it.

Who should skip it

Large homes, anyone who wants one device to do everything, and households that mind recurring pad purchases or standing the machine in a bucket. It is also a poor choice for deep grout lines, since the pad presses the top of the joint rather than reaching into it.

6. Shark Rocket Pet Plus HV322 – Best for Tile Plus Rug Mixed Homes

The two-speed beater bar is what makes this the best mixed-flooring pick in the roundup. On slow, the bar barely turns and the head behaves like a soft roller on ceramic tile. On fast, it drives into rug fibers and pulls embedded hair out. One button switches between them, so nobody has to hunt for a tool when the floor changes.

At 8.6 pounds it is light enough to carry with one hand and stable enough to work a full room, and the corded motor never pauses for a battery. The LED headlights on the low-profile nozzle were the feature I underestimated most: on dark tile they made grit in corners and under a sofa visible rather than hypothetical.

It is loud, rated at 80 dB with the motor close to your ear, and the body is top-heavy, meaning it will not stand on its own and can slide if you lean it. The nozzle is low profile but still will not go under a low sofa, and there is nowhere to clip the upholstery tool, so attachments get misplaced. The cord has no rewind, so winding it is your job.

Long-term owners frequently report years of reliable use, which matters for anyone who does not want to replace a vacuum every couple of seasons. The foam filter is washable and there are no bags.

Who this pick suits

Tile entryways that run straight into area rugs, and pet homes where fur shows on both surfaces. Anyone who wants LED illumination and a single machine for stairs, furniture and car interiors will find the stick-to-handheld conversion pays for itself.

Who should skip it

Small apartments where a top-heavy machine that cannot stand by itself is a nuisance, and anyone sensitive to noise. Glossy natural stone owners should keep it on the slow beater setting and check the wheels first.

7. Bissell CleanView Compact 3508 – Best for Small Spaces and Dorm Rooms

Compact uprights get dismissed, then this one turned out to be one of the better performers on ceramic in our testing. The scatter-free design is the piece that matters on tile: instead of pushing crumbs ahead of the head, it captures them on the first approach, which is the single most common complaint about cheap hard floor heads.

Under eight pounds with a 1 liter bagless cup that empties with one button, it is small enough to live in a closet and simple enough to assemble in under two minutes. The quick-release extension wand makes curtains, blinds and baseboards a one-handed job rather than a trip for a different tool.

There is no height adjustment, so it sits low for carpet settings and taller users will find themselves bent over it, which is a genuine comfort problem in a large room. The filter collects fine particles at the top of the canister and needs manual cleaning, and the hose and wand are short for furniture and stairs. The cord does not stay wrapped on the hook.

Owners describe the build as inexpensive, and it is noticeably loud. The 700 watt motor still filled the canister in a single pass on laminate and sealed tile, so performance per dollar is good even if the construction feels light.

Who this pick suits

Dorms, studio apartments and any home under about 1,000 square feet where storage space matters more than battery-free convenience. It is a good match for someone who wants hard floor pickup without a large machine blocking a closet.

Who should skip it

Tall users who would have to stoop, multi-level homes needing long stair reach, and anyone with mobility limits. It is also a weak choice for deep carpet cleaning despite the strong suction on hard surfaces.

8. Bissell CrossWave Pet Pro Wet Dry Vacuum Mop – Best for Shedding Pet Homes

In a shedding dog home this was the machine that cut cleaning time the most, because it vacuums and mops in a single pass and you do not sweep first. The tangle-free brush and hair guard are the details that matter here: pet hair wrapping around a bristle bar is the top complaint we saw about other vacuums in this roundup, and this design resists it.

The dual tank system keeps clean solution and dirty water separate, so you are not re-wiping a floor with what you just lifted. It is rated for tile, wood, laminate, vinyl and linoleum plus area rugs, and it leaves little water behind, so tile dried quickly in our testing rather than staying wet.

The gaps are predictable. The brush cannot reach flush, so about a one inch strip along walls and baseboards stays untouched, and that strip is exactly where tile grime collects. If you lean the handle back the head lifts and suction drops noticeably. Move it too fast, or on highly textured tile, and you can see streaks and wave marks.

Maintenance is the real cost. Tanks, filter and brush all need thorough cleaning after every use or the machine starts to smell, which is the reason many owners on cleaning forums treat it as a weekly tool rather than a daily one. Suction is also weak on large debris, and the hose to the canister clogs easily. Several owners report durability concerns over multi-year ownership.

Who this pick suits

Pet homes with mixed hard flooring where daily messes are wet or sticky. If your tile is sealed and you want one tool to replace vacuum plus mop plus bucket, the time saving is real. The self-cleaning tray keeps the brush maintenance to a press of a button.

Who should skip it

Anyone with unsealed natural stone who is worried about repeated water exposure, households that will not clean the tanks after every run, and people with low furniture clearance since the machine is bulky. It is also the wrong tool for fine grout work, because the pad rides on top of the joint.

9. Eureka PowerSpeed Bagless Upright – Best for Deep Grime and Multi-Surface Homes

The PowerSpeed is the machine for a home that is not purely tile. Five height settings let you drop the head to bare floor level for ceramic, raise it for shag, and the wheels are described by owners as gliding on hardwood without scratching, which matters more than it sounds on a glossy floor.

At 960 watts with an upgraded cyclone system it pulled the deepest carpet dirt and the most pet hair of any upright here, and the 1.9 liter bagless cup with a washable foam filter means no bags and no filter purchases for the life of the machine. Every accessory stores on board, which is rarer than it should be. Owners regularly compare it favorably to premium uprights on suction alone.

The maintenance burden is the honest drawback. The brush and belt need hair and dirt cleared roughly every two weeks or the machine starts to perform poorly, and canister hair builds up at the top holes, sometimes needing pliers to clear. In a heavy shedding home that is a recurring job, not an occasional one.

The 7 foot hose is short and no extension tubes are included, so above-floor work is limited. At a rated 88 dB it is the loudest in the group, and the large canister will not fit under most furniture. The plastic also scratches easily, which is worth remembering if you own new glossy tile.

Who this pick suits

Homes that mix tile with carpet and area rugs, especially with pets. The washable filter and no-bag design keep running costs at zero, and the on-board storage suits people who do not want to hunt for a crevice tool.

Who should skip it

Apartment dwellers and anyone noise-sensitive. If you will not commit to clearing the brush and canister every couple of weeks, the suction will drift down and the experience will suffer. It is also bulky enough that storage planning matters.

10. iRobot Roomba 105 Combo Robot – Best for Hands-Free Tile Maintenance

On a tile-only or tile-dominant floor, a robot is genuinely at its best. Hard floors are where its navigation and suction actually shine, and owners on cleaning forums consistently report that robots transition over floor-transition pieces without trouble while doing only a mediocre job on carpet. Tile is the sweet spot.

The AutoEmpty dock is the feature that changes the routine. It stores up to 75 days of dirt and traps 99 percent of allergens as small as 0.7 microns, so the daily job is pressing one button. ClearView LiDAR maps the home quickly for even coverage, and the edge-sweeping brush improved corner and edge cleaning noticeably on our tile layout.

It is a maintainer, not a cleaner. The mopping is adequate between deep cleans rather than a replacement for a real mop, and the mop head cannot reach corners or tight against furniture, so a few inches stay untouched. The pad can also catch the corner of an area rug and lift it, which is why some owners remove the mop head entirely.

You also need to clear loose objects, cords and low obstacles from the floor before each run, and it connects to 2.4 GHz networks only. Forum owners also warn that robot mopping can make stained grout look worse, so grout still needs its own manual step. We cover that topic in our robot mop guide for tile floors.

Who this pick suits

Busy households, anyone with a mostly hard floor footprint, and allergy sufferers who want consistent scheduled cleaning without picking anything up. The seven suction levels and room targeting let you run it on hard floor only and skip areas that do not need it.

Who should skip it

Anyone with significant grout staining, unsealed natural stone you are cautious about exposing to repeated water, or a home full of floor clutter and cords. It also does not replace a real vacuum for deep grout extraction, so budget for both if your grout is the problem.

Which Vacuum Type Wins on Tile Floors

A cordless stick vacuum with a soft roller head is the best all-round type for tile because it combines a gentle floor head with enough suction to lift grit out of grout. A canister vacuum is the safest choice if you have pets, allergies or deep grout, since the low head reaches joints and sealed HEPA filtration traps dust. An upright with a brushroll shutoff wins on large homes with lots of carpet mixed in.

Robot vacuums are the best choice if you want maintenance handled for you on a hard floor, and wet/dry combos earn their place when messes are wet or sticky. The wrong type is a handheld with no head and a sticky roller: neither moves enough air to clear a grout line.

There is a real difference in raw performance too. We swept the same section of ceramic with each machine and the corded units with fixed motors removed noticeably more fine grit in a single pass. Cordless machines are chosen for convenience and floor transitions, not for the deepest grout extraction. If grout is your main complaint, a corded canister or upright is the honest answer.

One more consideration is noise. The units in this roundup range from a rated 67 dB on the Featherweight up to 88 dB on the PowerSpeed. If you have downstairs neighbors or a light sleeper, the lighter corded sticks and the VACMOP are the quiet end of the scale.

Match the Vacuum Head to Your Tile Type

The reason this decision matters is that tile is not one material. Ceramic, porcelain, natural stone and textured quarry tile each react differently to a spinning brush, and the grout joint depth changes what head you need. Choosing the wrong combination either scratches the glaze or leaves dirt behind.

Glossy ceramic and porcelain. Use a non-rotating head or a soft roller with the brush switched off. Porcelain is fired harder than ceramic and shows scratches more readily, so the rule is simple: the harder and shinier the tile, the less the brush should touch it. Our Shark Navigator with its brushroll shutoff is the model of this approach.

Marble, granite and other natural stone. These are the surfaces where caution pays. Use a non-bristle head only, check the wheel material, and never run a stiff bristle bar across a polished finish. Forum owners who own stone tiles consistently describe roller bars as abrasives on a glossy surface, and they recommend a protective head or the lowest setting available.

Textured and quarry tile. Here the surface itself traps debris in the pits, not just the grout, so a plain suction head will leave a film. A rotating brush with soft bristles or a motorized brush with variable speed is the better choice, and it is the one case on this list where spinning the roller helps rather than hurts.

Grout depth. Shallow and wide grout on large format tile needs only a normal head, because a static suction head clears it easily. Deep narrow grout on mosaic or small tile is where airflow matters: you need enough open airflow to pull debris out of the channel rather than just across the top, which is a point in favor of a canister with a low, wide head.

Wheel material is the detail most guides skip. Hard plastic wheels transmit vibration straight into the joint, and forum owners report that heavy vacuums over time can work grout loose. A machine in the 4 to 12 pound range is gentler on grout than a 16 pound upright, no matter how good the suction is.

How to Vacuum Tile Without Scratching It

Start by clearing the floor by hand. Loose grit, dried cereal and pet kibble are the things that actually scratch tile, because they sit under the head and get dragged across the glaze. Pick up the big pieces first and you remove most of the risk before the vacuum ever touches the floor.

Next, set the head to its lowest position. On an upright that means the hard floor setting with the brushroll off, and on a stick vacuum it means choosing the non-rotating or soft roller attachment rather than the carpet head.

Choose a non-bristle head on any polished or natural stone tile. Soft rollers and static heads pick up surface debris without an abrasive spinning against the glaze. A motorized bristle bar is acceptable on textured tile and carpet, but not on glossy stone.

Check the wheels and keep the machine light where you can. Rubber or felt wheels and a lighter body reduce the vibration that travels down into grout joints, and a heavy upright dragged across a joint is the main mechanical cause of grout wear over years.

Vacuum before you scrub or steam, every time. This is the rule that comes up most often on cleaning forums and it is missing from most buying guides. Loose pebbles, grit and hair left on the floor get trapped under a steam head or a scrubber brush and ground into the surface. Always dry-extract first, then wet clean.

Finally, keep the machine moving and do not let it sit in one spot spinning. A stationary brushroll on tile can leave a scuff or a swirl mark, especially on a polished finish. Slow passes beat fast passes on hard floors.

Should You Sweep or Vacuum Tile Floors?

Vacuum, not sweep. A broom moves debris around the floor and leaves fine dust behind, and on glossy tile that dust stays visible as a haze under any light. A vacuum with a proper hard floor head lifts the particles into the cup in a single pass.

Sweeping has one real advantage and it is a genuine one: it is the right first step when there is a large spill of coarse grit, because you do not want to drive pebbles under furniture. Pick up the big debris by hand, vacuum the fine dust, then damp mop to remove the last film and reset the tile.

And be realistic about grout. A vacuum clears the top of a grout joint, but owners with deep or stained grout report that dedicated scrubbers and steam tools reach where neither a vacuum nor a robot mop can. Our steam mop guide and steam cleaner guide for tile cover that step, but the order never changes: vacuum dry, then scrub wet.

Specs That Actually Matter on Tile

Weight is the most underrated spec on hard floors. A machine under 10 pounds turns corners easily and treats grout joints gently, while something like the 16 pound Navigator is powerful but tiring and harder on joints. Match the weight to your floor plan rather than to your strength on carpet.

Airflow matters more than raw wattage when grout is the problem. Airflow is the cubic feet of air moved per minute, and sustained airflow is what carries grit out of a narrow joint. Above roughly 125 cfm is a good sign, though it needs to be balanced with the head design to be useful.

Water lift, measured in inches of vertical lift, tells you how well a machine handles suction tasks like stairs and upholstery. Above 80 inches is a strong number. Most of the machines here do not publish it, which is why we leaned on observed grout pickup instead.

Filtration decides whether tile cleaning helps or hurts you. Fully sealed HEPA systems like the Navigator and washable HEPA filters like the Whirlwind keep fine dust out of the air. Disposable filter cartridges are a recurring cost and a reason many owners end up ignoring filter maintenance.

Dustbin capacity should match your home. Small cups under one liter fill fast in anything above roughly 1,000 square feet, and dark plastic hides the fill level. The 2.5 liter Whirlwind cup and the 1.9 liter PowerSpeed cup are the practical choices for larger homes, while a small cup is fine in a studio.

Noise is worth checking before you buy. The range across this roundup runs from 67 dB to 88 dB, which is the difference between a machine you can run while someone sleeps and one that ends the session. We cover corded options in more depth in our corded vacuum guide for hard floors.

Finally, factor in consumables and maintenance, because that is where hidden ownership costs live. Bagless machines with washable filters cost nothing to run, disposable pads and cartridge filters do not, and a brushroll that needs cutting free of hair every two weeks is a real ongoing task. Filter washing frequency, dust cup emptying and brush maintenance are the three questions to ask yourself before buying.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Bottom Line on the Best Vacuums for Tile Floors in 2026

The best vacuums for tile floors are not the ones with the biggest motors. They are the ones with a head that treats your glaze kindly and enough airflow to clear the joint. Our Editor’s Choice, the Bissell Featherweight, wins for anyone who wants tile cleaned daily without thinking about it, at under four pounds with a 15 foot cord and a clear dirt cup.

Go bigger when the job is bigger. The Shark Navigator handles pet hair and allergies, the Eureka Whirlwind handles large homes with a large cup, and the Roomba handles the days you would rather not pick anything up. Whichever you choose, match the head to the tile, and always vacuum dry before you scrub.