Kenmore Floor Care Elite Upright Bagged Vacuum, 26 pounds, Silver

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1. Nic Verified Buyer – 28 October 2024

   The check bag indicator worked once. And once only. The second time that it SHOULD HAVE come on, it did not. I wasn’t getting good section on the tile like I use to. I thought I’d check the bag- despite the “check bag” indicator light not turning orange as it should. The bag is stuffed packed and heavy! Overdue for a bag change. The dirt was starting to come out the top when I released it. This vacuum got great ratings with Consumer Reports. I have to think that this vacuum might be defective. I ordered it on vacuum-sale.com… but of course, when the 90 day period is over, I guess I’ll have to go to the manufacturer to see if it has a warranty… Despite that I ordered it on vacuum-sale.com. It was $300. A real bummer that it’s already have having failures.

   

2. L.L. Verified Buyer – 10 February 2025

   This is a beast! I have only used this one time and I really see the difference. It has powerful suction and really seems to clean the carpet. I like the dirt indicator that tells me where the dirt is so I can go over again. I previously had the $99 Bissell wind tunnel that burned up. I was reluctant to buy Miele because the cost. I hate spending the money but got the Kenmore for $269. I am glad I did. *the cord length is substantial,but not retractable, the cord is fairly heavy too and tends to curl up when using. *it could have a longer hose when you use the extension for those corners, the pole part is good with crevice tool. *it’s heavy, a little hard to manage in small areas, but really as powerful suction. *I have used it on area rugs and carpet, have not on hardwood. *love the light to see where you vacuum *all in all it’s meant and exceeded my expectations, but beware you will get a work out using it. *only wish it would go under the bed and furniture.

   

3. DWerling Verified Buyer – 11 February 2025

   I thought I made all the right connections when I started playing with the hose attachments; but then I stuck the wand back into the the side clip of the upright and tried to vacuum my thick carpet. The result was nothing but windrows of fuzz piled on the carpet. Checked all the “smart” features, the red reset button– actually for the agitator; the blue light warnings for dust bags full, dirt sensor– work beautifully, and the emergency bypass valve for exhausting when the vacuum is plugged up, NADA. Sat scratching my head. Dah! what is this next to the bottom of the clipped on wand, this stubby little 3 inch hose fixed in place? Maybe, yes! that is where the extension hose is supposed to go, when no longer wanted as an attachment to the wand. In fairest to myself I never owned an upright with attachments before. The drawings in the manual are very small and poor in seeing attachment detail. All uprights I had previously sucked the dirt straight up into the bag internally and not through an external hose. The best technical review I found is on Youtube under the Vacuum Wars channel — search “Kenmore Elite 31150” It confirms what I found in operation and reveals some of the criticisms in these reviews to be off the mark. For one the stiff bristles do not scratch floors IF one slides the handle switch back into the “floors” position with agitator off. Why would anyone use an agitator brush on fine hardwoods anyway. This vacuum has tremendous suction– 40% more than the top of the line Dyson. It will vacuum in light cat litter from around the baseboard trim at 3 inches distance. And the criticism about blowing dust bunnies around — I found bunnies dispersal no more troublesome than someone opening the door. The exhaust for this powerhouse is as well designed at a foot up off the floor with the exhaust deflected right, left and center backward, so unless you are laying the bag exhaust down to the floor what would one expect. This is a workhouse vacuum, it is wide for doing big rooms, large hardwoods floors with larger carpets and the vacuuming of cat hair etc with great heap filter performance. It is a little heavy and awkward in tight places and not for rugs in small bathrooms — but that’s what I saved that old stick vacuum for.

   

4. William F. Verified Buyer – 17 February 2025

   This feels like a quality produce and performs well. Doesn’t clog, easy to use, easy to change the bags. It heavy and you have to aim the vacuum to not move debris as you vacuum.
   

5. Karolina Kurowski Verified Buyer – 2 March 2025

   Good vacuum! We call it a beast. Very powerful. Does the job.
   

6. shoebabe Verified Buyer – 3 March 2025

   All you have to know is, this is without a doubt the BEST vacuum on the market!! Absolutely LOVE everything about it!!
   It vacuums so close to edges. It cleans carpet and floors with such ease. Vacuums everything up. So easy to use. Not at all awkward or hard to use. Great cord length. Best value for the money. Super durable!
   

7. Jacqueline driver Verified Buyer – 13 March 2025

   Seen someone rave on TikTok about this so since I been trying all sorts and haven’t yet to find a good vacuum I took the chance on this one, it is loud and sounds like a jet or something.. with the bag I can’t visualize how much it actually is sucking up, it is heavy and not good for stairs. I definitely don’t think it is as good as people have said I still prefer my cheap $180 vacuum over this one
   

8. Lexi Verified Buyer – 17 March 2025

   The closest thing I have gotten to my ricaar vacuum! Compared to a $500 vacuum that has lasted me a lifetime almost, this is the closest thing I’ve got to it and it’s damn near similar in every way! Admittedly, the suction power, cord length, and hose functionality is incomparable, but the suction power on the kenmore is the closest I’ve gotten to the Ricaars suction power. I will say it’s lighter than it though! Especially for being a bagged vacuum? Oh lord. It’s so gorgeous looking too, and is super easy to put together. We have 3 high shedding dogs (send help, lol) and it has held up gorgeously to everything they put out. One thing to mention.. when pushing it around just to move it from room to room? It doesn’t stay propped up. The foot pedal simply gives out and the vacuum falls at the slightest force of gravity. That’s my only real complaint! It is loud, so just a warning. But I expected that.
   

9. Sam Verified Buyer – 18 March 2025

   I replaced this vacuum with the same exact model that i bought about 6 years ago! It got beat up and i somehow broke the the pedal that keeps it upright, so i decided to look for a new Vacuum! I went to 5 different places that sell Vacuums and could not find a single one that uses bags, I hate the bagless ones as they are messy and do not like the look of the dirt in it and having to always wash filters , So after much research and shopping arround, I discovered that many of the Vacuums on the market are just cheaply made and a bad design! Maybe because i was used to this high quality product that i did not like anything else.

   So, I ordered the same one again as this Vacuum sounds and looks great, not too loud and very smooth sounding, you can tell it has a solid motor, also I never had to replace anything on my olde one, no belt and the bags last a very long time between changes! It is not good on stairs but I don’t have stairs to worry about anyways so it is not a concern for me!

   Do yourself a favor and buy this Vacuum you will not be disappointed ! It makes your carpet look like new every time you vacuum!
   

10. JOHN Verified Buyer – 13 April 2025

    Great suction but assembly instructions could be better. Still have not been able to seat top hose on fitting that joins bottom hose. It would take the strength of Hercules to push it over the male connection to seat it properly. Have called help line but no help yet as rep said she needed to get with techs. Saw one assembly on UTube and he had same issue but said he would get back to it and never did. Vac will run and really like it but two hoses have not come together properly. Anybody else have this problem? I tried small amount of silicon grease and did not help. Waiting to hear back from Kennmore help line. Sent pictures in to Kennmore and they saw problem. Guess have to return and try again if solution from KH. Follow up: Help was no,help. Finally found close up 3d picture of vaccum and could clearly see hose connection. Manufactures or sellers 3d. Clearly the hose was seated about where zimhave been able to push it. Presumably designed not to seat all the way. Suggest they redesign that connection. Most consumers I bet are looking for the “click”. Or at least tell us in the instructions no click. That said we like the vaccum very much and plan on buying another for upstairs in a couple of weeks if everthing still operating at same level.

    

11. Matthew Trask Verified Buyer – 22 April 2025

    Super powerful, lots of attachments, would recommend.