Kenmore Elite 31150 Pet Friendly Bagged Upright Beltless Vacuum w/Pet Handi-Mate, Triple HEPA, 3D Inducer Motor, Telescoping Wand, 5-Position Height Adjustment, 3 Cleaning Tools-Silver

I bought a Kenmore Elite from Sears in 2006 and it's been the best vacuum I've ever owned or used. It's lasted me these nearly 20 years with good care and the occasional repair, but while the suction is very good, it needs a new beater brush and I can't get parts for it anymore. So I was jazzed when I saw a positive review of this one and decided to give it a try. I'm glad I did. It cleans really well and does a great job of lifting the carpet pile. My carpets feel fluffier under my feet. It's a solid bagged upright with good power, handy on-board attachments, and goes from carpet to bare floors with a simple thumb switch. I wish the hose was longer -- the one on my old Kenmore is twice as long -- but is a minor detriment. I see some people have complained about the length of the power cord, but I like that I can vacuum my whole house without having to unplug/replug, and a corded vacuum had much greater power than a cordless one. I highly recommend this vacuum.

I have owned this model for 20+ years as in on my 3rd one. I can say it does a wonderful job on both thick carpet and solid floors. This thing is so powerful, and the direct drive is great on thick carpet making it easy for me to use. There is no belt to wear out or replace. I have kept mine for an average of 8-10 years than buying another and selling the used one, works for me. I have never owned a vacuum with the swivel head so I'm sure if that's what your used to this will be primitive to maneuver, it's the standard type they have made forever. It was way back than and is to this day Consumer Reports #1 bagged vacuum. Those are the pros I would say. The few negatives I will say are the hose you put the attachments on isn't super long. There is an extendable tube to make it longer for higher up stuff or longer reaching. I use that for the baseboards, behind the toilet and under stuff and it works fine for that. But over time (many years later) the flexible tube will break off where it bends. I just cut it off and it screws right back in the plastic part. There is a black rubber part around the base on the vacuum to protect your home and anything you will bump into to. Over time (many years later) it will leave a black skid mark on your baseboards. All stuff I can live with is why I would recommend it 100%.

This vacuum does the job at sucking up dog and cat hair, which is the reason I bought it. Great suction and I love the white lights on the front that let you know when the area is truly clean. Easy to empty and filters are easy to replace. The only downsides are: 1) it's HEAVY; if you'll be hauling this up and down stairs, you'll get a workout. It's easy to push/pull on a carpet with the motorized wheels but carrying it up and down stairs is a bit of a chore, and 2) the vacuum hose could/should be longer and more flexible. When using the hand accessories, which work very well, you have to keep moving the whole machine with you because of the shortness of the vacuum hose. Neither issue is a dealbreaker but just be aware.

Arrived today, and the thought of assembling it I thought would take a long time. It took more time to unpack than to assemble, only 1 screw that’s it! First impression: very favorable, sturdy construction, sleek, and clean lines. Functionality: amazing, a lot of suction, good filtration, No More Belts to change, and the attachments, the Lockable Extended Wand is a great idea rather than having 1-3 extra wands. How I got to buying a Kenmore Elite Dirt Devil, Hoover, and then BISSELL. All had good qualities and A Lot of Plastic, all belt driven very cheaply made.

We had previously owned a "Pet Vacuum" and it just didn't go a good job. So when it was time to replace our old one I did my due diligence and searched the internet for the best one I could afford. I read both good and bad reviews to get a feel for what people are saying about a product. A Dyson was out of the question due to price, so I was after the best value. Some of the negative comments regarded the fact that the Kenmore Elite was not self-propelled, it was somewhat heavy, the height adjustment wasn't automatic and the hose was too short. BUT, it worked very well. After looking over other brands and options, I bought the Kenmore Elite Upright 31150. I was not disappointed! Yes, you have to manually adjust the height. No big deal. I need to do that once when I vacuum as we have shorter nap rugs in one area of our home. I then start in that area the next time. It is not self-propelled, but that's okay because if you have the height adjusted correctly, it will gently pull itself forward. Most of us need more physical activity anyway! I know I do. The hose is short-ish, but works for most of what I need to do with it and there is a wand for extra reach. The wand extends nicely. There are a couple of handy attachments as well, especially the mini-brush that spins using the force of the suction. We have three cats, one of which is a long hair who leaves piles of fine hair everywhere and the Elite has no trouble getting those out of our short nap carpet. Suction power is outstanding and when using attachments actually needs to be managed with the airflow gate on the hose. Maneuverability is fine, but because it isn't propelled by anything other than the spinning brush, it does take a little more effort than a self-propelled model. It is not "light weight", but I don't care about that. Like I mentioned, I like the physical aspect of using the machine. Regarding comments that said the brushes wear out; What are these folks doing to make that happen??? Even when I have the height set lower than it should be (which you should realize immediately as the vacuum wants to pull fairly hard) I still cannot imagine wearing the brush out that fast. We've had this vacuum for some time and I've very happy with it. A blue light on the nose of the machine lights up when you activate the brush then goes out after about 5 seconds. It will come on again when you go over an area with extra debris. My wife thinks it's a gimmick, but I like it because it will make me go over that area slowly until the light extinguishes, ensuring it's clean. This is typically where the felines favorite resting spots are, or near the entries to the house or around the fireplace. The LED "headlights" work great as well and really light up dark areas under furniture or in corners. The vacuum does have a bag which I much prefer over the canister type vacuums as all dust, hair and dander is contained. There are also exhaust air filters. All of these work beautifully. I don't have any Cons on this one; I love it and would by it again.

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!

Super heavy. Cord is annoying, for the weight you’d think it was heavy enough for a battery to already be installed. Would like a battery powered. Cleans excellent though and works well on pet hair as suggested. Would rate a 4 but would take cordless with the same performance to attain that.

People who own this vacuum need to know; Do not be rough with the lever that you press down with your foot to make the vacuum lean back to vacuum. We would pull back on the vacuum while pressing down on the lever and the lever broke after a while and the vacuum would not stay sitting upright, we would have to lean it up against a wall. Also be gentle with the telescopic wand, that stopped working after a while and when you used it to clean it would not stay outstretched it would always collapse because the locking mechanism broke. This is the best vacuum I have ever owned for suction. Love that it has a bag and a hepa filter.

Decent vacuum although the extension hose is ridiculously short. But Its back wheels leave black rubber skid marks all over the floor which have to be quickly wiped off with mop or wet cloth. Seems kind of ridiculous but they seem to have used such cheap soft plastic/rubber on the wheels that this. I previously had a cheap much inferior $60 kenmore upright that left no marks at all so this is a wheel material issue with this model (at least)

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