heavy, not efficient June 06, 2011

Have had this vac for approx 2 years. At first thought it worked great as far as the suction power. But for a while now, it gets clogged up too easily, we have to clean it out from the bottom everytime before each use. It's bulky and heavy and now we're shopping for a new vaccuum. Suction is no longer good. I think for the price, we did not get what we paid for.

Kenmore Upright Vacuum bagless with Inteli-clean November 01, 2010

Well, I have the vacuum since 10/2008, so it waited 2 years to break on my hand with not high use (I have 3 small rooms in my house that we have carpet). I never had a vacuum that broke on my hand, I'm careful, plus I know that vacuums are supposed to be built to support our heavy work in our houses. I don't know if my vacuum is still covered by the warranty, but makes me think twice before buying this vacuum again. 

Very happy with this vacuum June 03, 2010

Five years ago, we decided we would switch to a bagless vacuum cleaner. First, we bought an inexpensive ($100) Dirt Devil. It seemed to do an adequate job but it was very heavy. After three years, we decided to upgrade to a better vacuum.

**************** rated this vac number 3 in their rankings of upright vacuums. We found it on sale for about $250. From day one, we realized how much better this vacuum is than the Dirt Devil. The suction is powerful enough to pull the nap up so the carpet looks almost new. The IntelliClean sensors show where extra time is needed and almost (almost) make vacuuming fun. It really does an outstanding job of pulling dirt out of both wall-to-wall and oriental carpets.

The vac has a push button feature to switch from vacuuming carpets to hardwood floors (the bare floor setting stops the beater bar and uses only suction) and for using suction hose tools. The canister is easy to remove from the vacuum and empty.

The negatives are very minor. First, it is not a light machine and can be a little difficult to move from hardwood to carpet. Second, if you use the attachment hose, you have to make sure it is pushed tightly back into the holder or it will pop off. Third, you have to remove the primary filter to really clean int - the little dust bin cleaning lever is slow and not effective (after removing the filter, I use a brush to clean the filter - you will be amazed how much dirt it picks up). Finally, the covering over the push buttons is cheap - it cracked over one of the buttons. The button works, just the covering cracked.

After a year and a half, I can definitely say that this is the best vac I have owned and it was very reasonably priced. This is a definite recommend!

Kenmore Progressive Bagless Inteli-Clean is great on pet hair! May 05, 2010

We love this vacuum!  The inteli-clean feature is wonderful.  The vacuum let's you know when the floor or carpet is clean.  We have two dogs and they both shed.  And we live in a house where the dogs are allowed on all furniture, so we have major pet hair issues.  This vacuum actually gets all the hair up, off the carpet, couch, wood floors etc...it's the best thing I've tried, and I've had dogs for many many years.

Best of all it's easy to clean and use.