Comments on: Kenmore Elite 81714 Pet Friendly Ultra Plush Lightweight Bagged Canister Vacuum with Pet PowerMate, HEPA, Extended Telescoping Wand, Retractable Cord, and 3 Cleaning Tools-Champagne

By: TinyTownBuilder

TinyTownBuilder — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:41:37 +0000

Only used it a few times so far, but very pleased overall.

By: John Kelly

John Kelly — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:41:37 +0000

This vacuum was a ârecommendâ in Consumer Reports, behind a couple Miele vacuums. Those ones cost three times as much; this Kenmore rated not far behind those ones. I suppose those vacuums may be better, but this Kenmore delivers everything Iâm looking for.

By: Happy

Happy — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:41:37 +0000

Had it a month now and seems to work great so far. Lots of suction power.

By: Steve R

Steve R — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:41:36 +0000

Wonderful Machine!
I grew up with Kenmore in the 90’s & 2000’s. I always remembered how well they worked. I’m a bit of a vacuum enthusiast. I own most of the big brand machines e.x, Miele, Kirby & Sharks primarily. We recently moved into a new home & my Miele was starting to show signs of wear. I wanted something for everyday cleaning that would do extremely well on both carpet & bare floors. The barefoot tool could be nicer but, overall for the value of this machine can’t complain. I already saved a ton by getting one open box through Amazon. It’s very versatile as you’d come to expect with a canister unit. It goes under furniture, around etc. If you live in a house with furniture which pretty much every human does it’s the way to go. It gets under beds, sofa’s, chairs no problem.My favorite feature by far is the lighted wand! It’s wonderful for sweeping my hardfloors in particular where it’s dark & challenging to see. The power nozzle a little bit more plastic than they used to be but, still works exceptionally well. The dirt it pulled out from the dark corners with the lighted wand wow!!! Couldn’t see that cleaning bare floors with the Miele. The main body is kind of a “whale” but, it pulls right behind me just fine. I personally love bags this is another huge plus for allergy suffers like myself. An it’s quiet with variable suction right at the handle. I would say definitely buy again! Kenmore just came out with a new pop & go series not on Amazon yet with a lighted power nozzle & anti tangle feature. I’m looking out for it Amazon!!!If you need a good sweeper that will last with regular maintenance look no further!

By: Amazon Customer

Amazon Customer — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:41:36 +0000

Fantastic buy!
I ordered the Kenmore 81714 Ultra Plush and it came in today. I gave it quite a workout as I’ve been vacuuming since it’s arrival. The kids and I named it Kenny. This thing is so fun. I started out on the hard floors and it handled it just fine. I wish there was a separate power head with a fluffy brush roll to dust the floors, but I do think the suction on this Kenmore is amazing enough to not need it. This is my first canister and I felt a bit clumsy and clanked it everywhere. I think there’s a bit of a learning curve to it, but Kenny followed me wherever I needed to go.Then I switched out the power head for the powered pet brush for the stairs. I do not own pets, but I bought this vacuum specifically for this attachment. My old Shark couldn’t suck up the sand out of the carpet that the kids track it. I think the Kenmore handled it like a champ. It was a quite a workout using this attachment as I wanted the suction as high as it would go. There’s a place on the handle to adjust the suction level. This would make it easier to maneuver on the stairs, but I didn’t want to sacrifice suction. I needed a deep clean after using my Shark for years. Again I was a bit clumsy and knocked Kenny down the stairs, but he held on tightly. The hose took quite a yank, but didn’t break. The motor didn’t skip a beat. Kenny’s wheel popped off but it snapped right back on.I decided to take him for a whirl on the upstairs carpet. We have medium pile carpet. I kept the height level on the lowest one to try to get deeper into the carpet. It didn’t make it difficult to push, but I could hear all the dirt and dust that my Shark was missing all these years. I took my time with him. I did have to clean hair, thread, and yarn out of the brush roll. This is not an anti-cutting brush roll like my Shark. I feel like if you take the time to clean out the roll each time you use it (we have 4 girls with long hair), then it won’t get too bad.After running Kenny for HOURS on my hard floors, stairs, and carpet we needed a break. He was getting pretty hot. I never smelled anything burning or funny smells, but with how hot the unit was getting, I felt he needed to cool down a bit.Finally, I took him around and used the different attachments for dusting. The machine dusted quite well. The suction on Kenny is AMAZING. I was able to use the dusting tool for the windows, wall, ceiling, baseboards, paneled doors, etc. Then I followed around the perimeter of the rooms with the crevice tool.I’m highly impressed with this vacuum. I’m so glad I bought it. I just hope it lasts and doesn’t break on me. I bought the protection plan just in case because things just aren’t made like they used to be. At the end of the day, Kenny pulled up an ENTIRE bag of dirt, dust, and sand from deep in my carpets that my Shark was neglecting for the past 4.5 years even with daily vacuuming. Gross. Also, really cool to see that Kenny is performing like I had hoped.I have 2 complaints.#1 how hot Kenny got. I was a little worried for him. I understand it’s a 12 amp motor and will put out some heat, but it was hot to the touch and could burn skin. I worry about one of my kids touching or the motor overheating and catching fire or melting plastics. He started getting hot on the stairs so I hadn’t been running him that long before I noticed the heat. The hot air blowing from the vacuum made a spot on my leg red because I had to wedge him with my leg so he didn’t fall down the stairs again. He’s a champ, though.#2 I wish the opening for the crevice tool was slightly larger. I had to keep going over the same areas where the baseboard meets the carpet. I may try to find a larger crevice tool to use instead.

By: John T.

John T. — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:41:36 +0000

Works as advertised, but slightly awkward and heavy
I bought this vacuum for its advertised ability to clean high pile carpets. It does indeed allow for push and pull across my plush carpets. I gave up on my former vacuums – high priced rechargeable stick vacuum and high priced upright, as they were useless and impossible to push across my carpet. My back just could not take the strain of trying to push these types. The power heads of both these nationally touted vacuums just flat out stopped working on thick pile. The Kenmore, however, just glides across the pile, with no straining required. The power head is specifically designed to handle this type of carpet, but the set up and use of a canister vacuum is a little awkward, after being used to sticks and uprights. There is a bit of a learning curve with this vacuum, as opposed to the point and shoot stick vacuum. My main wish would be that they could have designed the handle and tube to be a little lighter. The Kenmore is robust and engineered to stand up to significant wear and tear, but is somewhat over engineered, as the extendible tube and handle are significantly heavier than many competitors. I expect this vacuum to last for many years, so I guess my compromise is between a light vacuum that doesnât work and a heavy one that does. At least I will have clean carpets with the Kenmore.

By: Bill A.

Bill A. — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:41:36 +0000

This vacuum has amazing suction power which is what I really wanted in a good vacuum. I do find the power head is a bit large/heavy for me to handle. I’ve had the vacuum for 6 months now and it has been performing great.

By: Bill392

Bill392 — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:41:36 +0000

I’ve purchased and used a lot of much cheaper machines from Walmart and other stores. All of them performed just okay when new but none of them lasted very long due to poor quality plastics and pieces breaking. I remembered my mom’s Kenmore WhisperTone that she has had for 25 years and it is still running great and looks great too. Here in Canada, Kenmore was available at Sears but there are no longer any Sears stores in Canada. I looked at the Kenmore site and found that I had to buy it on Amazon to avoid paying duty charges. I chose the Series 700 Ultra Plush for its features such as the HEPA bags and filter, the powerhead that steers and does carpets and hardfloors and has a LED light, the tools all fit inside the canister, it has a bag-full LED, an extending wand (that locks at 4″ increments), and it comes with the small powerhead that is good for stairs and car floors and it fits inside the canister too. The bare-floor tool and the small brush tool have horse-hair bristles, not plastic. The machine looks very classy with the shiny champagne color. It has tons of suction without being too loud. The rear wheels are big so the whole thing rolls pretty easily. A word about the hose, where it plugs into the canister, it has a nice swivel joint. If you see photos or videos of older machines, the joint often is seen having an elbow, like a 45 degree bend in it and you can tell that it swivels. The photos of this newer version show the joint is straight so I was concerned that it did not swivel which I thought would be stressful on the hose. I’m happy to report that there is still a swivel joint so the hose will not tangle if you walk around the machine. The entire machine and the tools are built well and I expect that this machine will last for many years. Thank you Kenmore!