I love my Kenmore Elite UltraPlush. My Malamute is blowing her coat right now and the bag STILL isn’t full. Usually I had to dump my bagless upright multiple times by now. My carpets are fluffy and super clean.
Ok I'll upload a video of it in action but this is the first empty of my Kenmore https://imgur.com/a/iaLSTrO $349.95 on the 'zon. Kenmore 81714 Bundle Ultra Plush Lightweight Bagged Canister Vacuum with Pet PowerMate, HEPA, Extended Telescoping Wand, Retractable Cord, and 3 Cleaning Tools, 700 Series, Gold
Doesn't show the power of it through pet hair but it def gets the job done with my hair Maine Coon baby: https://imgur.com/a/Rwxl7Kg
You can see from the earlier post, on bag empty, it def picks up pet hair. That's after about 8 months of vacuuming on the same bag.
It's wild how dense it was. I was mostly curious and didn't have an extra bag yet, so wanted to explore what was in there. It was like 80% hair. I didn't even KNOW he was shedding that much. That's after I brush him regularly too and only have my bedroom and office that I actually need to vacuum (the rest is hardwood, works fine on that, but I use a stick mop thing on that)
In community college, in a shitty apartment, I would just buy and return the shark vacuums every 2 months. They would literally fall apart in that time so I felt nothing about this practice. I'm so utterly happy with my Kenmore 81714 Bundle Ultra Plush Lightweight Bagged Canister Vacuum with Pet PowerMate, HEPA, Extended Telescoping Wand, Retractable Cord, and 3 Cleaning Tools, 700 Series, Gold
Oh dang I guess only the videos uploaded. This was purchased late March last year. I emptied the bag to see how much hair was in there. My mind was blown. https://imgur.com/a/iaLSTrO I have a half Mainecoon boy and a shorthair Bengal. $349 "Kenmore 81714 Bundle Ultra Plush Lightweight Bagged Canister Vacuum with Pet PowerMate, HEPA, Extended Telescoping Wand, Retractable Cord, and 3 Cleaning Tools, 700 Series, Gold"
Nope. Bagged canister vacs are superior in every way.
This is what I use:
https://kenmorefloorcare.com/products/kenmore-elite-ultraplush-bagged-canister-vacuum.html?srsltid=AfmBOopMXzc0hPQZI10lXAmuzdeN3rj2JA93rOe4CSUVZvNv91Wzfs0-
I think both vacuums are very capable. Is your carpet long and plush and can it stall the brushroll on other vacuums? If so I would get the Kenmore Elite Ultra Plush, in addition to the regular height adjustment it has an extra vent on the top of the powerhead to keep the powerhead from getting stuck and stalling on high plush carpets.
How many rugs do you have and how big are they?
There are more suction-only canisters that are good on hard floors and ok on rugs. Suction-only canisters can use turbo brushes to improve carpet/rug cleaning. But turbo brushes are not as good as carpet powerheads with their own electric motor. Depending on how many rugs you have and their size the price and options can change.
If you have a small house with a few small rugs you could get a Simplicity Jill $179 or Powr-Flite Newton with Turbo Nozzle $175 both use hepa bags. They are both simple vacuums and should last 5+ years. I'd choose the Powr-Flite Newton since it has a super long cord and the turbo nozzle is included.
If you have large rugs and need a carpet powerhead there are less options. The Kenmore canisters come with power heads, the 400 Series $229, 600 Series Pop-n-Go $300, and Elite $399. Skip the 200 Series, it lacks significant features like suction control and the wire to the powerhead is not covered so there's an extra cord to plug and unplug when removing the powerhead. There are Prolux canisters that come with carpet powerheads such as the Phantom $359-400 and QX60 $499.
I'd choose the Prolux QX60 because it has a larger hard floor brush than the Kenmores and it has all caster wheels so it can roll in any direction. The Kenmores and Phantom have a tricycle wheel setup with only one swivel caster at the front, so it's easier for these canisters to flip over unintentionally.
Personally, I actually like to use one of my shop vacs for cat litter! I'm not nearly as knowledgeable as some of the others on this sub, but cat litter can damage most vacuums. Shop vacs can be kinda loud is the only issue, but I do have a smaller one that runs great and is a bit quieter than my big one. And you can get a decent one for rather cheap.
For normal vacuums, I'd check out Kenmore! I have a Kenmore bagged cannister, the 81714 and it's holding up good! I got it on sale for about $300, but they do have some other models under that price point.
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