BC4026

My recommendation will come at a surprise for you because it is not a Shark, Dyson, Sebo, Miele, Riccar or Kirby. For people who have pets and want a long lasting vacuum that can handle pet hair well, my best recommendation is to look at Kenmore. In my own wrong opinion, Kenmore is a very overlooked brand because everyone wants a Shark, Sebo, Miele, Riccar, or something else ungodly expensive. My parents have had a Kenmore for years and it hasn't shown any signs of stopping. I use a Kenmore to clean a hair salon, so I know they can hold their own with various lengths and magnitude of hair. If you prefer upright: [Kenmore Max Featherlite Upright Vacuum](https://kenmorefloorcare.com/products/kenmore-featherlite-max-bagless-lift-up-upright-vacuum-with-hair-eliminator-brushroll.html) [Kenmore Intuition Bagged Upright Vacuum](https://kenmorefloorcare.com/kenmore-intuition-bagged-upright-vacuum-with-hair-eliminator-brushroll-bu4050) If you prefer a canister: [Kenmore 500 series Bagless Canister Vacuum](https://kenmorefloorcare.com/products/kenmore-500-series-bagless-canister-vacuum-with-hair-eliminator-brushroll.html) [Kenmore Pet Friendly Pop N Go Bagged Canister Vacuum](https://kenmorefloorcare.com/products/vacuums/canister-vacuums/pet-friendly-bagged-canister-vacuum) If you want a cordless vacuum [Kenmore Litening Cordless Upright Vacuum ](https://kenmorefloorcare.com/products/kenmore-litening-8482-cordless-upright-vacuum.html)

Consider the Kenmore Pet friendly pop-n-go bag Pet Canister Vacuum Cleaner Model #BC4026. This is a corded, bagged canister that comes with a powered brush head with detangling technology for dealing effectively with pet (and people) hair. It has HEPA filtration, so it should be good for people (like you) with allergies. Not as fancy or expensive as Sebo, but I think this would the job for you. For quick pickups, consider getting a cordless stick vacuum like a Bissell PowerClean FurGuard in addition to a canister. This has effective detangling and HEPA filtration, I gifted one of these to a friend who has a Rotweiler and she really likes it.

Actually, in the sub-$500 range, the Kenmore 600 Series Pet Friendly Lightweight Bagged Canister Vacuum with Pet PowerMate, Pop-N-Go Brush would be an excellent choice. HEPA filtration, powered brush roll for carpets, adjustable brush height, the brush roll can be turned off for hard floors, useful attachments.

I bought a Kenmore Pop N Go vacuum, because I had read that canister vacuums were the most powerful and this seemed like the best bang for my buck. However, I have learned that I truly hate canister vacuums and how unwieldy they are. I want to replace mine immediately with either a traditional corded or a cordless vacuum. I would of course prefer cordless, but I understand if it is really *that* much worse then I could handle corded. If it isn't a big difference, then I'd definitely lean cordless. Any suggestions for a vacuum around $200-250 that would do well for a carpet + hardwood home? Thank you!

A lot of people on here work in vacuum shops, either managing them or as technicians repairing vacuums. We are all telling you that Shark / Dyson are garbage and you have to spend a fair amount to get a decent vacuum that will last you 4+ years. If you have all hardwood floors or some very low pile carpet, get a SEBO K2/E2, or a Miele suction only model. If you have carpet that is fairly high pile, you are kind of forced to spend a decent amount for a E3 or K3 type vacuum. If you don’t want to spend that much, Kenmore makes some halfway decent vacuums like the Intuition or Pop N Go that are fairly affordable with an electric head. I don’t know why most of your replies to people are you arguing with people whose literal job it is to work with vacuums about what is good and what’s not.

To answer your specific questions: 1. No, the tools fit pretty easily to the c1 and I find it easy to use for furniture. It's much lighter and less bulky than the Kenmore hose handle since it doesn't have all the electrical wiring and switches running through it, needed to run the kenmore's motorized head and provide the handle switch controls. 2. I've seen some versions of the 600 in blue I think, though it might require some shopping around as I think it's retailer depended. The one I see avaliable most widely is the purple one. 3. The Kenmore 600 has the benefit of a motorized power nozzle making it better on carpet than the miele C1 turbo team or pure suction models. But it also does include a dedicated hard floor brush making it suitable for hard floors. More on this later. 4. Pet hair wise, both will be about equal on hard floors, sweeping up hair pretty quickly and the hard floor brushes can be kept clean bu detecting the suction hose and running the nozzle back and forth across the brushes to looses and suck the hair off. On carpet, the Kenmore has an edge. The motorized brush has more agitation and brushing ability, it can lift hair out of medium and thicker carpets more easily, and since it is driven by a motor its less prone to getting tangled up and slowing down. The miele turbo head works fine on lower pile carpets, but air driven brush heads usually don't handle large amounts of pet hair well and usually require more maintainence. Overall, the miele has higher quality rubberized wheels and better quality brushes on it's hard floor brush. The Kenmore is still good and shouldn't harm your hard floors either, but if it were me I'd feel better about the miele. With that said, if you want the best of both worlds, the Miele C1 cat&dog has the good quality wheels and hard floor brush, plus a very good motorized power head which works great on all types of carpet and deals with pet hair excellently. But it is more expensive. If you want to prioritize hard floor care and ease of attachment use, go with the miele turbo team. If you don't mind a bulkier and clunkier machine which is more capable on carpets, get the Kenmore. If you want the best of both and can splurge, c1 cat&dog.

Kenmore 600 series canister vac. Best option in that price range. The purple version on amazon has a height adjustable power nozzle so it can handle thick carpets. It's an excellent all around performer too.

A kenmore 600 series would suit your needs really well. Cleans hard floors and carpets very well, filters well, large capacity. Plus it includes a handheld motorized brush attachment which is much more powerful than the air driven types most vacuums have, it'll really help cleaning pet hair from the car, stairs, and furniture.