Kenmore - Crossover DU3017

It's a bit harder on the budget side. Most budget uprights don't have brushroll shutoff. There's the Kenmore Crossover DU3017 $199, it's bagless but it has brushroll shutoff. The Simplicity S60 Spiffy $139 is a small upright stick vacuum that's great on hard floors but with no brushroll just ok on carpets. Problem is the Intuition, Crossover, and Simplicity are all of average noise, no quiet options at this price point. The 2 Kenmore have just ok reliability 3-5+years the Simplicity is such a simple vacuum it should last 4-5+ years.

I think you got it spot on. The Crossover DU3017 is a slightly better built vacuum and the Intuition BU4050 is better for allergies because it has a hepa bag and a hepa filter. The Crossover DU3017 has a fabric filter and a hepa filter and you'll need to empty the bin after each use. Slightly over budget you can get a few uprights that are both better built, have stronger suction, and equally good filtration. Kenmore 31140 Pet Friendly $249 is a powerful upright vacuum. It has carpet height adjustment, brushroll shutoff, hepa bags, and a hepa filter. Downside is it's heavy to lift up and it has a short hose. It's not too heavy to use. Prolux 7000 Upright Vacuum $264 is another powerful upright vacuum. It has a metal brushroll and metal brushroll and metal baseplate. It is average weight and lighter than the Kenmore 31140. It has hepa bags and a hepa filter. Downside is the brushroll is always on so it's not good for hard floors. I think you should choose one of the hepa bagged vacuums. What do you think?

My Kenmore Crossover has 2 motors...one in the canister, another in the powerhead!! LOVE IT. Don't have to change heads for bare floors, the bare floor head snaps into the power head

Forgot to say.. The bare floor tool snaps into the powerhead. Since my house is about half hardwood, it's super convenient.

I had a Kenmore pet canister for almost 20 years. Got a new Kenmore Crossover Pet and LOOOOOOVE it. All attachments store inside or on the handle (crevice tool). Has a mini power head for stairs, a soft brush for drapes and blinds and even a ceiling fan attachment!! Consumer Reports always votes Kenmore a Best Buy recommendation!

The Kenmore upright will likely be the best choice in that price range. Bagged is well worth the cost of the bags, keeps the entire vacuum clean inside, very few filters to mess with like a bagless. All of our old Shark units still work reasonably well, but the filters require a fair amount of time to keep clean and the bin fills up extremely fast compared to a bag. Good luck...

We got $175 on a Kenmore upright as a trade-in towards an E3 at an authorized dealer. If yours is in good shape, maybe you can try that route?

I wouldn't put anywhere near that much money into a stick, then you can get your Sebo that much sooner. Just an FYI, also, we had a Kenmore upright that was in great shape when we bought our Sebo, and we were able to get a $175 discount on a trade-in at an authorized dealer.

The simplicity or kenmore uprights are pretty good and seem to hold up. Section remains strong even as the bag fills up. Both have attachments that are pretty good

The cordless ones are for a quick pick up and they will never last if you use them like regular a vacuum. You can honestly find some corded vacuums for almost the same price as a cordless if you shop around . I got a kenmore online for less than 100 dollars and there are vacuum cleaner repair places that often sell cheap vacuums.

It depends on what you mean by “repairing”. Repairing usually refers to replacing a worn belt, the brush roller gets hair tangled around it on the sides where you can’t cut it and needs to be taken out and cleaned, and the vacuum can get clogged and needs to be cleared out. If you want to do any of that, don’t get a shark, because you can’t open them up to do any of those basic things that you could do on most vacuums 10 years ago. Look at a simplicity, or kenmore for plug in. Or Henry quick for cordless 👍🏼