Kenmore Elite 81714 Pet Friendly Ultra Plush Lightweight Bagged Canister Vacuum with Pet PowerMate, HEPA, Extended Telescoping Wand, Retractable Cord, and 3 Cleaning…

9 reviews for Kenmore Elite 81714 Pet Friendly Ultra Plush Lightweight Bagged Canister Vacuum with Pet PowerMate, HEPA, Extended Telescoping Wand, Retractable Cord, and 3 Cleaning…

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Happy – July 27, 2024

   This is the vacuum I have been looking for. It is a Kenmore and it is the quality I have come to expect from a Kenmore. I am really happy with my purchase

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   CP – July 30, 2024

   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!

3. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – July 31, 2024

   I have searched for the “perfect” old lady vaccumm. This has checked all my requirements, except one. It is a bagged vaccumm for allergies. It is powerful with a motor in the brush attachment as well the canister. This brush makes the vacuum almost self propelled! The long electric cord rewinds itself with a button push. All the attachments are easily stored. The only thing that this vacuum is NOT is lightweight. However, I was willing to deal with heavier for the more suction power.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Bill392 – August 19, 2024

   This vacuum was a “recommend” 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 I’m looking for.

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Stephen Rutter – August 25, 2024

   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.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Bill392 – September 21, 2024

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

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   D. R. Shestko – September 30, 2024

   The shipment arrived on time with no damage. This is my 2nd Series 700 vacuum cleaner. I accidentally broke my old one (my bad) that was 7 years old. There was nothing wrong with the old one other than I have to use duct tape to hold it together for it to run. The new one runs and works great just like the old one. If you want something that really cleans, this canister vacuum cleaner does it. I have owned upright vacuum cleaners and the difference in cleaning is like night and day. Don’t waste your time with an upright and just go with the 700 series and it will last a long time as long as you take care of it correctly.

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   John Kelly – October 16, 2024

   Does not have the same tools as the previous Kenmore vacuum

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Stephen Rutter – October 19, 2024

   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!