Description
- BAGGED CANISTER VACUUM: Designed to clean all areas and surfaces of your entire home, den, kitchen, car or garage quickly and efficiently.Wattage : 120 watts.Attachment Type(s) : Friction Fit, Number of Amps : 12..Wand Type : Telescopic & Extendable. Cleaning Width (in.) : 14
- ALUMINUM TELESCOPING WAND: Adjustable lightweight wand lengthens to an extended reach of 9′ to access difficult areas. Detachable handle is perfect for cleaning furniture, car interior, and tight spaces
- TRIPLE HEPA FILTER SYSTEM: Enhanced HEPA filter system traps 99. 97% of debris, trapping dander and dust inside the vacuum, reducing the number of allergy-induced pollutants in the room
- LIGHTWEIGHT AND MANEUVERABLE: At less than 20 pounds, this lightweight design, with swivel head, is easy to maneuver
- 3 ATTACHMENTS: Dusting brush, crevice tool and second bare floor tool
- STORAGE: 26′ cord is retractable and all accessories and attachments store neatly on the vacuum making it easy to store. A powerful motor offers serious cleaning capability
- POWERFUL CLEANING: 2-motor system excels in suction strength. 4 height adjustments provide optimal airflow and cleaning efficiency for any surface
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mary –
I ordered this vacume cleaner because I always had good experience witj Kenmore vacuume cleaners. However I had to return this one as it is very heavy and carrying it up and down the stairs in my 2 story house was not easy. I purchased a Miele instead and I shoyld say very powerful and half a weight of Kenmore.
Ken Ritchie –
let me start by saying the suction seems very good but they weren’t kidding, it is small and lightweight. I hope the machine is stronger than I am foreseeing. time will tell.
DIY Guy –
What a wonderfully powerful machine with extremely great suction. Always been a Kenmore fan but now even more so. Have only ever owned Kenmores but this one is by far the best machine of them all with the best suction I’ve ever experienced. Such a great machine that comes highly recommended. Will not disappoint!
ESS –
Works good good suction for pet hair
Ann Simson –
You cannot beat Kenmore canister vacuums for longevity. My 30-year-old Kenmore vacuum is still going strong. I bought this vacuum so that I do not have to carry vacuums between floors at my home; now there is one on each level. I like ALMOST everything about this new vacuum. My key points:
PROS: Excellent suction; simple design with less electronic gadgets to break; excellent quality hose; can use either HEPA dust bags or regular dust bags (much less expensive); very light and maneuverable.
CONS: Short hose length (6ft long; old Kenmore hose is 8ft long); all attachments are cheaply made (shame on you Kenmore!); comes with a regular dust bag installed and NOT a HEPA dust bag as you would expect based on the advertising (not a deal breaker for me).
SUMMARY: Despite a couple shortcomings, I highly recommend this vacuum; great value for the money!
Florida Dreamer –
My Eureka Oxygen Vacuum of 24 years finally died. It was an excellent vacuum. I spent a lot of time researching vacuums to replace it. This Kenmore 81414, at first use, appears to be an excellent twin.
Pluses:
The canister follows me easily. With the hose attached at the top, it does not want to roll over when its pulled (I don’t have stairs so don’t know how it handles stairs)
Hose is very sturdy. No crimping or collapsing.
Attachments come on & off easily. ++ for me is my Eureka attachments fit like they were made for the Kenmore.
Cord is longer than my old vacuum.
The tube adjusts up and down with a push of the button, easy for hands that are now painful.
The canister weighs 11 pounds, lighter than my Eureka at 15 pounds. (one review called it super heavy at the online listing of 22 pounds. This weight must have been the canister, hose & carpet power brush! I actually weighed both canisters)
Power carpet brush has an edge cleaner on Both Sides of the head. (It was hard to find a vacuum with a power carpet brush. Most use suction only)
Noise level is about the same as the Eureka. The Eureka’s description was listed as “quiet”. Tho I suspect the newer vacuums may be quieter with new technology.
Price point – at $239 (4-18-2024) it is not an arm & a leg like so many of the other brands.
Negatives:
Dusting brush is kind of wimpy. Not an issue for me as the Eureka duster fits well.
Hose is a tad short. But the tube can be lengthened to compensate. Taller folks will like the extra length.
This Kenmore has all the features I liked about my Eureka. You can even wash the motor filter, saving $$. Time will tell if it has the same staying power as the Eureka. Bravo for now!!!
Oh, in re-reading my review I realized I didn’t say anything about how the vacuum cleaned. It does a great job. Good suction. Very easy to change because the control is on the handle. Slides to switch on, carpet, bare floor and off.
bDoug –
I liked the color. I liked all the features. Especially the dirt sensor. The beater bar is powerful. Like the suction adjuster. Has a light too.
My problems with this vacuum are many. It’s heavy, I have trouble dragging it around and up the stairs is awful. It’s Crevice tool is useless! It’s so small. I have bought Kenmore vacuums for past 25 years and each model has different features, from cord length & pole reach dirt sensor for full bag & shows when dirt is still on the floor. I like the way the floor tool snaps into the beater bar with our changing off & on. However it takes a hard push to do so.
The bare floor tool doesn’t lay flat to the floor it’s awful and doesn’t clean well as old style one. When the pole is used for other attachments it bulky , heavy & has all this stuff on it making it difficult to get underneath places.
I am thinking about getting a simple light weight canister model.
The bags are smaller than they used to be. Why they changed that we just don’t know. Also it really loud.
bDoug –
This is a review of the Kenmore 81214 200 Series bagged canister vacuum cleaner. The full model number is 125.81214610. I bought this to replace a Kenmore vacuum that was more than ten years old. That one ran fine and continued to do a good job of cleaning carpet. It failed because the wand connections stopped working. Nevertheless, it earned my customer loyalty because I stuck with the Kenmore brand.
This new Kenmore 200 Series has excellent suction and a very effective beater brush that turns on and off at the handle. To turn on the vacuum, you must use a foot switch on the canister section (or bend over and push it by hand). In vacuuming the same floors I have always cleaned, I noticed that the cord is about three feet shorter than before. The way the hose attaches to the canister is also different. The connector sticks straight up from the canister instead of arching over parallel with the floor. It still allows the canister to be pulled around effectively. There are the same large plastic wheels and the same rubber bumper as before, and the noise level is the same. So I hardly noticed the difference between the old one and the new one except that the new model cleans better and quicker.
There is no attachment for cleaning carpeted stair steps with this model. From my point of view, that was a plus because it apparently simplifies the wand connections and keeps the cost reasonable, and I don’t have any carpeted stairs anyway. Also the head does not swivel left and right, but I hardly miss that feature. The bracket that allows the basic attachments to ride on the wand is a bother. I just keep those pieces in the closet and get them out when I need them.
This model has HEPA filtration and uses the Kenmore C bags which are easy to find in stores. This keeps all the dust and dirt contained and easy to dispose of. Overall this is a fine cleaner at a good price point.