Kenmore Elite 31150 Pet & Allergy Friendly Upright Vacuum REVIEW

My parents have this same vacuum and I myself do love using it, but lately I don't know if it's an issue with their unit, but the LED lights and the dirt sensor stopped working a while back, but the vacuum still works fine either way. I myself want to get it's predecessor the Intuition since it's an older design and has a way longer hose than the Elite.

I saw online that the Pet Elite was being sold by Cleva. I'm not familiar with that brand. Is it the same? And then my next question is- is it really the same? Sometimes when brand but out brands, they become cheaper. Thank you for your videos. I actually really like watching them. You're very good at reviewing. Although, with that said, you've never reviewed the little Rug Doctor carpet shampooer I have. I'd be curious to see how it stacks up.

The cat on the stairs is so precious. 😄

Kenmore is just a Sears brand. Who actually manufactures this vacuum?

Got this and returned it when i realized how heavy it truly is and how inflexible and short the hose is. Also of note, not great for vacuuming under the bed, even with a high clearance of 12 in, the body of this vac is too tall even when fully reclined.

Interestingly, that turbo brush attachment is almost exactly the same as the original turbo brush from the 80s that Kirby sold. They ditched it for the same reason, it clogged way too easy.

This thing is great. Until the beater bar wears out a year later. Replacement beater bars are $250. May as well buy a new vacuum once a year. Nice business model Kenmore. Get a belt driven one. Belts wear out but are cheaper than a piece of shit beater bar that cost the same as a vacuum.

I have this vacuum and have only used it about 5 times for light cleaning. Tonight I turned the switch on sort of quickly and it just went dead. Have tinkered around with it but can't get it turn back on. Any ideas?

Just got one of these from a thrift store for $5

Isn’t this a LG or Electrolux made??

Looks like our Riccar Radiance that we're thinking of replacing because it clogs so often

I bought this a few months ago and wanted to wait to write a review after a bit seeing as how a lot of reviews say this isn't a good vacuum. I had zero issues with its performance🌼 I have a small dog who sheds EVERYWHERE and this vac gets his fur up from any surface with ease. I've never had any issues with it losing suction or kicking dirt out behind it. I do always empty the canister after every use but that's just because I'm a little ocd and don't like seeing dirt sitting in it.

Is this the bu1018 version?

I actually saw leaks with the Kenmore

I have one of these! Got it free from a Sears store where I worked. Store manager let me have it since I helped with the liquidation and closure of the store.

Would you recommend this or the Hoover Hushtone? I’m torn on which to get. I don’t understand an intelibelt, at all!

Too bad that Sears is closing down literally everywhere. Not sure where you could get Kenmore Elsewhere now. The one I worked at for 2 years is now closing

I only see people always talking about sebo, miele, or riccar when its clean air vacs so this vacuum is definitely overlooked

Try kenmore series 800 crossover canister

The Dyson Ball Animal 2 has as much power as that Kenmore. You may just have a faulty Dyson.

The Dyson Ball Animal 2 had 79 CFM at the head and a very impressive 115 CFM at the hose. It also has 110 Inches of water.

Easy to assemble, good strong materials, feels good, looks good.

I like how fair your reviews are, so many other reviewers complain about heavy machines and automatically say no don't buy it its heavy. Im a 22 year old guy who has no problems with heavy machines. in fact I have 2 Kirbys and the weight is not an issue for me at all. but I do understand that no everyone is like that and I understand there is a market for all kinds of vacuums. I absolutely love my Kirbys but I do understand that heavy can be a problem for some people so I look at that too, great review :)

We purchased this vacuum a few weeks ago and I came looking to see if you had done a fog test. This channel is such a fantastic resource!

My two cents: so far I love the power- our house has high pile carpets and I think it does a great job. The model I have also has a highly improved hose brush that does a great job getting dog hair off. furniture. My biggest gripe is that it is pretty tough to maneuver. Heavy vacuums aren’t a problem if they maneuver easily, but this thing has no ability to turn so you end up having to muscle it to get into smaller spaces. Second to that would be that I actually do find the placement of the air outlet vents blows stuff around so you sometimes have to go back over areas you’ve already hit.

Thank you for this review, this was very helpful for planning my vacuum purchase this year!

I've been thinking of getting the kenmore intuition bu4022 green or the bu4050 rose gold. How do they compare to this machine (Kenmore Elite)?

Like everything if you don't know someone personally that owns the product your looking to buy then you won't get a honest review

I use this as my ShopVac, for everything that isn't liquid. It's so much more powerful than my actual shopvac, like ridiculously so. It eats so many things you wouldn't assume it could eat, I have to go through the bag when changing it to retrieve socks and coins. It's an awesome problem to have! It makes everything effortless.

Easy to use.

The pet brush is meant for pet hair not cereal! Idiots... lol

I was looking to purchase a new vacuum and after watching your test this one seemed to fit the bill, but it didn't see to fair too well on the top ten list Is there another model you would suggest over this one that is not a Shark or Dyson? I prefer bagged with Hepa filtration. It will be used on medium high carpet only.

What did this score on the carpet deep clean test? In another video you stated it only scored %90, why is that?

In this video you say most powerful but then you have it listed as last place in others. Thanks so much for your Awesome videos but Im not sure if its great or meh.

i have almost this exact same vacuum, after a year of use the induction motor brush quit working. I I cleaned the considerable hair off of the roller and tried it again, no go. man, i thought (after reading the reviews that weren't available when i bought it), im screwed. the replacement roller brush is $300 on amazon, the same cost as a brand new one, boy was i upset. so since the motor still worked very well i thought just remove the whole bottom assembly and hang it on the wall and use the hose attachment like a fixed shopvac with a long hose. while i was taking out the screws to start the removal i noticed the little red button in plain sight on the top base cover. Hmmm i thought what's this? overload protector reset was printed on it, sure enough pushed the button and heard a mild click noise. Because of all the hair jamming the roller it had tripped this, cleared roller, pushed the reset button now running fine. will see if it keeps doing ok. glad i didn't email them with comments that would be considered grounds for issuing a restraining order and having swat surround my house. in all my searching on the net for a fix not once did anyone mention this obvious solution. well i hope this will save someone else

I bought one of these due to Consumer reports. It STINKS. Heavy, bulky, scuff floors and it shuts itself off all the time and you have to wait 50 minutes to re-start it. Cord is also in a poor position. Very heavy.

As a professional cleaner I've tried many vacuums over the years. This one is my current favorite. Amazing suction, cleans about as deep as any available unit, HEPA filtration. It is heavy so I wouldn't recommend it for older or smaller people. The intuition is a great choice if needing a lighter weight vac. Kenmore makes some good stuff, even their canister vacuum is great.

Are you going to test a metal royal at any point? I would love a thorough test of my royal 2000 with proper testing equipment!

Is the Kenmore Elite the best bagged hepa vacuum at the best value? 🤔

Need to clear soot from fire. Thanks.

How much airwatts does this vacuum have?

We acquired a Riccar R40-P. It is a beast. Very heavy for the Wife to use but I like to vacuum. We paid $35 for it instead of the $1600 retail. This Kenmore seems to have more cleaning power than the Riccar. Amazing.

Much better than any Dyson

NM, 2 DC motors are in brush roll, 1 AC main motor for suction=3 total.

Great review bro. Covered all the bases

Ive bought 3 Kenmore elites vacuums over the past 10yrs. For myself, family and friends. Pet hair doesn't stand a chance.

Boy, you hit the nail on the head with the cons. My number one problem is the hose. You can guarantee that you’re going to tip it over and damage something because of such a short hose. Additionally, you mentioned about the vent blowing things around. And again you nailed that using mine, I have to vacuum in a certain way on hard floors in order to not scatter the dirt around. The other thing I don’t like is it doesn’t swivel.