Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Hi,

I was just browsing the Sears website and discoverod a new Kenmore bagged canister.  There's been a slight but not remarkable change in body design and many features are the same -- dirt sensor, lighted wand, etc. -- but what's really different is that there's been a new spin put on the power nozzle.  I think everybody knows by now that I strongly believe in the worth of a good old bare floor tool and hate the use of power nozzles on bare floors even though use of the same has become accepted and encouraged.  Well, the new nozzle by Kenmore purports to allow you the best of both worlds.

A bare floor tool is an integral part of the new PN.  It fits on top while the nozzle is in use on rugs and can be detached for bare floor cleaning.  I'll have to get to Sears to see it in the real but this sounds like a great idea.

Link is: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_02028014000P?vName=Appliances&cName=Vacuum+Cleaners+%26+Floor+Care&sName=Canister+Vacuums

Regards,

Venson

CarmineD wrote:

Thinking more about the Lux rug tool, I recall the 11 and 12 Lux rug tools also had the flip over feature to concentrate suction in one small hole.  The tool was bulkier than the 30, but still available even all that time ago.

As for the 5, and first Lux in the USA, someone older than me/with a better memory, will have to say if the rug tool offered this option.  My sense is that the 5 did not have a rug tool.

Carmine D.

Hi Carmine,

There was an early Electrolux rug tool without a swivel neck in the early days.  It was a larger version of the metal upholstery nozzle.

Venson

Venson:

I do vaguely recall.  Thanks

Carmine D.

Venson:

If this barefloor brush on the new Kenmore cann is like the old [Progressive models], it will have brush strips strategically positioned on the underside of the tool to allow maximum suction from the tool opening.  Not the full oval brush hair all around.

Carmine D.

Hi Carmine,

Won't get to Sears 'til the weekend so I'm speaking hypothetically.  If you look at the picture showing the nozzle's outline as it fits into the top of the PN it would seem to indicate that the tool is more the standard type with the brush strip all around.  There was probably not much room for more ideas or embellishments here as the tool must snap on and off the PN part easily if its to be considered useful.  I also don't know if the neck pivots up and down only or swivels as well.

The main thing I want to learn is whether the set-up appears sturdy enough to last a while during regular use.

Best,

Venson

PS -- Pic is gone but you can check it out the Sears website.

Venson:

I thought Kenmore canns used the brush all around on their upholstery tools in lieu of having a round brush.  Plus the crevice and barefloor with the brush strips.  I could be wrong on my memory recall.

HOOVER did a similar tool and called it utility for its uprights.  Did away with the round brush and upholstery tool in favor of one utility tool.

Carmine D. 

CarmineD wrote:
This is only true of some of their models.  If there was a Kenmore model with the dusting brush/upholstery tool, the brush would slide off.  HOOVERS did not slide off.  HOOVER used the brush attachment on a few of their canisters also like the Constellation and low end Celebrities and Slimlines(except TOL).

The front of the brush slides into the top, then snaps down and locks.

I saw the Intuition last week.  See my review-

http://www.abbysguide.com/vacuum/reviews/364-0-1.html

Mike_W wrote:

Thank you Mike.

Venson

Mike_W wrote:

Nice review.

Carmine D.