Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

It looks like Sears has a new Kenmore stick vac with power nozzle.  Price is $199.99 currently. 

Product Description from website:

The Kenmore Progressive Glide upright vacuum cleaner combines heavy-duty cleaning and lightweight maneuverability into a single stylish upright.

(Let's see 17% less than a 12 amp vacuum - 0.83*12= 10 amps motor.)

http://www.abbysguide.com/vacuum/discussions/48231-0-1.html

Thanks for posting about the SEARS Kenmore Glide and note the thread link above which is from here recently.  The Glide [SEARS as opposed to ORECK's Pilot Glide] has been getting alot of advertising of late, probably in preparation for the holiday sales season.

Carmine D.

The Glide is basically a nice cleaner.  It employs the same  "clean air" idea as the Miele lightweights which sets it apart from Oreck, as that brands brands models are direct air.  Ive seen the Glide at Sears but suspect that they're going to hustle to get it off the ground due to price. Nice idea, nice size, nice 10-amp vac but this is a 150-buck cleaner.  Standing price considered, it'll be great for folks with decently-sized homes as a supplemental vac PROVIDED there's mad money to pay for it.  Considering its power I think it would serve well as a sole vac for home or small apartment dwellers. 

That said, I am all the happier however that Sears has apparently dropped the BS energy saving pitch -- only 10 amps instead of 12 -- that was just outright insulting to any thinking person's intelligence.

Venson

Hi Venson:

ORECK [and perhaps SEARS was copying here too as with the Glide moniker] has and does make the claim that its direct suction design and function is more energy efficient than the convoluted by-pass dirt path uprights.  ORECK's printed claim says its uprights use about 1/3 the electricity of conventional full size major brands.

Carmine D.

Hi Carmine,

Efficiently running vacuums that need only 400 to 600 watts to clean well certainly classifiy as energy savers in light of all the higher draw models, 10 amps and up, on the market.  That's worth advertising.

There of course is the other way round.  It could be claimed that higher suction, etc., could get you done faster thus balancing out electrical cost but I doubt it.  By way of too many variables judge, lifestyle, materials to be cleaned, frequency of use and manner of cleaning, vacuuming remains one of the most labor intensive household chores save for the robotic newbies that can't be depended on for more than surface cleaning.

Venson

Hi Venson:

One of the key variables being lightweight which favors ORECK.  Typically, the ORECK uprights trump all other uprights of the 10 to 12 amp full size in the Consumer Reports rate an excellent.  Ratings of excellent in handling equates to less physical effort.  Less physical effort translates to less time to get the vacuuming done.  Less time equates to less energy used which compounds the energy effciency rating for ORECK's versus the others.

SEARS Glide weighs in at almost 14 pounds which technically qualifies as a lightweight vacuum.

Carmine D.

Carmine D.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_02030100000P?prdNo=1#reviewsWrap

Carmine D.