Kenmore Upright 31140 vs Shark Navigator Lift-Away NV352

It's heavy like a typical Kenmore but it's not that bad and it cleans really well like you'd expect now. I'm surprised because the Bushell underneath ...

The Shark Navigator Lift-Away is a bagless upright vacuum. Its 'Lift-Away' design allows you to pick up and carry its canister while vacuuming with its wand. It delivers superb performance on bare floors and does an excellent overall job cleaning various kinds of debris on low and high-pile carpet. It also cleans pet hair without any issue, regardless of surface type, and has an onboard allergen-trapping HEPA filter

We have discovered if you vacuum in one direction, the exhaust--with almost near-precision--creates walls of hair to suck up easily with the incredibly short hose. See #4. #4 Crazy. Short

With each of these steps, more dust billows up into your face and onto your clothes. Be SURE you empty it outdoors. Never indoors! Thank goodness I live where it's never freezing and snowy.

However, this vacuum doesn't come with a extension hose which is necessary for the vacuum to be more efficient. This is a grave omission since the unit itself is really great. The suction is strong, and handles cat hair and litter on hardwood floors. The pet hair attatchment is a plus for furniture, but is difficult to use since there isn't an extension hose

I have a lab and a border collie mix, and the [Shark Navigator Lift Away 2XL capacity]([URL REMOVED] handles hair, dirt, and everything else they track through the house like a champ, and comes apart so easily if the brush roller needs cleaned. It has a hard floor setting and a carpet setting, and you can adjust the suction level on it too if you need to vacuum a rug without it getting sucked in.

There is a cloth pre-motor filter at the top of the dust bin that needs to be washed and one (the exhaust filter) in a tray on the bottom of the canister itself that needs to be changed when it gets dirty. Like with all vacuum cleaners with spinning brushes, definitely keep that clean as well. Also, a lot of the dust bin is meant to be disassembled by the user in case it gets too dirty. The manual would tell you how to do all of this

It's tiny and they recommend washing it, which makes it lose its integrity as a hepa filter. The real filtering is farther inside and consists of a couple of sponges that immediately fill up with dirt and need to be washed (and dried) often. Cord: It has a very short cord - this problem is easily solved with an extension cord of course. It is also poorly placed, so you have to put it up over your shoulder to keep from stepping on it, which makes the cord even shorter

Kenmore top load direct drive 70-80 series. Oldies but are solid and if they do go, they are really easy to work on. Anyone can do it tbh

This vacuum replaced a 12-year old Dyson, which has frustrated me for 12 years. It finally broke, and I ordered this one through Prime. The assembly is simple, as everything goes logically into place and snaps in without effort. The cord is ample length

Because of that, you need to wash the pre-motor filter and wipe the inside of the bag compartment every so often. That is one thing I wish Kenmore would fix. If you do not mind that, it is a good unit.

I have owned a lot of different brand vacuum cleaners, Shark is definitely one of my top favorites. The suctioning power lasts with this brand. The key is to clean your filters regularly. Especially if you live where you get a lot of dust in your home or if you have pets

It is much better than a Shark or Bissell, though. The build quality is superior and the cyclonic setup traps more fine dirt keeping the pre-motor filter cleaner for longer than a Bissell or Shark. The Kenmore also comes with a dedicated hard floor tool. Do keep in mind that you need to wash that filter and replace the exhaust filter every so often

Also, from my experiences with the older model, the foam filters need to be cleaned quite often (after about every third heavy use) and I would like to see a more efficient cyclonic separator so that the foam filter maintenance frequency is reduced. Also, the hinged cover that is used to empty the dust cup can only open 90 degrees. If you empty it as shown in the manual (with the cover at bottom, then opening it to drop contents into trash) the debris flows over the cover/door and all over the seal and door, which then needs to be wiped off with a damp cloth. To prevent this I invert the dust cup before opening the door/cover, then I hold it open and dump out the contents away from the door

Although the Kenmore has best in class suction power and carpet beater, it's just a PITA to use and manuever around. Also, the removable hose for the attachments is painfully short, and a lot of people have griped about it. So, when the Vacuum Wars guy said that although this vacuum has best suction power, they used the Shark almost all the time in their house cleaning business because it was just much easier to use AND it had good enough suction power. Actually, better than good enough, but excellent

I'd say the suction is about 75% of what the Dyson does based on my experience. The Dyson is more ergonomically friendly and that's what the Shark is lacking. Bottom line, I'd recommend this vacuum cleaner but if you've got a bigger budget, go with something better.

The Kenmore is a bit more powerful than the Kirby in general; being a much more modern design. It would certainly do a better job on your hard floors and perhaps even your carpet.

The vacuum comes with four attachments and space to store only 2 of them on the vacuum itself. This is infuriating and lazy design. You can store the vacuum upright and take it out of storage with a single hand. But then you'll have to go crawling around looking for the two attachments that don't stay on the vacuum

The floor hose is good but about 4-6" too short for comfortable use. A little heavy versus a canister and my old Hoover but compared to my Dyson, it is much better in every way! I like the bagged model which was another plus.

the cord is very short. I have to switch outlets often. Also the hose is so short and is attached to an awkward plastic handle that makes its nearly impossible to use with the tools (see pic). When using the extension piece with the tools you have to completely unwind and remove the cord to use and the piece is heavy and awkward to use

At least it had one for being mid range on price. The height settings are really good. It's got 4. Those self adjusters from others never seem to work right

I read a lot of reviews before deciding on this Shark vacuum. I have three daughters, a long haired and a short haired cat and a fuzzy dog. I refuse to pay $500 for a vacuum so I was looking for something affordable. I decided to give this one a try