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User Reviews for
Kenmore Progressive 36932 Upright Vacuum
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Kenmore 36932
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Reviewed
April 5 2006 1:12:57 AM
22
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22
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
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Pros:
bagless, easy controls on the handle |
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cord is a little tedious to wind up after use This vacuum was listed as the #2 choice in the March Consumers Report. The #1 choice is a similar model that has a bag instead of being bagless. I have had this machine for two weeks and have found it to be the best cleaning machine that I have ever owned. It is also very easy to swith from carpet cleaning to tool use because of the onboard tools and switching controls in the handle of the vacuum. I'm overwhelmed by the amount of dirt that I have sucked out of my carpets. I think you'll be pleased with this machine if you decide to buy it.
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Disappointment
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Reviewed
December 6 2006 2:21:09 AM
7
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8
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
1
out of 5
Pros:
powerful |
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tiny suction tube that clogs From the beginning, my machine clogged on carpets -- with roller off and height set properly. For months I fiddled with adjustments, thinking I was doing something wrong. I then looked at the spot where the dirt moves from the roller into the hose. There is a tiny tube -- smaller than a piece of popcorn and much narrower than the diameter of the external hose -- through which the dirt passess. That's where the clogs were. I think it's a design flaw. It rendered my vacuum useless. Because I waited more than 3 months to return it, Sears personnel refused to take it back or repair it free of charge. They were legally right to do so, but it left me with little confidence in the way Sears backs up its products.
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Excellent vacuum
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Reviewed
October 29 2007 6:56:06 PM
1
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1
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Intelliclean |
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Cons:
Kind of heavy This vacuum has been excellent for me. I live in an apartment with two inside cats -- two shedding inside cats. Prior to this vacuum, I could run my finger across the carpet and come up with a clump of cat hair. Now? Perfectly clean.
The intelliclean feature is excellent. I honestly couldn't imagine vacuuming without it. I do have to sometimes go over the same spot a lot of times, but when that sensor turns green, I know it's clean.
When I first brought this vacuum home, I thought that sensor was broken -- it was always on "red" (highest setting). It took me about 6 hours to vacuum my apartment that first time (it was really dirty!). Now it takes me about 15-20 minutes.
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Kenmore Bagless Progressive
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Reviewed
June 16 2008 3:09:27 PM
0
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0
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
2
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Pros:
Worked fine out of the box - good tools |
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Cons:
Failed after two years of service We purchased this one becasue the store was out of stock on the bag version. Canister was a pain to empty and change. It was very hard to get replacement filters - the local Sears store stopped carrying them in stock about a year after we purchased the vacuum cleaner. Two years after purchase, it lost suction and started to make a loud rasping noise.
I'm going to buy something else for my next one. I'm also going to stay away from bagless adn go back to bags.
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Complete failure after about twenty uses.
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Reviewed
April 9 2008 9:51:00 PM
0
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0
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
2
out of 5
Pros:
Dirt sensor is useful, suction good. |
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Filter is a time consuming pain to clean. This is the top of the line, Sears vacuum cleaner. I bought it in August of 2006, it is now April of 2008. I have probably used it a total of 20 times in a fairly small house. After about a year and a half, therefore out of warranty, it has completely failed. The main motor and the control board have died. Sears wants $175 to fix it. I did not buy an extended service contract, I have never (I'm 60 years old) had a vacuum cleaner actually just die before this very expensive, Sears, machine. I'll be damned if I'm going to give them that much money to fix a machine that should not have broken so completely and so soon. So I can't possibly recommend them. This is sure not to Sears I grew up with.
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