Current Fleet for my Current Place

[dwl93]

It's been a while since I've been on here and since then I got a new place and got a very different (and smaller) fleet than I once had. What are your thoughts about? From left to right:

Kenmore Spotlite (Purchased New in May of 2023)
Kenmore Intuition (Purchased New in November 2023)
Eureka Corded Stick Vac (Purchased New in July 2024)
Bissell Powerforce Bagged (Purchased New in May 2025)

 

[eurekaprince]

I like that Rose Gold Kenmore Intuition upright…especially since you can shut off the brushroll for bare floor cleaning. How well does it perform? Is it easy to use?

 

[dwl93]

Is it easy to use?

@eurekaprince, it's pretty easy to use overall. The only things I don't like about it from a performance perspective is that I can't use the floor/power nozzle in lift off/canister mode and because the bag compartment is as bulky as it is, it's hard to clean under furniture. It has powerful suction, hose on the power nozzle aside, seems well built and sturdy, and is a lot lighter than it looks.


I don't regret the purchase at all, though from what others have said, Kenmore/Cleva don't make replacement parts outside of filters and bags, and thus I don't think it's very fixable if it breaks.

 

[eurekaprince]

Sounds nice….I guess you could use the supplied upholstery nozzle on the end of the wand to clean far under furniture if necessary. The website shows a nice wide upholstery nozzle included in the tool set.

 

[dwl93]

The upholstery nozzle is a nice one

Though if I gotta go under furniture, I use the stick vac or the Bissell, mostly the Bissell as that's my upstairs vacuum and a majority of the furniture that needs vacuuming under it is upstairs.

 

[kirbylux77]

Dave, that's a nice Daily Driver collection. All very nice choices. But one thing I have heard about that Kenmore Intuition is that the powerhead internal hose breaks too easily. Might not be a bad idea to go on Ebay and buy a spare to have on hand. Although it's a nice machine, the fact that Cleva doesn't sell spare parts would make me say "no" to this to buy, nor could I recommend it. A Shark would actually be a better buy at that point!

 

[dwl93]

@kirbylux77

I've been flirting with buying a used powerhead for it to keep it running. If I don't find one, if god forbid it does break, worst case scenario I use it as a canister vacuum/car vacuum.