Kenmore 400 Series 81414 vs Numatic Henry Xtra HVX200

They clean carpet well and can do hard floors due to their mechanical brush shutoff. As expected by the price, the build quality is not great. I find them regularly with attachment clips that are cracked/broken and will no longer hold the attachments, bag releases that will not stay in place (they still work without the release), cracks in the base where the axles for the back wheels mount. The mechanical belt tensioner design likes to chew through belts over time, so it is the only one you listed that does not have a true lifetime belt design

as I've shown in a video linked to in the description, the bags claim to keep dust in, but the plastic covers still leak dust. Despite using hepa flow...

I have a cat. I have a Kenmore 400 Series. Not as crazy expensive or as powerful as other vacuums, but it does have good suction and a powerhead with height adjustment. I enjoy the heck out of it, even if I know that if I had a bigger budget, i could have gotten better

For someone smaller and not as strong I think this would be a major issue. This vacuum is really quiet and does really suck pretty hard, at least on low. On the high setting it's a lot louder, but the suction is great. Even on high I think it's more quiet than my upright vacuum

Pros: This has excellent suction, and a lever to release some suction if you don't want as much, but no idea why/when anyone would use that. Works wonderfully on hardwood floors and the stair attachment is also easy to use and works great for not only stairs, but furniture, welcome mats and flannel bedspread to get off the lint balls. The bag is huge and doesn't need to be replaced very often, even with pet hair. Transition from hard wood to carpet is also very easy

That one was so bad I had to "feed" bits and pieces of items to be picked up into the "mouth" of the vaccuum, and I had to constantly clean its filter even though the container wasn't full at all. After months of that, I trashed the product both physically and figuratively via an Amazon review, and I promptly bought my U.S. version of the British Numatic

Somewhat angry as there is absolutely no place in the Amazon Description that states that these most important features do not come on this model! So please pay attention to what you are purchasing as per the features. Because these features were not in the advertisement, I thought I was getting a great buy but turns out not so! The following is what the Ad reads and I see nowhere that it states it doesn't come with these features that are important to me. About this item BAGGED CANISTER VACUUM: Designed to clean all areas and surfaces of your entire home, den, kitchen, car or garage quickly and efficiently HEPA FILTER SYSTEM: Enhanced HEPA filter system traps 99. 97% of debris, trapping dander and dust inside the vacuum reducing allergy-induced pollutants in the room POWERFUL CLEANING: 2-motor system excels in suction strength

First off, the suction power is GREAT. I have gone through several vacuums and I would have to say this has the best suction. Having said that, the vacuum is top heavy and tips easily as I try to pull it across the carpet. The need to hand wind the cord can be a bit of a pain, but it is nice to have it tucked away

Just a slight design flaw for storing it away. The slot on the underside of the cannister is too low. The PowerMate doesn't sit in a flat position when it is attached to the wand so more room is needed to store the PowerMate head separate from the canister.

It's fun to carry around. It looks really cool and if you want to get your kids involved with cleaning, this is a no-brainer Easy-to-use vacuum for th...

So far I am liking this over my Dyson because you can adjust the suction, it's not as heavy, it probably isn't quite as good on carpet but I have my washer/dryer in my hall and need to vacuum around it to keep the dog hair from getting under the appliances. If you have dogs and want to do carpet along baseboards this is easier than Dyson IMO. Can't comment on durability but also like having bagged over canister.

The whole unit is stored away quite easily and with less clutter because of this I found it easily carried by hand via the handle and the airo brush adapter is easy to clean, just cut the hairs with a scissors and pull out(the directions are only pictures). So far the vacuum works exactly as I was hoping, I've only had it less than a month so far but I'm looking forward to seeing how well it does throughout the year.