The way the hose is desgined... looks very much like the cirrus I have....it's funny.. using HEPA bags... the pre motor filter stays clean... My vacuum is going on six years old...I never see any dust on it...but I take it out and vacuum it with my other vacuum when I change the bag just to be safe... I've never had a vacuum where the bag chamber stayed spotless for so long...those HEPA bags are amazing....too bad some people still use paper
This was the best vacuum is we had. If only works if I have if tilted at a certain angle but the sucking power is excellent. I would love to find a vacuum that is better than this or as good.
With the hose being so long, would be an awesome car vac for the garage. Disconnect the hood/brushroll area from the machine then attach basically this now canister to the garage wall.
These are my personal favorite Kenmore uprights; I especially love the rare seafoam green one. It'll be interesting to see the power numbers on this, since this is basically the same thing under the skin as the Elite, but in an older design.
Too bad that clam shell is broken as that's a nice machine. Too bad it wasn't a Bissell as you would most likely find another one for parts in a few weeks. My Kenmore Progressive with inteliclean came with a brushroll that dirty or worse as I think the brushes were totally covered.
The pet mate is pretty nice it definitely works the best for hitting the hair and getting it off of everything, if you can find how long it opens up it should be in the book.