Kenmore 500 Series DC5070

Kenmore DC5070 500 Series Review: A Modern Bagless Canister Vacuum for Pet Owners

What We Loved

• Bagless convenience
  Lightweight, bagless design | Transparent, easy-empty bagless dust cup
• Cleaning performance on carpet
  Powerful suction for carpets | Great suction, even on my thick rugs
• Cleaning performance on hard floors
  Powerful suction for hard floors | Great suction, even on my hardwood floors.
• Dust-bin emptying
  Transparent, easy-empty bagless dust cup | Easy-to-empty dustbin
• Extension-wand reach & adjustability
  9-foot telescoping wand + detachable handle for above-floor, furniture, and car cleaning | The 9-foot telescoping wand lets users reach high shelves and deep under furniture without moving heavy items.
• Filtration quality (HEPA rating, multi-stage)
  HEPA filter traps 99.97% of dust particles down to 0.3 microns | The HEPA filter captures up to 99.97% of dust and allergens as small as 0.3 microns.
• Hair-wrap prevention / anti-tangle tech
  Hair Eliminator: self-cleaning, automatic removal of tangled hair | No more stopping to cut out pet hair—best brushroll design I’ve tried.
• Included accessories
  Crevice tool and combination tool included
• Pet-hair pickup efficiency
  Engineered to excel at removing pet hair
• Power-cord length & auto-retract (corded)
  24-foot auto cord rewind for simple, tangle-free storage | Auto cord rewind and easy-to-empty dustbin make it my go-to vacuum for the whole house.
• Price
  Mid-priced option | Accessible price point
• Suction-power feel (real-world)
  Powerful suction for carpets and hard floors | Great suction, even on my thick rugs and hardwood floors.

Just Okay

• Weight
  Lightweight, bagless design | Somewhat heavier than stick vacuums of similar price

Kenmore DC5070 500 Bagless Vacuum Review: Is It Worth the Hype?

What We Loved

• Assembly and Setup
  to assemble the vacuum it's super straightforwardeverything just fits really nicely together
• Bagless convenience
  remember this is Bagless which is fantasticthere is no bags to use with this which is great
• Button/switch placement
  you have a switch on the handle here which switches between your carpet and your hard floor which is really niceyou can do it all from the handle while you're working
• Cleaning performance on carpet
  it's got really deep down into the carpet and lifted everything outhas done at picking all of that dirt
• Cleaning performance on hard floors
  done an absolutely fantastic jobyou could almost see it sucking all of the dirt
• Dual motors
  this has dual motors and the suction power is absolutely incredible
• Dust-bin emptying
  simply just pull that off and then this whole thing comes out and then you can just open this and empty it
• Filter washability
  you have filters under here which you can just simply wash outthey can just be washed out periodically
• Filtration quality (HEPA rating, multi-stage)
  you also have this Hepper filter as well ... that's going to be fantastic if you suffer from your dust born particles
• Height adjustment controls
  you can adjust the height of this which is absolutely fantasticpress down and then that allows you to adjust that height there
• LED headlights brightness / usefulness
  the LED light as well which is going to be great for vacuuming under sofas and under beds for example
• Maneuverability & swivel steering
  it's so easy to turn as well and guide around
• Portability
  it's just a very nice compact powerful vacuum cleaner
• Power setting versatility
  you do have the option here to reduce the suction on the sideyou do have the option there to switch the suction down slightly
• Power-cord length & auto-retract (corded)
  cord tucks away very nicely like sothe cord just self uh roll rolls into itself which is again really really nice featureit's 24 ft in length this cable um so that's a really good length cable
• Status indicators & maintenance alerts
  you also have this brush status light here so when this is green it means that the brush is turningif that goes red then you know you may have a blockage
• Storage footprint & upright-stand stability
  this stands up by itself unlike some of the other vacuums that we've tried
• Suction-power feel (real-world)
  the suction power is absolutely incredibleyou can actually feel it gripping onto the hard flooryou can literally feel the suction
• Under-furniture clearance
  going under sofas and getting really low downthat's going to be great for going under sofas even very low sofas

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What We Loved

• Allergen-containment seal
  excellent at capturing all the dust it picks up, earning it a first-rate score in our clean emissions test
• Cleaning performance on carpet
  impressive at cleaning carpets
• Cleaning performance on hard floors
  even better at picking up pet hair and debris from bare floors
• Hair-wrap prevention / anti-tangle tech
  hair eliminator nozzle, which helps loosen and remove tangled hair
• Pet-hair pickup efficiency
  even better at picking up pet hair and debris from bare floors
• Portability
  handle located on the side of the bin, which makes it easy to carry and maneuver