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The 9 best vacuum picks for a deep clean: Consumer Reports

A weak upright leaves pet hair and crumbs behind on carpet. Consumer Reports tested upright vacuums for suction and cleaning

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A weak upright vacuum leaves pet hair and embedded crumbs behind on carpet no matter how many times it passes over the same spot. Bagged and bagless models trade off differently on suction power, noise and how well they capture the dust they pick up.

Consumer Reports tested upright vacuums for pet hair pickup, bare floor and carpet cleaning, suction and noise.

The Kenmore BU1018 sits in the mid-range price tier for this lineup and earned Consumer Reports' recommendation as a stellar performer at sucking up pet hair. CR rated it very good at cleaning carpets and even better on bare floors, backed by a light-up dirt indicator and headlamp that flag spots that might have been missed. Testers found it weighed in on the heavier side, tipping the scale at 21 pounds, which could feel unwieldy for some, and noted it ran noisier than the other bagged models tested. CR's member surveys give Kenmore as a brand middling marks on how well its vacuums hold up and how happy owners tend to be with them.

Kenmore Elite Pet Friendly 31150

The Kenmore Elite Pet Friendly 31150 sits in the mid-range price tier for this lineup and earned Consumer Reports' recommendation for living up to its name at removing pet hair. CR found it nailed bare-floor cleaning tests and performed impressively on carpets too, with hose suction stronger than every other upright tested in this lineup. Testers noted the........

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