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Post# 416056   11/17/2019 at 13:34 (1,593 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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I was wondering what kind of bags everyone uses in their Kenmore vacuums?
I'm out of bags for both my Kenmore Progressive canister that uses paper C (5055) or cloth Q, as well as my Kenmore Progressive upright that uses type O cloth bags. Our Sears store closed so I can't get bags there now, although I never bought anything other than C paper bags there since they were quite expensive. On eBay I see the type O bags, for a pack of 6 at $14. Just wondering if there was a cheaper option. I prefer to stick with cloth bags. If there's a non-genuine alternative I'd be open to it. Although I prefer the older HomeCare style bags that have the Kenmore Hepa Cloth logos printed on them over the newer plain white ones. Not that it really matters. |
Post# 416081 , Reply# 2   11/17/2019 at 17:00 (1,593 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 416082 , Reply# 3   11/17/2019 at 17:04 (1,593 days old) by kb3pxr (Waynesboro PA USA)   |   | |
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DVC Bags are made in the US. The ones I have at home are US made, but I can't be 100% certain if they are DVC. I read that DVC also makes OEM bags for Aerus (formerly known as Electrolux). |
Post# 416196 , Reply# 5   11/19/2019 at 21:01 (1,591 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Thanks guys.
I looked on Amazon at the Veva bags. $20 for 30 type O cloth bags or $30 for 20 30 type Q bags, seems like a really good price. I did notice they had limited amounts of the Q bags. $11 for 6 genuine O bags isn't bad either. I think they were close to $20 when I used to look at Sears. I'd try to get them when they were having a sale but they were still quite expensive so I just used the type C microlined paper bags in my canisters. But when they changed from the yellow to white material it seemed the quality wasn't as good. Rug Doctor's micro bags were almost as good or better than the genuine ones. I've never bought anything on Amazon, I don't even have an account, but I'll join soon, since there seems to be a lot they offer for good prices. I really prefer for my upright the older Sears HomeCare bags with the Kenmore swoosh logo and "HEPA Cloth" pattern printed all over them, rather than the plain white bags they sell now with the QR ordering barcode. Just more appropriate to the machine's era. But they're harder to find, and are usually expensive. |
Post# 416237 , Reply# 6   11/20/2019 at 16:05 (1,590 days old) by kb3pxr (Waynesboro PA USA)   |   | |
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My mom's machine only ever ran one cloth bag (back then it 50557 not 50558 like the Q is now) and that was the one that came with the machine. I know that the cloth bags filter better, but I've personally never owned a machine designed for cloth HEPA bags. |
Post# 416242 , Reply# 7   11/20/2019 at 18:25 (1,590 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Yeah, my Kenmore Progressive canister would originally have a cloth bag. But I got it used at Sears and somebody had replaced the cloth bag with a yellow paper bag. So I just used paper bags in it, but I'd like to go to cloth.
My Kenmore Progressive upright had a brand new cloth bag in it when I got it at Habitat. But I've filled that bag up and need some more. |
Post# 416255 , Reply# 8   11/20/2019 at 21:38 (1,590 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 416310 , Reply# 9   11/21/2019 at 14:32 (1,589 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 416651 , Reply# 10   11/27/2019 at 22:35 (1,583 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 416652 , Reply# 11   11/28/2019 at 00:12 (1,583 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)   |   | |
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I own some type W bags from Ultra Care that fits on the Professional models that were made by Sebo. They may look like they're genuine bags since they have the Kenmore logos on them but I can easily tell that they're generic. For one, they're made in China. Sebo's genuine bags are made in Germany. Another thing is the bags don't lock onto the bag holder very well. As a matter of fact this Kenmore Professional down below had trouble with it's bag staying in place when you open inside the bag chamber. And they leak far more than the paper bags from Sebo or even some other generic Sebo paper bags from other companies. It's not just these bags but pretty much all of the paper bags that Ultra Care has sold.
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