5 star62%4 star23%3 star9%1 star6%See all 34 customer reviewsA tale of two vacuums - Panasonic MC-CL943 vs Panasonic MC-CL945What's this?I was offered both a complimentary Panasonic MC-CL943 Jetforce Multi-Surface vacuum (blue) and a Panasonic MC-CL945 Jetforce Plush Pro vacuum (red) to review about a month ago, and I accepted. These two Panasonic vacuums have a lot in common. In fact, they have many parts that are identical.Let me start with what they both have in common...Both of these vacuums are well made. They both come with the same excellent, metal, telescoping wands/uprights that collapse down to 33 inches and extend out to 45 inches, including the handle. The telescoping adjustment mechanism is excellent and it works well. It makes it easy to adjust the wand/upright to just the length/height you're comfortable with. The wand also carries a small accessory caddy near the top which holds the included crevice tool and the dusting brush attachments. The wand attaches to the vacuum handle and carpet head easily, precisely and positively.

It can be detached from either end with the press of a button allowing you to easily attach/detach to/from the carpet head or accessories, allowing you to use the vacuum as a duster or floor vac. Both of these vacuums also come with similar, but not identical, air powered, "pet" brushes, which help to remove stuck on pet hair from furniture. As I have no pets, I cannot judge the effectiveness of the pet brushes.They both have the same, heavy duty, professional hose that is both tough and very flexible. It extends 67 inches (including the attached handle). It also attaches/detaches easily to the vacuum canister, the wand, and accessories. The integrated handle is ergonomic and easy to hold. The sliding power switch has three positions, on, on with beater bar and off. There is a small "suction control" ring which allows you to decrease suction when using the vacuum on things like drapes, clothing and other items you would not want to suck into the vaccum. It works, but you still have to be careful when using the vacuum on delicate items.

That said, I'm also not thrilled with the placement of the suction control ring as you can easly trip it without knowing, decreasing suction when you don't mean to.They both have outwardly identical, wheeled canisters that are stable and easy to move with large wheels. The canister portion contains the vacuum motor, the power cord, the detachable dust bin and the air filters. The power cord is a very long (and difficult to measure) 24 feet! It unreels easily by pulling it from the canister and retracts quickly and fully with the press of a button. Be careful not to let the plug hit you on the way in! The plug is of the two prong variety. The dust bin detaches easily from the canister with the lift of it's handle. It kind of reminds me of a large thermos with the way you can carry it around using the handle. It empties easily by unsnapping the bottom lid and because of the "JetForce" design, it holds more dust and dirt than you might think as it seems to compact it down towards the bottom of the canister, which also makes it easier to empty.

The canister can be easily and completely disassembed for cleaning if you wish and it contains one of the two air filters - the washable one. The dust bin reattaches easily and positively to the canister when done. Finally, the canister also has a drawer containing the second, replaceable, HEPA air filter.As both of these canister vacuums have so much in common, they both handle well, they turn well, and they require less effort to use than a full upright vacuum which carries all of its weight with every stroke. vacuum cleaners in walmartSince much of the weight of these vacuums are in the canister, they may be easier for older folks to use.buddy vacuum cleanersAs similar as they are, these two sibling vacuums differ in three key areas...buy zanussi vacuum cleaner

First, the MC-CL943 (blue) has an 11 amp motor vs the MC-CL945's (red) 12 amp motor. In reality, that is not a big deal. They both offer excellent suction and the difference between the 11 and 12 amp motors is hardly noticable, if at all.Second, the MC-CL943 currently sells for about $300 vs the MC-CL945, which currently sells for about $350. So these are both expensive vacuums, and for me, a $50 price difference isn't enough to justify purchasing the less expensive 943, especially when you consider the third and most important difference...The third and most important difference between these two vacuums is the carpet head that each one ships with. To put it simply, the MC-CL943 (blue) ships with a vacuum head that may as well be a toy when compared with the vacuum head that ships with the MC-CL945 (red). The head on the 943 is made for light duty, hard floors and light carpets at best. It's useful suction area is less than 8" wide. Although it has an electrically motorized beater bar (which can be turned on or off), it is so small and light that it cannot handle carpeting well at all.

Whereas the head on the 945 is 14" wide, it is substantial and useful on every surface from hard floors to plush carpeting. It too, has an electrically motorized beater bar that can be switched on or off from the power switch, but unlike the the smaller head on the 943, the head of the 945 also has a mechanical height adjustment - so you can set it for low to no carpet to high carpets.With this in mind and after using both vacuums extensively, I simply cannot recommend the MC-CL943. Although it is slightly less expensive, and it has only a slightly less powerful motor, the vacuum head that it comes with is simply useless on carpeting. Even if you only have hard floors in your home, the much wider head on the MC-CL945 makes cleaning the same area much faster, plus you get the versatility of having the capability to clean plush carpets if the occassion presents itself. If you have carpeting, then there is no choice, get the MC-CL945.Panasonic is perfectWhat's this?Why am I seeing this page?

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