Review on 🌀 Enhanced Efficiency EnviroCare Replacement Filters for Kenmore Vacuums - EF-1, White by Dave Wheeler

Well you have three options, either buy this EnviroCare filter to match your Kenmore filters or go to the Sears support site and purchase the Kenmore version (if available on all ) or purchase the Panasonic version of the EF-1 filter from the Panasonic support site. Panasonic made almost all of the Kenmore brand vacuum and canister vacuum models. My concern is that aftermarket filters like EnviroCare don't meet the specs. Yes, I'm paranoid. The problem is, how do you know it's a REAL HEPA FILTER? If it's not HEPA, it's no good. Of course it can act as a filter for large particles, but then it won't meet the tiny particles, micro-particles that need to be captured by the final filter, which are key to meeting the vacuum specifications published for the expensive Kenmore and Panasonic models. This means that allergens and irritants are released back into the room air through the vacuum hood. At the moment I BELIEVE EnviroCare filters are HEPA, I have no proof. But I'm giving 4 stars because it fits and works (breathe) but I can't confirm fine particle capture. To do this I need confirmation from EnviroCare that their HEPA product has been tested or a published specification (MSDS data sheet?). But I can't find any evidence. So 4 stars. I'll put it this way, it's better to use a Kenmore or Panasonic part number since it's HEPA. But if you want a cheap price like I wanted (easier to get on the Revain website) you are NOT risking performance. performance when some other manufacturers quote a lower price and CLAIM they are the same. In this case it can be difficult to match part numbers and when you do a lower price can mean lower quality unless they are made by Sears or Panasonic. Many Kenmore and Panasonic vacuums have outperformed DYSON and others. But what if you need to buy spare parts and almost all of them are made by a foreign copy supplier? That is hard.