Lindhaus - Activa 30 Pro

Sebo Dart or Lindhaus Activa. EDIT: especially the Lindhaus Activa for your case. Lindhaus's brush rolls are exceptionally resistant to tangling, and are easy to untangle if it happens anyway.

karcher s2 is decent. Also some of the lindhaus commercial varieties. Depends what problems you are experiencing. I’ve had my issues with certain vacuums in different settings so I have quite a few for different situations now.

Hello! I work as a residential cleaner. 15 story building with long hallways in Canada. We have long winters with lots of tiny granite rock and sand that needs to be cleaned up. My boss has asked me to find a good commercial vacuum as I need a new one and I am stumped. We've tried the Karcher Sensor Upright Vacuum (decent vacuum but the suction is not great once the bag fills up about an inch). We've also tried Lindhaus Upright Vacuum (very cheap quality, we had 3 and they all busted in some way, also suction isn't great once bag fills up only a little) and Sanitaire Upright bagless Vacuum (was very low and couldn't adjust height so we all ended up with back pains by the end of the day, side hose also was just a hose with no wand, suction was garbage, I was tapping filter out every floor). I am currently using a canister vacuum which is like the "henry" vacuum but its not only killing my back but also my wrist... overall the Karcher was the best but the suction just does not keep up and having to change the bag every other day or even everyday is just costly. I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions on a good long lasting vacuum thats not going to give out in a year or 2 as its like pulling teeth getting equipment. I prefer a upright with a hose that has a wand and preferably can go on carpet and hard floor but I am willing to go with just carpet. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated, again in Canada thanks!

Stick vacuums are not ideal for whole home cleaning. They are for quick pickups, getting deep under furniture, dusting, cleaning the car -- light duty tasks. For regular cleaning, a corded bagged upright or canister is best, as you discovered. Congratulations on the D4 -- it's a magnificent machine. I have a V12, and any kind of replacement part for it is readily available on eBay or amazon. I find it to be an excellent complement to my Sebo and Lindhaus uprights.

Lindhaus. You gotta look for them, but it’s worth the search. We still have, and still use, the first one we ever bought back in 1996. Actually we gave that to our daughter when she bought her own house several years ago. They are uprights, and do an amazing job on both carpet and hardwood. Of course you turn the brush off when working on wood floors. They have HEPA filters too. I believe they could suck the chrome off the bumper of my old truck. Seriously, Lindhaus makes a truly great vacuum. It sounds German, but the company is based in Northern Italy. Before our first Lindhaus, we had Electrolux, Miele, and others. None of those could measure up to the Lindhaus.

Miele, Sebo, Henry, Lindhaus. Shark and Dyson are garbage. Check out r/vacuumcleaners

The best vacuum money can buy is a Vorwerk, Lindhaus, or Sebo E3. Whether they're the type of vacuum you want is another story.

Versamatic and recently switched to Lindhaus

Best comes down to the user preference and circumstance - floor types and other needs. However, some things for me are non negotiable; durability, ease of maintenance, repair and use and of course, performance - not just out of the box, but in 5 or 10 years. When it comes to performance, when it comes to carpets especially, suction is important, but it isn't the most important. Airflow and agitation are more important, to beat and flow the air through the carpet fibres, so the suction can take it away. The old Hoover advert - it beats as it sweeps as it clean a remains true and they had 300 watts. Hard floors generally don't require huge amounts of suction. Creating a good seal can also work, but that means snow ploughing large items, so usually you can't have one without the other, but some vacs have a retractable flap to allow large items in but keep the seal. These are usually on cordless vacs with lower power. Well designed corded vacuums with a powered brush bar is the starting point. You have to decide whether you prefer an upright or a canister, though personally I think a canister is more versatile. I don't understand the issues people have with using canisters, it's just a vacuum! That means you should buy a bagged vacuum. The Miele's have great suction and amazing filtration. The performance is superb BUT they are not as reliable as Sebo. The bags are more expensive, the brush rolls are not as easy to remove hair off or generally maintain and on the C3 range at least, there is an issue where the bags can fail to seat correctly and the dirt can fill the chamber around the bag, possibly getting into the motor. I think Sebo's are better options. In day to day use, the performance is essentially the same, the bags are bigger and they are easier to maintain. Furthermore, they all use the same power head, the ET-1, so the performance from that defines the pick up performance essentially. Any vacuum that uses it will have the same at the head performance, including the upright Felix/Dart. The brush roll can be removed to cut off hair and clean it, it can even be put in the dishwasher! The E Series is the sweet spot, but the D Series is fantastic but big. That would be my choice. Lindhaus also make excellent vacuums but they are harder to find and harder to get the spares for, but if you can, they shouldn't be overlooked.

That is all absolutely true. I've given it thought before, myself. Logically, it doesn't make any sense. I think it's the law of motion thing or something. The more I have to do to begin the vacuuming process, the more likely I am to procreate it. Dealing with cords has always been one of those deterrents for me. So, if I have a cordless (presumably bagless) vacuum handy, I'm much more likely to get my lazy self over to the vacuum, flip the switch, vacuum a bit, then put it back. Every so many times I use it, the canister and filters need to be cleaned. By this time I'm already in motion, so Newton helps a great deal to keep the momentum going. I know. On paper, they're a lot more work. Tons more. But, for some of us, I guess it's just psychological. I went full on bagged vacuums for a long time, and I still sing their praises for all the areas they exel. But, I still use my cheap cordless more often.

I have a Meile, a Lindhaus, and a $100 no name Amazon cordless vacuum. Guess which one I use most. The cordless. Every day. Multiple times, some days. I know, I've got to empty the canister, but not every time, and it's not that hard. For periodic, hopefully weekly, deep vacuuming, I pull out the other guys. I had a carpet cleaning business for a lot of years, and people would frequently ask me what the best vacuum was. I told them, every time, the one you'll use the most. So many times, I would go into homes where they owned expensive fancy vacuums that clearly never saw the light of day.