Lindhaus - Valzer Eco Green

Which do you prefer, upright or canister, corded or cordless, bagged or bagless? What is your budget? Personally, I prefer bagged, corded uprights for regular cleaning. Bagged machines are more sanitary and require less maintenance than cordless ones. Corded machines are more powerful than cordless ones and (in general) clean more efficiently. I like uprights better than canisters for floor cleaning because I find them less awkward to use. For quick pickups and above floor cleaning (dusting, cobwebs), it's good to have a separate, light weight, cordless stick vacuum cleaner -- much more convenient than a big machine. I like the Lindhaus VALZER Eco Green bagged upright (I have the cordless version of this and it's excellent) and the Bissell PowerClean FurGuard 280W stick, but there are many other good choices.

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.

Favourites: Canister: Lindhaus HF6 and Sebo E3 Upright: Lindhaus Diamanté 300 Least favourites: Canister: any Kenmore made after 2010 Upright: Shark Vertex Honourable mentions would be the Miele S7, Miele C3, Sebo K3 and D4, and the Lindhaus Valzer ecoGREEN.

I highly recommend that you go to a local vacuum store and try a modern canister vacuum. I think a Sebo E2 Turbo or Sebo E3 Premium might be a very good vacuum for you. Canister vacuums like the Sebo E Series have 3 caster wheels so they can move in any direction where the old ones had a tricycle setup and were easy to filp over. With a canister you don't hold the weight of the vacuum just the wand and hose. You'll move forward pull the canister up and then vacuum around that spot not moving the canister again until you're ready to move up to the next spot. Since you only have 1 wool rug you might only need the Sebo E2 with a turbo brush for that rug. The Sebo E3 comes with a carpet powerhead and may not be necessary. Downsides are turbo brushes can get a lot of hairwrap and canister vacuums aren't for everyone. The Lindhaus Valzer Eco Green is a lightweight upright vacuum. It's lighter than a Sebo Felix, the Valzer weighs around 10 lbs with the hard floor nozzle and 14 lbs with the carpet powerhead on. You can use the hard floor nozzle for the majority of your home and since it doesn't have a spinning brushroll on this nozzle you will avoid hairwrap. Downsides are some of the controls aren't straight forward and not as many vacuum stores sell Lindhaus. Laslty, check out the Simplicity Spiffy S60. The Spiffy S60 is a small upright stick vacuum. It's only 7 lbs and it still has good suction from a 9 amp motor, which is more powerful than some basic Eurekas and Sharks. The Spiffy S60 has no brushroll so it avoids hairwrap. It's great on hard floors but it's still decent at cleaning rugs and carpets that are low to medium pile. Downsides are it's bagless so it will require more maintenance, it has no hose, and the crevice tool is unusable, so it's really only good for floors. Let me know what you think.

Power consumption is listed on a label on corded vacuums; you'll commonly see it listed as amps or watts. But I agree with others that it's not the only thing that makes a vacuum effective. Cordless vacuums use very little power usually have weak suction so they try to disguise their power consumption and use ambiguous and confusing numbers like Air Watts and kPa. Shop vacuums do the same to confuse consumers by using peak hp. I second the recommendation for the Sebo Felix it's a great all-around vacuum. There are several color choices and you can change the fabric filter is you want to make it less flashy. The Sebo Dart's navy blue filter will also fit the Felix. Another recommendation is for the Lindhaus Valzer Eco Green if you want a lighter vacuum and the Lindhaus HEALTHCARE Pro eco FORCE if you want a slightly bigger vacuum than the Valzer. Both use bags and have swivel steering similar to the Sebo Felix.

Hoover commercial vacuums are usually cheaper but they usually have some cost tradeoffs. Cordless Hoovers don't have brushroll shutoff for example. I haven't used the cordless Makita upright but if you already have Makita tools and batteries it might be worth it to you. Tacony who makes Riccar and Simplicity has a cordless upright just for carpets the Riccar Supralite Cordless, it has no hose or tools. And they also just made a cordless version of the Riccar R27, this is your more typical upright with a hose and tools. I really like the Supralite because its so lightweight but it's so limited, no brushroll shutoff for hard floors. The Riccar R25/R27 I don't think is durable enough for commercial use. That leads to Lindhaus. Very durable commerical vacuums. I like the Lindhaus Valzer L-ion because it's lighter weight but it still has a hose. Personally I prefer a corded vacuum because then I'm not worried about run time and batteries. The Lindhaus Valzer Eco Green is the corded version. I read below that you sanitize your extension cords and I'd still choose that over the cordless version because of the extra power and not worrying about the run time. But I see where a cordless vacuum is also a time saver for you. My ideal setup is an upright for carpeted homes with a hose and tools if I need it as a backup. And a canister vacuum for homes with all hard floors and the main vacuum when I need to use the hose and tools. Add a turbo brush so the canister can vacuum carpets if the upright goes down in the middle of the job. Bring in 1 or both as needed. Both would be corded so I don't have to worry about battery charge and limits.

The problems with cordless vacuums like the Dyson V8 and V10 are they have much less suction power than a corded vacuum and they are bagless vacuums so when you empty them they release a lot of allergens back into the air. If you really must have a cordless vacuum I'd look at the Henry Quick. It's a cordless vacuum with pods/bags instead of a bagless bin and filters. Suction isn't comparable to a corded vacuum but it will filter better and be much cleaner. I would look at a lightweight vacuum with a hepa bag. The Lindhaus Valzer is very light for a bagged upright, it has a hose and tools, and the brushroll is removable without tools for easy cleaning. The best vacuum is one that you like to use.

If you're cleaning a lot of hardwood floors, I would not do Sebo uprights as they don't have a brushroll shutoff Electric brooms like the Sebo Felix/Dart, Lindhaus Valzer, Healthcare Pro can fit both the hard floor tools and motorized brushrolls from Sebo/Lindhaus Uprights like the Lindhaus Diamante have 2 motors and the brushroll can be turned off for hard floors. Not ideal if hardfloors are your main surface For canisters, Sebo D9 (the commercial version of the D4) and Lindhaus HF6 would be good options for doing it all. They have the electric brushrolls, huge bag capacity, commercial warranties, and long cords

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!

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.