Tandem Air Deluxe Upright Vacuum (R30D.8)

That 30 d cleans like no other

I got a riccar 30d after having had a Miele upright for many years. Every time I use it I wish I had the old one back. Haven’t had prolux before so I guess maybe this isn’t helpful but next time I’ll be looking at Sebo. Unless Miele gets back into uprights.

If you want a really good canister vacuum and if price isn’t an issue, I’d recommend the Miele C3 Cat and Dog or a similar model with an electric power nozzle. I’d also either recommend the Sebo E3 or D4 with power nozzle. Both machines are very well built and will last you years if taken care of. I would absolutely NOT listen to the person who recommended the Rainbow vacuum and I personally would never recommend a water filter vacuum; with that much carpet and two cats you’ll be straight up cleaning mud out the vacuum every time you use it. If you want an upright, I’d recommend the Sebo Felix or Riccar R30D Tandem Air.

Many corded vacuums have headlights on their carpet powerheads but most do not have headlights on the hard floor/parquet brushes. The plush carpet needs a vacuum with physical carpet height adjustment and suction control helps too. I highly recommend trying these vacuums in person to see if they meet your needs. Miele C3 Marin has headlights on the SEB236 powerhead. It's a very good vacuum for carpets and hard floors and it's very quiet. Downsides are the standard tools are small so they fit in a compartment and the bags can leak if you don't reseat them every time you open the bag door. Riccar has several upright vacuums with headlights. The Riccar R25 Deluxe, R25 Premium Pet, R27 Deluxe, R27 Premium Pet have headlights, the Premium Pet models add dirt sensor lights that turn on when it detects dirt. The Tandem Air Upright Deluxe and Premium Pet also have headlights and dirt sensor lights on the Premium Pet. Riccar makes complicated vacuums that perform well but they are not as durable/reliable as Miele or Sebo. Prolux QX90 canister vacuum has headlights on its carpet powerhead. Prolux is not as expensive as Miele and Sebo but they are a step down in quality and reliability. I think they are still better than Kenmore canister vacuums and the many budget vacuums. There are also stick on led lights that you can attach to any vacuum that does not have headlights. While I like headlights that work on all surfaces, I would rather choose the vacuum that best meets my needs and I like overall the best. What do you think?

They’re high end as well. I have a Tandem Air Upright, amazing machine! Every bit as good as Miele, Sebo, Lindenhaus.

Check out a Riccar Tandem Air Upright, amazing with carpet!

Miele is an EU brand, and their vacuums are designed for smaller square foot living spaces. They pack up nice, the cord rolls up, etc. I personally believe that they are not as popular in the US because of this.  Dyson is a trap, they are riding on brand name alone now. If you have a Dyson from 12 years ago, great, it's probably really good. But the new ones are lacking QC.  Shark is disposable. They even say that they are in the business of making vacuums, not repairing vacuums.  For our money, we bought a Riccar and I highly doubt anything out there is as powerful as the Tandem Air. 

We have a Riccar, which we got from the local vacuum shop. It’s a bagged model and it plugs in, but it’s fantastic. Best vacuum I’ve ever owned. It was between Riccar and Miele for us, and we preferred the Riccar. We also have a Shark stick that we use for spot cleaning. It’s definitely not as good.