If you don't have carpeting the best corded stick you can buy is probably the Felix 4.
230 euros it's the felix sold without the pricey ET-1 power head.
Without the powerhead it does not stand on it's own making it a stick. instead of an upright.
Unlike meile you can buy sebo vacuums from amazon germany.
[https://www.amazon.de/-/en/90843SF-Handheld-Vacuum-Cleaner-Decibels/dp/B0876C9PDS/](https://www.amazon.de/-/en/90843SF-Handheld-Vacuum-Cleaner-Decibels/dp/B0876C9PDS/)
> It's leagues above anything I've tried in the non-canister world.
That's not a format thing. In theory an upright with a shorter air path could do better than a canister given the same engine.
Also have you tried a Felix? Super suction. Have not seen numbers but can't believe the C1 is any better.
Pet hair and food I rather have a canister than bag. Empty that smelly stuff out daily instead of letting it fester in your closet for months.
For ultimate convenience have you tried a cordless upright? Even better in some ways than a stick as you just leave it standing anywhere instead of laying all over the place.
Our 30-ish volt bosch athlet picks up stuff as well as our Felix. Probably weaker suction but the brushes make up for it. (we have hard floors so don't often have the powered
head on our felix).
I like my bosch athlete but it's a different formfactor (upright not stick), you can't replace the battery and I don't like the accessory system.
I've had 3 or 4 models and the latest 30ish volts are best with awesome suction. Honestly can't tell a diffference between the athlet and my corded sebo felix on our hard floors.
Probably a bit heavier but it's an upright not a stick so not as much weight on your hand and love that it stands on it's own instead of laying all over the place.
Hate that the battery is built in and can't be replaced but my spouse likes it much more than our Henry canister and Sebo Felix stick that when the battery life gets short we just get a new one.
Brush roll is removable and it makes cleaning it so much easier than my shark duo clean head with a fixed rear brush. Liked every thing else about my shark cordless "lift away" vacuum but the hard to clean easy to clog rear brush roll made me give up on it and relegate it to light duty in the basement.
But buy it knowing that if you like it after three or four years you'll probably get a new one so factor that into the lower cost when comparing against more expensive vacuums such as dyson:
[https://www.bosch-home.co.uk/bosch-innovations/athlet](https://www.bosch-home.co.uk/bosch-innovations/athlet)
I like my bosch athlete but it's a different formfactor (upright not stick), you can't replace the battery and I don't like the accessory system.
I've had 3 or 4 models and the latest 30ish volts are best with awesome suction. Honestly can't tell a diffference between the athlet and my corded sebo felix on our hard floors.
Probably a bit heavier but it's an upright not a stick so not as much weight on your hand and love that it stands on it's own instead of laying all over the place.
Hate that the battery is built in and can't be replaced but my spouse likes it much more than our Henry canister and Sebo Felix stick that when the battery life gets short we just get a new one.
Brush roll is removable and it makes cleaning it so much easier than my shark duo clean head with a fixed rear brush. Liked every thing else about my shark cordless "lift away" vacuum but the hard to clean easy to clog rear brush roll made me give up on it and relegate it to light duty in the basement.
But buy it knowing that if you like it after three or four years you'll probably get a new one so factor that into the lower cost when comparing against more expensive vacuums such as dyson:
[https://www.bosch-home.co.uk/bosch-innovations/athlet](https://www.bosch-home.co.uk/bosch-innovations/athlet)
\> attachments leaves a bit to be desired on initial usage.
It doesn't get better. (I've had felixfor years). |
Having to bend down almost to the ground to detach the attachment hose and not standing on it's own with the parquet head/multi head are really bad design choices.
Good suction, well built but I almost need a seperate stick vac just to make up for the deficiencies.
\> and it works amazingly with the et-1 for bare floor usage.
Wow. Not my experience at all. Are you using it with the brush roll on? Not an option for some floors so the brush roll justs gets in the way of the suction and the bulky head gets in the way of vacuuming edges.
ET-1 is meh (2+ years experience) on hard floors. When I use it I feel 'm getting $200 vacuum performance out of a $600 vacuum.
Big house with messy kids from teens to littles. Not just vacuuming up yesterday's dust. Throw some fruit loops on the floor and tell us how it does.
With the parquet tool and the front brush removed its a hard floor monster. A real competitor to the Henry with wesselwerk RD285. I prefer the henry performance a bit more as I can lift and drag back over almost anything. Stuff big enough will snowplow on the parquet tool even with the front brush removed and lifting the heavy felix is a pita to get over stuff that won't fit.
And noise? Easily the loudest vacuum I own (I have a lot of vacuums). At least it feels like it. Maybe it's the same as the henry just closer to my ears?
Other peeves: Smells, generates a lot of heat and filtration fails the air cleaner test (henry passes it). (Air cleaner dirty air sensor turns angry red when using the felix) and of course won't stand up when using the parquet head.
BTW reading this I had flashbacks to sebo USA marketing. They've contacted me directly to let me know the ET-1 is great on hard floors. I tell that to my hard floors all the time but they are just not listening.
yeah. You can get genuine sebo branded scent sticks to mask the smell. AFAIK Sebo is the only vacuum vendor that has and needs them. I don't like the sticks but I have little beads that if it's bad I throw on the floor and vacuum up. I like them because I can adjust the amount until it's just right and add a little more later if need.
\> makes it smell amazing
Masking the smell and adding more chemicals to the air you breath is not really that amazing.
I've owned the sebo for years not days. Parquet tool is much better on hard floors and way less bulky and more maneuverable around furniture and has much better edge cleaning... why don't you give it a try?
Gosh and I forgot to mention the horrible attachment system with with terrible onboard storage having to bend down to the floor just to disconnect the incredibly short attachment hose. Gosh I hate that so much. Worst design ever.
they are annoying use. I have 3 or 4 (including 2 henry's). Total PITA.
I'll take an upright any day. Felix would be my perfect upright only it's not (can't stand up with hard floor tool). Still use it, just get ticked off at it when it slides down to the floor.......
We’ve had two Miele cat and dogs vacuums in twenty years. They changed where they manufacture so we changed to Sebo (baby blue). Longer cord, longer hose, heavier, but great cleaning
I went sebo (E3) over miele due to: cheaper, better warranty, cheaper parts and repair, and sebo does one thing (make vacuums)... suprised theres no sebo dealer nearby, I recommend trying to fine one even if its a drive.
Think of SEBO like volkswagen, and MIELE like BMW.
the variety of responses here are proof positive of TRY BEFORE BUY
I tried miele, sebo uprights, sebo felix, sebo canister. disliked the felix immediately upon trying, despite my mind leaning felix during the online research phase! I'm a total convert from upright to canister (or at least sebos version of it) but you need to assess if you can handle the quirks of a canister.
downsides of a canister:
1) one more thing to keep track of (I got used to it fast, I just kick it around or pull it by the hose)
2) harder to store (pending a good solution to this...)
3) heavier to take up the stairs (but easier to actually vacuum said stairs)
Upsides of the canister:
1) lighter IN HAND (the weight of the vacuum is supported by the floor, not your hand, in use).
2) cord rewind (wrapping up cords after a upright vacuum session sucks, the SEBO you just unplug and step on the retract button.
3) much easier to do top to bottom detail vacuuming (fans, vents, dusting, cabinets, walls, pictures, shelves, dusting), wand/hose mode reaches many more high places and without tipping over the upright.
4) easier to maneuver the power head. yes you gotta maneuver the canister into position, but once you do you can get that powerhead into alot more difficult to reach places (under beds, couches, rugs, tables). Easier to maneuver the canister than moving furniture.
I'm over cordless due to wall to wall carpet, the time limit (good for quick pickups only), and I really dislike the cleaning/washing/emptying of bagless machines (which most cordless are). The whole reason I vacuum is to GET RID of dust, dirt and nastiness... why do I wanna go touching and breathing it later... in concentrated form, bathing in a big ol dust cloud?!
I really like my E3 Sebo.... but my house is half your size, you'd prob want the bigger D4... always get the powerhead (no E2) if you have carpets.
Tried them all in store (upright sebos, canister sebos, mieles) for like an hour. I had researched and had thought I was gonna go felix but holding it in hand for killed that idea. I'm a full on convert to canister vacs (i have stairs and like to dust w a vacuum).
miele more expensive, and more expensive parts and repair, shorter warranty. I like sebo just does one thing... make vacuums, and they did commercial first, so you are getting a commercial vac w residential trim, not "consumer grade" (I apply the same logic to computer purchases).
As a small vacuum business myself, I would be happy to switch it out for you, if you feel better, call them ahead of time. Tell him what happened and you decide to go with the SEBO
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