FELIX Premium

499 for a sebo Felix. Pretty close https://a.co/d/gKQcTki

From someone who's worked in housekeeping for 17 years here's my take. Lots of carpet (and especially lots of carpet and animals), buy a Sebo, a Felix is an excellent option as is one of their cylinders with the ET-1 power head, mainly hard floors and some short pile carpet, buy a Henry (with the dedicated hard floor tool if necessary). You don't have to buy new as both manufacturers are solid second hand buys and have excellent parts availability if something does fail, my work Sebo X1 from \~1995 (released in 1991) uses the same bags, filters and brushroll as the newest X7. Long life and easy reparability more than make up any extra a better quality European made vacuum costs. Do not buy a Shark, they are designed to fail and are an absolute pain to repair if they do go wrong. Also I would avoid a bagless machine, yes they seem like the cheaper option as you don't need to buy bags but the hassle of emptying and filter cleaning makes the cost of the bags worthwhile.

I purchased a refurbished sebo felix premium 2 weeks ago and it arrived fast, does NOT look refurbished and it really does the job. Carpet, tile with dogs, but home. I paid $600 altogether (added the stair tool which was $89) Edited to add classic vacuum website

I bought a Sebo Felix Premium a couple weeks ago and love it! Between the powerhead for carpets, the parquet attachment for hard floors and the ability to use it as a canister for my stairs and upholstered furniture, it’s a super versatile machine.

YMMV I have the Felix and I change my bag probably every 3 months on average and have never had any issues with the bag smelling. And my dog sheds quite a bit. I do drop a scent tab into each new bag but haven't noticed any smells when I wasn't doing this.

Have you vacuumed with a canister before? Do you like/want to use your vacuum for dusting and above floor cleaning? Both the Felix and the canisters with the electric powerhead will do well in your home so it's all going to be about personal preference. The Felix does come with the premium parquet brush but can be very awkward while using the hose. If you have a local dealer pop in and test drive both.

I have a Miele C3 canister and a Sebo Felix. I also sell both brands. I prefer Sebo because they have a much better build quality. I also like having the suction control on the handle with Sebo as opposed to on the canister body on most Miele models.

I also mainly use my Felix with the brush roll turned off on my hard floors with zero issue. I have a 4.5 year old and a dog so I'm dealing with lots of crumbs, hair, and whatnot. I frequently vacuum up dry cereal and dog food chunks. And I never notice any odor. *Shrugs*

The Calima, out of the box, has an air driven turbo brush which is not suited to vacuuming carpets. You can add the necessary components to use one of their electric power heads but it's expensive. Also, $420 is high for that model. The Sebo Felix is a great vacuum that will handle most types of flooring out of the box. I own one personally and have had zero issues in about 5 years of ownership. It leaves a bit to be desired when using the hose and tools for above floor cleaning but it's the tradeoff for not wanting a canister. With that said, any canister from Sebo or Miele that has an electric power head (ET1 for Sebo and either the SEB 228 or 236 with Miele) will be an excellent choice. And the Miele of today is not the Miele tour wife grew up with. I would go Sebo over Miele for a number of reasons which I'd be happy to list if you're interested.