A decent "best buy" reccomendations from Trusted Reviews.

[oliveoiltinfoil]

A pretty accurate and knowledgeable write up from TR, featuring Dyson DC41 MK2, V6 models, Sebo Felix and airbelts and a couple of Mieles, and of course, the Numatic Henry !

http://www.trustedreviews.com/best-vacuum-cleaner_round-up

 

[sebo_fan]

They've also done an excellent report on the SEBO E1

http://www.trustedreviews.com/sebo-airbelt-e1-pet-review

 

[suckolux]

Love how those Sebo's look! Love to have one to play with!

 

[Mike81]

I love those Sebo vacuums. I already have tasted what the Sebo quality is with my Sebo based Kärcher CV36/2 upright. I must say that the build quality and performance is excellent.
I gotta search ebay if I could find a Sebo Airbelt C3 canister. Just a fantastic vacuums.

 

[oliveoiltinfoil]

Yes. Without turning this into a SEBO raving thread, I really like their vacuums and as mentioned in the write up, SEBO have a loyal customer following. Their machines and brilliantly built and perform very well, are easy to use and cheap to run. Not much to dislike about them.

 

[turbo500]

Great list! It really does cover all points, giving an option for everything. Whilst I'm not a bagless fan, I would agree that Dyson are the best bagless vacs available in the UK. As a preference, I much prefer my Henry to my Miele's, but that's not to say the Miele cat and dog isn't an excallent choice. So, all in all, great list!

 

[sebo_fan]

Im the opposite - I dont think I could go back to having a Henry in my life because of not having all the tools to hand and I love my Miele S8 even if there's a little whine at the end of the motor when its switched off.

I think I honestly prefer the even more basic Numatic James version but with Henry's metal tubes. Plus somewhere to put the tools in the top of James' open space = I could never seem to get the dust brush to stay on that side clip on the Henry without it flinging off into the air. The slightest brush of the hose to the tool would let it ping off too. I regret getting rid of my James but I could well buy another one.

 

[sebo4me]

I was surprised Chris preferred his Henry but it takes all sorts I guess

 

[turbo500]

Believe me, nobody was more surprised than me at my Henry love, but I'm very taken with it. I think because I'd only had AutoSave models in my own house, I'd never fully appreciated them. The AutoSave has to be my least favourite of the lot. The current models are fantastic and I'm loving how simple it is.

 

[sebo4me]

You have been won over by a cute male face

 

[turbo500]

Wouldn't be the first time. You're only jealous 'cause it's not you

 

[alexhoovers94]

You're only jealous 'cause it's not you

I think Mark is very attractive. Hmm, well...The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, as they say.

 

[parwaz786]

You have been won over by a cute male face

PMSL

 

[numaticrule29]

I think the new Henry's are crap
The floor tools plate is plastic and goes sheep after lots of use
And the hose is not very flexible

 

[turbo500]

Numaticrule29, I respectfully disagree. I find the new floortool vastly superior at carpet cleaning over the old one, having done a comparison using both on the same cleaner. It may be plastic but it certainly cleans better.

 

[numaticrule29]

Turbo500, I do agree it cleans well, but if numatic did put a metal base plate on it instead of a plastic one then it would be a lot better

 

[parwaz786]

I prefer the Henry's between 2004 and 2013. I do like the current ones but I don't like the way they sound like Miele's. Sounds very unoriginal to me for a Henry.

I also wish the sole plates were metal as stated above- Would make it even better durability wise and I imagine it would glide over carpet easier because it's smoother than plastic.

I don't like the way the floor tools look on a Numatic aesthetically. It's completely different and considering it's on Henry's, they never really changed much but the floor tool is the biggest change since they were launched next to the Autosave feature.

 

[turbo500]

The Numatic John & Lewis originally came with a metal soleplate, which I agree was better.

Tayyab, where have you got that the current Henry's sound like a Miele? Mine sounds NOTHING like a Miele. Infact, I'd say it sounds more like an older Henry. The Miele's have a quiet, high pitched motor that makes a sort of whistling almost. The Henry has a much lower pitched motor, slightly louder. I'll do a side by side comparison video for you when I get a minute.

 

[parwaz786]

I seen a YouTube video, cant remember which one it was but it has a sound which reminded me of a Miele, thought it sounded similar lol