charmedimsure
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Greetings ~
I found this forum while having a vacuum-research headache and hope this is an appropriate use!
I have ill health due to a chemical poisoning in a former neighborhood and need the absolute best vacuum (I am assuming a bagged upright) for medium pile CARPETING, tile and marble floors. This illness has strained me financially beyond words, and I must stay in budget - under $450.
I need something lightweight with powerful suction, excellent filtration and very little dust recirculation/exhaust. I already have a canister (which is okay for anything other than carpets), but would prefer to have an all-in-one vacuum ONLY if carpet cleaning would not be compromised.
I have been looking at the low-end Riccar, the bare-bones Sanitaire (dismissed because of the cloth bag) and just learned of the Sebo in this forum. Every vacuum store tells a different story and I don't know who to trust. I also don't know what to look for and in my searching have discovered conflicting information and misleadings. Do amps matter? How can I know the suction? I now have an old Filter Queen that overheats and has lost much suction since I added the HEPA filter and which has a highly, highly ineffectual power nozzle. It is also too heavy for me and takes up too much room. I don't care if the vacuum is metal or plastic. I just want an immaculate and healthy carpet. I have no stairs.
So, which brand(s) do you recommend? If I could save more getting a used vacuum, what would be my best bet? Or, would I
be better off getting a new model?
Thank you very much in advance for your answers, assuming I receive some! I have learned much already from the threads, but haven't found much on uprights.
I found this forum while having a vacuum-research headache and hope this is an appropriate use!
I have ill health due to a chemical poisoning in a former neighborhood and need the absolute best vacuum (I am assuming a bagged upright) for medium pile CARPETING, tile and marble floors. This illness has strained me financially beyond words, and I must stay in budget - under $450.
I need something lightweight with powerful suction, excellent filtration and very little dust recirculation/exhaust. I already have a canister (which is okay for anything other than carpets), but would prefer to have an all-in-one vacuum ONLY if carpet cleaning would not be compromised.
I have been looking at the low-end Riccar, the bare-bones Sanitaire (dismissed because of the cloth bag) and just learned of the Sebo in this forum. Every vacuum store tells a different story and I don't know who to trust. I also don't know what to look for and in my searching have discovered conflicting information and misleadings. Do amps matter? How can I know the suction? I now have an old Filter Queen that overheats and has lost much suction since I added the HEPA filter and which has a highly, highly ineffectual power nozzle. It is also too heavy for me and takes up too much room. I don't care if the vacuum is metal or plastic. I just want an immaculate and healthy carpet. I have no stairs.
So, which brand(s) do you recommend? If I could save more getting a used vacuum, what would be my best bet? Or, would I
be better off getting a new model?
Thank you very much in advance for your answers, assuming I receive some! I have learned much already from the threads, but haven't found much on uprights.