Best new upright for hardwood floors

[henrydreyfuss]

Here's a pic of the underside of the floor tool...

As you can clearly see, I use this thing a lot. We have really bumpy hardwood floors in my old house, so it's a little scuffed.

The reason the Felix floor nozzle works so well has to do with the narrow suction path that spreads the strong power evenly across the entire base. It has brushes that act like a squeegee, so it catches everything in its path. It originally had a row of brushes in the front of the suction nozzle, but it would push around large debris, so I removed it (slides right out). It works better better than any of my other uprights on bare floors. It also works a lot better than several new canister bare floor tools I've used! Well done Sebo!

 

[henrydreyfuss]

And for cleaning the rugs...

The Sebo Felix comes with a great powerhead that really vibrates the carpet, and does an excellent job! The powerhead has a wonderfully low profile, along with a swivel neck, so it's also great for cleaning tight spaces.

This vacuum is well made, and quiet!

 

[eluxca]

Fred, I would agree with you that a Miele is more user friendly, but the Dyson impresses me with how much it can pull out of the carpet in one vacuuming. Dyson has room for improvement with the wand/hose setup on the DC23.

Chase, I'll take a look at the Oreck and use it at the store. If this model is as loud as previous Orecks it will set up quite an echo on hardwood floors.

Corey, excellent suggestion with the Felix. When I looked at them last I was disappointed in the quality of the paper bag. In the day of Filtrete bags, Sebo should have one to go with the Felix. That is the only thing keeping me from getting one though, a really nicely-designed cleaner.

John

 

[joe22]

miele stick vac, um sorry they call it the *universal upright* guess that explaines the 3-400$ price ;-)

http://www.factorydirectsuperstore.com/MieleVacuums2/miele-universal-uprights.htm

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Ooh! Felix!

I like Corey's recommendation. I hadn't even thought about the Felix.. If you need an upright, I'd say the Felix is the way to go. I like that it gives one the option to use a powerhead, should you ever need one. I have been extremely impressed with these every time I've played with one. And I know Corey has been talking very highly about this cleaner for quite a while now.

The Felix also has a hose for those "other" quick pickups that one may spot while cleaning..

While super-duper filtration on a vacuum is nice, I would think that the bags Sebo has along with the post-motor filter would be sufficient (although maybe not equivalent to Filtrete). Corey -- what are your thoughts on the filtration/bags?

I should really look into getting one of these... (Because I NEED another vacuum cleaner...)



Here's a link to download the snazzy brochure off of their website: (It will open a window to download right to your computer)

http://www.sebo-vacuums.com/Media/pdf/Felix wave.pdf

 

[williamr1248]

Best new upright for hardwood floors

John,
I am excited for you with the new hardwood floors. I too had wall-to-wall carpeting for many years but now that I have the hardwood floors in the new house I really enjoy them. One thing for sure when you clean the hardwood floor you have all the dirt. It sure changes what features are important in picking a new cleaner.
I found the sound level and how easy the cleaner moves and how easy it is to carry became very important points.
We still have thick carpeting in the family room and bedrooms and although I LOVE my Dyson canister for the floors,it just does not cut it on the thick carpeting like my upright Kirby.
Keep us all posted. This has been a very interesting thread!
I wish I knew more about the Miele's. I wasn't that impressed with the ones I have used but Fred says they are very good (and Fred knows)and several vac shops tell me they are very well constructed.I guess I need to get one and give it a try!
Rob

 

[henrydreyfuss]

Fred and John-

Although the bags in the Felix are just regular paper material (they kinda remind me of old Airway bags, or Kirby Micron Magic bags), I actually really like them. I'm on my 4th bag now in the year that I've had it, and with a dog (and living on a dirt road) it has gotten a lot of fairly serious use. The bag chamber and secondary filter are still very clean. The bags are smaller, but they hold a a lot of dirt before they need to be changed. They really pack the dirt in.

The bags are incredibly easy to change, and the bags seal shut so you don't get a dust cloud when ya' toss them in the trash. The bags aren't Filtrete, but I don't think they really need to be. Plus they're a lot cheaper... about 2 bucks a bag. My Miele Solaris can vac (great machine) has the nicest bags I've ever seen in a vacuum, but they are a lot more expensive.

Here's a pic of the bag chamber after 4 very full bags... not too bad!

 

[henrydreyfuss]

Here is a pic of the bags..

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[kenkart]

JUST GET!

A good old model G Electrolux and forget all the new stuff, very quiet, powerful and dosent blow dust, what more can you ask for!

 

[luxg]

Hans, I'll second that suggestion for sure!!

Terry

 

[eluxca]

I have no shortage of model G's. It is my favorite vacuum from childhood - so many neighbors and family members had one. As a matter of fact, our next door neighbor in Paris, Ky, had a white and blue Hospital G without the big filter. She would let me use it from time to time.

I have the extra wide floor brush somewhere that would be perfect on great expanses of hardwood.

John

 

[eurekaprince]

What about the dust-storm caused by the orientation of the e

Don't all classic North American Electroluxes blow the exhaust air out the back parallel to the floor? I would think that it would be better to use any of the newer vacs that blow the exhaust upwards from the machine, like Miele and Swedish Electrolux.

 

[kenkart]

Model G

The model G deflects the air upward,the older ones blow straight out the back.