Hey everyone. So, even though I currently have all hard wood floors, my girl friend may be getting an apartment soon that has carpet, and we will probably be getting a house at some point in the future that has some carpets. Since I prefer to use canister and central vacuums, I am thinking about getting at least one, maybe a couple power nozzles for my collection. I'm wondering what everyone thinks is the best power nozzle to get, and if anyone has had any experience with the ones I'm going to list. I know there are two ways for power nozzles to connect, the universal way which has a cord coming from the nozzle, and the cord either plugs in to the hose itself, or could also plug in to a wand if the cord is short. The other method is the quick disconnect method, where the wand goes in to the hose and connects to the power nozzle. The wand connects directly to the electric terminal on the nozzle. This way is easier in some ways to attach, but it's proprietary, requiring the wand, hose, and nozzle to be matched. I'm more interested in power nozzles that connect using the universal method, here are the nozzles I'm considering.
Lindhaus makes a few different nozzles, a 12 inch, a 14 inch, a 14 inch commercial, and even a 17 inch. I was thinking about the 14 inch commercial model, does anyone know what the difference is between the regular and commercial version?
How about the Wessel-werk models. There's the ebk 340, which I think is actually an older model, the ebk 360, and another one called the premere 850, which apparently is available, but not listed on the Wessel-Werk site. Also, I can't seem to find the 360 as a universal model with the cord, only the model that works with the central vacuum wand for direct connection.
I was also considering the Sebo power heads, in particular the ET2 or the ETC. The ET2 seems to have better steering, but the ETC has an automatic height adjustment. You can get a central vacuum adapter for these that provides the universal cord.
Then there's the Riccar power nozzles, in this case, I'm interested in the Riccar universal power nozzle, I think this is not quite as good as the top of the line model which provides 3 brush strips and has the dirt detector. The universal version has 2 brush strips which I wouldn't think would make too much difference.
Finally, since I have an Aerus classic canister, I could get the Aerus power nozzle for it, it has a short cord on it, but I could get an adapter that would extend the cord so it would work with any electric hose. I would prefer the universal power nozzles so I could use them with my central vacuums, or my canisters that have electric hoses.
I know Centec Systems also makes power nozzles, but everything I've read about them seems to indicate that they are not as good as the previous ones I have mentioned.
Also, one other question, do you prefer power nozzles that let you set the height manually, or do you think the automatic ones work just as well?
Lindhaus makes a few different nozzles, a 12 inch, a 14 inch, a 14 inch commercial, and even a 17 inch. I was thinking about the 14 inch commercial model, does anyone know what the difference is between the regular and commercial version?
How about the Wessel-werk models. There's the ebk 340, which I think is actually an older model, the ebk 360, and another one called the premere 850, which apparently is available, but not listed on the Wessel-Werk site. Also, I can't seem to find the 360 as a universal model with the cord, only the model that works with the central vacuum wand for direct connection.
I was also considering the Sebo power heads, in particular the ET2 or the ETC. The ET2 seems to have better steering, but the ETC has an automatic height adjustment. You can get a central vacuum adapter for these that provides the universal cord.
Then there's the Riccar power nozzles, in this case, I'm interested in the Riccar universal power nozzle, I think this is not quite as good as the top of the line model which provides 3 brush strips and has the dirt detector. The universal version has 2 brush strips which I wouldn't think would make too much difference.
Finally, since I have an Aerus classic canister, I could get the Aerus power nozzle for it, it has a short cord on it, but I could get an adapter that would extend the cord so it would work with any electric hose. I would prefer the universal power nozzles so I could use them with my central vacuums, or my canisters that have electric hoses.
I know Centec Systems also makes power nozzles, but everything I've read about them seems to indicate that they are not as good as the previous ones I have mentioned.
Also, one other question, do you prefer power nozzles that let you set the height manually, or do you think the automatic ones work just as well?
