madabouthoovers
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Yes, I agree. The Sebo X4 only needs the filters changing after 20 bags are changed, and that's a lot of dirt (about 100 litres) The bags are a tenner or so for 10 and the service pack is only about £24 for 10 bags and a pre-motor / post motor filter.
Miele enclose the filters free with the bags, and the Hepa filters only need replacement after 50 hours of use.
Bagged machines always help the secondary filters to stay cleaner for longer, as the bags are fundamentally the main filters. The only reason a secondary filter would become clogged on a bagged cleaner would be if the bag burst, and in a modern cleaner this is very unlikely, unless cheapo copy bags are used.
The filter Kit for a Vax power 6 is £24 and this needs changing on a regular basis, so this would work out dearer than bags and filters put together on a Sebo cleaner. I know this as I have both cleaners and have looked into costs of maintenance.
Peopl tend to replace bags on a bagged cleaner when full, giving full suction and airflow to the motor again, but on a bagless, they just empty the bin and neglect the filters - so then the motor burns out prematurely so costing a whole lot more than a pack or so of bags to put right.
So many bagless vacs die needlessly due to owners neglecting basic maintenance, either out of ignorance that bagless are high maintenance, or out of laziness.
I also think that the Dyson models after the DC14 have become very flimsy, and many DC24's have failed early on the brushroll motors which give out after remarkably few operating hours. However, Dyson do stand by their products and they will usually honour the warranty, which other companies try to wriggle out of by blaming the consumer for abusing the vac.
Miele enclose the filters free with the bags, and the Hepa filters only need replacement after 50 hours of use.
Bagged machines always help the secondary filters to stay cleaner for longer, as the bags are fundamentally the main filters. The only reason a secondary filter would become clogged on a bagged cleaner would be if the bag burst, and in a modern cleaner this is very unlikely, unless cheapo copy bags are used.
The filter Kit for a Vax power 6 is £24 and this needs changing on a regular basis, so this would work out dearer than bags and filters put together on a Sebo cleaner. I know this as I have both cleaners and have looked into costs of maintenance.
Peopl tend to replace bags on a bagged cleaner when full, giving full suction and airflow to the motor again, but on a bagless, they just empty the bin and neglect the filters - so then the motor burns out prematurely so costing a whole lot more than a pack or so of bags to put right.
So many bagless vacs die needlessly due to owners neglecting basic maintenance, either out of ignorance that bagless are high maintenance, or out of laziness.
I also think that the Dyson models after the DC14 have become very flimsy, and many DC24's have failed early on the brushroll motors which give out after remarkably few operating hours. However, Dyson do stand by their products and they will usually honour the warranty, which other companies try to wriggle out of by blaming the consumer for abusing the vac.