Help me decide: Nilfisk GD930, or Aerus, or something else

[centralsweeper63]

I think you will struggle with a stick vac. I find that my 1200 square foot house takes 15-20 minutes to quick clean so your house might take an hour to quick clean or 2 to deep clean. I also think that a stick vac would fill up quite quickly if you have pets. I highly recommend looking to refurbished vintage machines to a. save money b. get a better fit machine and c. get a stock up on cheap bags. You could try an Electrolux hospital g as these are supremely quiet and have HEPA filters. That would be good for dusting, upholstery and hardfloors. And for the carpets someone else will be able to help.

 

[cheesewonton]

Parts being discontinued is indeed a shame.

Story of my life. No parts for my Samsung power nozzles and vacuums so they get minimal use. No parts for the any of my several Swedish or Hungarian made Electrolux Group products like the Ultrasilencer but also several other Eureka and Sanitaire vacuums I have. No parts for my several Japanese Sanyo vacuums. Increasingly no parts for Tristars either, especially power nozzle parts. Try and find a geared belt motor for the old 2-101 power nozzle. Or the geared belts. Unobtainum. Starting to have problems finding good OEM synthetic bags for my beloved Lux D820. It's my curse.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Too many machines have been wasted because of a lack of replacement parts.

 

[herbicide]

1. I have no preference
2. I don't have an exact number, but maybe around 3500 sq ft
3. Pollen, mostly

I have about the same size house, and here is my quick and dirty (ha) thoughts:

I have Dysons V15 and a V7: The V15 could do the top floor (2/3 LVP, 1/3 carpet) and 'maybe' the carpeted stairs on one charge & auto mode. Had to dump the thing 4-5 times. The bottom floor is all carpet and has always been reserved for a corded machine. The V7 could do about 2/3 of the top floor on a single charge.

However, I would not call either a 'deep clean' as when I brought either the old Lindhaus or the newer sebo upstairs, it would almost act like the Dyson(s) didn't do much of anything on the carpet. Unscientific I know, but when I tested it the other way around, (ie vacuum with Sebo first, then follow up with Dyson v15 2nd) the Dyson V15 didn't pick much up.

With Pollen allergies, I would steer clear of any bagless. No practical way to avoid the 'plume' when dumping one, despite what some people around here may try to claim. The video linked below shows that even following Dyson's recommendations, there is a significant plume of dust upon dumping:

 

[Yoshi007]

With Pollen allergies, I would steer clear of any bagless. No practical way to avoid the 'plume' when dumping one, despite what some people around here may try to claim.

I'm definitely going with a bagged vac (I also read that bagged vacuums are generally quieter than bagless too, so an added plus)

 

[centralsweeper63]

If you want quiet the Electrolux models g that was made from 1964-1968 is your best choose. Those things are incredibly quiet and run forever. They can be easily refurbished to brand new condition. And if you have the matching power nozzle you can deep clean carpets. They have lots of suction too.

 

[cheesewonton]

1. I have no preference
2. I don't have an exact number, but maybe around 3500 sq ft
3. Pollen, mostly

I think how often you vacuum is more important than fixating on details of filtration. Just pushing a nozzle across a floor or carpet is going to stir up more dust,pollen, pet dander and other irritants than anything that comes out of the exhaust of any half way decently filtered vacuum. The less dust you let accumulate the less gets stirred up from vacuuming.

 

[cheesewonton]

And just like that, after lamenting the lack of brush rolls for my lovely Electrolux Ultrasilencer having sidelined this great vacuum, tonight on ebay I found two new 61699-2 brush rolls from different sellers and both were very reasonably priced. Swoop.

Also laughing that after struggling to find the 61677 brush roll for my older Eureka S6984 and eventually squirreling away half a dozen, I found an ebay seller with four of them to sell. Don't think I need them now but might buy one just because. But you know how it goes, as soon as I have accumulated a few more of the 61699-2s for my Ultrasilencer someone on ebay will have half a dozen to sell. It always works that way : /

Now to see if I can find an extra ribbed belt or two for the Ultrasilencer.