sebo_fan
Well-known member
Sorry but a long cord extension just isn't practical. Ive tried it. Not in a home with pets or children, or you could just tag the cord up along skirting boards for any vacuum cleaner in the future with a short cord to feed of, of. But I've never seen a home do that or let alone know of anyone who does it. Not only is it dangerous to leave cords lying around, unless you're in a home of your own and you're on your OWN to take advantage of a longer extension cord, I'd find the whole idea untidy. Better to have a machine which has a lot of cord if the product itself has one.
Miele know what they are doing - much to my annoyance. Their smallest cylinder S2 has a 5.5 metre length cord, the S6 features 6 metres and the S8 probably has 6 to 7 metres if you're lucky. They kept the long cord on the Quickstep/Alternative stick vac and their S7 uprights for owners needing more length. But then the UK don't have the Quickstep stick vac anymore so as a Miele buyer if you require a vacuum with a long cord, it has to be the S7 uprights. That's why I bought the SEBO D2 cylinder. I like the lighter weight of a hose, tubes and floor head to get around my large home; not constantly unplugging and plugging when cleaning other parts of the house. The 12 metre cable, large dust bag and longer hose ticks all the boxes. There is a Bosch cylinder vac (the BSGL5000) which has 10 metres of cable on offer but I had that machine before the SEBO and it was poorly made.
Before I bought the Bosch, I bought Miele's extension hose attachment. It kind of works but then doesn't when it keeps wanting to retract back into its holder. It does extend reach but not by very much and it means more weight added to the hose and the back of the handle in normal use.
I don't know about the U.S but in the U.K, when the first S2000 series cylinder/canisters appeared, the extension attachment was a standard accessory that came with it. Miele have now stopped this and released the usual base level S2's without telescopic height adjustable tubes and made to put up with the very short cord on offer.
Miele know what they are doing - much to my annoyance. Their smallest cylinder S2 has a 5.5 metre length cord, the S6 features 6 metres and the S8 probably has 6 to 7 metres if you're lucky. They kept the long cord on the Quickstep/Alternative stick vac and their S7 uprights for owners needing more length. But then the UK don't have the Quickstep stick vac anymore so as a Miele buyer if you require a vacuum with a long cord, it has to be the S7 uprights. That's why I bought the SEBO D2 cylinder. I like the lighter weight of a hose, tubes and floor head to get around my large home; not constantly unplugging and plugging when cleaning other parts of the house. The 12 metre cable, large dust bag and longer hose ticks all the boxes. There is a Bosch cylinder vac (the BSGL5000) which has 10 metres of cable on offer but I had that machine before the SEBO and it was poorly made.
Before I bought the Bosch, I bought Miele's extension hose attachment. It kind of works but then doesn't when it keeps wanting to retract back into its holder. It does extend reach but not by very much and it means more weight added to the hose and the back of the handle in normal use.
I don't know about the U.S but in the U.K, when the first S2000 series cylinder/canisters appeared, the extension attachment was a standard accessory that came with it. Miele have now stopped this and released the usual base level S2's without telescopic height adjustable tubes and made to put up with the very short cord on offer.
