sebo_fan
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Um.. sorry Rob, they are now gone - Ry sent me his address. The bags came from Sebo in Germany - they're not on the market to sell yet. If I get any more I'll let you know.
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turbomaster1984
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No worries,
Reckon its worth me emailing Sebo and asking? Have a contact there that I was in touch with last year about a few ideas I had to develop the x.1's.
Funily enough one of those ideas seems to have come to fruitition and is now on the Sebo website.
Reckon its worth me emailing Sebo and asking? Have a contact there that I was in touch with last year about a few ideas I had to develop the x.1's.
Funily enough one of those ideas seems to have come to fruitition and is now on the Sebo website.
sensotronic
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sebo Ultra synthetic bags
The synthetic bags are available in Germany for the X uprights and C cylinders, or at least the HEPA box is which includes the filters.
I've just bought a new airbelt cover for my K cylinder and Felix shoulder strap from Amazon de and they arrived as quickly as an order from Amazon UK. I think I will order the HEPA box for the Professional G I'm getting, even though the exhaust filter won't fit it.
I've noticed that a HEPA filter has been available for some time for the X series but Sebo UK don't offer it as yet.
http://www.amazon.de/Sebo-HEPA-Box-...r_1_9?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1338644082&sr=1-9
The synthetic bags are available in Germany for the X uprights and C cylinders, or at least the HEPA box is which includes the filters.
I've just bought a new airbelt cover for my K cylinder and Felix shoulder strap from Amazon de and they arrived as quickly as an order from Amazon UK. I think I will order the HEPA box for the Professional G I'm getting, even though the exhaust filter won't fit it.
I've noticed that a HEPA filter has been available for some time for the X series but Sebo UK don't offer it as yet.
http://www.amazon.de/Sebo-HEPA-Box-...r_1_9?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1338644082&sr=1-9
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gsheen
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I did not know you get synthetic bags for the sebo's , thanx for the heads up sebofan, I will ask my rep why we don't have them here in SA
sebo_fan
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You could just buy the Windsor HEPA filter from the U.S - SEBO have tested the HEPA cartridge and apparently weren't happy with it - I would try it though it if I could, so thanks for that link sensotronic. I have just emailed you, TF.
The bags shown on that Amazon.de site show a paper bag - or white paper bag that I got when I bought my new X4 last year.This is a synthetic one similar to electret Felix bags:
The bags shown on that Amazon.de site show a paper bag - or white paper bag that I got when I bought my new X4 last year.This is a synthetic one similar to electret Felix bags:
sebo_fan
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Guys n Gals - these are not "officially" available to buy yet.
sensotronic
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Oh yes, I can see it isn't synthetic now I look at it again. The ultra bag seems a step up from the regular paper bags available for the X series though. I don't think I'll bother with the HEPA filter for my Professional G as I find the standard filtration to be satisfactory.
I am using the synthetic bags in my Felix and find them much better than the paper ones, but when I had my Sebo D2 Storm that uses synthetic bags, I found that there was a fair bit of dust in the bag compartment, something I never see in my Miele cleaners.
I am using the synthetic bags in my Felix and find them much better than the paper ones, but when I had my Sebo D2 Storm that uses synthetic bags, I found that there was a fair bit of dust in the bag compartment, something I never see in my Miele cleaners.
sebo_fan
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mm that is strange. The bags in my D2 are usually quite full before needing to be changed. I guess it depends on the kind of dust you're lifting up, plus counteracting the big seal/dust hole at the top.
I tend to use the charcoal filter in my X models but have also used the micro filter on occasion.
I tend to use the charcoal filter in my X models but have also used the micro filter on occasion.
sensotronic
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I never owned my D2 for long enough to fill the bag to capacity. The dust in the bag compartment was mainly located in the area directly beneath the hose inlet so I guess that's the area that gets the full force of air entering the bag allowing some fine dust to get through and I could see a dirty patch on the underside of the bag. I had no doubt that the other two filters would prevent any dust escaping, but I was a little surprised that visible dust had passed through. In the old days of single layer paper bags, this was common, but it's something I rarely see now with the cleaners I use regularly.
I couldn't get on with my D2 Storm but I will still be getting a D4 Premium. I hope the upholstery nozzle doesn't keep falling out of it's holder like it did with my Storm.
I couldn't get on with my D2 Storm but I will still be getting a D4 Premium. I hope the upholstery nozzle doesn't keep falling out of it's holder like it did with my Storm.
sebo_fan
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Contact SEBO about the nozzle falling off the back. It happened to me also - they sent out a slightly redesigned nozzle free of charge. I didn't like the all stainless steel tubing either and though lighter than the ones Miele sell for their canister vacs, I bought a replacement K series tube for use instead - that way I can slide on a clamp and put the "small cleaning tool" of choice on, or use Sebo's larger triangular dusting brush if the default one supplied isn't sufficient to needs - plus the plastic/metal tubes are far lighter and easier to handle.
piano_god
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More models are coming...
Three more models of the Insight are to be released soon that will feature brushless motors (what Hoover calls "MagnaTorque"). Two of those will have a LCD screen that will assist in routine maintenance of the machine, or assist in the diagnosis of the vacuum should it require repair.
To my knowledge, these will be the first uprights to use brushless motors. Because of that, I think I'll have to add one of these to my collection!
Three more models of the Insight are to be released soon that will feature brushless motors (what Hoover calls "MagnaTorque"). Two of those will have a LCD screen that will assist in routine maintenance of the machine, or assist in the diagnosis of the vacuum should it require repair.
To my knowledge, these will be the first uprights to use brushless motors. Because of that, I think I'll have to add one of these to my collection!
apparently synthetic bags are available here 
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-x-SEBO...um-Cleaner-Microfibre-DUST-BAGS-/190688000945
….http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-x-SEBO...um-Cleaner-Microfibre-DUST-BAGS-/190688000945
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sensotronic
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It's a shame those bags aren't genuine Sebo Ryan. I think I'd rather use the genuine paper bags until Sebo hopefully decide to launch the synthetic ones. I think they should offer both types of bag so the consumer can decide if they want to pay a bit extra for the fabric bags. Perhaps they could fit new cleaners with the original bag and offer the synthetic bag as the spare so buyers can try both types.
I got my Sebo G1 Professional from Germany yesterday and I could not be more thrilled. After owning four Automatic X machines and being disappointed with the auto height adjustment, the manual height control on the G1 has turned this cleaner into the proper deep cleaner it should be. It brings up the pile better than the automatic machines but is still easy to push. I use setting two for all my carpets which are the same through out the house and setting one on high traffic areas.
This is one Sebo upright of mine that will not end up on Ebay.
I got my Sebo G1 Professional from Germany yesterday and I could not be more thrilled. After owning four Automatic X machines and being disappointed with the auto height adjustment, the manual height control on the G1 has turned this cleaner into the proper deep cleaner it should be. It brings up the pile better than the automatic machines but is still easy to push. I use setting two for all my carpets which are the same through out the house and setting one on high traffic areas.
This is one Sebo upright of mine that will not end up on Ebay.
sebo_fan
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Senso - did you just swap the handles over or just rethread the German plug?
sensotronic
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German Plug
As I no longer have any of the X models I couldn't swap the handle. I thought about buying a replacement handle and flex or just the flex, but I went for the cheaper option and used a Schuko to UK plug adaptor.
I used one of these on the Miele stick vac I brought back from Budapest and it works fine, though it is a bit bulkier than a regular 13amp plug.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/13amp-EUR...Vision_Other&hash=item335ffcd632#ht_602wt_754
As I no longer have any of the X models I couldn't swap the handle. I thought about buying a replacement handle and flex or just the flex, but I went for the cheaper option and used a Schuko to UK plug adaptor.
I used one of these on the Miele stick vac I brought back from Budapest and it works fine, though it is a bit bulkier than a regular 13amp plug.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/13amp-EUR...Vision_Other&hash=item335ffcd632#ht_602wt_754
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sebo_fan
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How novel! I never thought such a plug adaptor existed!
vintagerepairer
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They are very common on home entertainment equipment these days, I know Sony are very keen to make goods with 2-pin plugs for all countries and fit one of these converter plugs for products destined for the UK. But there are a good deal of products on sale in the UK which have a none-UK plug and a converter like this. There are also at least three variations. The slimmest style of all is for the flat 2-pin plugs and the larger fitting as you saw in that link accommodates the plugs with larger footprint. Not all offer earthing though as you saw there. So for an earthed plug an appropriate converter is called for.
I can't help but wonder why if so many electrical goods made for the UK market are capable of having a UK 3-pin plug, why they don't all have them and why the manufacturer chooses to go down the route of converting 2-pin plugs.
I can't help but wonder why if so many electrical goods made for the UK market are capable of having a UK 3-pin plug, why they don't all have them and why the manufacturer chooses to go down the route of converting 2-pin plugs.
Roger (Sensotronic) said: "I couldn't get on with my D2 Storm but I will still be getting a D4 Premium. I hope the upholstery nozzle doesn't keep falling out of it's holder like it did with my Storm."
Ryan (Sebo_fan) said: "Contact SEBO about the nozzle falling off the back. It happened to me also - they sent out a slightly redesigned nozzle free of charge."
Thanks, now I know I'm not alone! My Sebo (Airbelt D4 Premium) also keeps dropping the upholstery nozzle. It hasn't been enough to make me complain about it yet (I just got it at the beginning of the year), but now that I know what to tell my dealer, I will. I've been meaning to take the machine to the dealer to be fixed anyway, every once in a while it howls, so there must be some kind of air leaking in there, but it's working well most of the time so it hasn't been a priority, but I'll deal with it soon.
Ryan (Sebo_fan) said: "Contact SEBO about the nozzle falling off the back. It happened to me also - they sent out a slightly redesigned nozzle free of charge."
Thanks, now I know I'm not alone! My Sebo (Airbelt D4 Premium) also keeps dropping the upholstery nozzle. It hasn't been enough to make me complain about it yet (I just got it at the beginning of the year), but now that I know what to tell my dealer, I will. I've been meaning to take the machine to the dealer to be fixed anyway, every once in a while it howls, so there must be some kind of air leaking in there, but it's working well most of the time so it hasn't been a priority, but I'll deal with it soon.
sebo_fan
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There's actually a way in which the nozzle should lock into the recess at the back of the machine. It will click into place when using the neck to fit the corresponding curve.
Check the "Star Trek" (as I call it as it looks like a large conduit door) back filter on the rear of the machine and the front filter under the bin lid. My D2 used to howl a lot until I realised the filters had not been locked onto the fixings properly. This then creates an obvious seal escape bit in the filter design as it locks to the machine when you turn it or when the bin lid is closed over - sometimes not locking at all because the filter hasn't been locked into its paths properly.
gsheen
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Vintage repairer , its cheaper to add a converter.
IN SA we have 2 pin and 3 pin plugs. most company's now produce things with the 2 pin plug.
If they have to manufacure a appliance with a 3 pin plug it means a seperate production run just for that country and that means its a break in normal production. That means a rise in production costs. 2 pin plugs have a wider market.
IN SA we have 2 pin and 3 pin plugs. most company's now produce things with the 2 pin plug.
If they have to manufacure a appliance with a 3 pin plug it means a seperate production run just for that country and that means its a break in normal production. That means a rise in production costs. 2 pin plugs have a wider market.
