I have a Charles which is perfect for wet/dry use. I also use Charles in the garden but as a daily cleaner, he's too heavy and cumbersome to pull around. He's good as a fail safe. It is true that Charles doesn't act as a 3 in 1 but I already have a Bissell upright washer for the carpets.
I am not a great fan of Which. i was a member from 2007 and ended up cancelling the subscription earlier on this year. They have a great love for Miele vacuums, but the model info data they test each individual model on doesn't add up, especially taking into account that models like the S6 Ecoline and S6 Silence are exactly the same, save for the body colour. Yet, Which seem to find that one or the other is better than the other in some data findings. Which however did award Sebo for being number 1 for reliability of their upright vacs and Miele number 1 for reliability of their cylinder vacs.
JM - Numatics come with a 2 year warranty. See the link below as "proof".
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