Sanitaire in the UK

[richardc1983]

Hey all

Can someone tell me which website in the uk was selling vacuums that were identical looking to the Sanitaire Dirty Air vacuums sold in the US? They were rebadged as something else though.

I've tried searching but to no avail.

Thank you.

 

[richardc1983]

Found one on ebay, seems they have gone bust...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Perfect-P...517?pt=UK_Vacuum_Cleaners&hash=item2ece861d9d

 

[parwaz786]

I thought you were happy with your Dyson? Lol

 

[eurekastar]

I have never seen a "Perfect" vacuum in person, but I've heard they are actually Chinese clones. They also sell a knock off of an old Electrolux metal tank as well as their early plastic tank (Electrolux 2100). I've haven't heard how good the uprights are. The tanks get mixed reviews.

 

[richardc1983]

I am happy with the DC07 but I am thinking of getting rid of the DC01 as it just blows dust around you end up chasing across the floor. So I am thinking of getting a sebo for downstairs and move the dc07 upstairs.

 

[sebo_fan]

Thats a big pity regarding the Sanitaire uprights. I thought about getting one but bought the Vax VCU02 instead.

 

[parwaz786]

I recommend a Kirby, they are pretty damn good powerful vacuums

 

[turbo500]

Tayyab, have you actually used a Kirby yet or are you basing that on info you've heard?

Correct me if I'm wrong Richard, but haven't you owned a Kirby previously?

 

[richardc1983]

Yes I've owned three! A heritage, a g5 & a sentria. All great vacuums but I have minimal carpet in my new house so too big and not practical.

I have rugs and landing carpet but rest is wooden floors. I don't like cylinders with all the hose they are a pain to store.

 

[turbo500]

You might be best off with a Felix, Richard. It's a bit like a cylinder stood on it's end with no hose. The whole PN comes off and a straight suction floortool can be added for bare floors, which would be good for the cat litter etc, but you won't have the problem of storage.

http://sebo.co.uk/domestic-vacuum-cleaners/uprights/felix-navy/

 

[sebo_fan]

I second that, Chris - good choice. The handle also has three height positions - the lowest one is perfect for storing the Felix away.

The only downside to the Felix is that the built in storage hose is short - so you'd have to buy yourself an X extension hose if you want added stretch.

Saying that, my old Felix is a daily driver. It seldom gets used with the extension hose and I just rely on the built in one.

 

[parwaz786]

Chris, I am pretty certain Kirbys are very powerful, and based on information most collectors have said. And I believe it.

 

[turbo500]

based on information most collectors have said

but you've never actually used one yourself? So you're basing this strong recommendation purely on hearsay? Don't get a job in Currys Tayyab, sales won't be your strong point.

 

[parwaz786]

I'm not, I want to be a Dyson engineer

 

[madaboutsebo]

I will also agree with Turbo500 & sebo_fan the Felix very good choice. I love mine. I've got the Parquet head with my Felix and it is great on hard floors and with the swivel neck and rubber wheels it glides across hard floors with ease. Any debris on the brushes underneath I use the end of the hose when finished to clean them. I've even tried this head with the front brush strip removed for larger debris on hard floor, works very well as picking up the big bits. The bags last very well, mine is used most days dealing with pet hair and they last at least 3 months.

 

[richardc1983]

I like the look of that sebo . Does it have a powered brush bar for the rugs and landing carpet? How easy is it to then clean the sofa of cat hair by putting upholstery tool on? Would I have to buy a separate hose? I still like the X1 looks a good all rounder.

 

[sebo_fan]

Yes, the SEBO Felix uses the ET-1 power nozzle - 4 height settings, brush roll on/off push button and a rather handy shut off function as well as press button release to the side (like the X) where the entire brush roll can be cleaned off.

Personally, if you keep the upright close to you, I find I can get by using the built-in hose and then a stair turbo brush tool that I swap around one of the tools for on the front holder at the front of the vac.

You can take off the entire body off the ET-1 and goes to a "large" hand held long corded suction vac but I find it bulky, though some owners don't.

The X1 is a great upright and light to push due to the sensor but the Felix is faster and swivels around corners IMHO.

I believe the SEBO Felix Pet comes with the stair turbo tool as standard but you could easily save yourself a fortune by buying the older Felix Vogue or indeed the Felix Navy (until the newer EU law ones come in) and then buy the tools you need over time such as stair turbo brush, extension hose etc

 

[turbo500]

Richard, the Felix is an upright with a changeable floorhead. It comes with a powernozzle with manual guided height adjustment. The on-board hose is fine for cleaning the sofa with and the crevice tool and upholstery tool both clip onto the handle of the machine. The powernozzle comes as standard, the additional floorheads can be bought seperately, so if you swap the floorhead to a straight suction hard floor tool, it's the performance of a cylinder but in an upright form.

There used to be a really great, quick Felix demo on YouTube - I believe an official Sebo video - but I can't seem to find it now.

The X1 is fantastic and I do prefer it over the Felix, but for hard floors, the Felix is the way to go. The computer control height adjustment on the X series will lower itself on hard floors and will just end up pushing bits of cat litter around the floor.

 

[sebo_fan]

The SEBO Felix Navy used to come with a Deluxe Parquet floor tool as standard (as mine did) with the PN head, so its always best to check what you get, now. The straight extension tube is an cost option tool should you also require it.

Check this video - it might be the one that Chris is referring to.

 

[richardc1983]

Good responses thank you. I particularly like the quick ready to use wand on the x1. Does the felix have something similar?

It says the brush roll can be turned off on the felix, would it then pick up cat litter or continue to push it about? The dyson I have doesn't spit it out it's the front of the head that doesn't quite sit high enough. As soon as it goes under the head it goes.

 

[sebo_fan]

I find the Felix picks up crumbs - sorry I no longer have a cat - but depending on the height setting, it doesn't push cat litter long but does pick it up. Felix can also pick up stones, bigger than cat litter (Ive had mine outside doing the patio after a day when soil and stones get thrown up with pressure washer weeding and I use a spare ET-1 floor head purely for that.)

There isn't a quick wand release on the Felix - the Felix is designed for a small to medium home, so you'd lose out on that.

But then there's nothing stopping you from buying a spare wand for an X and combining that with the extension hose if you want extra reach. All tools fit onto the end of the wand.

 

[sebo_fan]

Rice pick up test vs Vax VCU02

 

[turbo500]

Richard, a few more pics that might help showing the powerhead, hand held mode, hard floor tool and upright hose mode. The Felix does not come wit can extension wand.

You could turn the brushroll off on the powernozzle for bare floors, but the proper hard floor brush has bristles like a cylinder floortool which are far better for cleaning on hard floors. Turning the brushroll off for bare floors works well to a certain extent, especially for dust and hair, but larger bits like cat litter can be a problem.

 

[sebo_fan]

Sorry I disagree, Chris.

Look at this video of the D4 which uses a SEBO standard floor hard brush - it actually has longer bristles than the Deluxe Parquet brush - it struggles on hard beans on a hard floor. The D4 may be a different vacuum but it uses the same ET-1 power nozzle as the Felix and now UK versions of the K3 Premium.



Looks like I'll have to make a video picking up cat litter on a hard floor....

 

[turbo500]

Yes but they're not vacuuming the hardfloors with the PN, which has even less clearance on hardfloors than the deluxe parquet brush.

Besides, who the heck vacuums up beans anyway?

 

[richardc1983]

The cat litter I use is the wood pellet stuff it's bigger than standard granules of litter. A video from some of you would be great to see.

Also I think the x1 would be the better choice as instances such as cat litter the hose can be quickly pulled out just to pick the loose bits of litter up around her tray area. The felix you have to either turn the brush roll off which is a faff

 

[sebo_fan]

Well you can pick up the cat litter taking the hose out of the Felix and then using the extension crevice tool at the end of it. It just means having to take the hose out and then adding the crevice tool at the end of the hose each time.

But then again, if your cat litter is the wood pellet stuff - then I know the stuff rather well - it gets stuck up the crevice fairly easily on my pal's Vax upright and actually gets wedged into the end of it far too many times, then requiring a knitting needle to push it out.

 

[sebo_fan]

Also Chris, the PN has four height settings. I believe the 3rd or 4th setting might do it. I'll have to check and see.

Right, where's me pasta twirls - that's bigger than wood pellets lol

 

[gsheen]

I like my felix alot, My only negative is the hose, What on earth were they thinking. I almost feel they were designing a None hose style upright and at the last miniute the managment board said whoooa it must have a hose. Its stiff and ridged and not much use. With the addition of a extendable hose the machine becomes very useful but as a Sebo I would have expected more. I mean they had the awesome hose on the x and G machines so what gives, you go forward in design not backwards. The original 350 machines had a better hose on them. 


My only other gripe is the hard floor tool, Its really nice but they could have designed a better elbow in it as it is very difficult to stand the heavy machine against something when you are needing to stop vacuuming for a minute or so. My one has crashed t the floor more than once.


 


This is just my opinion but I really do like the machine and the way it cleans. If it had a better hose it would be the best sebo ever made.