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Great video Sebo_fan, the Felix did quite well. Especially as you had the height of the ET-1 on 3/4 to pickup the pellets it did a good job.

I would go and try the Felix or the X series in a retail outlet that sells them to get a feel for yourself how both machines work and how they feel to use them.
 
Your welcome.

That's certainly true. John Lewis is about the only bet for taking a look at the SEBO Felix and X series in person. Shame they are not more widely available.
 
Sebo BS46

Just an update... at work we have a BS46 about 6 years old (old style one that doesn't have the quick release door under the cleaning head to clear blockages)apparently they dont like using it as the head keeps coming detached from the main body. Ive checked it and I think its because they never lock it in position. I of course never told them this. I tried it out last week the bag is full and because of this the hose where the head connects to the base was all blocked up.

They say its not been used much due to this and was going to be thrown out because its not PAT tested but I asked if I could take it home with me and they said yes...

Problem is the BS46 will be huge for my little terrace but I am going to use it upstairs I think so it can get under the bed. Ive got the DC01 upstairs at present but it just blows dirt about all over the place.

Need to get some bags for this cleaner though. Pic attached. Let me know what you think.

Regards
Richard.

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nice! I have the knock-off "Allstar Javelin 14" brand version, it's a great commercial vacuum! I made the bag into a brick just by cleaning 1 nasty house with it! I used to have 2, they came from a Hospital. One worked until some sort of electrical problem, a house flood didn't help it, either! 
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I haven't used it in years, but I'm sure it still works fine! my only issue is finding bags for it! 
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Why put nylon bristles on bare floor tools? My TriStar MG1 & Eureka Mighty Mite have stiff plastic bristles; they just trap dirt on bristles & scratch floors

Same with dusting brushes

Horsehair brushes are better than nylon or plastic
 
Wow, that's a cool find, Richard! The bags are the same for the BS36 and SEBO also do a washable fabric reusable dust bag.

In time you could source the smaller 36 floor head and swap it around for the 46. Check the back at the rear though - there should be a fly wheel lock that locks the floor head to the main body. Or were you referring to that already?
 
Yes the locking nut secures it safely. Any issues to watch out for with these? The cleaning head is massive though but I guess it will make light work of the house.

Need to get an upholstery tool now but not sure what will fit.
 
Nilco...

Also been given a Nilco upright. Looks the same as the Sebo but im not sure which will be better. Stock picture first an actual picture will follow later...

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It's not a nilco it's a blue sebo bs36! This one is not in a good way. I think it's been stood in water as the brushroll is jammed solid the bearings have all turned to rust and there is crystallised whatever around the end caps of the brushroll. Also the plastic hinge that holds one side of the cleaner on is snapped off.

I've just tried the power head plugged in as well and it doesn't even power up there is water all in the cobs. So I need a new base but no idea how much these must cost.

The top part is fine though.

What hope is there for this cleaner?

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It's not a nilco it's a blue sebo bs36! This one is not in a good way. I think it's been stood in water as the brushroll is jammed solid the bearings have all turned to rust and there is crystallised whatever around the end caps of the brushroll. Also the plastic hinge that holds one side of the cleaner on is snapped off.

I've just tried the power head plugged in as well and it doesn't even power up there is water all in the cobs. So I need a new base but no idea how much these must cost.

The top part is fine though.

What hope is there for this cleaner?

I have rang sebo and they have a spare floor head that will fit this bs36 and it is priced at £120 but will be with no warranty. I've just cleaned the house with the bs46 and it really is too big to get round it with. Cleans beautifully though.

Does anyone know if the bs36 head will fit on the bs46 body? They look the same. I would then have a spare upper body then.

Not sure what I should do.

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I used Nilco in a local mosque. It is a large carpeted building except for the ablution area of course. Anyways, they use three dirty air Nilco bagged uprights, a blue milo sebo looking upright like the one Richard showed, an Eco Henry and I think that's it, but they had to service the nilco machines so many times, and they just dont clean really well tbh. I know this because I took my Dyson DC25 once there, and vacuumed a room ( by just running over random areas) which was approx 30 metres by 25 metres. The Dyson filled its bin way behind max, and there was fine, white dust, and a lot of it! They use the Nilco vacuums a lot, and I am thinking they would be better off using something else instead of getting their Nilco vacuums serviced every once in a while. Even that sebo looking Nilco got out cleaned by my DC25
 
I do not rate the felix on hard flooring at all. Even with the parquet tool, it is pretty poor. Larger particles like cat litter get pushed around rather than sucked up. That coupled with the hose being rather ridiculously short and it isn't the best for above floor cleaning. The optional dusting brush is terrible as well as dust gets lodged right into the bristles and no matter of cleaning it get rid of it.

Defiantly check out the new DC41 MK2. You may have seen the thread I posted about it, coupled with the video demonstrating the agitation. It is a stellar vacuum. Argos have it on offer at the moment for £319.99.
 
The Felix is fine on cleaning hard floors using the deluxe parquet floor tool. If you see my reply# 14 and reply# 41 if you remove the front brush strip of this floor tool it will pickup larger debris ok, I've tried it myself. It's a tip a got from a You Tube video, will try and find it and post it.

The Dyson DC41 MK2 looks a very impressive vacuum cleaner. Not sure if I could go back to bagless now that I own a pet.
 
Well I suppose one has to remember that everyone's opinion is different. And ownership costs can vary too. Oli, the Dyson is hardly cheap compared to the £219 Felix and even if the built in hose is short, at least it can go hand held and offers a different design to the Dyson.

Dusting brushes on vacuums are all the same IMHO - they are either good at what they do but still need periodic cleaning and then there are some absolutely dreadful brushes that wear down too quickly. I adore the Miele dusting brush that you get as standard but even the standard one AND their premium one that acts as a cost option "larger brush" clogs with dust.

What a lot of owners realise with ownership of both the SEBO X1.1 and SEBO Felix is that they don't really require a dusting brush - the far simpler T shaped upholstery tool seems to be able to justify both the usage of a dusting tool and an upholstery tool.
 
I dont want to buy a new vacuum, but I want to be able to use one of the sebos. However the 46" head is too big. So I am going to buy the new 36" head today. I am assuming they are interchangeable between the two as the main cleaning body is the same size.

£120 do you think this is reasonable? I then have one for spare parts and could sell the 46" head?
 
That's very true....I meant to say on my last thread different vacuum cleaners suit different users/owners needs and what suits one will not someone else.

I believe the heads are interchangeable on the BS as the main body is same size. Price for the new head seems reasonable.
 
The jammed and seized power head, it had some sort of crystallisation at the end caps where the bearings for the brushroll are. I think it's been stood in cleaning solution from the cleaners cupboard. It certainly wasn't save able. As the pcb and motor were wet and did not work.

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