If I am going to fork out Sebo prices I expect it to be trouble free for a couple of decades. The Gs are simple, analog and proven. The Xs have several problems, take a lot of time to figure out what height to use, sometimes they hunt, they don't adjust to go over big chunks ( cereal, pet food, leaves and dirt clods that come in on sweet doggie paws, and other debris kids and pets bring in ) but just snow plows them and sometimes they get confused and shut off. I can bend down and turn the dial on the side of the nozzle base and don't want the frustration of, cough cough, "automation".
I would hope that the brush roll is not worn out after 8 months of moderate use.
Yes, many favor the G. I really did not find that my X was hunting very often, and I live in a 79 year old home with uneven floors. I personally thought the X was the best vacuum that I have used. I also have different carpets in several rooms, so I don’t like to change the height in every room. I did know that some of the Xs did suffer from a bad circuit board, with a 10 year warranty I’m not concerned.
Yes, it is the blue one. I never assumed that I would have to take it in this soon in its life, hopefully it’s not a lemon. I will be making the 45 minute trip to the dealer on Friday, so I’ll give an update shortly after. I plan on testing out a Dart or Felix, I want to see how they feel compared to my Healthcare. The Healthcare has definitely grown on me, I tend to use it the most.
Somehow an old Sebo ET-C power nozzle with no height adjustment manages to clean every carpet I use it one. Same for Aerus / Electrolux / Tristar power nozzles and the Wessel Werk EBK 340. Not a height adjuster to be found but they all do the job just fine.
Well to be honest with you I have heard of SEBO X4 and X7 machines becoming hard to push after only 4 to 5 months, especially if the machine is used a lot and on hard floors. I am in the UK and this is what I have experienced. In your case, it will be best for you to seek advice from a service centre. SEBO have advised you to go to a service centre because they know something that we don't maybe?!
I was cleaning a lot of hard floors, the day I noticed that it was harder to push.
Those are the parts that Mike from Sebo thought it could be. The dealer that I bought my X4 from, was strongly against the Boost models (even though he sales them). People always comment on how good my carpets look with the Healthcare, even with the single row brush. I would definitely put a Healthcare on each floor of my house, not to mention how quiet they are! Long story short, I originally had a Diamanté on order, but Lindhaus wasn’t sure when it would come over in the shipping container (I was given about a 3 month wait). I was too impatient, so I bought my second choice, the X4. I assumed that the healthcare would be too heavy in the hand. I’m still toying with the idea of getting a diamante.
