Thoughts on Lindhaus Diamante and Comparison with Sebo

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I had originally ordered a new Diamante back in February 2025, but due to a long delay I purchased the X4. I’m definitely glad I did not pay the MRSP for the Diamante. The Diamante definitely possesses the usually high Lindhaus quality, but it also carries the complaints I have with their Healthcare Pro. I would say that the Diamante is the least powerful bypass machine I own. Even though this machine is a two motor model, it really can’t do hardfloors well. The Diamante was slightly better than the Healthcare in hardfloors with the powernozzle, probably because the Diamante has the 12” nozzle. The attachments are also a rather poor experience. The hose is too short, a lot shorter than the X4. The “dusting brush” is too stiff to use on anything delicate. The upholstery tool is the worst design I’ve seen, you have to disassemble the dusting brush and assemble the furniture brush to clean a chair. The wand is a nightmare to pull out, you have fight with it to get it off of the machine. I do like that the hose handle is a friction fit to the wand and not their awful clip fitting. I’ve only experienced the two row brush on the Diamante, and I can say that I prefer the single row on my Healthcare. The two row seams to catch most of any pet hair, possibly due to the lack of suction. I will say that overall, the Diamante reminds me most of the S7/U1. If I could only own one Lindhaus, I would take the Healthcare.

I also wanted to compare the two commercial grade full sized domestic uprights. I have the Diamante and X4, but I suppose the G4 and Activa would be the best comparison (still mostly similar machines). The X4 feels lighter in the hand in all situations (cord wrapped up pushing on rear wheels, and when reclined motor off). Sebo definitely has the superior hose and wand system and attachments. Both machines have an abnormal wheel arrangement, the Sebo feels more steady. The Diamante has an odd lean, since the wheels are on the left side ( I do believe that the Activa has more balanced front wheels). The X4 definitely performs better on hardfloors than the two motor Diamante. I really don’t prefer one cord hook over the other, both are of high quality (the Sebo is possibly easier to release). I do prefer the power switch on the Sebo, the Diamante’s power switch is way too low. I also prefer the Sebo bag dock and door, the Lindhaus is simply quirky. I don’t see why Lindhaus needed to make the bag door as large, they should have had it come off under the power controls.

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I have one of each as well, and they both seem to do a good job. I didn't notice it not working well on bare floors, though I personally find running uprights or PNs on bare floors much to be like dragging a knife sideways on a plate. I tend to believe the Lindhaus has a slightly higher grade filtration, but the Sebo has a bit fancier feel to how the machine works. If I had a storefront and did portable vacuums, I'd probably sell both.
 
I have one of each as well, and they both seem to do a good job. I didn't notice it not working well on bare floors, though I personally find running uprights or PNs on bare floors much to be like dragging a knife sideways on a plate. I tend to believe the Lindhaus has a slightly higher grade filtration, but the Sebo has a bit fancier feel to how the machine works. If I had a storefront and did portable vacuums, I'd probably sell both.

I also own both. Between the two, I favor the X4.
I agree, I would never say that it’s a bad machine, but the Sebo definitely gives more. I think this is partly why many Lindhaus dealers can’t sell their stock, customers generally prefer Sebo. I will say that I used the Diamante today and I liked it a bit more than my initial opinion. You do have to lower the Diamante head low for it to pick up on hardfloors. This being a 2008, it has the plain scalloped base plate. I am going to order the new base plate that has the wheels and squeegee. I would rather lower the head and have the wheels touch and not have the scalloped plate scraping my floors.
 
I agree, I would never say that it’s a bad machine, but the Sebo definitely gives more. I think this is partly why many Lindhaus dealers can’t sell their stock, customers generally prefer Sebo. I will say that I used the Diamante today and I liked it a bit more than my initial opinion. You do have to lower the Diamante head low for it to pick up on hardfloors. This being a 2008, it has the plain scalloped base plate. I am going to order the new base plate that has the wheels and squeegee. I would rather lower the head and have the wheels touch and not have the scalloped plate scraping my floors.
Use the felt pad they sell for hard floors. It is the same idea as the felt pad they sell for their hard floor brushes.
 
I thought about that too, wonder if it would pick up well? I might get the felt plate instead, I have a lot of Pergo floors. I suppose the felt would be the nicest thing to be touching floors.
If you view the video for the Diamante on the Lindhaus website it shows how the felt pad funnels the dirt into the nozzle.
 
I've had both machines before and the only advantages the Diamante has are it's brushroll and height adjustment. Lindhaus makes a very effective brushroll IMO and the X4's auto height adjustment system leaves me wanting a bit more contact with the carpet. That said the X4 is the better overall machine. It's airflow and suction are stronger, it offers hepa style bags as stock, the hose system has better reach. Bare floor cleaning as mentioned above is definitely better with the X4.

I feel like Lindhaus machines aren't terrible but they have a lot of untapped potential. Their strength is all in their powernozzle but they just lag behind on airflow and suction
 
The oil seems to be slowly resolving the noise. The optional felt base plate really makes a difference in its Hard floor performance! I do find that you have to clean the felt when your done (obviously dog hair clings to the felt). I do find that the two row brush blocks much of the dirt from being sucked up, so I do run the brush for a few seconds when I think it might have dirt fought on it. I’m not sure if Lindhaus recommends that you leave the brushroll running when using the felt base plate? They do have the felt base plate for the Activa as well, so I don’t think the brush roll will hurt anything. My only complaint is that the felt will need reglued eventually.

The Diamante has certainly grown on me, although it definitely does not have enough suction to clean anything to my standards, but there is a good amount of dust in the bag. I still differ from many others, I prefer the single row Lindhaus brush roll. I find that the Single row isn’t as aggressive and doesn’t gather as much hair on the brush. It does appear that the 2 row brush does tear out some carpet fibers. I guess my lasting opinion on Lindhaus is that they’re great commercial grade and overbuilt machines, but they lack the proper accessories to clean a home well. Lindhaus should include the felt base plate with their traditional uprights. They should also include the Hardfloor tool with the Healthcare. Lindhaus has so much potential to really be the best home vacuum and completely compete with Sebo, if only they would make a few upgrades. Lindhaus is currently the only quality brand (I know Riccar is, but I no longer consider them quality) making two motor (and the motor can be switched off for floors) full sized uprights.
 
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