Vintage Sebo's

[gsheen]

what I can't understand is why badge another company's machine as your own when you have a good product of your own. The ivac is good it is but its not as well made as the sebo , it does however cost a 3rd the price of the sebo and will last about the same time 

 

[sebo_fan]

The thing is gsheen, and I know you know a lot about IVAC machines, but I was led to believe very early on that IVAC were just a trader supplier company who dealt with other brands. I know we talked about this before - is there a history link online to provide the time line dates of IVAC's existence?


 


Through my job as a commercial cleaner, I've seen rebranded IVAC machines before as well as the SEBO that was given to me. If IVAC are using SEBO machines, it would stand to reason to why SEBO would go into a market at a time when they didn't have much of a market in certain countries. I notice a lot of commercial brands tend to do this with a lot of their products, especially bigger ride on machines and those Tennant double handle bar big box uprights.

 

[tommymilan]

Hello!
I'm very fond of Sebo commercial upright cleaers and I own several of them. I have to find the pictures but I just want to say that here in my flat in Milan a Sebo /Sorma 365 has been in ue for many years and everybody is happy with it. I loved the tm 455 that I used some years ago in a larger flat with much larger carpeted areas. I'll take pictures of my Seboes soon and will share them with you!
tommy

 

[vintagerepairer]

Gary I must suggest that the Sebo 350 in the picture may well not be an IVAC, but an older style of Nilco / Fakir cleaner on which I do believe the Fast cleaner in your picture is based. But please, correct me if I am wrong.

The reason I am saying this is because the on that Sebo there, the mains lead is hardwired into the top of the cleaner. It also has a bent hose handle. You can also see that the lead to the power head is on the back of the cleaner (not the side like on the Fast). All of these points I raise are characteristic of the Nilco cleaners from the 1990's. The only thing which differs on that Sebo is the power head, as this style was not seen on Nilco cleaners here in the UK. I am wondering if this cleaner is a Nilco / Fakir, with a power head designed specifically for Sebo and / or other companies?

Like you, I can't imagine Sebo would have gone down the route of putting their name on a cleaner which was in effect a lesser copy of a popular cleaner.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

WOW!

That is one 'ORANGE" cleaner!I'm showing my ignorance here, (let's call it curiosity), What is Gumtree? amazing how some things areso similar and so different between the U.S and the U.K.

 

[gsheen]

I think you guys call it kijiji in the states, its like craigs list 

 

[gsheen]

@ vintage repairer Ivac used to manufacture machines for Nilco too.


 


@ sebo fan Yes Ivac used to be a trade manufacturer, I have seen those things badged as everything from a Nilco, electrolux , oreck samsung , dry rug , columbus , wap, wetrock to name a few, 


 


With Ivac if you have a big enough cleaning company they will even make it for you in your company colours. 


 


Then they launched there own in house brand , Fast .


 


As for tennant  I love those big handle bar units, when you were in commercial cleaning did you ever come across advance machines, like the carpetwin16 

 

[sebo_fan]

OMG. The Carpetwin 16! YES... I never got a chance to use them, but I certainly saw a few of them when I worked in a lot of the massive offices in London. However, I got to use a commercial stick vacuum that I recall posting a thread response on here before, (http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?16569) which I got the chance to find and use at another place last year. I thought it was Italian because it came with Italian branded bags, the user manual was Italian but the name wasn't Italian sounding. It had a very similar floor head to the Carpetwin 16, but a flat head instead of the raised motor hood. It was very unusual looking, could have been a "Tornado" vacuum, but I'm still not sure! The old grey cells can't remember names sometimes - I go by visuals! Anyway, it was the biggest "stick" vacuum I had ever seen, the handle being taller than anything I've used - evidently because of the way the machine swivelled with its 14" floor head and its general design, it was clearly something made along the same lines of the Carpetwin 16 but lacked any additional functions on the floor head other than basic power.

 

[gsheen]

Some were I have a carpetwin 18, its a huge machine and I can't see any use for it than massive passage ways or carpeted halls , I must admit they bring back fond memory's as a child as all the banks and large retailers around here had them , My dad would always take me to find them on saturday mornings to play around, I have a  Great DAD 


 


Here is a link to the original 16 in red and white 



http://www.lonestaronline.com/fullsize_thumbs/975978676.jpg

 

[sebo_fan]

I can't seem to get that link to work, sadly.

 

[ryry_87]

that advanced thing? i've seen them before but didn't know we had them in this country?

 

[turbo500]

BUMPED!

Since the recent influx of Sebo interest, I've bumped this one back up for anyone who missed it.

 

[ultimatevacman]

Great thread! Really nice Sebo's Ryan.

 

[davetranter]

Thanks, Turbo500

This thread was before my time here.... I have a friend who has recently acquired a Sebo... Not sure what model yet, but will post a picture asap.

Thanks

Dave T

 

[ultimatevacman]

I think the cream and brown X1 is my favorite too. 


I've been wanting a Sebo for ages, but I can't afford one.

I just hoping a faulty one pops up on ebay cheap. But until then, I'll have to stick with my Lindhaus.

 

[turbo500]

I have a friend who has recently acquired a Sebo

Your friend made an excellent choice

 

[sebo_fan]

Plenty of the old X1's come up on EBAY UK.

There's a good condition one at the moment going: 380759258599

 

[ultimatevacman]

I'm actually currently watching that one, if it goes for under £50, I might go for it.

 

[turbo500]

I've been wanting a Sebo for ages, but I can't affor

Save up!!

I'm currently (trying) to save up for a D4 Premium with the DISCO floor polisher. [this post was last edited: 11/6/2013-08:23]

 

[sebo_fan]

Chris, if you have a Felix already, may as well just buy the polisher head on its own.

 

[sebo_fan]

Ultimate - generally second hand SEBO X1's go for £65 to £100 dependent on the condition. You might be lucky with this one though.

 

[turbo500]

Ryan, I don't own a Felix. Mother does.

 

[sebo_fan]

Ah. Well Im not a fan of SEBO's electric hose - i had several problems over the years with the K3 Premium and SEBO are well aware of it. I've trialled the D4 some time ago at a John Lewis store who got one in for a buyer and well it is good but the hose on it isn't to my liking. The hose without the electrics added is long enough on the standard "suction only" D2 models, and that's enough for me.

The Felix however is a far lighter machine to use and far more compact even though you still get a long cord, it isn't as long as the D series and of course a smaller dust bag capacity. I'd only consider getting the Disco head if I had more hard flooring in the home.