Vorwerk Kobold VK-150 from Japan, will run on US house current. German exotica in the far east.
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centralsweeper63
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That machine looks nice. I used and serviced one a few years ago. Nice machine to use. The mop attachment would be great on carpets though... anyway. Not the best performance on carpet with their wimpy little brushroll.
The VK140/VK150 are an absolute beast of a vacuum and you don't expect it from it's size, overall design, and very light weight. I imported a VK140 from the UK which is the same as a VK150 just in green and actually with slightly more power. It's the only vacuum I currently have where I can't vacuum my carpets on the highest suction setting because it has so much suction and airflow the EB360 powerhead clams right down and becomes hard to push. It's only 900W too! The HD40 hard floor tool is one of my all time favorites as well; it has a spring loaded swivel that articulates around objects like furniture, a very wide opening for large debris to pass through easily, and unlike the Sebo Felix it stands up on its own! Really in many ways I view it as a slightly more refined Felix just without an onboard hose (I also view it as a more refined and modernized Kirby cleaning system). Mine came with the electric hose/tool kit with the storage bag (which also holds the machine itself!) and apart from the clunkiness of having to remove the machine from the floor nozzle and hold it while using the hose the light weight of the machine and attachments it includes makes up for it. Mine didn't include the floor scrubber attachment like that VK150 has but it's something on my radar to pick up when I can.
Super underrated vacuums and it's such a shame they were discontinued from the U.S market in the 1990s. If I come across a Japanese market full VK150 system I might have to snatch it up, would be nice to have one I could use on regular U.S power without needing my 120/220 converter.
Super underrated vacuums and it's such a shame they were discontinued from the U.S market in the 1990s. If I come across a Japanese market full VK150 system I might have to snatch it up, would be nice to have one I could use on regular U.S power without needing my 120/220 converter.
centralsweeper63
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And their dusting brush is the best in the business. And the hard floor toolis lovely. They over compensate in suctionand under compensate in brushroll.
cheesewonton
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I have a Tiger 260 / EB360 combo I bought from Japan where it's sold as the Lux Sora. I bought an HD40 hard floor brush for it but would honestly prefer a simple horse hair parquet floor brush, which Vorwerk doesn't make for these. There is one for sale in Europe but it is not a Vorwerk part. What is really good however is the PB420 Polsterboy. I have never used a better electric hand brush and it puts every air driven turbo brush to shame. I also love the variable length dusting brush. I have seen a couple of comments that the EB360 has a wimpy brush roll but in our home, on our big area rugs with the pet hair and desert dust the EB360 does a better job than any Miele power nozzle or the Wessel Werk EBK360..
