Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Here's the flaw in your thinking, which in theory is great but practice is not.  It is legendary in the USA with the HOOVER Dial in the early 60's.  Also lauded for self-adjusting floating head.  But murder to push and pull over many of the carpets of the day.  HOOVER added a 3 position manual height adjustment within 1 year and the now famous automatic power drive shortly after.

The floating head 'sinks' into medium and high carpets [especially with backing and padding].  Making the dysons DC07 and DC14 hard to push and pull.  And setting off the clutch shut off on the brush bar. 

Carmine D.

Yes it does work very well, it has 4 manual settings which if you have it on the wrong one the machine tells you with a red/orange light.  This I believe is sensored by the brush bar itself!  You then change to it until the light goes out!  I used 2 and 3 mainly!  I was quite surprised how well the brush bar on this machine works even when on setting 4 on my medium pile carpet!  The pile get lifted and groomed very well.

Yes it is, I might watch it!

DC18

Having a product that does not satisfy the smallest segment of consumers is by no means a bad thing.         DIB

I do enjoy these conversations (much of the time), when you are right I have no problem saying so.        DIB

You're saying this auto-height adjustment (non-motorized) still requires a manual switch?  Thanks.        DIB

Sorry misread your point, the Sebo Felix is fully manual height adjustment no auto involved!

Be interesting to see how a non-motorized auto height adjustment mechanisium works!

DC18

With regard to the ORECK upright, its well documented here by me in discussions with MOLE that even the most expensive ORECK upright won't work well on high pile shags.  And ORECK store staff are specifically told to ask/nix the sale if customers have these carpets.  Nothing new from you, my man.  I said it first.