Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Hi,

Which? magazine has just made a preliminary announcement re the Sebo D series vacuums.  Bags being my preference, I was pleased to read that the D series sports a 6-liter bag (about a gallon and a half).  The airbelt is a little wasted on me as I've never had problems with marring furniture.  However, if it will keep the machine itself from looking like it belongs in a second-hand shop for a few years I'm all for it.

Which? plans to test the D series soon.

The story is here: http://www.which.co.uk/news/2010/07/new-vacs-with-bumpers-to-protect-your-furniture-219804

Venson

vacmanuk wrote:

Why wouldn't the U.K site be updated soon if they're one of the first countries to get it?! Makes no sense to me. Any ideas? :P

For heavens sake Hertz, you might take into consideration that SEBO aren't a big company. The UK website will have an update later in the year and I suspect when Sebo UK update their website they will do it in their own time. You don't need all countries to have an updated site when the home company in Germany already has the D series on display and in English display options too. Compared to Miele, Sebo are still a small private company and they only have some financial reserves for updating websites etc.

The following link is to the new Ds user manual.  It's written in English and German.

http://www.sebo.de/res/docs/ger/GEBRAUCHSANWEISUNG_SEBO_AIRBELT_D.pdf

It appears there's lotsof filtering area offered.

Venson

Venson wrote:

Thanks Venson.  2100 Watts.  Wow.  I have to believe Procare on this.  The 220 v in Europe lends itself to the high horsepower motors.  Not sure that can translate equally to US 110.

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
To bad that doesn't translate into much airflow.  According to their specs, 43-45 l/s, that  is about 90 CFM. 

I wonder what the suction rating is??

Vernon

Vernon wrote:

My thoughts EXACTLY! This is what I've been wondering, too.

SEBO's D series are now available to view on the UK site. Unlike Germany however the UK will only sell 2100 watt models in four trims: Storm, Titan, Total and Premium.

It has already got a seal of approval from GHI who rates it "powerful and very effective filter efficiency."

http://www.sebo.co.uk/Pages/d_seriestech.html

vacmanuk wrote:

Thanks for the update vacmanuk.  D2 and D4 still not on the SEBO USA site yet.

http://sebo-vacuums.com/index.aspx

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
Hi Carmine - they wont be for a while - Europe will get the models first then the U.S

GHI have already tested the Sebo D series but they don't say which model, even though it is clear from their review summary that from their elevated noise test that the extra sound may well be the electronic motor brush, a unit on its own which I have found to be overly noisy. Having tested my own model it does indeed register at 67 decibels without the electronic head (the D2 Total I have doesn't come with an electronic head, nor do I wish one).

http://www.allaboutyou.com/Good-Housekeeping-Tried-Tested/Sebo-Airbelt-D-vacuum-cleaner/product

GHI gave their test of the D series 86/100. Here is the top ten, with the first reaching high scores. I was expecting to see Dyson near the top but not in this respect and its good to see Miele are in this list a couple of times along with SEBO. Pity Nilfisk didn't make it as I thought they have always been a good brand.


Miele TT5000 Cat n Dog 91/100
LG Compressor Allergy Care 90/100
Miele Solution HEPA 5000 89/100
Karcher VC6300 88/100
SEBO K1 Pet 87/100
SEBO D? 86/100
Dyson DC23 Motorhead  86/100
SEBO K3 Airbelt Vulcano 86/100
Bosch Compressor BSG 86/100
Philips Marathon FC9222 83/100

Out of all these companies according to GHI's list, the majority are German brands.