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Venson
Joined: Jul 23, 2007
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Sebo Airbelt D Series . . .
Original Message Jul 7, 2010 5:20 pm |
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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
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: Sebo Airbelt D Series . . .
Reply #18 Jul 15, 2010 7:00 am |
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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
Thanks for the update vacmanuk. D2 and D4 still not on the SEBO USA site yet.
http://sebo-vacuums.com/index.aspx Carmine D.
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vacmanuk
Location: Scotland UK
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Re: Sebo Airbelt D Series . . .
Reply #19 Jul 15, 2010 9:11 am |
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Thanks for the update vacmanuk. D2 and D4 still not on the SEBO USA site yet. http://sebo-vacuums.com/index.aspx Carmine D. Hi Carmine - they wont be for a while - Europe will get the models first then the U.S
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vacmanuk
Location: Scotland UK
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Re: Sebo Airbelt D Series . . .
Reply #20 Jul 18, 2010 5:47 pm |
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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.
This message was modified Jul 18, 2010 by vacmanuk
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Moebius
Joined: Jul 17, 2010
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Re: Sebo Airbelt D Series . . .
Reply #22 Jul 19, 2010 12:13 pm |
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I would say that's a testament to Dyson making quality vacuums right there.. Says nothing about whether they will still be working 5, or even, 10+ years from now. I saw a surprising amount of Dysons in the repair line at the local high-end vacuum shop last week. Of the 20-30 vacs waiting to be repaired or picked up, I'd say ~5 were Dysons. The rest were primarily Hoovers and others of the lower level commodity variety. I didn't see a single Riccar, Miele, Bosch, or Simplicity(Riccar), even though the they are a certified repair/sales shop. This may be an unfair observation due to Dyson's massive advertising campaign and current fad status, but it also hints at possible long term durability issues.
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CarmineD
Joined: Dec 31, 2007
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Re: Sebo Airbelt D Series . . .
Reply #23 Jul 19, 2010 1:09 pm |
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Says nothing about whether they will still be working 5, or even, 10+ years from now.
I saw a surprising amount of Dysons in the repair line at the local high-end vacuum shop last week. Of the 20-30 vacs waiting to be repaired or picked up, I'd say ~5 were Dysons. The rest were primarily Hoovers and others of the lower level commodity variety. I didn't see a single Riccar, Miele, Bosch, or Simplicity(Riccar), even though the they are a certified repair/sales shop.
This may be an unfair observation due to Dyson's massive advertising campaign and current fad status, but it also hints at possible long term durability issues.
I would add WRT the GHI testing of the models/brands above in vacmanuk's post that dyson's DC23 is the most expensive, in some cases almost 2-3 times more than the others tested, and had the following "drawbacks" as GHI calls them:
Drawbacks: One of the loudest and heaviest cylinders tested. Big and bulky to store. The telescopic tube is quite chunky and heavy. May be different as one poster here claims but doesn't appear better IMHO just higher priced, an inherent dyson product characteristic. Interestingly even higher priced is dyson's DC22 cann with motorhead for $799 US. Boasts the renown DDM. Haven't seen an authoritative industry review yet or may have missed it. Dyson would have us believe less in the case of DC22 at a higher price is better. Wonder how that's working out for him and this canister. Carmine D.
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