Severus

speaking of Hyla's I saw some pretty neat ones at my local home show.   the local Hyla distributor had paid an artist to airbrush a picture of a razorback pig on her personal Hyla.

Most door to door vacuum (dtd) salespersons are very slick.  The salespitch is designed to make you think your current vacuum is a failure and that your wallowing in slop if you don't buy their vacuum.  The demonstration can be terribly misleading because (1) you have no idea how much dirt your vacuum picked up in the test, and (2) you have no way of knowing whether their vacuum would have picked up as much dirt. Most people don't realize that no vacuum gets all the dirt out of thei rugs.  Most people don't vacuum nearly enough, so they are easy prey for dtd vacuum salespersons.  If you had reversed the test, you would have likely found that your old vacuum picked up dirt missed by the Hyla.    It's also possible that your "old" vacuum could have picked up more dirt than the Hyla. You just don't know because dtd salespersons don't run a fair test.   If your vacuum was old, it's possible that you could have made it like "new" by installing a new brush roll.    Every vacuum is somewhat unique in how it vibrates the rug to get the dirt out.  Almost any vacuum will pick up dirt missed by another. 

Let's assume that your old vacuum was not performing.   There's no reason to assume that the Hyla is the best replacement.  Maybe it is, but do you really know that for sure?  It's usually best to test drive vacuums outside of the shadows of a person who doesn't really have your best interests at heart.   I do hope the Hyla is a good vacuum for you.  Water filtration vacuums like Hyla and Rainbow are great for people who like aromatherapy, since you can add scents to the water. 

jkbmmv wrote:  
Given that the Hoover has a nice long hose it is a versatile machine.  I have used mine to detail my car, and it works quite well.

Nice list.  I think it's Hyla that claims its not just a vacuum, it's an air purification system.  Rainbow pretty much makes the same claim. 

One thing that I especially despise about Rainbow is the push for referrals.  After they lie and say that the demo takes 45 minutes but stay for 3 hours, I'm sure motivated to give up names of people I like - NOT. 

So does the Sebo Felix have any bag issues?  I noticed that the Sebo Felix is on www.costco.com.  Given that you can trade the power nozzle out for a wood floor brush, it seems like a nice option for this kind of household. 

Everything is relative.  Have a Rainbow demo or other door to door brand demoed.  Compared to the $2500 or so that the Rainbow would cost, your husband will think that $400+ is a bargain.