SEBO - AIRBELT E2 Turbo

Sebo is most of my business so that!

Of course she will get conflicting views here. SEBO if you have the money as well worth it if not, go with the Kenny.

Depends if you want a powered brush for carpet/rugs, c1 very short cord, so c3 or new guard series in miele or k or e series on sebo, e3 has powered head, e2 includes a torbo air powered head for rugs , and e1 just straight suction

Or the only other quality Vacuum is the SEBO you can tell them that you want one of those instead

As a small vacuum business myself, I would be happy to switch it out for you, if you feel better, call them ahead of time. Tell him what happened and you decide to go with the SEBO

They are having issues with their new SEB O and they are upset, these things are very rare, but they do happen

You’ll save money. If you buy a Dyson or Shark you’ll have to spend another 200 or 300 bucks in a few years. If you buy a Sebo, you will be set for 10 to 20 years.

A lot of people on here work in vacuum shops, either managing them or as technicians repairing vacuums. We are all telling you that Shark / Dyson are garbage and you have to spend a fair amount to get a decent vacuum that will last you 4+ years. If you have all hardwood floors or some very low pile carpet, get a SEBO K2/E2, or a Miele suction only model. If you have carpet that is fairly high pile, you are kind of forced to spend a decent amount for a E3 or K3 type vacuum. If you don’t want to spend that much, Kenmore makes some halfway decent vacuums like the Intuition or Pop N Go that are fairly affordable with an electric head. I don’t know why most of your replies to people are you arguing with people whose literal job it is to work with vacuums about what is good and what’s not.

If you buy either expect to be spending another 450 on a new vacuum in the coming years. Look into a suction only Sebo or Miele if your rugs aren’t high pile. For Sebo check out the K2 or E2. For Miele look into a C1 pure suction

If you’re spending 800 on a Dyson just spend that on a Sebo or Miele and you’re good for 10+ years lol

What’s your budget and flooring? If you have any medium to high pile carpet you’ll have to spend a little more, but if you have hard wood/low pile carpet you can get away with a suction only Miele or Sebo K2/E2 that will last you 10+ years

Thanks! I ended up using this to get the Sebo e2 and the premium parquet floor brush

 A canister is going to be best for hard floors since they have specialized heads for hard flooring.  Sebo K2 Turbo or E2 Turbo. K2 retails for $549 and E2 for $699. I'd recommend the E2 because its a newer, more refined, slightly larger  and more powerful machine than the K2 but the K2 is still a great option. I'd recommend seeing if you have a Sebo dealer nearby and stopping in to try one out.

I don’t think you’ll find a good vaccum for that price range. Dysons won’t do anything (I have one and have a medium pile rug). For even a small amount of rugs/carpets sebo k3/e3 or d4. If you think the amount of carpet you have is not that much compared to hardwood/tile, you could go with an e2 or k2. But I won’t recommend it.

I have a 2750 sq ft house and picked the D4. The only reason I chose it was because it was only $50 more expensive than the e3. But the d4 is overkill for the size of my house. If the choice is between them, I’d get the e3. I also live in a ranch style house. So most vacuuming is still on the main level. If your house has 2 floors and a basement, the e3 is significantly easier the carry up two flights of stairs. This might be different for you. I’m 5’8 and 135lbs. Not the strongest.  I have more rugs than you. Even with that if I would advise, I would get the e2 or d1. 

Go to the closest Sebo dealer if you have one and test 1) sebo dart or felix because you might not be familiar with uprights 2) sebo k2 ($350-$400) 3) sebo e1/e2 ($550/$650) Last two are canisters. I would highly recommend the e1/e2. You just missed a huge sale that ended last weekend. You can ask the dealer about upcoming deals. All of the above have a 10 year warranty

I've been waiting for a review on this, thank you!! Yeah this machine is too cheap to pay for repairs if something goes wrong. If you absolutely have to have a budget/mid-range canister, this will do, but I think it's worth spending more for a SEBO or Miele that will last longer and perform better

I loved telling people how much research I did and how confident I am with my SEBO. I truly think it will last me 20+ years and deliver great performance over that period. It's nice to own things that won't break often and are worth fixing when they do

You need to decide if you want an upright or canister vacuum. Canister vacuums are a little different to maneuver, but they're lighter because you only support the weight of the wand and nozzle. I highly recommend SEBO because they are a great mix of high quality and repairable if something goes wrong. You could get away with no powerhead (the brush spins so it's good for carpet), so you'd want a K2 or E2

K2 or E2 would do well! Alternatively you could buy one that has a power head (like the Dart) and buy a hard floor attachment like the premium parquet tool. This would work really well for all purposes. The Felix comes with that brush already and it has a swivel head, but it's closer to $700

I think some determining factors are the E2 is medium sized, normal length hose and cord, medium sized bags, medium size and weight canister. The D1 has a long hose, a super long cord, large bags, it is heavier and bigger, but it isn't a very heavy vacuum compared to lift. The canister is around 15 lbs, but a Dyson Ball Animal is 17 lbs, and a Kirby 23 lbs. If I read that right you only have hard floors, so you don't actually need a turbo brush. The Sebo E1 Kombi is $499 CAD, that's $100 cheaper than the E2 Turbo. The E1 Kombi comes with the Premium Kombi Brush which is like the Premium Parquet Brush similar in size and the way that is swivels. The Premium Kombi Brush has no front bristles and the back bristles retract for use on rugs. If you want a longer hose and cord the D1 is a great value but otherwise I think the E1 is the better choice.

I highly recommend that you go to a local vacuum store and try a modern canister vacuum. I think a Sebo E2 Turbo or Sebo E3 Premium might be a very good vacuum for you. Canister vacuums like the Sebo E Series have 3 caster wheels so they can move in any direction where the old ones had a tricycle setup and were easy to filp over. With a canister you don't hold the weight of the vacuum just the wand and hose. You'll move forward pull the canister up and then vacuum around that spot not moving the canister again until you're ready to move up to the next spot. Since you only have 1 wool rug you might only need the Sebo E2 with a turbo brush for that rug. The Sebo E3 comes with a carpet powerhead and may not be necessary. Downsides are turbo brushes can get a lot of hairwrap and canister vacuums aren't for everyone. The Lindhaus Valzer Eco Green is a lightweight upright vacuum. It's lighter than a Sebo Felix, the Valzer weighs around 10 lbs with the hard floor nozzle and 14 lbs with the carpet powerhead on. You can use the hard floor nozzle for the majority of your home and since it doesn't have a spinning brushroll on this nozzle you will avoid hairwrap. Downsides are some of the controls aren't straight forward and not as many vacuum stores sell Lindhaus. Laslty, check out the Simplicity Spiffy S60. The Spiffy S60 is a small upright stick vacuum. It's only 7 lbs and it still has good suction from a 9 amp motor, which is more powerful than some basic Eurekas and Sharks. The Spiffy S60 has no brushroll so it avoids hairwrap. It's great on hard floors but it's still decent at cleaning rugs and carpets that are low to medium pile. Downsides are it's bagless so it will require more maintenance, it has no hose, and the crevice tool is unusable, so it's really only good for floors. Let me know what you think.

I got the Sebo E2 because my house is mostly laminate floor and tiles with only one short area rug and I have a short hair dog. The E3 is recommended if you have any room with wall to wall carpet. The e2 is lighter compare to our 10 years old Panasonic canister.

That’s kind of a tricky one for me. The E2 technically does a better job on carpet and rugs because it has the turbine driven head with the rotating brush which helps open up carpet pile and do a dealer clean. However, because it’s turbine driven and doesn’t have an electric motor in the head, if you’re picking up a decent amount of hair, it can clog up that turbine and would need to be cleaned out. It can totally be cleaned, it’s just a balance of how much maintenance do you wanna do on your vacuum vs just plug and play and put it away. The E1 will do the exact same job on the hardfloor. I prefer the E1 on the hardfloor because the Kombi tool requires very little maintenance. The Kombi tool doesn’t have a front bristle which allows hair to just sweep into the front of it - where as a traditional floor brush (like what’s on the E2) can get a bit clogged up on the front portion of the brush after a bit of use. As far as carpet / rug performance goes, because the E1 doesn’t have a tool with a rotating brush, it has a harder time opening up the pile to do a deeper clean. If you have very little carpet or 1 or 2 rugs, the E1 is my recommendation. If you have a bit more carpet then that, but you aren’t picking up much in the way of hair, then the E2 will help keep those rugs / carpet clean. Here’s the great thing about all of this though - the E1 and the E2 can be turned into eachother later on in the future - as you can buy their attachments separately. So if you buy the E1 and say want the turbo head later on, you can do that. You just can’t add on the ET-1 electric powerhead because they don’t have the electric hose. Both vacuums are great though. Even though I kinda knocked the e2 a bit because turbo heads aren’t as heavy duty as electric powerheads, turbo heads are a great way to keep the weight down, price down, and clean carpet (as long as you don’t have too much of it) vs an electric powerhead which is more expensive and heavier to lift around. If you had a decent amount of carpet and lots of hair from pets for example on it, you would want the E3.

Dealers in person will have better prices than what is listed online. A quick recommendation would be a Sebo Felix, but that might be just above your price range. Sebo, Miele, Lindhaus are all gonna be great. IMO after experiencing the maintenance and the mess of bagless, I am forever a bagged convert. I was first worried I'd be changing bags often, but I find I can get a month + out of a bag, where each 'whole house' clean would equate to 8-10 dyson bin dumps. Full disclosure the machine I recently bought was a Sebo canister.

Since you have no "carpet" I would consider the less expensive non powered brush Sebo's too, or maybe a Henry. The canister style shines on maneuverability too, low places, around tables, chairs, etc.