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Nilfisk Extreme (X300)
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Post# 160009   11/24/2011 at 13:25 (4,507 days old) by rob_89 ()        

Hi all,

I've just taken delivery of a Nilfisk Extreme here, and wondered if anyone has any experience of them? They are highly rated by many consumer magazines here- I was surprised by the size and weight of the cleaner when it arrived though. Was expecting a unit quite similar to a Miele S5 canister. It does come with a nice array of tools, which all seem decent quality. I believe this unit is meant to offer 400 airwatts, which certainly sounds impressive!

This example needs a replacement motor after 2 years, the current one is fluctuating in speed and has that 'electrical burning' smell. There is some plaster dust in the HEPA filter so I imagine this hasn't helped.

Anybody else here own one of these? Would love to hear the plus/negative points- a replacement motor is £55, plus £20ish for a new HEPA filter, plus bags, so I am debating whether this will be worth the repair.

Rob


Post# 160010 , Reply# 1   11/24/2011 at 13:27 (4,507 days old) by rob_89 ()        
Size comparison

Shown next to my Dyson DC05 (excuse the dust! My current regular vac as it has a powerhead).

Post# 160018 , Reply# 2   11/24/2011 at 15:02 (4,507 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)        

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I do not own one but I can tell you that all those floor tools are top quality ones and can be found on many Electrolux upper market models. Funny thing is that I seem to recall that this machine was actually a Electrolux commercial vacuum at one stage before that was all sold to nilfisk , could be wrong though


Post# 160040 , Reply# 3   11/24/2011 at 18:36 (4,507 days old) by rob_89 ()        
Floor tools

Hi Gareth,

Yes the floor tools all seem great quality- I want to say they are made in Germany by Wessel-Werk but not 100% on that. The normal pedal floortool has a metal baseplate very similar to the Miele one included with S5 basic models- I need to give it a clean up before I use it.

I've been using that turbobrush design for a few years with a Numatic tub vac, its probably the most effective I've used so far. Not worth the £90 Nilfisk charge for one new though...

Interesting you say this may have been a Lux commercial previously- could well be possible, I think this is a cosmetic redesign of the earlier Nilfisk King model.

Rob


Post# 160084 , Reply# 4   11/25/2011 at 02:29 (4,507 days old) by godfreys_guy (Melbourne, Australia)        
Its great!

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Very VERY quiet and really strong suction, retail here for $600-700 so deff worth repairing. The tools are german wessel work.

The nilfisk/electrolux you are thinking of is in the link below.


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Post# 160085 , Reply# 5   11/25/2011 at 03:25 (4,507 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)        

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Thanks man I know of that one ( I have one of those )but I am sure there were a few more , I remember a squareish Electrolux as-well.

The normal foot piece is the same as the one on the standard Electrolux oxygen 



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