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Thread Number: 15835
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| Post# 168721 2/7/2012 at 19:24 (4,453 days old) by GM1982 () | ||
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There are so many vacuums brands, just like other appliances, however which vacuums truly work the best, are durable and are easy to find? Hoover, Oreck, Dyson, Miele, Aerus, Sebo, Riccar, etc. | ||
Post# 168725 , Reply# 1 2/7/2012 at 20:03 (4,453 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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Are you asking about what is currently for sale today?
For department stores brands, I'd have to say either Dyson and some Hoovers. Most of their models can last a decade or so and both clean well. I practically abuse my Dyson DC14 and I have no doubt it will last me 10 years. Department store vacuums are quite cheap anyway, so I'd rather have a brand I get in a vac store. Riccar, Sanitaire and Royal come to mind. They are use metal parts and are biased off time-tested designs. Santiare probably gives you the most for your money, but Riccars and Royals are excellent carpet cleaners. Now if you are referring to contemporary machines in general (Post-1980) I would have to say Hoover. Even the cheap Hoover Elites last 20 years. I have yet to find a Hoover that doesn't clean well. | ||
| Post# 168728 , Reply# 2 2/7/2012 at 20:32 (4,453 days old) by kirby (passadena md) | ||
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DYSON or kirby :) | ||
| Post# 168735 , Reply# 3 2/7/2012 at 20:40 (4,453 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Consumer Reports constantly polls members and readers on their experiences with the products they have bought. Here are the latest results from their questionnaire regarding brand reliability for vacuum cleaners:
Kirby was among the least repair-prone brands of upright vacuums while Simplicity and Riccar were among the more repair-prone. Among canister brands, Dyson and Kenmore were among the least repair-prone and Electrolux was most repair-prone. That's what we found when we asked almost 96,000 readers who bought a vacuum between 2007 and 2011 about their experiences. The graph shows the percentage of models for each brand that were repaired or had a serious problem. Differences of less than 4 points aren't meaningful, and we've adjusted the data to eliminate differences linked solely to age and usage. Models within a brand may vary, and design or manufacture changes might affect future reliability. Still, choosing a brand with a good repair history can improve your odds of getting a reliable model. For canisters: Dyson 8% Kenmore 8% Miele 11% Hoover 13% Electrolux 17% For uprights: Kirby 3% Kenmore 6% Dirt Devil 6% Dyson 7% Bissell 7% Eureka 8% Oreck 9% Hoover 10% Panasonic 10% Riccar 13% Simplicity 13% | ||
| Post# 168741 , Reply# 4 2/7/2012 at 20:59 (4,453 days old) by joshdonnell () | ||
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well i would say miele not riccar | ||
| Post# 168753 , Reply# 5 2/7/2012 at 22:05 (4,453 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 168757 , Reply# 6 2/7/2012 at 22:10 (4,453 days old) by pinkge (Indianapolis,Indiana) | ||
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I will... take my Sebo Felix and would purchase another one.They deep clean and are so versital cleaner. Michael | ||
| Post# 168769 , Reply# 7 2/7/2012 at 22:47 (4,453 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
Big 3 for reliability: | ||
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Post# 168812 , Reply# 9 2/8/2012 at 10:14 (4,452 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Let me see..... what would I say!! | ||
| Post# 168819 , Reply# 12 2/8/2012 at 11:50 (4,452 days old) by GM1982 () | ||
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I heard about Sebo, however, most places do not sell them. Seems just online. Which one's are well known, that people are aware of? How are the Aerus or Pro Teams? I see them in my gym | ||
| Post# 168860 , Reply# 14 2/8/2012 at 18:08 (4,452 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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GM1982 - the older SEBO uprights are basically the same and go under the Windsor vacuum branding (commercial cleaning company.) Also there's www.sebo.us...
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| Post# 168870 , Reply# 15 2/8/2012 at 18:49 (4,452 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Anything is reliable if taken care of; I say are the MOST reliable: Kirby Filter Queen Sanitaire/Eureka Hoover (some models) Electrolux/Aerus Royal (some models) Compact/TriStar Kenmore/Sears (some models) Craftsman/Sears & the LEAST reliable: XXX Durabrand Shop Vac Euro Pro Shark | ||
| Post# 168915 , Reply# 16 2/8/2012 at 23:05 (4,452 days old) by RainbowD4C (Saint Joseph, Michigan ) | ||
Kenmore in the consumers reports I have always found to get a good rating. While they are not the se quality like those of the 70's 80's and 90's (my favorite time periods) they still come with some great features. While I can't speak for everyone I thin a lot will agree that speciality brands like Rainbow, Aerus/Electrolux, Kirby that type of thing will always be a good bet. If you are going for store bought stick with the names that are household names like Hoover and Eureka.
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| Post# 168920 , Reply# 17 2/9/2012 at 00:26 (4,452 days old) by 1996kirbyg4 () | ||
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hmmmm if you are talking about cleaners sold at stores, then i would probably have to say dyson as long as you take care of it. they are good machines, not very heavy[especially the smaller models]. and do a great job at cleaning you're carpets. | ||
| Post# 168927 , Reply# 18 2/9/2012 at 01:40 (4,452 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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what about.. the good old trusty bullet proof FILTER QUEEN? | ||
| Post# 168939 , Reply# 20 2/9/2012 at 06:07 (4,452 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 168946 , Reply# 21 2/9/2012 at 06:58 (4,452 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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Post# 168952 , Reply# 22 2/9/2012 at 07:52 (4,451 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 168954 , Reply# 23 2/9/2012 at 09:14 (4,451 days old) by henriquesousa7 (California) | ||
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I Would Have To Say Sanitaire! | ||
| Post# 169018 , Reply# 25 2/9/2012 at 19:39 (4,451 days old) by GM1982 () | ||
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What do you think of the Aerus Guardian Upright? | ||
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Post# 169073 , Reply# 28 2/10/2012 at 07:13 (4,451 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Thanks Venson,
It is a nice looking machine. I like the fact that it has a regular handle instead of the pistol grip type and I also like the look of the woven hose. From the video link attached, it appears to have been built with good filtration too. Gary CLICK HERE TO GO TO countryguy's LINK | ||
| Post# 169080 , Reply# 29 2/10/2012 at 08:23 (4,450 days old) by Trebor () | ||
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The Guardian upright... is respectable on all counts, however, I believe it to be more expensive than the Lindhaus, and it lacks a height adjustment. Overall, I much prefer the Lindhaus. | ||
| Post# 169104 , Reply# 31 2/10/2012 at 13:45 (4,450 days old) by ralph123 (Little Rock, AR) | ||
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Certainly there are vacuums with serious design flaws (e.g. Hoover dual brush roll with plastic gears). However, I suspect most vacuum failures are due to bad behavior on the part of the user rather than manufacturing defects. | ||
| Post# 169136 , Reply# 33 2/10/2012 at 18:57 (4,450 days old) by bimmer740 (Long Island, New York) | ||
I think that Miele, Sebo, and even the new machines from Aerus/Electrolux are very reliable. My Renaissance is from 1994 and it still runs and looks like new, as does my Epic 6000. For canisters Lux tanks are fairly easy to service and they have a long history of being able to take a beating and keep on going.
In my opinion probably the most reliable machine you can purchase new today is a Kirby. I've never had a problem with any Kirby I have ever owned and they can easily be repaired or rebuilt. And just how many vacuum manufacturers today will rebuild your vacuum so its almost new? I certainly can’t think of any other company that does that. | ||
| Post# 228344 , Reply# 34 4/14/2013 at 08:17 (4,022 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 228353 , Reply# 35 4/14/2013 at 09:28 (4,021 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Here's a long answer - be warned! No - and simply because Numatic isn't yet an international brand. As a fan of Numatic, I think Numatic are Britain's best kept secret but you have to bear in mind that they only arrived in the U.S not so long ago and aren't available in other countries as much. One could plainly argue and say the same about the U.S only brands like Riccar or others, so collecting data on Numatic as a worldwide brand would be more difficult.
Also I see Sebo and Numatic as commercial brands as opposed to wholly domestic - that and a lot of the other commercial brands that are seldom mentioned unless they offer a domestic market range as well like Sebo and Numatic.
Numatic did make it to the number 3 or 4 top spot below Miele for reliability as far as I can remember when I was a member of Which, though a lot of members moaned on the forum regarding Which's last test results for the Henry when the marked it down on performance. I was also one of those moaners as Which had clearly not tested the Henry properly yet were typical of marking it down because of their lack of clarity and intelligence. They did the same with the Sebo D2, not being able to find a bag fill indicator when the window is clearly viewable behind the hose on top of the machine - and Which rarely change their findings!
That's the trouble with asking a question like "what is the best" as there are so many variables to take into account, not just what the "official" testing organisations say. Whenever I've gone into a leading franchise and say that I want a cylinder vacuum, most sales people point me towards a Henry if I want to go the bagged route or Dyson for bagless. Again its a sales strategy but its also one based on real life sales per company and what people readily recognise.
The main issue I've found in the past when recommending Sebo's K series to UK buyers is that they don't want to go with the brand because they don't recognise the brand and automatically fear spares aren't going to be as widespread available.
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| Post# 228354 , Reply# 36 4/14/2013 at 09:33 (4,021 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK) | ||
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