tldr; Sebo upright with auto height adjustment and 40-foot cord. German quality for large carpeted homes.
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Best praise vs top criticism for Sebo Automatic X7
“I think this is a case of buying the wrong vacuum. It’s a single motor upright designed primarily for carpet, not multi surface homes. There isn’t a second motor for the brushroll, so you wouldn’t be able to shut it off. This is one of the key reasons why the SEBO X7 is not on the subreddit’s recommended list, and I prefer to steer people to more affordable, maneuverable, and versatile options like the Miele Classic C1 Cat & Dog, SEBO K3, and SEBO Felix, as well as less common options like the Zero G and Lindhaus HF6. (trust me, I’ve written paragraphs on why the X7’s not the right option for most folks before, I only recommend it for specific situations where housekeepers or irresponsible family members will be using and abusing the vacuum)”
“Vacuum repairer here, do not buy a shark, I can chant this in my sleep, never buy one You’re correct, they do break very quickly, they also have awful filtration (meaning lots of fine dust will just gather onto your filter and pass through eventually onto the motor, burning it out), it feels like 70% of machines I see for repairs are Sharks I feel a corded vacuum will be suited to you if there is so much dog hair A Dyson Animal is fairly good (I’ve owned one myself) and they pick up a fair amount. Personally I’ve never found mine to clog and I haven’t really ever had any issues with it Another brand I can recommend for pet hair which is another machine I use a quite like, is the Sebo X7. It is a bagged corded machine and picks up brilliantly, just as good as the Dyson does, deals with pet hair like it’s nothing without clogging Only things I don’t like about having the x7 is the hose is pretty short on it unless you buy the extension hose with it, an also you have the cost of buying bags Out of the 2 of them, odours are a big thing too, mainly the Sebo (since the dirt sits in the bag constantly until changed) The Dyson isn’t too bad and on both machines you can get standard Vacuum Disc Freshners and just pop one in the filter on the Dyson, or in the bag compartment on the Sebo”
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