Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

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Severus 5 year ownership cost of my Hoover Alyx upright only resulted in a spare pack of drive belts. Nothing much went wrong with it since the Dirt Devil filters are washable and nothing has had to be replaced on it other than broken belts. The tools are cheap but they are better designed than a lot of tools on the market such as the upholstery brush which is of decent size, has good space and decent bristles to whisk up dirt. The only irony is about the Alyx/Quick/Vibe upright is that it is very noisy so its surprising if anyone can put up with it over 5 years!

By the way the Sanitaire model shown is the Electrolux Professional I talked about ages ago and featured in the UK video of the Gadget Show. That's the model that didn't pick up everything on carpet and copies Sebo commercial uprights on its design. The Electrolux Professional has just had its first price slash from £299 to £99 in the new January sales here.

vacmanuk wrote:

Wondering if the larger dirt path opening in concert with same/similar amps of most full size uprights [11.5] diffuses the suction power in comparison to the standard opening width?

Carmine D.

vacmanuk wrote:

Hi vacuumanuk,

I don't like the look of the brushroll and, if there is a cleaning deficiency, would attribute the problem to it. The American version has a bigger drum -- http://www.sanitairevac.com/professional/products/upright/s9120.jsp

BUT -- considering the competition, do you think the testing session on the video could have been a snow job?  Much like the Hoover Dial-A-Matic, the Electrolux has a dial on the back for directing air flow and adjusting suction levels for floor and above the floor work.  An improperly adjusted dial could have influenced the test.

Venson

Venson. If that was the case then the Hoover Slalom would have failed the pick up test - it too has a suction dial on the bottom similar to Electrolux suction valve dials and the Slalom picked up perfectly. The video showed that whilst the Electrolux picked up practically everything, only a couple of flecks were left behind. I dont doubt the power of the Professional but I do agree with you, the drum roll isn't particularly effective - the brush roll strips themselves are very thin in height compared to the Dyson and the Hoover.

vacmanuk wrote:

Perhaps a beater bar/two would assist the brush roll to go from Winner?  to Winner!

Carmine D.

Absolutely Carmine, but then again even if Electrolux added longer bristles I'm sure the performance could have been better. Even with brushes set in a chevron design without beaters added, performance can be better.