They Don't Make Them Like They Used To? - Vintage Electrolux Vs Modern Sebo Vacuums
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- The marketplace has become a wasteland of disposable products that are bought and replaced constantly. Sometime, the soothing ointment for your stressed out soul is to hang on to the old "tried and true" items like vacuums, cars and tools. Because, as they say, they don't make them like they used to.
When it comes to vacuums released or designed in 1982, nearly 40 years ago, what are you gaining and what are you giving up by using one of these? Are new vacuums even comparable? In this video, we take a quick look at vintage Electrolux vs modern Sebo vacuums.
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Table of Contents:
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0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Introducing the Vacs to be Tested
3:00 - Explanation of Water Lift, Air Flow & Air Watts
5:10 - Testing
7:32 - Testing Results
8:05 - Filtration & Allergies
9:45 - If Something Is Still Working, Is It Meeting Your Needs?
10:50 - Does Fixing A 40 Year Old Vacuum Make Financial Sense?
11:44 - Conclusion
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Kinda reminds me of why so many of us still buy new and old Toyora 4Runners when they're:
-inefficient
-gas guzzlers
-expensive
-heavy and don't handle well
-every other modern SUV is better in every way possible
It's because they work and we stick to it. I'm certain this is why some owners don't care to part ways with their old vacuums (me being one of them..and I'm 27 lmao!)
You do you... nothing wrong with that!
Very well said and put together. I absolutely love my Electroluxes from the 50’s-60’s. At the time I believe they were the only few machines that had a 4 ply bag with a gasket seal. I used vintage machines for daily cleaning, but also run an air purifier along with them to cut down on the allergens. However, ever since I bought a Sebo E3 Premium and a Riccar R30D last month, they’ve been my go to machines for everything and I’ve noticed a big decrease in dust on furniture. Being out in the desert attracts more dust/dirt than a standard suburb environment.
I’ve also noticed I didn’t have to take my allergy medication as much. Wish I had switched ages ago. The Electroluxes and my other vintage machines will just remain in my collection and will no longer be “daily drivers”. I’m especially impressed with the support, repair, and ease of maintenance of Sebo’s line up. I definitely plan on recommending anything in their line up to other people looking for a new machine.
Hi Matt; Old vacuums are sort of like old cars. People see newer models come on the market but because of sentimental value, they just hate to part with the old and welcome in the new. I still have a Hoover Constellation which I love but is not my main vacuum. The Hoover was new in the 60s and I remember when my mom and I bought it. I love the design even though the suction is not nearly as good as my Riccar, but when I have a dusting job and do not want to get out the Riccar I use the Hoover. The exhaust on the Hoover went directly into the carpet and except for the secondary filter under the bag any dirt in the exhaust goes back into the carpet.
Great video as always and you do make some great points and your argument is sound for ditching the old and replacing with the new. People should be more aware of air quality in the home. For this very reason your videos are a sound educational source. I have learned a lot from watching and listening to you and your videos are very well produced. You are by far the very best educator, when it comes to vacuum videos on UA-cam. Thanks for another great video. I appreciate the time and effort you put into producing them.
John In Ohio
Thanks, John! There is a time a place for vintage vacuums. I would totally use one in the garage or use one occasionally for the fun of it. But, like daily driving a '55 Chevy with your kids in the car... there might be better options for daily use in this day and age. Appreciate the comment.
@@HouseOfVacuums Good perspective!
Interesting vid, thanks !
PS: I own a SEBO Airbelt E3 Premium ... and am _very_ happy with it.
Commercial grade vac for home use.
I use HEPA bags in my ancient electrolux vacuums. Not worried about the infitismal carbon particles.
The SEBO is, of course, as good as modern vacuums get.
The polypropylene bags definitely make a difference. They will still allow some allergen bypass when full which is why like having a final filter. Of course, if you don't have allergies it may be less of a concern.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
So true, all of that "particles" came from the homes environment so what are we supposed to do in between vacuum jobs? The air in a home is what it is, there's no continuous method to filter it all of the time. Besides, much of that stuff comes from outdoors/outside air...
Slight correction: the Lux Classic tank design was introduced in Canada in 1982 as the E-Special (the automatic counterpart was the E-2000, which would be the current Lux Legacy).
Ah, yes, I always forget about the Canadian connection. Cheers!
@@HouseOfVacuums @House Of Vacuums Thank you, and cheers to you! I might add that it was 1985 that the Canadian and American Electrolux affiliates merged, and the US at that time began importing the Canadian parts to assemble them and sell them. The model names & numbers then became Hi-Tech 2100 and Limited Edition (L-E) 2100. The Canadian plastic commercial canister model CB2000 had been introduced in both countries in 1983 along with the American-designed Floor Beautifier model B-9 (now called the Lux Floor Pro S165F). The entire line's color scheme was also switched in 1985 to light sand gray & jade to match the American metal cleaner line that had been launched in 1984. Incidentally, the main Canadian plant in Pointe Claire, QC was shuttered in 1987, and the Brockville, ON low volume plant in 1990.
I feel like air watts is kinda missing the point or not really relevant. The pressure you deliver via the motor, minus the friction that you impose, determine CFM. Since nearly all vacs are using around 32 or 35 or some other wack size (some Hoover and Shark), CFM per that device should be a good measurement, because the more water lift you have, the more air flow that results, for a given hose size.
Sure, my particular furnace/ac delivers around 1135CFM, but it has to do it at .7 inch water column, since typical central hvac is low static (and ideally you want around .5). Of course the ductwork is much larger, and not a 35mm outlet.
Course it is hard to measure actual water lift in practice since you seal up the vac doing so, which shows you get your water lift with 0 CFM.
For reference, I tested a Miele C1 using a Testo Anemometer probe, which calculates air flow by entering the hose outlet size. I got around 106CFM on the lowest setting, to around 157CFM on the highest.
Good truthful tutorial sir.
Glad you liked it!
Stopped by Dunagan's Vacuum Sewing Center in Aiken SC yesterday to check out a new vacuum cleaner because I felt my Electrolux Silverado was spewing dust. The Silverado sucks great, never let me down, but it's old technology. Saw the Sebo K2 and will purchase one next week when they restock. Variable speed, quiet, all I need, and three filters. Great video comparison, old is old and new is technically better.
Ohhh Nostalgia with vacuums. The memories of being a child and chasing the carpet monster and it's light in the dark lol and seeing the sparkles in the sunlight afterwards on super sunny days, which later in life I realized wasn't magic but dust and that's why I would repeatedly 🤧 or have allergy flare-ups in spring and fall Lol 🤣
Great topic🎬
Thanks, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
It sure is true, todays appliances have their advantages over the older ones and they aren't inexpensive today in any case. However, what people desire most is longevity, dependability and affordability. Of course, if there is a need for service, they also want parts availability. This is why many folks who have been used to quality products of the past hate the new ones so much. They are not supported as well, they are expensive but not truly made to tough standards and their features tend to breakdown often requiring parts that require long wait periods. For example, on the Sebo and Miele canisters, they have the sliding speed control on the handle of the vac hose...my experience tells me that will not last long and/or it will have dead spots in it between high and low at some point. Also, all is plastic...as it ages, it gets brittle and less able to deal with movement/servicing, self-tapping screws etc. Then, of course comes the fancy filter/bags that are proprietary...cost of those is fairly high.
I am impressed that someone finally put a vacuum gauge and CFM monitor on them to test the performance. Not everyone needs the benefits of the accessories, attachments etc. and simply wants a machine that moves air to make the job go quick and clean.
could you try and seal the older Lux? and try again what do you think on tristar
They don't make them like they use to eh? You got that right.. Today the vacuums cleaners made t are down right "SCRAP." Wal Mart vacuums are SCRAP. However the Kirby, and Miele vacuum cleaners and few others seem to be of good quality.. By the way I have got two Electrolux vacuums.. I bought my Silverado Deluxe, also I bought one ( 1 ) Electrolux E2000....
Yup, there are still good vacuums out there... you just can't buy them at box stores. All of those are disposable.
I think it's also important to mention that suction isn't the end all determination factor in how well a machine cleans. Agitation is the main factor drawing dirt out of the carpet and being wisked away by the airflow. If the machine does not agitate well it will not work properly. Adding this to what you said about filtration a vacuum can pick up well but if your machine doesn't trap the dirt well it isn't an effective cleaner just look at the old Sanitaire or Royal vacuums if you need an example of this...
Yes indeed, agitation is critical. This is obviously an incomplete comparison for at the floor cleaning, but a starting point for why designs of quality machines have improved over time.
I've got an old video on the channel about agitation... it's probably time to revisit it now that I've improved the channel production.
Thanks for watching and for the comment!
Aerus does have Style C HEPA bags for the Silverado and Lux Classic, so fine dust emissions would be a lot better compared to the standard paper bags.
This does help but again it's not the only determining factor in trapping dirt. Even then take a look at the competition from Miele and Sebo they are quieter, lighter, more powerful, more ergonomic, have 360 casters and just overall better designed machines. Given the choice between an electrolux old or new and a modern machine I'll stick with the modern machine.
That's good to know! Still not competitive filtration, but that would make it much, much better.
I wish they did, Aerus does not sell HEPA bags for the C,R, and U styles they only make HEPA bags for the Platinum. They’re only available aftermarket, DVC has them, Evacuumstore has their own branded ones and Vacuum America Clean all make them. Aerus dealers STILL push that their garbage Home Solutions paper bags are the best. If you buy a new Aerus machine and bring it in for service under warranty and it doesn’t have a genuine bag it even if it’s a HEPA aftermarket bag, (depending on the owner of the shop) you’ll void the warranty. Absolutely ridiculous, I cannot think of a real reason Aerus doesn’t make HEPA bags for the other machines…my only thought is that maybe you’ll bring the vac in for service if the motor wears out prematurely from dust leakage but that’s honestly unlikely.
Yes and they will prevent suction to be where it was.
So having done some measurements on electroluxes in the past I have to wonder did you block off the electrical contact area when you took suction readings? Cuz those things will leak quite a bit and when the hoses inserted they will be sealed off. I generally find it best to insert a snug fitting tube into the inlet to get around that and get a better reading
Nice video m8 ✌️
Thanks for watching, appreciate it!
I still love my Kirby G3 and my filter Queene and I have not had to spend a dime in repairs just belts bags filters and a couple of new brushes for the kirby since 1993 but what do you expect they will last for ever and I can still get any part brand new for the Kirby😃
For people that really care about air quality, they need an externally exhausted central vacuum. Forget 99% filtration, how about 100%? You can also get a cyclonic model with zero ongoing expenses. No bags, no filters.
I just bought a new Hoover after my old Hoover convertible had the motor burn up, they both cleaned really well but I don’t think that the newer one leaves the carpet quite as fluffy
It is important to remember that the Convertible back in the 70s was like $100. But $100 in 1975 today is about $560. So your new vacuum is not an apple-to-apples comparison to your old one... you bought something significantly less premium. You would need to look to a brand like Riccar or Sebo to get you closer to that same quality today.
@@HouseOfVacuums that’s fair it’s also just a shame that Hoover doesn’t make anything like the quality they used to
Thank you so much for making this video. I have a 17 year old Electrolux upright. I just went to use it and it won’t even go on anymore. I was thinking of having it repaired, but after watching this video, I feel like it’s not worth it. Is there a vacuum that you would recommend? It doesn’t matter to me if it is canister, upright, stick or cordless. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
If you are replacing an Electrolux upright and want to replace it with something just as well built, I would highly recommend either the Sebo X4 or X7. Both are fantastic German uprights that come with a 10 year warranty when purchased from an authorized dealer like myself. They clean very well and are truly built for the long haul.
Please let me know if you have any other questions!
All the old vacuums I work with far outclean a modern vacuum. I can tell by how you phrase stuff that you want people to buy a new vacuum from you. I haven't gotten very far into the video, though.
Very good video. You break things down to help consumers make educated buying decisions.
Thanks Shelly! Happy to help.
@@HouseOfVacuums Got a Question on Sebo canister. Which one would you recommend for a house with pets, moderate amount of fur and 2 adults.
I would say with the fur you described you would be best served by bypassing the K3 (smaller bag) for the E3 (larger bag, more powerful). All the Sebo canisters are great, but the E series is the Goldilocks of the bunch. Not too big, not too small. Not too heavy, not underwhelming. It has an X-factor that the K and D series lack in my opinion. If you have more questions definitely feel free to email me at hov@thehouseofvacs.com. Thanks!
@@HouseOfVacuums Got the Sebo and love it. The carpets look clean and are softer now.
Just subscribed! Great video. I have a Kirby model 519 built in late 1959-early 1960. It isn't the most powerful machine I own, but it does still clean my home very well considering its age. I did a complete rebuild and modified it to where it uses HEPA filtration. I also installed a 4-row roller brush to groom the rugs better than the standard 2-row. I have mostly hard flooring, runners and area rugs, so it meets my cleaning needs. However, if I had mostly carpet and very little hard flooring, I would honestly say that there are better options. I do own a Kirby Diamond Edition, also, and a Royal model 2028 upright, but my old machine is lighter and easier to use in comparison. I rotate them when cleaning, and use certain ones for certain jobs. Though I love them all, there are some newer vacuums I really like, too, such as Sanitaire, Sebo, Miele and Lindhaus. I wouldn't mind owning a Sebo Felix, Miele canister or a Lindhaus hf6 canister. I love My Kirbys, but I sometimes wish I also had a machine with on-board tools. It really is more convenient.
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Glad you are enjoying your Kirby! As for owning multiple vacuums, I am definitely in that camp. I think I am starting to test my wife's patience with the number of vacs I bring home...
@@HouseOfVacuums Haha, I used to test my mother's a long time ago, but I parted with most of my collection. I believe I had about fifteen at the max at one time. I know that's nothing compared to a lot of vacuum collectors, but it was a lot for our home. I saw where you mentioned liking Bosch canisters?? Is that what you mainly use in your home?
@Matt Jones - My couple of Bosch canisters are pretty mint, one was purchased NOS... so I don't use them a ton. My main vacuums are a Miele Brilliant on the main floor and a Sebo E3 upstairs.
@@HouseOfVacuums Awesome!
Thank you for comparing old and new in a reasonable way. My friend has a very heavy electrolux upright that I cannot find on UA-cam. Is there a place to find all? Maybe 1980s or 1990s?
No but intermittent user. This very heavy but not so old electrolux is a mystery to me. Who could the potential customers be? I had hoped to borrow it for about 30 minutes but was shocked by the weight and size. PS I still do not find it on youtube!
Thanks for watching and commenting. Your friend's vacuum is probably similar to the Epic 3500. The design originated in the mid-eighties and continues through today. If you search for "Electrolux Epic 3500" you will find multiple videos.
Cheers!
@@HouseOfVacuums The old "dinosaur" Electrolux uprights were Model 1451... I just lost mine, along with a Super J and a B-8, in a wildfire.
The old machines have the nostalgia and durability . It’s too bad there isn’t some kind of aftermarket filtration for some of these older machines. If people would purchase new higher end machines instead of the junk at Big Box stores they wouldn’t be as tempted to keep repairing the old ones.
Truth... but that's why we're here; to educate!
The closest thing to this would be the perfect vacuum they make an identical machine to the old electrolux vacuums to the untrained eye you almost can't tell them apart. I do believe they did improve the filter system but it uses the same paper bags and many of the same parts, and like the old electrolux vacuums it is not cheap. Is it a machine I would own, no but from a durability and cleaning performance standpoint it's better then most store bought machines but compared to the other quality brands in the same pricepoint there are better options.
You helped me make a big money decision. Thank you. I could use some more help though
If you've got any questions, let me know!
The one problem in have with the new machines is that you have to spend almost a grand or more to get one of these great vacuums. I have a filter queen, a kirby, and new sanitaire. I love them all. I do question their filtration. Im not sure why, and i think its because i can examine the dirt, i prefer my filter queen to all of the machines. In terms of all around functioning, i love my kirby. But i always think the brush roll on the sanitaire is superior to the other two. I just tossed the Kirby bag out from the last 7 months. It was nice and filled. I am going to get a filter queen home defender. But i have no interest in a new vacuum. I dont like the hoses on any of the new machines. I like the perfect hose and the filter queen hose. To me the sebo and meile hoses both fill a bit less expensive. But they say they are great and crush proof. The older vacuums have heft. The new ones just dont feel good in MY hand. When needed, i will pay the money and purchase a new filtet queen. Something about the machine has all the things which are still important to me. If the old kenmore whisper tones were available i would have purchased one of those over my sanitaire. 🤷🏼♂️ The vacuum companies know what they are doing. I would have purchased a very small canaster with a filter queen hose and power head. But alas they dont make them like that
Thanks for the comment!
You can get into a sealed system Sebo canister with the K3 for $799, so certainly lower than a Filter Queen or Kirby. About the same amount for a comparable Miele.
Don't let the feel of the crushproof hoses dissuade you... they are a huge improvement over the vinyl hoses in terms of splitting, electrical shorts and kinking. I can tell you from a repair perspective, the crushproof is better by miles.
Cheers!
Thank you for testing the amount of suction and airflow of the three canisters to prove that there are some canisters of contemporary models, made by other companies besides Aerus, that would outperform the old Electrolux canisters as well as the modern ones from Aerus!
BTW, it would have been great if you could also test the Kirby's and the Miele's and compare them with the three tanks in the video.
Thanks for watching and commenting! I will definitely do more comparisons in the future. Subscribe and stay tuned!
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Good info and definitely reveals vac improvements. I played with a Sebo E3 today (much improved over the C3.1 I owned years ago that was traded for a Miele Blue Moon still in use thanks to its retrofitted Vortex motor). I do wonder if Sebo will migrate any of their X7 brush features to the cannister powerheads? The E3's powerhead had a few minor tricks my 15 year old Felix lacked like power indicator lights and a little quieter operation but otherwise seemed the same design.
I doubt we will see any of the X7's party tricks on the ET-1 power nozzle, namely the servo height adjustment and pressure clutch. They weren't designed for it an there really isn't any room to spare under the hood. It would be cool, though!
What I would REALLY like to see on the ET-1 is a headlight.
I love the old vacs being made of metal and the cool desigs . but i will not trade my Sebo D4 or my Sebo Felix for a 30,40,50 year old antique . great video. Im building a new house and want to install a built in central vac during construction. Looked at a Modern Day . would u recommend a MD or something else ? Great video . u do these videos so well .
Hey Mark, thanks for watching and the comment! Glad you are enjoying those Sebo vacs.
Modern Day is far and away my favorite central vac manufacturer. The build quality and customer service simply cannot be beat. They are more expensive than a lot of other brands, but if you compare the build quality and performance side-by-side there is just no comparison. HIGHLY recommend them, particularly the Silent Master series.
I'm still using my hoover 1936 825 and it works perfectly by today's standards.also have a 1937 Electrolux z25 both items perform very well . Everyone say my house is spotless you can keep your modern crap I've been through loads of them and most fail quickly in my experience
Ah, but are you buying the right new vacuums, that is the question! Truthfully, the old machine will work fine if you do not have allergies. However, if you have allergies, you'll see much better results with a unit that is sealed. Cheers!
can you run more modern bags in the vintage electrolux? like you can run a modern bag in a 1979 kirby tradition and get modern filtration...... well it probably still might not be as good as a bypass vacuum but it is way, way better then the original style 1 paper bags
Aerus does have a fleece bag option for the Type C Electrolux canisters. I believe they are the only ones to make a fleece bag in that style.
Thanks for the shot out ! Great video!
You bet, man! I've gotta make one of those working water lift gauges one of these days...
Great video , but the music sucks ,, try some different music
Thanks for watching and the feedback. Cheers!
Some of your claims about the newer Aerus machines aren't quite correct. Firstly, all Aerus canister models have new motors in them that has increased their power as compared to the 2014 models. In addition, all the canister models now have HEPA pre-motor filters in the bag compartment. These new filters feature a removable carbon layer for de-odorizing. With the addition of the HEPA quality bags, only clean air is getting out of the bag compartment. Another point is the after-filter on the exhaust is a multi-layer electrostatically charged media that is more than sufficient to capture the motor's carbon emissions. There is almost nothing coming out of those machines. Aerus has recently discontinued their top-level machine and will be introducing a new model later this year.
Thanks for watching and for the comment!
At this time there is only one Aerus canister with sealed HEPA or active carbon filtration... the Lux Guardian Platinum. The Lux Legacy and Lux Classic are both electrostatic filtration only. Yes, there are polypropylene bags available, but those aren't quite the same has having a sealed HEPA system.
On both the Legacy and the Classic the electrostatic filter is pretty close to being only symbolic. There are air gaps all over the place prior to those filters. Between the two body shells, the back motor cover, cord access port, the clips for the top cover... there are too many places that are not sealed to list.
Going back to the Lux Guardian Platinum, the price is right around $1300. For that price you are getting a machine with captive rear wheels, a vinyl hose with captive wiring, a power nozzle design that dates back to the 70s... there are just a ton of items that Aerus has never bothered to make competitive. That price point is super competitive and both Miele and Sebo have them beat on cleaning capability and modern feature sets.
Cheers!
Viewed quickly the back wheels look like a big shinny ball! ???
Indeed!
Please, could you do a video explaining that 12amps does not mean more suction. 12 amps is an advertising gimmick. Its a constant point that I have to explain to my clients. It's only a measure of the amount of electricity the vac consumes.
Btw, I own a Sebo, love it!
Glad you're enjoying your Sebo. That's an interesting idea for a video, I'll have to keep that in my hip pocket.
Thanks for watching and the suggestion!
Lol you are so correct most vacuums across the board are going to be anywhere between 10 and 12 amps because a standard household outlet is 15 amps so it literally cannot have more draw then that. Amps is only how much power the machine is drawing from your outlet doesn't determine how well the machine works. The best example of this is the old Sanitaire vacuums only making between 5 and 7 amps but yet have way more airflow and better agitation then any 12 amp hoover or bissell store bought machine...
do you ever see rainbow's come in for repair?
I see them occasionally. Our area never had a massively successful Rainbow salesman, so there aren't a ton out there. For door-to-door, Electrolux had our area on lock. Kirby, Rainbow, Filter Queen, etc. never really stood a chance.
@@HouseOfVacuums is there a way to chat with you directly at all?
Matt i sent you a message on facebook
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Great video you and performance reviews should have more subs than vacuumwars
Thank you sir, I appreciate that!
It appears I was wrong about the pre-motor filters. They are just carbon, not HEPA. Only the top of the line Aerus machines have HEPA filters.
Except that not all plastic bodied Aerus/Electrolux models actually have a sealed air pathway. If you are going to run a HEPA filter, best to use it on a vacuum that can make the most of it.
Are you a vacuum collector
I think accumulator would be a more apt description! I have a few old vacs like an L-Series Electrolux, Royal Pony, Filter Queen, etc. My vacuum obsession is a weird one... USA market Bosch canisters. While not old, they were cool and are getting harder to find. I'm working on trying to complete their lineup from the early 00s.
It's weird, I know.
@@HouseOfVacuums that’s a very nice collection
@@HouseOfVacuumsDid you know a shop in Waco Texas is currently selling a new old stock batch of bosch electro duo XXL machines on eBay? Performance reviews and I both bought one if you have any questions hit us up.
@Zack McDonald Great tip! I actually already bought one of the first ones they threw on eBay. I've used it a couple of times... but it is so pretty I just let it sit in the corner of my office so I can look at it. It's a weird obsession...
Yes the Electrolux is the best
Thanks for watching!
No, they don't make things like they used to. When I was working on cars people told me that all of the time. They said you can't sit on the roof of a new car or stand inside of the engine compartment like you could with a 57 Chevy. Why would you want to? Most 57 Chevys had no a/c got, 12 miles per gallon, made a lot of smog, and were close to impossible to start on cold mornings, but you could sit on the roof. When I was a kid we had a Kirby. I guess it was a good vacuum for the time. It weighed a ton though, that is what happens when all of the parts are metal and there is no plastic where the parts can be made of plastic, that is pointless weight. When you turned it on a cloud of dust came out of it. HEPA was not even thought of and you got to breath in everything you vacuumed. It sounded like a jet engine, noise wasn't a big issue back then. You could shampoo the floor with it. Though we never used that feature, we always hired a company to do that. They don't make them like they used to, in many ways they make them better.
All very good point, I couldn't say it better myself. Thanks for watching and commenting!
When the current vacuum cleaner industry starts putting the customer first instead of profit, thereby producing solid RELIABLY DURABLE equipment instead of cheap, crappy, bloated priced plastic landfill trash produced under the slave tyranny of communist China, you’ll have substance in what you advocate, but NOT until then. These modern vacuums can have all the fancy higher end latest technological developments incorporated into them, but when they are also purposely designed to fail repeatedly so that excessive profit can be made at the customer’s expense in repair bills or in being forced to purchase a replacement every few months or within a year or more, they will continue to be shunned by those of us who know better. I’ll take an Electrolux Model XXX any day, any time over any of those plastic pieces of rip off garbage - I don’t care how “effective” or convenient they appear to be. In addition you lost any potential respect from this viewer after you started you video discussing reliability, then quickly, and surreptitiously changed the game to performance from that point till the end.
Just wow, you'd think we were talking about religion and not vacuums. I want to address a few takeaways you had that were misinterpreted.
I never recommended poorly made machines or those made in the developing world under questionable labor practices. The Sebo that I was comparing is over 90% sourced and built in Germany... soooo, I don't know how we got on the topic of Chinese machines. Don't believe me? Check the teardown video!
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Second, the decision of whether or not a newer vacuum is best for you is really a cost/benefit analysis... it isn't a binary decision of good/bad. My point is that it is GREAT to have vacuums that last a long time. I'm a HUGE advocate of that. Sebos will easily last 20-30 years when cared for. However, there is a point at which you will get diminishing returns from an old vacuum and that is what I was addressing. Reliability and performance are both factors, so again I wasn't trying to bait and switch but rather encompass the whole thought process.
Ultimately, the decision is up to the consumer. If you are happy with an Electrolux that doesn't clean or filter as well as current vacuums, that is just fine. But don't assume that because it is new that it is low quality or made in China. Yes, there are many brands out there that produce throw-away machines and I will never advocate those. In fact, if you take the time to watch my other videos I bemoan the state of many brands frequently. However, there are a lot of VERY well made vacuums out there that will clean better, filter better and last decades... you just won't find them at WalMart or Target.
Cheers!
Youre full of crap! Modern machines are garbage. The Electrolux G is quiet,powerful,beautiful and it lasts forever. Put an Apex Strato Cleaner against anything new and it will beat them all in terms of suction
You have a way with words. Have I trespassed against the Church of Electrolux?