Sebo Automatic X1

Out of all the models I've owned, tested, ran into the ground, paid out handsomely for repairs, it is Sebo that I return to when people often ask me for the best upright vacuum cleaner on the market. People tend to faint if the name "Dyson" isn't mentioned but having gone through three of the original models (DC01 to DC03) My uncle had his Sebo X1 Automatic from1996 until we took it on in 2003 after a few disappointing models. Our old Hoover Junior lasted 13 years before this but the pongy smell of dust and eventual repairs deemed the model useless to keep and we got fed up of having to pull out the hose and attachments only to have feeble suction coming from ...  Read the complete review

Heresy: ======= Okay I am about to commit the ultimate heresy, as far as most members of dooyoo are concerned and that is the Dyson vacuum cleaner are not the best cleaner on the market. As far as I am concerned it is a good cleaner but the hype surrounding it makes it the most popular but certainly not he best cleaner in Britain today. Okay you can all pick yourselves off the floor, somebody has dared to say it now read on and see what I have to say about the cleaner others and I consider a far better vacuum cleaner. It is of course the Sebo X1. Now I realise that many of you will not have heard of this particular vacuum cleaner and will probably be ...  Read the complete review

Years ago I had an Electrolux upright. It never cleaned the carpets very well, blew fine dust into the air, and needed a new drive belt every year or so, which meant another journey to the spares shop and ten minutes delving into the dusty innards of the cleaner. When I decided to replace the Electrolux, I considered the Dyson DC01, but I was surprised to discover that the highly rated Dyson also used a flat drive belt. I really wanted to like the Dyson, but the crudeness of the flat belt drive suggested that its engineering wasn't all it should be, and its reliability was suspect. This put it out of the running. I wanted a cleaner that would get my ...  Read the complete review

I really wanted a Dyson but I'm so glad I got a Sebo! This machine might not be the prettiest; its boring, boxy and white, but I can not fault it. For 10 years it has vacuumed without any problems at all. The only thing I do is buy a pack of 10 bags, which comes with replacement filters and change them with each pack. The instructions are quite specific, there are two lights which alternate when you first switch it on, these display whether the machine is moving the brushes up or down. Once it has finished this it is ready to clean. I've always kept it still for this which seems to give it the best chance to get the opitimum level for the ...  Read the complete review

ok, most people have not heard of Sebo vacuum cleaners. That isn't a surprise as they have only been in the UK for about 10 years, but since their introduction into the UK Market, they have gone from strength to strength. In fact, they have come out top in Good Housekeeping reviews the last couple of years so quite good recommendations there! Although they come in boring colours, grey or white for the upright X1, compared to the more design conscious Dysons, they are work horses. Sebo have over 50% of the world commercial vacuum cleaner market and are used in such places as The White House, The Kremlin and Disneyland Paris. All internal parts on ...  Read the complete review