My previous thread "shop in London" has gone off topic so I will start again:
Medium size house, 2 floors, nearly all carpet, lots of awkward corners, no pets.
I dont want a cordless machine, I hear too much about battery or charger failure.
Sebo X7: Heavy. I have seen one Sebo upright & I had to open up the handle. It
had 2 live wires & 1 neutral wire going along the stem. I was advised that this
2nd live wire should have been neutral. I hope this doesnt happen often!
K1 ABK: dust pickup (carpet) grade E
Dyson: I have seen several Dysons. The cyclones get horribly dirty. Some
models are very difficult to clean, others impossible.
Miele: People on this forum say they are not as good as in the past. Also
John Lewis offers a 2 year warranty & Sebos 5 years.
This comes from John Lewis's site. JL gives much better information than MV.
Unfortunately their site is not completely reliable. The Miele C3 C&D violates EU
regulations, it burns 800KW. I am puzzled that the C3 is grade C for carpet dust
& the C2 (cheaper) is grade A.
On the whole I think I will go for the Miele C2 if the dust grade is correct.