SEBO FELIX Premium Upright Vacuum with ET-1 Power Head and Parquet Brush, Rosso Red

Rosso is the red one, the FELIX Premium for people who have stopped pretending a vacuum can be hidden. It ships with the same pairing as its siblings, an ET-1 power head and a parquet brush, and the ordering reference is 9809AM.

Two free packages of 7029AM bags come with the Rosso FELIX, sixteen with caps. The cap earns its keep on a machine this shape: the bag sits high in the housing behind the front cover, so a full one comes out at chest height rather than over a bin, and the collar is already closed by the time it does.

• Free with the FELIX: two SEBO 7029AM packs, sixteen capped bags.

Size is the real argument for a FELIX. In an apartment or a small house, where a full-scale upright has to be wrestled past furniture and then stored somewhere it does not properly fit, this narrow articulating machine is simply easier to live with, and it still drives a powered brush roll into carpet rather than relying on suction alone. The ET-1 has its own motor for that job. The parquet brush takes over on wood and tile, where soft bristles do more good than a roller and there is nothing to scatter across a smooth surface.

Dust goes into a disposable bag, so emptying is a clean operation and the inside of the machine stays clean along with it. SEBO builds the FELIX in Germany and catalogs its parts individually, which is the reason these turn up in service years after purchase instead of at a curb. The rest of the range is Onyx black as 9807AM, White as 9808AM and Indigo dark blue as 90814AM. Bought here from an authorized SEBO dealer, this machine carries our free extension of SEBO's coverage: 10 years on the motor, 10 years on parts and 7 years of labor. Orders ship in 2-5 business days.

• Model: SEBO FELIX Premium, Rosso
• Color: red
• In the box: the ET-1 powered floor head, plus a parquet brush for hard floors
• Format: compact articulating bagged upright
• SEBO part number: 9809AM
• Other finishes: Onyx 9807AM, White 9808AM, Indigo 90814AM
• Warranty: 10 years motor, 10 years parts, 7 years labor — extended free of charge