SEBO Station for the BALANCE A1

SEBO catalogues two ways to park a BALANCE A1, and this is the second of them. The station, part 8871AM, appears at position 19 in the BALANCE A1 parts diagram under the factory name Station B.A1, and gives the machine a place of its own instead of a corner of a cupboard.

It suits a household setting up a permanent spot for the vacuum, a larger house wanting a second location so the machine is never more than a flight of stairs away, or anyone replacing a station that has been knocked about over the years. Because it is the SEBO-specified item, the A1 sits in it properly rather than leaning against a wall waiting to be tipped over by a passing dog or a vacuum cleaner hose.

Storage is what decides whether a vacuum is picked up for a two-minute job or left alone until the weekend. Giving the BALANCE A1 a fixed place — in a utility room, at the end of a hall, in the corner of a kitchen — is the difference between the two, and it keeps the machine off the floor where it is neither in the way nor collecting knocks from everything that passes it.

• Part number: 8871AM
• Fits: SEBO BALANCE A1
• Diagram: position 19, listed as Station B.A1
• Function: dedicated storage station for the machine
• Related: 8870AM is the wall mount, position 18

Choosing between the two comes down to the room. Where there is a free stretch of wall the plain bracket, 8870AM, keeps the floor clear; where drilling is unwelcome or the machine needs to move between rooms, the station is the one to have. Both are SEBO BALANCE A1 storage parts and both are ordered by the numbers above, which is worth quoting to avoid the two being confused.

Supplied as a genuine SEBO part by an authorized dealer. Ships in 2–5 business days.