Updated 5 Apr 2018
Sebo
Airbelt K3 Premium
Snapshot: The Sebo Airbelt K3 Premium 9689NZ is a power-head canister vacuum cleaner with a 2L bag. How well does it clean your floors?
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Test results
Overall score
Carpet quick clean
Carpet full clean
Pet-hair removal
Ease of use
Good points
- Very good for quick carpet cleaning.
- Excellent at carpet cleaning.
- Good at cleaning corners and edges.
- Excellent at removing pet hair.
- Very easy to use.
- Reliable brand.
- Has power head.
- High customer satisfaction with this brand.
- Has HEPA filter.
- Good reach from power point.
But
- Heavy.
- Expensive.
How we test: corded models
Overall score includes:
Carpet quick cleaning: 37%
Carpet full cleaning: 18%
Pet-hair removal: 15%
Ease of use: 30%
Carpet cleaning and pet-hair removal are tested using the power or turbo head (where supplied).
Price is from a March 2018 survey.
Key data
Model
Avg price
Type
Head type
Reliability
Satisfaction
Specifications
Noise (dBA)
Edge distance at side/front (mm)
Reach (m)
Weight (kg)
Bagless
Bag/bin volume (L)
Power measured (W)
Battery type
Battery voltage
Claimed charge time (hours)
Running time (minutes)
Features
Hand-held option
HEPA filter
Variable power
Wand suction control
Carpet height control
More Info
Availability
Member reviews
"Excellent. Worth the extra money for peace of mind"
27 May 2018, Mike D.
Product use: 1 month or less
Pros:
It's like driving a sports car. Our carpet looks like new again. It feels extremely well designed and built.
Cons:
None
Recommend it?
Yes, I recommend this product.
"Brilliant"
23 Feb 2017, Iain H.
Product use: 3 - 6 months
Pros:
Great vacuum. Incredible suction with the power head. Literally pulls itself along the carpet. We upgraded from a 10 odd year old Miele canister. It is stable and easy to pull along. Good length cord. Gets everything off the carpet.
Cons:
None that we've come across. If being picky the gloss surface can give a worn appearance pretty quickly, but thats a pretty minor thing.
Recommend it?
Yes, I recommend this product.
"Sebo Airbelt"
21 Feb 2015, Terry W.
Product use: 6 months or more
Pros:
It does a fantastic job of doing the carpets and hard floors. Turbo head is brilliant and it is helpful to be able to adjust the power of the cleaner. It moves very well across the floors and I like the way it has padding around the side of the cleaner to protect the cleaner and furniture when you accidentally bump into it. Self retractable mechanism for the cord seems to be quite strong. Plenty of adjustment on the machine to suit individuals preference. I think on the whole I would have to say it is honestly the best machine I have ever used.
Cons:
I would have to comment that it is a little noisy but I don't feel it is excessively noisy it is a powerful machine. Also the retractable cord sensor is quite sensitive so when you are doing your vacuuming it is easy to trigger the sensor by mistake when the cord is fully extended and the machine wants to retract the cord in.
Recommend it?
Yes, I recommend this product.
Miele, Sebo and Dyson the Top Brands
The Top Brand award recognises brands that perform consistently well across product testing, reliability and customer satisfaction.
Miele and Sebo are the Top Brand for corded vacuums while Dyson was awarded it for cordless models. Consumers can be confident a brand touting this award has delivered top results both in the lab and in our surveys.
Reliability
Our 2017 appliance reliability survey found that overall, 90% of vacuum cleaners had never needed repair.
- Above-average: Miele
- Below-average: Electrolux, Shark, Bissell, Hoover, Sauber
- Total number surveyed: 3513
Almost a thousand of the 3513 vacuum cleaners in our survey were from Miele. Miele was also the standout performer with above-average reliability. This isn’t surprising as the German manufacturer has been above-average in all our reliability surveys since 2006. It also posted stellar results for satisfaction and value for money: 87% of owners reported “excellent satisfaction” and 77% said they were “excellent value for money”.
One in 10 vacuum cleaners had needed repair or replacement. Canister vacuums remain the most popular type with more than 2500 reported, but cordless sticks are on the rise. In 2012-13, just 4% of models reported were cordless sticks, but by 2016-17 this had risen to 22%. More than half of cordless sticks were Dysons. However, cutting the cord comes at a cost — they were the only type of vacuum below-average in our survey. Batteries or charging was the main problem (56% of all cordless stick and 24% of all Dyson problems). This lower reliability doesn’t affect satisfaction though. They were up there with corded canisters and uprights.
