Does this purchase mean you're forced to eat ramen noodles for the next 12 months? If it's not a huge financial sacrifice and you've done your research and found this appliance meets your needs better than anything else, go for it.

We splurged on a Dyson Animal and I love it. It's made vacuuming our place so much more enjoyable. Your argument for wanting something that will make a chore less of a chore is a sound one.

Nope! I can afford it, it's just a big sticker shock for a vacuum, but I do think it would be worth it.

Another thought: do you have any recourse if you find yourself disappointed with the vacuum's performance? Because that would suck, pardon the pun.

You deserve it and only go around this world one time.

I'm going to chime in only because I purchased a Sebo Felix last year for around $600 and just ended up selling it to someone for $100. Quite a loss! Sebo's are really well built machines and I don't doubt that it would last at least ten years. For me, I just found myself not using it that often. I have a central vac system with both standard outlets and hide a hose. I bought the Sebo because I thought I could use it to clean one level of my house while my partner did the other with the central vac. Well, the Sebo stunk like our beagle everytime we ran the machine. The use of tools also wasn't as convenient as the Shark Powered Lift Away I used before. It might be cheap plastic but that Shark was a much better user experience for us than the Sebo. Anyhow, If you can find a way to do it, I would get a quote from a central vac installer. In my last house I had a Miele and that was great too. It never smelled and is still running today when I passed it down to a family member.

Well, I don't know anything about Sebo's, but I can tell you I dropped at least $800 on a Miele around 7-8 years ago --> not sure what that would be in today's dollars other than a lot of money. I don't regret it one bit. Not ONE BIT. I had a bargain-basement (relatively speaking...) Miele I paid about $300 for something like 18 or so years ago that I had retrofitted with a power head, I moved her to another floor when I got the upgraded Miele. That original one finally gave out 2 years ago --> so she lasted at least 15-16 years = money well spent. Never took her in for a repair, not once, and haven't take the newer in for a repair either. Only thing they ever go (went) to the shop for was belt change and maintenance call once a year.

So, if Sebo's are on par with Miele in terms of quality, I say go for it. High-quality equipment is worth the expense.

Do it! It makes you happy and enjoy life more, do it. I’m the same way. If you feel guilty and think it’s a bit excessive, then make a donation to your local pet shelter. That’s what I do every month, seriously!

Wow, with all the attachments and everything? I'm so back and fourth about a central vac vs canister. I definitely want the sebo ET1 powerhead no matter what, and they make those for central vacuums too. The price of the central vacuum and attachment kit online is about $950. Then wall tubing and install is probably another $900 ish... Maybe I can get a quote somewhere

How long are you going to live in your house? You can't take the central vac with you (obviously...). Plus, honestly? It seems like more of a hassle to hook an attachment into each room when you want to vacuum than gently tugging a canister behind you through multiple rooms (I have a rather long cord, so I can cover a lot of area before having to move to a different outlet).

Thanks everyone.. I think I would stay in this house for a while, maybe 10 years? I’m not sure. if I ever move I might be able to rent it? I’m not sure about that either though. my area is changing a lot so I guess it depends how that all goes.

If you see the value, then yes! We voted yes, and installing something you've always wanted will be quite satisfying. Enjoy and have no problem with cat hair.

What did you end up doing and are you happy with it?

Not the OP but we've had our Sebo felix 12 years and love it! It has great suction, easy pull out hose, lays flat to get under things, easy bag change and is durable. They are expensive up front but are very long lasting. The kind of vacume you get fixed if it has a problem instead of adding to the landfill after a couple of years.