A number of people have mentioned using the Sebo for agitation and seem happy with it for this purpose.
I bought a Sebo about 10 years ago and attempted to use it as a dry cleaning system, but, the results were not encouraging and it was eventually used for agitating, for which purpose, it was effective, only on moderate soiling.
What I found to be a pain, was the rapid clogging and the time wasted in frequent clearing of brushes.
Also, the machine is far too light to be an effective agitating machine, compared with Host and similar machines.
My favourite is the Klanz, which is made in England and has a great deal going for it, as a simple agitating device or a self contained multisurface cleaner.
This is purely, my personal opinion based on experience and posted to, hopefully help others'
rob m