Blizzard CX1 TurboTeam

I had a miele because my parents had one of over 20 years. Mine (blizzard cx1) however barely made it to 5. Had to disassemble and clean the head so often, then had to buy a replacement one. The plastic bit on the handle broke off. The engine and suction power is great, the hardware is inferior. It was one of the most disappointing purchases of my life.

I used to have the miele cx1 and while it is absolutely fantastic, the plastic parts are a let down. Now we have shark navigator and while bulky, it is incredible. So much suction power, big canister, lightweight and easy to manoeuvre.

I have the Miele Blizzard CX1, I bought it 7 years ago on sale and it has been fantastic. I had tried a bagged Miele and it was amazing, so I was weighing up whether I wanted to go that route but I was worried about sourcing bags so I went with this instead. I had tried a friend's Dyson before buying this and was not impressed so I'm very happy I went with a Miele.

This is probably a silly question and I promise I don't mean to be condescending asking it, but the filters on the blizzard are a bit hidden. You've found the compartment situated behind the dust container which contains the big round filter with folds right? That's the main thing which needs to be cleaned out. Just want to make sure theres not a quick fix to get it working a little better for you. Otherwise the other comments are correct, the bagged models are generally better. And I don't recommend the turbo brush head for any serious carpet cleaning, motorized heads are far better.

Sebo or miele if you want something high quality which will actually last 15+ years and be repairable should a part wear out. They have high performance and filtration standards. The shark is fine for 3 to 5 years with decent performance. The dyson, being cordless, you should only expect 2-4 years. And it won't have the performance of the others unless used on it's highest but shortest runtime mode. Kinda comparing apples to oranges here. If you need something immediately the shark is probably ok, but if you want something to last definitley go check out miele and sebo.

Miele blizzard. It’s an ‘old school’ style but bagless and the best vacuum I’ve ever used (Dyson is absolutely overrated). Sticks don’t cut it and the rollers irk me too. Forever cutting hair out of it and always end up reverting to the blizzard when I want to do a proper job. I also find that the ones with the roller, they kick back stuff on hard floor? And when you turn it off, suction doesn’t feel as intense? With the Miele, I make sure the bristles on the head are on (manual press the button down) when I use it on rugs and carpet. This thing ends up with SO much hair inside the capsule, it absolutely does its job. Also side note, when I purchased the lady said the bagged ones will always have the best suction, so food for thought. I just CBF so went the bagless option and I really rate it.

Overall, Miele's bagless vacuums are not as good as their bagged vacuums. Their bagless vacuums only have single cyclones so their filters tend to clog up with dirt faster. Also, bagless vacuums in general are not good for allergies and require more maintenance than bagged vacuums. There are 2 Miele CX1 vacuums, the smaller Boost CX1 which is suction-only and the larger Blizzard CX1 which comes as suction-only or with a carpet powerhead. If you have low to medium pile carpet in small amounts the suction-only models can use a turbo brush. The carpet powerhead is better if you have lots of carpet or high pile/plush carpets. You can add a turbo brush to any model but you cannot add a carpet powerhead to other models because they lack the wiring. If you don't have allergies and only minimal amounts of low pile carpets the Miele CX1 models will work for your flooring. But they're messy to empty and you'll need to clean their filters regularly. They are nice quiet vacuums with good suction. $200 is a good price for any of the Miele CX1 models, they sell new for $600-1000. If you don't have allergies I would use this vacuum until you get tired of it and then replace. Or if you have allergies or asthma just replace it now for a hepa bagged vacuum.

Whoops, I thought you already bought it. I'm glad you didn't, the bagless Mieles are messy vacuums. The Miele C1 Cat & Dog comes with a carpet powerhead and it is the best model to look for. Any time you can get the carpet powerhead it will clean carpets better. The C3 Kona and C3 Cat & Dog also come with the carpet powerhead and if you luck out and find them for a low price. The C3 is more expensive because it has a longer cord and a tool compartment, but they have the same cleaning power as the C1. If you just have a little low pile carpet you might be able to get by with a turbo brush. In that case any bagged C1, C2, or C3 Miele can use a turbo brush. I'd say look for the C1 Cat & Dog first, the C1 Turbo and C1 Pure Suction as second choices. Miele's turbo brush is $150 and it's worth it over the generic tools because Miele's turbo brush keeps spinning much better than the generic copies. The Miele C1 Pure Suction is $400 new, so ideally you want to find a used C1 Pure Suction $100-150. The Miele C1 Turbo is $500, so around $150-200 is fair. Used prices should be half or less than a new vacuum because you'll need to buy new bags and filters and it comes with no warranty. Another option is the Powr-Flite Newton with Turbo Brush $171. This is a copy-cat of the Henry vacuums. It has strong suction but it's quiet. The Turbo Brush is made by the same German company that makes the turbo brushes for Miele. The Newton uses large hepa bags and has a long 35 ft. cord. Downsides are there's no automatic cord rewinder and the 2 included small tools are cheap.