Miele - Complete C2 Hardfloor PowerLine - SFAE0

hello im going to make a post about what i learned about vacuums. bagless vacuums are STUPID. i hate them. they break all the time, they have those stupid impossible to replace filters that cost 40 bucks, and they clog up because of the mechanisms involved with cleaning. I find them disgusting. i had one bagless vacuum for like 10 years after grad school and i would take the stupid dust catcher ring and go back behind the house and beat it on the wall to knock clouds of horrible dust out so i wouldn't have to try to find the part number to order a new one what you really want is a vacuum with bags, replace the bags. All the filtration is in the bags. all the expensive parts and gaskets seals and what not- all part of the bags. the bags last months. im dirty, i get it, but its not nearly as bad as the old days. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B3LR8JB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 miele is reccomended below, i see now. thats what you want, is a miele. Buy the 8 pack of the bags when you buy the thing so you don't make yourself ration them. the second you notice any drop in suction power replace the bag. all the negative reviews on mine were people who didn't understand they had bags and that the dirt didn't just discorporealate into the ether heres the one i got, not sure if the same model is available. but whaty ou get is a long hose for attachments but it has a little control valve for when you need to do rugs and lower the suction- great. the mosti mportant is the cord retract. i love that thing. hardest thing is storage because the long rod is never convenient but its on the ground behind a door and the hose hangs on a coat rack hook

C2 hardfloor looks good it has the turbobrush for carpet. Powerhead not necessary.

I got a Miele C2 in ~2017 after reading all his AMA’s. Now I’m reminded I need to get it tuned-up for maintenance. The suction is strong as ever but the only downside is buying the vacuum bags which became a pain after I got a hairy dog.

I tried to save a few bucks by getting Amazon dupe cheaper bags and of course, it easily overfilled and exploded the dirt inside the vacuum cleaner. TLDR: buy Miele bags only

Miele, Sebo or Lindhaus. Check out r/vacuumcleaners

This is the answer! You can still get a Miele for only hard flooring.

Check out r/vacuumcleaners As mentioned Miele and Sebo are top brands. You can safely ignore any shark or Dyson recs. They’re garbage. As is anything bagless.

Vacuum wars is a paid shark shill and not to be trusted. Hell Chris even appeared in a shark commercial. BIFL vacuums absolutely exist. They’re corded and bagged made by brands like Miele and Sebo.

Agree with J3ttf! The Miele is a worthy splurge!

Agreed with the C1 cat and dog rec (it can do your carpets very well) but I wouldn’t buy from Amazon and I would not recommend the bagless version.

I’d still stick with the C1 it’s made in Germany. The C2 (while still great) is made in China. If you are only using it for hard floor get the C1 pure suction. If you want it to do carpets too, C1 cat and dog.

If you have carpet and kids, I wouldn’t switch to a cordless, I tried that and it didn’t work. A couple of options to consider would be Sebo Felix (or Dart plus parquet tool). A smaller canister like the Sebo e/k series or Miele c2 (would likely fall out of budget). I would try and stick it out with the c3 and get a cheap cordless (just get whatever is on sale at Canadian Tire or Costco) to use for quick daily pickups and use the c3 every week or so.

Miele C2. I have had mine for 5+ years now. Absolutely brilliant, has excellent suction power, good filters and multiple nozzle heads. Dream.

I can say the Miele C1,2, and 3 bags or like $45 for the XL ones and it’s 8 bags or for you, a year supply. though you might only go through 5-6 cause they do compact the dust pretty well. And it comes with 2 pre motor filters and 2 post motor filters. So you get to change it’s primary filter every time you change bags, the pre motor filter which is what keeps the motor clean and running for a long time every 4 bags and the post motor filter which is the the last stand filter for anything that might have made it through every 4 bags. Also air flowing through a MERV 13 filter several times is the equivalent to a hepa filter cause they filter the same .3 micron particles and hepa filters 99% and MERV 13 filters 75-85%. So this would be close if not better than “hospital grade filtration.” And if you must they sell a hepa grade post motor filter as well for most models. So bagged would be great for your needs, and for an extra $45 you get a machine that will last at least twice if not up to four times as long as any baggless vacuum. I also own a Dyson stick for the past 2 years and my dad owns a Dyson animal ball for the past 15 years and they work pretty darn well. Shark might not last as long but the don’t leak dust either and is cheaper from what I’ve seen so its also is a viable option. Best of luck!!

I agree with Miele! My Shark (TruePet) was also just not cutting it for the hardwoods, and the turbo brush attachment was actually scratching it (though I’ll chalk that up to user error, I shouldn’t have tried it).  I second Miele! I did a ton of my own research trying to figure out the best brands, but then I came across [this vacuum comparison spreadsheet ](https://www.reddit.com/user/lacking_foyer48/comments/1lj76h3/vacuum_cleaners_compared_comprehensive_datasheet/)on another subreddit and it made things so much easier. I can’t take credit, but after comparing the Miele models, I went with a C2 because it has a really wide hardwood attachment. 

I always tell people who want a Miele to buy a used German made model. My C2 was German made and $200 on FBMP. No manufacturer sends work to China to improve quality.

I have a Miele C2 and think it’s just satisfactory. Owned a few Dysons before that and still unhappy. Still on the search for a vacuum that can pick up hair with ease.