Miele - Duoflex HX1

Miele Duoflex HX1 gets generallly positive reviews; in what sh!t country do people hate on Miele? I'm a satisfied owner of three Triflex HX1 but I'd prefer the higher suction of the Triflex HX2

Bought the duoflex HX1. Can confirm the building quality is like never seen before. Can't complain about the battery either. It's doing what it must do: fast cleaning with enough suction.

Any Miele will deal with fur, the cat dog is just a power head and their air clean filter which has carbon which helps with the animal smell. Otherwise, the C3 Kona (comes with HEPA filter instead of carbon filter) will be just fine for you. The C3 has a complete sealed system which is better than C1 if you have issues with allergies. Also, remember, you buy a Miele or Sebo…you’ll never buy a vacuum again. Any Miele is good though and most importantly, lightweight!

Top contenders: Henry Quick, Miele Duoflex or Triflex, Samsung Jet Bespoke AI, 85 or 75. LG A9 Cord Zero, Shark PowerDetect, Shark Vertex Pro. The Henry, Samsung Bespoke AI and Cord Zero A9 all feature a bagged mechanism of some kind which make them hygienically a step above the rest. The Henry is the only cordless that actually has a bag which is unique to this category.

Second this. Robot Vacuums have come along way but hair is hair is hair. If you’ve got long hair, even the best of the best full size vacs will struggle, especially on carpet. Miele for the win.

The mieles have small capacity, you'll be emptying them absolutely constantly. Plus it'll need regular filter cleaning. Otherwise the duoflex is pretty good ive heard, of those issue aren't deal breakers. Any long hair in the house? The Henry quick brushbar wraps hair readily and will need regular cleaning. It's bagged which is good, no filters to clean. You should look at the pet model though if you want extra tools. More budget cordless models are not sufficient as someone's only cleaner, especially not with carpets and pets.

First a not on self empty systems. They are sort of a gimmick. Firstly, they usually can do a basic empty of the container but they are not effective at cleaning the internal filters of the stick vac, that still has to be done really regularly yourself. And many self empty systems are themselves bagless, which means you have an additional 2 or 3 filters to clean. Bringing the total maintainence burden up to 2 dust containers, 2 mesh screens, and up to 5 or 6 filters you have to clean every couple weeks yourself! In other words, they're often more trouble than they are worth. Secondly, no cordless vac is going to match the suction and durability of a corded vac. With that in mind, and if you're good with it lasting about 5ish years, here's what I'd look at. Models from LG, including their own self empty model which at least uses bags, so there's nothing to clean on the station. Dyson have a pretty poor reputation for reliability now, but if you can tolerate very poor customer support, models like the v11 are still decent. V8 is a good more budget end choice. Miele duoflex or triflex models are great choices too, better quality than the others I think with good performance, but pricy and with fairly small bin capacity. Avoid no-name or bizzarely named models on Amazon, avoid bissell, hoover, dirt devil, shark, tineco, etc.

Totally fair, I only suggest dyson as their cordlesses do genuinely preform well. Miele and sebo are fantastic choices corded vac wise.

The airstorm, while good, is no better than a miele or sebo. I wouldn't pay the premium. Mieles and sebos are also sealed to trap dust. They are also more modern in design and easier to use (they have cord rewind while the air storm does not). There's nothing really bespoke about the airstorm. Underneath the top shell, the power nozzle is the same as ones avaliable for Miele models. The hose and other tools are generic off-the-shelf supplies etc. While it would probably last you a long time and do a good job, you might resent using it. I'd strongly suggest you try one in person before choosing, and frankly I'd save money and go with a nicer to use miele/sebo.

Pretty much, or compromise a lot of other aspects. Dysons higher end models clean carpets well, but the reliability and customer service leave a lot to be desired. Newer entrants to the cordless market like the miele duoflex are really good on carpet too, but expensive and a bit heavy. The top end shark, the powerdetect cordless, I've heard also vacuums carpets well...for about 5 minutes before the filter totally blocks up. I'd never recommend it on that basis. Not only does it block fast, but it has 2 filters in the vac plus 3 more in the dock you have to clean. Airram mk3 might be good too, but it has no tools. Budget cordlesses largely aren't there yet imo

Performance wise the dyson probably has a slight edge over the shark on carpets. Reliability wise, both are going to be questionable. Shark customer service is slightly better I've found but as with all cordlesses 3-5 year total lifespan is pretty typical. That's not just because of the battery, these things have more complex and fragile wiring and circuit boards than most corded vacs, more points of failure which may not be repairable. The shark will need a lot more maintainence. The filters in the stick vac itself will need to be cleaned more often, if you get the self empty dock that's 3 more filters which need cleaning at least monthly (makes 6 total things to wash regularly). And the front soft roller collects hair behind it which you have to remove (yes, despite the anti-tangle claims). They both have a bunch of sensor gimmicks which don't actually get your floor any cleaner etc. Depends what you value more I guess. LG and miele also make good options. Something like the miele duoflex would probably clean better than either the shark or dyson and have better quality, but has other downsides like price and also requires regular filter cleaning.

My Miele Duoflex is great. Henry Quick is a great budget pick, and Sebo Balance is built really well

The higher spec of Duoflex comes with one

The Miele Duoflex HX1 is one of the most solid stick vacs I have tested in terms of build quality. I also liked the Triflex HX2's as it's more versatile, but the Duoflex performed better in testing and was marginally better in terms of build quality feel. As for battery life, some of the Triflex HX2 variants come with two batteries and an external charger, so you can have another handy and double the battery life (I tested the cat & dog). In my testing, the battery life at max suction was around 15 minutes for the Duoflex and 14 minutes for the Triflex. The battery life at their lowest suction was 63 minutes for both the Duoflex and Triflex. For comparison, the V8 was 8 minutes at max suction and 41 minutes at low suction.

Thank you so much for this, just got the Miele Duoflex and it's a sexy little simple thing and so so bloody good!!

We run a small cleaning company & so far zero issues. Do not know of its longevity (durability speaking not battery) but it’s excellent on hard wood floors.

Miele Duoflex. Thank me later.

Sebo or Miele. Getting embedded sand out of carpet is all about suction power. Cordless vacs just don't have enough power.

I have the Miele Duoflex and the plastic on it feels sturdier than the plastic on my Miele C3.

You want a bagged vacuum. I've had a Dyson, a Bissell, a Dyson knock off, the LG A9, the Miele Duoflex - all bagless and all very loud. My cats will scatter if I turn them on. My bagged Miele on the other hand... they don't even bother getting up from their naps.