Miele - Dynamic U1 Cat & Dog (S7260)

The U1 is a significant step up from your bagless model. I have a used U1 and use it for our carpeted bedrooms on the upper level. The brush roll, bags, filters and attachments are all readily available.

The Henry is going to be more durable and reliable, although Miele aren’t bad in that front, they have become more fragile recently. Spare parts and bags are more expensive. In the UK, a Henry like this can be had from £100, which makes the argument for it far easier. Miele tend to be far more complicated to repair than a Henry or Sebo which are both derived from the commercial sector.

Not compared to anything Numatic or Sebo which are by their design, serviceable. I can only speak from experience but the S7 upright Miele did a few years ago was the most complicated vacuum I have ever worked on, including modern dysons. Horribly complex.

Favourites: Canister: Lindhaus HF6 and Sebo E3 Upright: Lindhaus Diamanté 300 Least favourites: Canister: any Kenmore made after 2010 Upright: Shark Vertex Honourable mentions would be the Miele S7, Miele C3, Sebo K3 and D4, and the Lindhaus Valzer ecoGREEN.

When I was shopping for my own pet vacuum, I actually asked my vet if he had any particular recommendations. He told me to go for a model that has “pet” right in name, but couldn’t help more than that. I ended up find [reddit user's comparsion research ](https://www.reddit.com/user/lacking_foyer48/comments/1lj76h3/vacuum_cleaners_compared_comprehensive_datasheet/) to be extraordinarily beneficial. You can sort through all the options out there by brand, type, attachments, and more. I ended up going with the Miele brand because I needed something that would be easily carried up and down stairs, and my old upright felt cumbersome.

For $50, and if it’s clean, I’d probably jump on it. It’s a much better cleaner than anything else for $50, and is a step up from your Hoover. However the U1 is discontinued, and trying to find a recline lever to replace my broken one was time consuming and expensive. And there was another part missing so mine still didn’t recline perfectly after dropping $$ on parts. Miele seems to have stopped making parts so they have to taken from donor vacuums. And this vacuum is a bear to disassemble, it seems it was made only for service centers to take apart. So heads up.  But if it’s in good shape and working, I think it would be worthwhile upgrade for a few years! 

Favorites: Canister: Lindhaus HF6 or Sebo D4 Upright: Miele S7/U1 Least favorites Canister: Any Dyson 'Ball' style canister (DC39 and beyond) Upright: Shark Apex Duoclean

Miele U1. The amount of features and the quality that machine offered for it's price was IMO one of the best values on the vacuum cleaner market. Started at $399, right in Dyson and higher tier Shark territory, and for that you got a very well made German bagged upright vacuum with sealed filtration, a separate brush roll motor allowing you to properly clean hard floors, a nice onboard stretch hose with an aluminum wand, access to Miele's very good attachment ecosystem, and the swivel neck design making it very maneuverable for its size/weight. I have a Cat & Dog variant and it's my favorite upright vacuum. I swear half the people who come in here looking for machines a U1 would be perfect for their needs and budget if it was still sold. Why Miele discounted it is baffling to me as it seems like it was a fairly popular machine especially in the upright-oriented U.S market. The other would be the Riccar 8000 series/Simplicity 7 series and the Hoover Windtunnel Max bagged (the red/burgundy variant) for similar reasons to the U1: they were good quality bagged vacuums that offered dual floor cleaning ability at a very good price in their respective tiers.

I got mine off Goodwill's auction website almost 2 years ago for not as cheap BUT I swear it must've been used maybe a handful of times if that: its absolutely immaculate. It's a later model too (2018). The bag with the manual and turbo brush was unopened and it also included about 16 genuine bags so I'm set there! lol. I swapped the charcoal filter out for a HEPA and it's my go to upright. I'm a collector so I have several machines as well and while I favor canisters anymore because I have 50/50 carpet/hard floor the U1 is such a wonderful all around package that can do all the cleaning anyone would ever need. It's one machine I'll absolutely never get rid of, with the only exception to that being if I ever found a either a S7580 Swing or a late model U1 Homecare still new in the box haha!

My Miele U1 upright which is a nearly 20 year old design has a front LED headlight that also illuminates debris. Dyson isn't special. Give it a year or two you'll be back here crying that its broken. 

I would only consider corded and bagged. I am repairing my (now discontinued) Miele Dynamic U1, I like it so much and am not sure what else in the current market compares. It just needs a new power cord so should be an easy fix.

U1 is another level not comparable with the c series

Do you have a Miele U1 upright or one of the canister?

Oh yeah the Miele upright is bulky and heavy. When people ask for a lightweight vacuum my first thought is an Oreck. They're 9-10 lbs and good on carpets. Not great on hard floors and they can be loud. Also no hose or tools. I think you should check out the Kenmore Intuition$150-180. It's a small lightweight upright vacuum. It's as narrow as a stick vacuum. It uses hepa bags and a hepa filter. Most of the models have liftaway. The Intuition BU3040 does not have liftaway and it's 12 lbs. The models with liftawa are 14 lbs. Downsides are a short hose. The Simplicity S60 Spiffy $129 is a small bagless upright stick vacuum. It has a hepa filter but it isn't a sealed vacuum. It has no brushroll so it avoids all hair wrap. It's great for hard floors and does pretty well light cleaning carpet for a vacuum without a brushroll. I'd use your Miele to deep clean the carpets every 1-2 weeks. Downsides are it has no hose and the crevice tool isn't easy to use. Also you'll need to wash the primary filters regularly. Thoughts?

That's definitely just a you thing. I've compared a few of the modern dysons, lg cord zero, and Samsung jet vacuums and they don't hold a candle to a Miele even on the cordless vacuums highest setting. None of the cordless vacuums have ever sucked up stuff beyond their cleaning path like my c3 or u1 have