S344i Platinum
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Miele. Have had our platinum since 1998, Capricorn since 2005, C1 since 2005, C1 since 2009, another Capricorn since 2013, and C3 since 2015. All still working beautifully, only issues were with the 2013 Capricorn, which has been to the repair shop multiple times - bad apple blended with an aggressive housekeeper. We would never consider purchasing anything but Miele. Because of our positive experience with the vacuum, we bought a Miele refrigerator and a Miele dishwasher in 2013 and both are still going strong with minor repairs along the way. Miele is well worth the investment.
Have a Samsung jet. It is good but you still need a proper vacuum as well. The Samsung I use for quick whizz around and it's great for taking up to our loft bedroom but none of them perform anywhere near as well as a wired vacuum like a Miele S3. I'd invest more in a proper vacuum then buy a relatively basic cordless one for those quick clean up jobs.
Miele. Easy to repair, high quality.
We have two Miele cylinder vacuum cleaners, one upstairs one down. The upstairs one was bought new in 1992 and still works faultlessly. The second is a much older design obtained for £0.00 from Freecycle (when that was a thing) about 15 years ago. Both perform powerfully and faultlessly*. The older one has a powered sweeper head which works well on both carpet and hard floors. I got it from a posh lady who said she was embarrassed when friends came around for coffee and saw her “ancient” vacuum cleaner. She had replaced it with a new Miele to save her blushes. Both are 1500W and extremely powerful. *The cable retractor on the upstairs one made a squeaking noise when operated. My first wife told me to fix it so I sprayed it with some WD40. It stopped the squeak but the retraction process has since needed human intervention. 🙄 -oo-
If you want a decent stick vacuum, I got mine at Costco it’s a green works model. I prefer it to the Dyson for daily use. If I do a deep clean I like my meile canister vacuum.
Meile canister vac and pay for the carpet brush (it's extra).
Meile. You can’t automate cleaning up after dogs. The fur gets everywhere.
I have a meile canister vacuum I use for that area. Love it and it works perfectly!
Mielle - pricey but worth it. Great auction, multiple HEPA filters, large dust bag that self seals in removal. I have a combination of hardwood, ceramic tile and area rugs,works great on all surface surfaces. I bought mine in 1994, no repairs, no loss of suction. I’ve only had to buy bags and a replacement round brush as I wore out the bristles on the original one. I went with the canister model
Two words - Miele vacuum. I have mine since 1994, only have had to buy dust bags and a replacement round detail brush as I wore out the bristles on the original one. Mieles have a multi stage HEPA system that traps a lot of dust. I have a canister style comes with a regular head for hard surfaces like wood or tile floors and a turbo head for rugs. It has amazing suction and the dust bags are designed so when you remove them a sliding mechanism seals the bag so no dust. They aren’t cheap but I’d buy one again with no hesitation
I didn't think so, but I've only used their stick vacuum. It had issues, and when I was in the market for a new vacuum 5-6 years ago I had a couple of friends and also a couple of local vacuum shops recommending I avoid Dyson. I decided to go with a Mielle canister instead. I have two huskies and it does a great job with all surfaces. The canister is very light and not clunky at all to pull around (which was my biggest worry). I'd recommend checking this brand out if you're unsure about Dyson.
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