Triflex HX1 Facelift Lotus white

I love my Miele. But honestly I don’t think any cordless is going to do an amazing job with carpet. Miele could handle it just fine, but I’d bust out the big guns on the carpet a few days a week. When I had shedding dogs this was my routine - daily vac with the cordless Miele, full out with the big Miele 2x a week. We have hardwood, tile, and area rugs Editing to add my cordless is older now but this is my MVP [link](https://www.ebay.com/itm/136751902315?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=136751902315&targetid=2295557532630&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=9016952&poi=&campaignid=21415037908&mkgroupid=173029509028&rlsatarget=pla-2295557532630&abcId=9450163&merchantid=5351167877&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21415037908&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QDh-xpXB8OGNz0r773Qnf171GB&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4eHLBhCzARIsAJ2NZoIgAiRZacX7EFcfIULRNp-YNTKOCbaCMcZdxS_aLTR6kuKGjBuZPNMaAmBEEALw_wcB)

Depends on your budget. I have a Miele cordless and it’s my every day. I have mostly wood floors with some light area rugs. I’ll bust out the big one for a deeper clean about once a week

I have a Miele stick. I’m very happy with it, but I also have another vacuum as well. I have hardwood with some area rugs. It’s not cheap but you may be able to snag a sale

I have been destroying Dyson vacuums with all the fur for years. Recently learned there is an entire tier of vacuums above Dyson. We use a Sebo corded, bagged vacuum for deep cleans, but use a Riccar cordless, bagged for everyday. https://www.riccar.com/clean-air-cordless-power-upright-vacuum I also (because I’m a nerd) have a Miele cordless, but the canister is a little small and I have to empty it a lot. That’s why we also have the Riccar https://www.mieleusa.com/product/11826970/cordless-stick-vacuum-cleaner-triflex-hx1-facelift-lotus-white

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

Any cordless vac is going to run out of power quickly if used on the higher power modes, that's unavoidable. And of course the lighter weight cordless vacs are going to tend towards having a smaller bin. The miele triflex hx1 also had a removable battery which you could supplement with spares fyi. Avoid jimmy, that's a no-name fake brand with poor quality products and virtually no after sales support. If you're willing to compromise on having a handheld and attachments built in, the Gtech airram range might be a good choice. They perform well, have about 40 minutes runtime with no power settings, just on/off. And because the motor and battery are located in the base, the weight you feel in the hand is low. And they compress the dirt so the bin holds a lot. Either the mk2 or the latest mk3 should work. And separately you could get a handheld only vac for other areas.

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.

Well ultimately if your wife has final sign off and she wants a dyson...well you know the rest. V15 is probably the model I'd suggest in that case, they seem to have fewer failures than other dyson models based on my anecdotal experience. That being said, cordlesses as a category don't appear to be awfully high quality. But there are options which at least inspire more confidence build-wise. The bosch unlimited 10 might be worth looking at. It's made in Europe and includes a 10 year motor warranty. Includes a lot of nice-to-have features including a flexible tube for cleaning under furniture without bending over (the unlimited 9 lacks this, if you'd prefer to avoid the added complexity), a battery time readout on the display, long runtime with rapid recharge time, dust sensor, quick release floorhead without needing to bend down, a dust compressor slider in the bin which helps it hold more fluffy debris like hair between emptying plus helps wipe off the mesh screen inside. It resists hair tangles and vacuums debris when pushed into or pulled backwards over the debris. Plus various small tools. It has a lot going for it, and probably the most fully featured European stick vac contender. The only downside I'd say is the lack of multicyclonic filtration, meaning dust will accumulate on the filter more quickly. Though it has a twist flick mechanism to dislodge dust from the filter, which then falls out of the bin when emptied. So, manual through cleaning of the filter shouldn't be required frequently. Just a few twists of the filter cleaning knob. Other notable options include the miele triflex or duoflex ranges. The triflex is made in Germany, it benefits from a unique design which allows you to configure it as a sort of mini-upright vacuum. It's really nice for floor cleaning in this configuration, it stands up on It's own and the weight isn't resting entirely in your hand like many stick vacs. Downside is, it takes more time to then switch it around for handheld use in that configuration. The triflex also lacks the runtime screen and other niceties from the bosch. The miele duoflex is another good choice. It's a solid feeling machine, though made in china. Good performance all around, just a bit less fancy than the bosch. It's advantage is good carpet performance, I'd consider it the best of the 3 on medium to thicker carpets though the triflex and bosch are solid as well. Honorable mentions would be the LG cord zero models and samsung bespoke jet (the only one on this list with a self empty station). I wouldn't say these are quite as well built as the bosch and miele options but they are still credible competitors and would be more budget concious choices.

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.

I can second that.. Bought the HX1-Pro when it was just released, along with the spare battery and charger and it is still going strong till day - both in terms of battery life and the suction abilities.

On the lowest setting it lasts for about 40-45 mins. On the highest about 20-30 mins I will suggest this. Get the package with the spare battery and the charger. It is a life saver. You don't have to stop vacuuming because the battery ran out..