Miele Vacuum Cleaners

mrochester · 16 Oct 2006 at 15:27

After a post a couple of days ago about my parents dodgy Dyson, turns out that Dyson will charge £55 just to come out and look at the thing, and god knows how much on top of that to actually fix it. Bottom line is, they are after a new vacuum cleaner, and Miele have caught my eye as a (generally) highly regarded make. Just wanted to ask if anyone here has had experience of Miele vacuum cleaners - if they are any good, and if they are reliable? My parents have two cats so it has to be something pretty decent to pick up pet hair from carpets and seating.

Thanks,

Michael.

Rotty · 16 Oct 2006 at 15:31

we have one , best cleaner we have ever had by a long way

we have the "cat and dog 2000" and it is great with pet hairs

lordrobs · 16 Oct 2006 at 15:49

One of the better brands as far as bagged cleaners go.

Personally I prefer bagless as you can just empty it out after every use but they both have their plus points.

Tru · 16 Oct 2006 at 15:52

I bought a Meile recently. I used to think they looked too square but the salesman told me a good square Meile is essential for todays man-about-town.

*Hails cab*

mrochester · 16 Oct 2006 at 15:53

Rotty said:
we have one , best cleaner we have ever had by a long way

we have the "cat and dog 2000" and it is great with pet hairs

This is exactly the one I was looking at, and it seems to be a great buy at around £160. Cheaper than the equivalent Dyson too, which I'd obviously want to avoid.

lordrobs · 16 Oct 2006 at 15:54

mrochester said:
This is exactly the one I was looking at, and it seems to be a great buy at around £160. Cheaper than the equivalent Dyson too, which I'd obviously want to avoid.

Don't forget to factor in the cos of bags though. But yeah, wouldn't touch a Dyson with a barge pole personally. They should really work on quality control before coming up with the next gimick.

mrochester · 16 Oct 2006 at 15:56

lordrobs said:
Don't forget to factor in the cos of bags though. But yeah, wouldn't touch a Dyson with a barge pole personally. They should really work on quality control before coming up with the next gimick.

Yes there's the cost of bags, but £40 worth of bags should last a fair while. Apparently it's around £15 for 5 bags and a filter direct from Miele.

lordrobs · 16 Oct 2006 at 15:59

mrochester said:
Yes there's the cost of bags, but £40 worth of bags should last a fair while. Apparently it's around £15 for 5 bags and a filter direct from Miele.

Thats pretty good. Cheaper than our Dysons belt addiction thats for sure.

Tinders · 16 Oct 2006 at 16:15

i bought my mom a miele at the weekend, it was the revolution 5000, absolutely superb vac, was expensive mind, £195 (still £60 cheaper than the high st tho), but i has a turbo brush, which sucks better than gillian taylor in a range rover.It really does get the crap out out really well.

We have had two dysons and both have been a bit iffy to say the least, they have lost suction and the build quality of the hoses and fitting has been poor.

The miele on the other hand looks superb in terms of build quality, plus it has remote buttons on the handle for the geeks amongst us

DailyGeek · 16 Oct 2006 at 16:17

They are made out of bullet-proof plastic like police riot shields, and I know I can stand on one without it cracking (over 18st)

jezsoup · 16 Oct 2006 at 16:18

lordrobs said:
They should really work on quality control before coming up with the next gimick.

Dotn worry apparantly they are doing I was a test subject for their latest thing, an all new hand dryer tested and developed here at the mighty university of Bradford, it totally dries your hands in about 10 seconds its cool.

SAM81 · 16 Oct 2006 at 16:40

these things suck harder than a £100 whore. BUY IT!!!!!

Meridian · 16 Oct 2006 at 17:41

They also last forever - my old dear only threw away her twenty-three year old one because the hose broke and they don't make them any more.

M

locutus12 · 16 Oct 2006 at 17:49

Best vac in the world is:

and i promise you you will still be using it when your in your 80`s. no bag either!!!

danza · 16 Oct 2006 at 17:53

For a reasonable budget either Numatic Henry or a Miele. I worked in cleaning for years and they're by far the best hoovers I've used. A Henry will survive the next holocaust and they bounce down stairs nicely. Miele on the other hand are great for drift style slides around wooden floors :cool:

wassap · 16 Oct 2006 at 19:05

danza said:
For a reasonable budget either Numatic Henry or a Miele. I worked in cleaning for years and they're by far the best hoovers I've used. A Henry will survive the next holocaust and they bounce down stairs nicely. Miele on the other hand are great for drift style slides around wooden floors

Why do i have sudden urge to lower my miele and stick loads of plastic tat on it

Seriously, while miele are pretty much the dearest out there, they do get excellent write-up in the which mags, and miele also 'give' a 20 year guarantee.

233 · 16 Oct 2006 at 19:08

under hoover lighting????

why do i have the urge to continute on from modding my cable box and start on the toaster?