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    Stores use vacuum displays? GROSS!!

    At least you don't get home to open your new vac from Boscov's and find dirt in it.
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    My dream vacuum finally arrived!

    What was the country of orgin and what kind of voltage does it use?
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    Please recommend me a vacuum for cockroaches

    The boric acid kills them. When you blow it in the wall it covers any hiding in the wall with the stuff. Kills them pretty quick. Any new roaches walk through the stuff, it sticks to their feet and they carry it back to the nest that way thereby killing the rest of them. A lot of roaches come in...
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    Miele Monte Verde S538

    You can also look at the power selector switch. If max power is 1100, it's the two stage motor, if the max power is 1200 then you have the single stage motor.
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    Please recommend me a vacuum for cockroaches

    Defininitely a shop vac. Yuck. The best way to get rid of them is using Boric Acid powder. Here is how to do it. In each room, remove the cover plate from the electrical outlet. Don't unwire the outlet but just pull it out of the box in the wall. Drop 3-4 tablespoons of Boric Acid powder...
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    Miele Hyclean vs Miele Air clean

    Here you go.... http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?14793_56
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    Miele Hyclean vs Miele Air clean

    There are two threads currently running in this forum about the differences between the bags. Just look for "Miele Dust" in the thread titles.
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    Miele bag leakage ??

    Unfortunately, I threw out the last HyClean bag when the new AirClean bags from Miele arrived. But it looked exactly the same as the one you pictured here. Well, I think I'll just stick with the Miele AirClean bags. Thanks for the advice.
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    Miele bag leakage ??

    On the HyClean bags I had, that white area around the opening in the bag was a hardened type of plastic. On the AirClean bags that white area around the bag opening is a soft, rubbery material. It makes for a good seal around the tube coming in from the vac. I wonder why the AirClean bags...
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    Miele bag leakage ??

    Long, long time ago I asked members of this site about generic bags for my Miele, which ones they found to be the best. The answer? Always use Miele bags, period. Don't try to use generic bags. It appears that the original answer isn't valid anymore.....
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    Miele bag leakage ??

    The Miele GN bags have the rubber seal around them. The FJM HyClean bags have a plastic ring around the opening to the bag. They used to have a rubber seal on them up until this past spring. The FJM AirClean bags have the rubber seal. That's why I'm a little aggravated with Miele, in the...
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    Miele Monte Verde S538

    I love that color, kind of like a pine green. How old is that vac?
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    MIELE S6 VIDEO

    Notice that in all the videos, Miele is using the AirClean bags rather than the HyClean bags?
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    Miele bag leakage ??

    How old are your cat & dog canisters? This dust problem only seems to effect the dog & cat canisters that are older than two years old.
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    Miele bag leakage ??

    I could not imagine somebody putting a Rainbow in a cupboard or closet without emptying the pan. After a few days it would stink up the house!
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