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Before getting my Miele C3, I definitely considered the Sebo D4. The D4 detractors for me: quite large and heavy... I maintain 3 floors (including finished basement) and did not want to consider lugging it up and down steps. Also, I have bad allergies and the exhaust on the Miele was more...

Miele, quiet, light, many versitile accessories, SEB236 powerbrush has LED light and foot controlled/adjusted, a box of bags will last a year, can be stuffed and not lose suction, zero filtration emissions, 1 touch foot controlled cord rewinder, static shock diffuser strip on handle, timer strip...

Certainly mine are not antique... the oldest being ~ 20 years old. They are both pretty thick and dense. I believe the cheapy is acrylic and the good one, wool with some silk. I'm thinking using a power head with hight adjustment to the first setting that exhibits light contact would probably...

Having searched forums and done manufacturer research the general conclusion I've come to is manufacturers suggest suction only heads to clean Persian rugs... or turbo nozzles if one is obsessed with agitation. Meanwhile forum feedback from vacuum shop experts is that power heads rule the world...

For years I owned a DC14 (still have it). Really disgusting giving it a periodic good cleaning. The last time was the final straw that made me decide to get a bagged vacuum. My Miele is still spotless through-and-through.

Many of the higher-end vacuums have tried and true designs with the same model(s) in the marketplace for years at a time. Like a car manufacturer, might the vacuum manufacturer revisit a year 1 design and tweak components that seem to be experiencing a high failure rate? I just added an...

I suppose some other ways to slice and dice the testing is to swap turbo head with powered head on C3 and run tests... And do similar swap with complete non-powered hose setup just to ensure the power source is identical (understanding the 2 different units have the same motor). Why? To better...

Thanks for the Miele Turbo vs. Powered head comparisons. I have a C3 Alize suction only, for which I added a turbo head months back. On some of my medium dense pile Persian rugs the turbo is tough to push, but I guess I could open the vent to reduce suction yet keep the beater bar up to...

Best wishes finding the remedy. Your statement made me chuckle:"I got it for a song compared to the prices of Sebos on ebay. The listing said Nozzle needed a belt." I guess in hindsight a better descriptor could be, "I bought a broken Sebo on purpose and as you can imagine, it cost much less...

Holding out for the all-titanium Kirby... and slate color.

My house is ~2400 SF, including the finished basement, which makes it 3 stories, with no rooms that are particularly large. It is mostly hard wood with area rugs except for 2 rooms with Berber. My Miele C3 Alize cannister is my vacuum of choice. While plastic, it seems quite sturdy and the...

I know turbo heads are hated on these forums but when looking at the Miele Turbo head reviews by many hundreds of users across 4 countries on-line sellers, this head has rave reviews. Low single digits rate it a 1 or 2 with more than 9 in 10 rating it a 4 or 5. I value that testimony much more...

Fyi, all US Miele C3 units come with power for the hose if you elect to do that post-purchase ($400+) upgrade.

'Line extensions' is Marketing 101. "I'd buy this if only it had that...". People are funny in that way. Because consumers segment themselves in so many different ways adding to the model proliferation drives overall volume throughput. How do you increase sales when things start to flatten...

To me, it sounds like the Kirby cover-up has now been exposed. :)

Yikes. Glad I don't own a Kirby with those ratings. :)

I have the C3 Alize suction only. I keep trying to talk myself into spending the $500+ to buy the power hose/wand/head. I don't have pets and since I added the turbo head and mini-turbo to my setup I'm struggling to convince myself my floors and carpet are not being cleaned so I can pull the...

Interestingly (to me) I recently replaced my old Dyson DC14 with a Miele C3 Alize. The Alize has an AirTeQ suction head and then I also bought a turbo nozzle. My 3 story house is mostly wood flooring with low pile area rugs and some Berber carpet. There is an allure towards having a powered...

My key take-away: Cordless vacuums are Evil and heartless.

I only buy 9-ply bags with self-sealing hose hole. Needs to hold over 4 liters as well. By coincidence, Miele makes such a bag.