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"@tseg.. sounds interesting, may I ask which vacuums you’ve shunned on appearance and why? That would be interesting to hear and talk about. Thank you for sharing." I prefer vacuums with some semblance of style, so the X series Sebos (and all 'commercial' looking vacs) don't do anything for me...

Here’s my short list:

I've never bought a vacuum purely on looks, but certainly have shunned quality vacuums purely on looks.

"Looking at some of the various videos on Youtube, it seems that a common problem is the user not sliding the bag collar fully into the holder. " Yup, I thought this sounds about right. In my Miele C3 the blue 'male' bag slider fits very definitively into the 'female' fitment on the vacuum...

"Mine kinda flops down when the cover is open but closes when the cover is closed.... dont think its an issue." … thanks for validating... The more I look at the dangling fitment, see how the spring is designed to push the fitment down, and see how there are angled guides on the door to push...

I saw your video. Congrats on this interesting curiosity. I say that because while the airflow is impressive you also make mention the powerhead is very difficult to move on the carpet at full power. Is the hard floor head equally constrained? If only the balance of the vacuum were built to...

Follow up to my last post. I just did a closer inspection of the fitment and it looks like there is a fully functioning spring to push the fitment down... so I was wrong thinking the spring pushes the fitment up. So relative to my (imaginary?) issue that the bag fitment with bag, when pushed...

I recently purchased a used Miele U1 upright that is seemingly in mint condition but produced December 2014. The only issue, and may not be an issue, is the bag fitment hangs open and will not snap up in place by my hand, but the cover design automatically will push this fitment up to have the...

“Isn't the C3 Allis a straight suction canister? I didn't think you could upgrade the Miele straight suction models to use electric nozzles, maybe you can with the C3 models.” Yes, with the C3 Alize in the US you can buy an electro hose, wand and power head to upgrade, which is what I did.

The unit (Miele Jazz) arrived today. Of course my wife is in Florida for the weekend with my cousin for a ladies weekend getaway. I have a Miele C3 Alize with all the non-electric attachments and I've also upgraded to all the powered attachments... and now I have this Miele Jazz U1 upright in...

My wife won't use a canister, so an upright is necessary to compliment the canister I use. Our main floor is 50/50 carpet and wood flooring so the Miele U1 Jazz is showing up this weekend. Hopefully I can convince her to turn the brush roll off when over the wood floor. When I'm using it I'll...

"Hoover Wind tunnel anniversary edition?" Interesting suggestion vs. the other lead case (Miele U1 Jazz) - Both are +20 lbs. - The Hoover is self propelled, which is good for large swaths of carpet - The Miele is swivel necked for more tight spaces - The Hoover new is $100 less than I'm...

Once my U1 arrives, if it works as expected, I'll be taking my Dyson DC14 with all the attachments to Goodwill. The rollerbrush clutch foot knob is pretty temperamental, but other that it does fine. It just is not worth my effort to package and ship it for sale for what it is worth. I drop...

Just caught this: "Offer to vacuum for your wife is my first suggestion ! " I normally do, but I do travel a lot so she likes to touch up when I'm away.

Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up buying (yet to arrive) a gently used Miele U1 Jazz (yellow) on eBay for about 50% vs. new. I have poked around for the Felix on and off over several months and they are even more expensive with gently used ones hard to find. Its ok if my wife doesn't...

I was considering the U1... but slight concerns about it's significant weight. With that said, am not anticipating it going up and down flights of stairs. Maybe it would be ideal. Any other lighter suggestions? I think having a hose is good as well as an on/off switch with the hard flooring...

I have a Miele C3 with about every attachment and love it. My wife hates it. Her favorite is an old upright Panasonic from the early ‘90’s. She wants an upright vacuum for our main floor that has an even mix of lower pile carpet and hard floors. The less she has to adjust or modify the...

Agree... $40 per year in bags (less for me as I tend to get 3-4 months per change) is nothing on a $1K+ vacuum. Eliminating 2+ hours of scrubbing a crud encrusted Dyson bagless every year is worth well in excess of $40 to me. 6 months in I did have an SEB236 powerhead stop height adjusting...

The new Miele hoses on the new Eco models in the EU have grey/black striping (i.e., different production method/design). Of course I've only seen this with the non-electric hose. I believe they are slightly shorter than the historic C3 hose (maybe to help with airflow of the underpowered...

I suppose when Kirby executes an on/off brush roll switch for hard wood floors I may consider one. Also needs a lifetime belt.