Is there any difference between an 800w Miele and a 1600w one?

[vacerator]

Brian,

beats me? Many people only have bare floors today? In lofts? Small area rugs?
Does Miele even offer a non direct connect hose with a pigtail anymore?
Choice has always been a thing of marketing strategies.
Also a consumer delight.
Eureka used to make so many different models. Four to five canister sizes, and the smallest power nozzle version had a cord clamped along the hose.

 

[hooverlux]

I have the Miele upright, it is okay, but it's a big heavy machine. It cost me a lot of money.

 

[vacerator]

Alex,

Is it difficult to steer? It packs a wolop of power for above the floor cleaning also. Same motor as the C3 cylinder, and made to last.

 

[hooverlux]

It is pretty easy to stear but rather difficult to manoeuvre, being a big cleaner.
Mine is a newer one with the EU reduced wattage motor, mine is 1500w

 

[vacerator]

HooverLux,

1500 watts is plenty to clean. I have an Electrolux Oxygen (Eureka) Smart Vac cylinder rated at 1400 w, and it does fine.

 

[sebo_fan]

1500 or 1600 watt motors that are now appearing in EU passed vacs are good to have for the moment - until 2017 when the EU law will drop to 900 watts. Nows the time to bag a bargain quite literally.

 

[hooverlux]

500-800w is more than sufficient for an upright.

 

[sebo_fan]

Actually Vacerator, dont believe everything you read by Miele. The S7 is an upright that was clearly designed for the U.S; I had one and found it to be too big and cumbersome to use - also having to pedal over rugs wasn't my idea of technology and removing a clog from the hose when three screws have to be undone is a bit of a farce.

I also suggest that you go to Google and look for past threads on vacuumland - you'll find lots of information that you might have posted already including SEBO vacs and Miele vacs owned by other members. Just type in what you are looking for such as "Miele S7 + vacuumland" and see what comes up.

 

[vacerator]

Sebofan,

I'm not a huge upright fan myself.
Growing up, even those with small homes said a cylinder was too cumbersome.
I never got that. No upright style back then could go under much furniture.
Only a tall table. They had poor suction for a hose as well.

 

[hooverlux]

Tgmhe Miele S7 would no doubt be too big and clunky in an American home, even though I had a large space, I still wouldn't want something heavy and cumbersome, although, Americans seem to think if it is bigger, heavier and louder, then it is better. Not true and rather the oposite.

 

[sensotronic]

The Miele S7 was designed for the UK market according to an article in an electrical retailing magazine I've got somewhere. In fact it was launched in the UK before the States. Yes, it is rather large and clumbersome for the average UK home, but I've always found it does a good job.

A Miele dealer told me that when he visited the factory in Germany, he asked about the uprights after being shown the huge production line for the cylinder ranges. The Miele employee giving the tour said with a smile, "Ahhh English" before opening a door to reveal a very small scale operation producing the upright range.

I wouldn't be surprised if Miele phase out the upright range in the UK or just keep one model in the lineup as they obviously don't have a very big market share. I still would like to see a brand new, lighter more compact model from Miele, but I won't hold my breath.

 

[sebo_fan]

If the S7 was designed for the UK its a shame its so big. I wonder where Miele got the idea to design an upright when anything else on the market in Europe certainly isn't as big, physically. Miele don't lead the market with over sized vacuums in general.

 

[n0oxy]

noise level and power

That is a common misconception, if it's louder it's more powerful, if it's quiet, you sacrifice power and performance. There are several canister vacuums that are very quiet and very powerful, the Electrolux Ultra One and Riccar Prima are examples. The Miele, Sebo, and Lindhaus canisters, while not quite as quiet, still allow you to have a normal conversation while using them. Of course, if you want the quietest cleaning possible, a central vacuum wins hands down, that's as quiet and powerful as you can get.

 

[sebo_fan]

The other misconception is that bigger is always better.

 

[vacerator]

Sebo,

Amen brother!