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Roger,

Ok, I see. Good move for Miele, but a cord along the entire hose is very early 70's. Rainbow, Filter Queen, and Eureka even did it on low end smaller cylinders.
 
higher watt motors

Many manufacturers have actually added higher watt motors over the years because it sounds better when listing specifications. Motor power is only one thing to consider though. A vacuum with a less powerful motor but very good cleaning tools will clean better than a vacuum with a more powerful motor and bad cleaning tools. When Electrolux models such as the 1205 came out, they used motors around 500 watts, but were considered to be very good cleaners. It will be interesting to see if regulations like this ever come to the United States.
 
That's very interesting Nooxy....no electrical outlet on your Olympus yet my suction-only Contour has one. Hmmm....I wonder if Miele did this for the Canadian market only....offering a C1 canister that is upgradeable to a power head. Any other American Olympus owners out there? Are you also lacking a power nozzle outlet on your canisters? Strange that the US market was not offered what we got north of the border.
 
As I've said. this is proof enough that Miele AND other brands don't sell the same vacuums as per country.

As for "added power" it has been going ever since vacuums became a domestic reality. They have forever been sold as having more power and suction.

Not all vacuums with lower power in a cylinder vacuum fairs better - bag capacity has to be taken into consideration PLUS sealed suction and length of hose, tubes and main accessories.
 
Vacerator...I know that. Miele Canada also offers C1s with an electric power nozzle. The question is: why would they create a different body for the C1 Olympus with no electric outlet? Would it not be more economical to sell a white version of the Titus' body with no power nozzle and call that an Olympus? Why would they make 2 different main bodies of C1? My suction only red Contour has an outlet moulded into the body near the handle in case I ever want to upgrade to an electrified hose with pig-tail wire. It's strange that the American Olympus does not have it too.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 

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