Miele Complete C3 Electro Plus EcoLine

[alexhoovers94]

Here is the unboxing video, if anyone is interested, I also talk about the machine in some detail.

post was last edited: 9/19/2017-19:37]

 

[eurekaprince]

Excellent video for an excellent cleaner, Alex! Enjoy your new toy!

 

[alexhoovers94]

Thanks, I love it! I will be doing the demo video next week.

 

[hooverman2121]

Here's my C3 Marin in Marine Blue. I miss the metallic paint finish of the first generation S8 series but we can't have everything!

 

[alexhoovers94]

Very nice, looks like the US and UK model are pretty much the same aside from some minor spec differences and different tools.

 

[tseg]

I think quality value per dollar the Marin is probably the best in the Miele line, so good choice. That SEB 236 PH is awesome... I like the low profile, headlight and manual height adjustment.

With that said, if one wants to spoil themselves with both an electric and non electric setup (to enjoy lower weight and better balance where applicable), there is potential value in doing it with an Alize purchase where similar capability costs ~ $85 less AND the Airteq nozzle is potentially greater value than the parquet head AND one gets Dynamic Drive casters AND that little plastic cover plate to cover the electric connection on the base unit when the non-electric hose is in use. I believe what I'm listing below are published US MSRPs by the manufacturer for comparison. Not trying to bring you down because you made a fine choice - I love the blue, but something others may want to consider if they still have the itch to keep spending money on Miele products in the never-ending search for the ultimate vacuum. Of course, once one has done the below... time to start adding many accessories.

 

[alexhoovers94]

Full Demo Video...

 

 

[eurekaprince]

Excellent video!

Regarding the issue of snowplowing on bare floors: if vac-makers would reposition the placement of the brush-strips on “rocker-switch” wheeled carpet-floor tools, the problem would be solved. As Panasonic, Kenmore and Hoover once did, a single row of retractable bristles along the centre of the nozzle (with a break in the centre for the suction channel) would keep the tool at just the right height above the bare floor and allow dirt to be sucked in from the front and rear on both the foreward stroke and the back-stroke. Retractable brushes set around the perimeter of the tool are rather useless in my opinion.

Though the Hoover and Kenmore bare floor brushes were not wheeled, the concept could easily be applied to the standard wheeled convertible carpet/floor tools. Instead of perimeter bristles, install a single thick row of retractable soft bristles on either side of the suction port-hole - perhaps with a small set of edge sweeping “whiskers” on each end. This way dirt can be easily sucked off the floor from both the front and rear of the metal sole plate.

 

[tseg]

Impressive how the Miele composite PN without beater bars creates so much adgitation.

 

[tolivac]

Hard floor snowplow problem---Push DOWN slightly on the wand handle as you go forward-the pull UP on the handle as you go back-this should lift the front and back of the floor tool so the suction can gulp in the debris as in this case.-Lots of debris to pick up.

 

[kirbyvertibles]

Alex,
very nice machine there. They make a great cleaner.

Totally off subject but in the first pic is a small upright photo bombing. Is that similar to the Regina upright?

 

[alexhoovers94]

 


 


Thanks guys.


 


The upright in the first photo is an Electrolux TwinTurbo Electronic Deluxe Mod Z561


 


I did a video on that too if you are interested.


 

 

[kirbyvertibles]

Thanks

 

[n0oxy]

hard floor nozzles

I'm actually not a fan of the nozzles that switch from floors to rugs, best tool to use for hard floors is a dedicated hard floor brush. The Centec CT10 is a great power nozzle for hard floors as well. Regarding Miele vacuums, I have the Miele C1 Olympus which is no longer made. It's a great straight suction machine, also takes the larger GN bags. Miele has discontinued many of their previous models in the United States, I think the lower end models are all made in China now.
Mike

 

[eurekaprince]

I agree with Mike that a dedicated bare floor brush is more effective than the convertible carpet/floor attachments. But these often cause snowplowing as well because they have too many brush strips "touching down" to the floor in the front of the tool, no matter how many "castellated" breaks there are in the wall of bristles. I would bet that even the excellent Miele Parquet Twister brush snowplows large debris.

Snowplowing was never a problem even with the old Eureka bare floor brushes because there was a large cut out in the front stretch of the perimeter bristle strip. Panasonic and Hoover went one step better with their excellent bare floor brushes that did not have a perimeter bristle strip - the strip was in the centre as shown in the picture. I really think the ubiquitous convertible carpet/floor tools could be improved if they eliminated the brush strip on the front edge of the tool.

 

[alexhoovers94]

I have never seen a Hoover with a hard floor nozzle like that.

 

[eurekaprince]

Alex - I am not certain that Hoover included these unique floor brushes with their pre-Candy European vacuums. This great brush made its debut in North America in the early 1980’s with the arrival of the Hoover Dimension canister. Thereafter, most Hoover canisters (Futura, Spirit, Powermax, Windtunnel, etc) included this kind of bare floor tool.

 

[alexhoovers94]

I don't think Hoover UK really offered dedicated hardfloor tools with their cylinder cleaners back in the day, just combi floor tools and power heads. Most people had carpet and still do really.

 

[eurekaprince]

It’s important to remember that most Hoover cylinder cleaners sold in North America from 1980 on were more often than not packaged with a powered carpet nozzle. The low end suction only versions of these Hoovers were equipped with a convertible carpet/floor tool as in Europe. The deluxe power nozzle versions were packaged with an additional dedicated bare floor brush.

 

[countryguy]

Brian,

That brush looks like a Kenmore not a Hoover. The wand would have to go inside the brush neck rather than on the outside of the neck.

Gary