Miele Plus S251

[kirbylux77]

Rex

No particular brand works better, but in my opinion, I stick to well-known name brands, not dollar store brands you have never heard of before. Have to wonder what the quality & chemicals they used is like in dollar store brands.

Speaking of your local vac guy, don't they use this stuff called Vac & Polish? Or some other name. Have seen advertisements for it before in the VDTA magazine. Maybe you should ask your vac guy to sell you a bottle?

Rob

 

[sebo_fan]

Actually, in response to the "dust bags" used originally in this model, the Miele S200 uses Miele "H" brown PAPER bags which have brown card collars.

There is nothing wrong with using the newer synthetic dust bags from Miele but you might notice a drop in suction power because these synthetic bags were made for higher motor powered vacuums from later ranges.

I love older Miele cylinder/cans like this, but you should be able to get Miele turbo tool/floor heads online easily, even if you might consider buying from abroad and waiting around. Hope the info helps.

 

[tolivac]

Rob:Will try a can of a major brand of hairspray and see how it works.The vac guy uses the Meth alchohol,He doesn't use Vac&Polish.Never heard of it until now-the other former vac guy used the alchohol,too.That would be interesting stuff to try,though.
SeboFan-whenever I have used Filtrete or synthetic type bags in place of paper-I found the vac air movement power is INCREASED over the paper bag.And I can pack them better than a paper bag-those you can fill only third-half full before their airflow goes down and they may even BURST in the bag chamber causing a BIG mess!

 

[sebo_fan]

Ive never had a paper bag burst in the old Miele cans I had. Mind you I never use them at high suction when they are empty/newly installed.

I found that the FJM Intensive Clean bags were better but the newer HyClean ones used to make my old 1500 watt model suffer.

 

[tolivac]

I have had the paper bags break in Kirbys(G6)Royal Pony,and a Royal 4000 Backpack vacuum.

 

[sebo_fan]

The only time I've ever had a paper bag burst is in the Vax canister vacs - 1200/1300 watts in a round tub canister style and no let up means bags often tear or burst open with the suction force. I believe the U.S had them under the "Dirt Devil Wizzard" brand name.

 

[super-sweeper]

You're thinking of the Wash Wizard, Sebo fan! But yes, there is an extremely rare Dirt Devil version. I know of 2 in existence, one of them being a motor-less store demo!