Miele S8 or Sebo D4 or K3?

[n0oxy]

availability of Bosch and miele models

I will try to combine two things in this message. First, regarding Bosch vacuums, yes, those are hard to find, I'm not sure if they are even available in the United States.
Ok, regarding models of Miele canisters, yes, there are a lot of them, but there are ways to make it less confusing. First, there are 3 different models of canister, other than that, the difference is what is included with them. The c1 is a full sized canister, and it comes with the micro filtration, though I think you can purchase the Hepa filter if you want to. For speed control, it uses a dial rather than push buttons. The C2 is the compact model, it's smaller than the C1 and C3. Finally, the C3 is full sized, and has the bells and whistles such as automatic suction control, and uses push buttons to control the speed rather than a dial, I think a couple of them have these controls on the hose itself. So, if you are interested in a Miele canister, first decide which base model you want, and if you are willing to pay extra for the extra features. Once you have decided on the C1, C2, or C3, you can then find the model in that series that includes the accessories you want. As far as I know, all of these use the same motor so there is no difference in over all cleaning power.

 

[sebo_fan]

That may be but in some countries, Miele also limit the amount of power cord length you get per model, different handles and sometimes limited stretch hoses from base level 1.5 to 1.8 metres. Also the telescopic height adjust tubes aren't common on all models per country - Miele also supply fixed height suction tubes with locks on them but I find them to be rather short compared to the duo-scopic tubes whilst the Tri-Scopic height adjust tubes are too heavy for me, even if they are slightly longer to the duo-ones.

 

[eurekaprince]

I initially purchased an S2 (now called C1) Miele but was so impressed that I eventually also bought an S8 (now call C3). Both are suction only.

In doing a direct comparison of the C3 to the more basic C1, indeed the cord is longer by about 5 feet, the hose (the flexible silver part excluding the handle) is longer by about 1 foot and the telescopic wand is longer by about 10 inches.

Miele really should sell an optional 9-foot hose for suction only canisters. Can't figure out why they can't add that to their selection of optional accessories.

 

[sebo_fan]

From memory, the S2 in the UK had 5.5 metre cables and 1.5 metre hoses. The S6 had 6 metres or 6.5 metres and 1.8 metre hoses whilst the S8 has 10/11 metres of cable and 1.8 metre hoses. Now that Miele keep changing the model numbers for C1, C2, C3 etc I've lost touch with whatever they produce now.