eurekaprince
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I divide my opinions of vacuum cleaners into two completely separate categories: uprights to deep clean carpets, and canisters to clean everything else. The combination cleaners that try to do both are just too complicated, heavy, bulky, over-engineered and too prone to develop problems. I first clean a room from top to bottom with the canister, then finish off by cleaning the carpet with the upright. For both machines I look for cleaners that are bagged because they require less maintenance, they hide the collected dirt in the machine, and I never have to see it again.
My canister of choice is my Miele C3 FreshAir Canister, which is the white Canadian version of the American Alize. It is lightweight, has extremely strong airflow through the hose, filters the air with excellence and is very, very quiet. It came with an extremely useful SpotLight handle that can shine a powerful beam of light at the press of a button (uses regular batteries like a flashlight). It also has the ability to take a wide variety of attachments, both Miele-made and universal with an adapter. The three main attachments store neatly under the hood. It cost me CAD550.
My upright of choice is the Hoover Platinum Bagged Upright. It is lightweight, has excellent deep carpet cleaning ability, has two speeds with a switch on the handle grip, a humongous bag to collect lots of dirt and carpet fluff, a headlight and a 30 foot cord. It is also relatively quiet. I got it for CAD350 at Sears Canada.
So for $900 I got myself an excellent dynamic duo of vacuum cleaners that take up no more room in my closet than a bulky power nozzle canister.
My canister of choice is my Miele C3 FreshAir Canister, which is the white Canadian version of the American Alize. It is lightweight, has extremely strong airflow through the hose, filters the air with excellence and is very, very quiet. It came with an extremely useful SpotLight handle that can shine a powerful beam of light at the press of a button (uses regular batteries like a flashlight). It also has the ability to take a wide variety of attachments, both Miele-made and universal with an adapter. The three main attachments store neatly under the hood. It cost me CAD550.
My upright of choice is the Hoover Platinum Bagged Upright. It is lightweight, has excellent deep carpet cleaning ability, has two speeds with a switch on the handle grip, a humongous bag to collect lots of dirt and carpet fluff, a headlight and a 30 foot cord. It is also relatively quiet. I got it for CAD350 at Sears Canada.
So for $900 I got myself an excellent dynamic duo of vacuum cleaners that take up no more room in my closet than a bulky power nozzle canister.
