My New Champagne Arrives!

[air-waycharlie]

Well, finally after months of comtemplation, and like many of you here, I decided to take the plunge and acquire a Miele! My very first I might add too.

Here is the lovely Champagne with her hose, power nozzle and floor brush. She was at my door on Monday.

 

[air-waycharlie]

A closer shot

Here is the main power plant looking shiney new and the exhaust has that wonderful new odor too.

 

[air-waycharlie]

The power nozzle

It has five height setting, a reset switch, handle release foot switch, fluoresent headlight and telescoping wand.

I am quite impressed with the performance of this P/N. Right up there with, (almost!), with an Air-Way.

 

[air-waycharlie]

I love the variable speed control. Very similar to the BOSCH. Did it start with the Hoover Dimension? Here on 400 watts for lighter cleaning.

 

[air-waycharlie]

If in doubt...........just set it on "Auto" and the Champagne does the thinking for you. Those clever Germans!

 

[air-waycharlie]

Large bag capacity with excellent filtration. Seals by user upon removal so no dust leakage! Tools are onboard in the compartment above.
(Tools like most these days are "average". But I don't think the average houseperson uses tools or attachments much anymore so they are not that important to the manufacturers.)

 

[sleepdoc]

Congrats on that!

You're going to love that vacuum!

 

[charles~richard]

Miele vacuums

really are excellent -- very quiet, powerful suction. The only thing I don't like are the fairly cheesy attachments. I just don't see why machines that cost this kind of money don't have super-deluxe attachments.

 

[andy]

Congratulations Charlie! I don't understand that small dusting brush either. In the 90's Miele had a perfectly good full size brush, and then went to this one. It can get frustrating when you're doing a lot of dusting at once, but the advantage is that the suction is so concentrated that it pulls dust out of deep crevices like nobody's business.

Now when are you gonna call me?

 

[petek]

So nice. And I like that they're fairly quiet as well. Champagne wishes and caviar dreams.

 

[eluxomarty]

Hey there Charlie!!!

Happy Birthday to you!!!!! I love giving myself vacuums for my birthday LOL!! I recommend it to everyone!!!I love Mieles too. I have an old Flamenco II. The suction on that one is amazing, i can just imagine what the new ones are like!!! Enjoy!

Marty

 

[chestermikeuk]

Nice one Charlie

I`m sure you will enjoy using the Miele, on this side of the pond I`ve used them all and they are by far the best for suction, quietness, reliability & style...

They are unique in offering a whole range of additional tools as well as the box standard ones that comes with it, the parquet soft floor tool is fab for getting rid of fine plaster dust on walls before decorating etc...the car clean & microset kits are an ideal "prezzies" and the extension hose I find a must have...thats the only gripe I have is that the hose is too short...but the wand is the only one I`ve ever used that i dont have to stoop down to use...

Enjoy, Mike



http://https//www.miele.co.uk/accessories/VacuumCleaners.aspx

 

[hoover1060]

now we have twins!

Charlie I love my Champagne, and I'm not a canister person at all!
I love the quiet-ness of it, and it cleans very well!

 

[sleepdoc]

Attachments

I'm a Miele nut, and the only attachment I'm not too wild about is the dusting brush. I agree with Andy; my White Pearl full size included a larger, oval dusting brush. I don't like the smaller one. The deluxe hose handle is great for using the floor attachments but not as good for handheld attachments. However, the Champagne can use the deluxe straight suction hose, which is #05269601. It's more flexible than the electric hose, and the handle makes using small attachments a lot easier. Andy can sell that to you, and it's worth it. It's not expensive. That's the benefit of your model. I have the Blue Moon and Silver Moon, so I can't use that hose because the speed controls are on the hose handles. Also, you might like the Universal Dusting Brush. That's what I use on most flat surfaces. Anyway, enjoy that machine! Happy birthday!

Patrick

 

[air-waycharlie]

Many thanks from all the Birthday well wishers----just to clarify, the birthday was in January and it just took me a while to get these pictures on! The Miele was a purchase based on my company's profit sharing check.

Patrick, Happy Birthday to you too, since I think yours was just days ago. RE: the dusting brush, I haved this wonderful adapter that allows me to put different sized hoses or attachments together. Using it, I can put Air-Way, Electroux or Tri-Star tools on the Miele making it very versatile. It also allows me to use a Rug Rat which is great for the stairs and bedding, (to get the cat hairs off the bedspread and shams. They love sleeping there.)

The low noise level is one of the most striking things about it. Using the "auto" setting, I don't even think it runs at the 1200 watt level yet has more than adequate suction for vacuuming the carpet with that great power nozzle.

I've only had it 4 days now and really like the vacuum. I was very resistant to buying a Miele but, it just goes to show you CAN teach an old dog new tricks.

ANDY!!-- I will call you. I have not forgotten, just been kind of busy.

Charlie

 

[hoover1060]

here is my Miele Ensemble

I love using this machine!

 

[conceptone]

Happy Birthday Charlie

Happy Birthday. Glad you like your Miele. The Champagne is a great vacuum. I am very happy with mine. You can't beat the German engineering. It is very powerful and very quiet. Cheers to your birthday.
John

 

[countryguy]

I have the Miele Capricorn and love it. The way the floor brush swivels in every direction makes it very easy to use.

 

[malabue]

YOU WON'T BE DISAPOINTED

Dear Charlie,
Well it took you long enough from you when first used my Silver Moon in NYC. You finally took the plunge. You will not be disapointed. With all the toys that come and go from my collection the Miele will always be part of my steafast collection. In fact I still use it to do the deep cleaning. Best of luck.
Michael

 

[hooverbear]

Miele Silver Moon

Hey Charlie,
I'm on my 2nd Miele. First was a red star, now I've got a Silver Moon. It's like the Champagne one, only a different color. LOVE IT. Much more power than any electrolux I've used. I like the fact that it's quiet, also.

 

[compactc9]

I love my Mieles too...

Here is are a couple pictures of my newest Miele.

 

[compactc9]

Looking at if from the top.

 

[compactc9]

And here it is next to my Solaris Electro Plus. You might notice that the Acrylic only goes to 1100 Watts, and the Solaris EP goes all the way to 1200, its because the Solaris EP has the newer Vortex motor, and the Acrylic has the older style motor.

 

[buffster]

Hey Charlie... congratulations on your new Miele

I'm a newbie. I just discovered this site by accident. Wow! I was in shock. I thought I was the only vacuum fanatic.

Hopefully, you've received the email I asked Fred Nelson to forward to you. I'm really anxious to talk with you about the Air-Way I just bought off eBay. What a deal... I hope. I'm going to need to get it cleaned, serviced and get the upgrade kit with beater brush, hose, etc... I'd greatly appreciate your advice. I hear you're the Air-Way expert. You're actually the reason I found this site. But, I'll explain in more detail offline if/when we exchange emails.

I think you'll really like your Miele. I've had one for 10 years and love it. In fact, I just purchased the new Capricorn today. Yeah. Got a great deal on it and even a free tune up on my old Miele. I agree with what everyone is saying about the new duster brush. I haven't used it yet, but it sure seems Miele skimped on this item.

Patrick, a.k.a., sleepdoc, if you're reading this, I'm really interested to learn more about the deluxe straight suction hose #05269601 you mentioned. Can you give me the contact information for this Andy person? Will I get a good deal on it? I was so excited with all the new models--I live a mile from a Diamond-Level Dealer--that I wasn't even thinking about what a challenge it would be to use the attachments with the new handle design. I was tempted to get the limited edition Gemini (available only through the diamond dealers) just because of the cool retro color. I also like the dial design a little better than the design of the Capricorn. It was a hard decision.

Again, congrats Charlie. And, looking forward to hearing from you. You too Patrick.

Mike

 

[luxg]

Welcome Mike, We are glad to have you here with us. Hope that you will consider joing the VCCC. Our convention this year will be in Omaha this coming September and I know that you would really enjoy it. Terry

 

[buffster]

Hi Terry...

Thanks for welcoming me to the site. I am considering joining the club. Loved your profile by the way. I'll share my story offline sometime. All the stories I've read seem so familiar, especially Morgan Frazer's--we share a lot in common.

Since finding the site I've also gotten the bug to get a few more vacuums. It started with the Vita-Vac I found on eBay and my purchase of the new Miele. Now, I'm looking at a brand new Royal 1030Z Commercial upright and a refurbished Kirby ULT G. Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated.

Also found out that I may be in Omaha about the same time as your convention, on my way to visit family in Iowa and Kansas City.

Mike

 

[myvacsrock]

is that miele see through??

 

[compactc9]

Yes

The body of the Acrylic is made of acrylic plastic, which is clear so you can see inside of it. It was designed for showing in vac shops to let people see the sealed filtration, and motor and other parts they used.

 

[air-waycharlie]

Mike,

I have sent you an email so let the corresponding begin!

You will find a wealth of knowledge on these forums about all kinds of vacuums either new or vintage. You will also find some of the nicest, generous and truly good folks here too.

I found out about the VCCC in 2000 and have been very active and involved since. A group of people here are now my family, so welcome!

Charlie