New Miele S8 UniQ vacuum cleaner on YouTube

[magic-clean]

"Glitz & Glamour"

for sure. As luck would have it, just when we recently got a new S5, a new model appears. LOL!

Sex appeal aside, has Miele caught on to the size thing? 10 or 15 more feet of cord and a longer hose would be a compelling story from a meaningful feature, everyday functionality perspective?

 

[sebo_fan]

As usual they are building "new" machines and kitting it out with selective new fancy, glitzy features and using existing components like the Tri-scopic miele suction tube, existing smaller cleaning tools (still no where on board to put a small turbo brush, crucial for pet buyers and would have been better to offer the additional flexible tool storer and nib on the body of the hose for owners to add additional tools as well as fall back on the ones supplied under the lid.

Thing is, I don't think they have "caught on" to the size of hose and power cord length. They're more or less pushing the buyer to consider either the heavy add on extension flex hose attachment for the canisters for added stretch or banking on an S7 upright purchase; such is the problem that exists if (outside the U.S) in the U.K you then have an either or approach with the only upright that they sell that swivels, like a canister vac - but takes up more space and isn't as compact as a canister commands..

Whilst there are some nice parts to the design, I can't help but feel Miele have looked to Bosch for inspiration, especially in the way the handle at the front sweeps upwards, lending a closer "grab" to design aspect.

 

[pr-21]

Exactly....

I was thinking the same thing, thanks for bringing that up. S8 looks similar to a Bosch without a doubt.



Bud Mattingly
PR-21

 

[magic-clean]

The Kenmore

Intuition canister per the website is described as having a:

"Light on the wand illuminates dark areas to help you see what needs cleaning and to avoid items that you don’t want to vacuum up". Also states it has an 8 foot hose & 26 foot cord.

 

[williamr1248]

New Miele S8

Thanks everyone for all the input on the new S8! I LOVE the color and the glitzy lights but I am not seeing changes in the areas that so many Miele owners say they do not care for in actural use.
I was looking for a new longer hose and electric cord,new full size attachments and maybe a new power nozzle. I keep hearing complaints about the bags smelling after a short time even with the hepa and charcoal filters in place.
I sure like the color and lights. Also wish they would make the hose in a color to match the machine. The standard grey hose looks like a replacement that didn't match the machine. It just seems to take away the premium look of the machine.
It will be exciting to see it in person when it arrives.

 

[sebo_fan]

My thoughts mirror yours William - and I also think Miele will be applying that Velvet strip only to the highest model like they did with the S6 Velvet model. Nothing stopping you from putting your own strip on I guess or ordering the part if it ever becomes available.

 

[williamr1248]

New Mieel S8

Am I correct so far:

They did not increase the hose or electric cord length?
They should be offering it with an electric power nozzle and they did not update the tool size to be a regular full size?
There will be no on board tool storage for the fuller brush used for hard floor surface cleaning?
I wonder what the price will be with electric power nozzle in the U. S. market?

RS- I saw the red velvet covered machine at a Miele dealers. That did just not appeal to me. I think of a vacuum as shiney with bright chrome accents. That is only a personal choice. Just have to wait and see how this velvet bumper and attachment storage bin looks in person.

 

[sebo_fan]

Well speaking as a collector who at times has to polish up the bodies because the machines get used, the velvet covered body is a great idea - it would minimise scrapes and bashes to the body. Miele have simply just taken the idea and put it on the central bumper that goes around the whole machine of the new S8 but the red model stock photo I supplied here looks like the velvet bumper hasnt been given - and the red machine is one of the more basic S8 models.

When I looked at the microsite, as usual Miele never give away their actual cord length but I know from experience with my S5211 that the cord measures out to be 6.5 metres and Miele claim that it has a 10 metre radius - the new S8 has an 11 metre radius and one can speculate then that the model won't have anything close to 9metres of cord, but rather possibly 7.5 metres or 8 metres of cord.

I think the S8 will eventually be offered with an electric head. Certainly the top of the range S8930 looks like it has one of the PN's with the headlight. SEB236.

 

[sebo_fan]

Have you seen what I can with my Sebo? lol. There I was vacuuming my room when inspiration came to me following all the recent expectations and features of the Miele S8 UniQ. I was really delighted to find that my 1980's ribbed torch could clip and lock into the K series tool clip on the K series tubing that I'm using with my D2. Now I have a "headlight" spread of light whenever I'm Sebo'ing!

 

[sebo_fan]

Pic 2

 

[Les]

S8 Uniq

does the S8 Uniq have the hose problem of the Blue Moon S658? The Moon had a circuit board problem and had to replaced every coupld of years. It just turns shuts down. Love it but a new hose cost $165. Does anyone know if this has been solved with the new S8?

 

[piano_god]

The hose issues that occurred with the Silver Moon, Red Velvet and Blue Moon were resolved in subsequent models. Those models being S5980/81 and S8990 (UniQ).