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Message: <blockquote data-quote="eurekaprince" data-source="post: 133712" data-attributes="member: 340">Consumer Reports Test ResultsAs much as I would like to support products made in the USA, it seems that Germany’s Miele and Sweden’s Electrolux still offer a better performing product than Riccar/Simplicity – at least according the the latest tests done by Consumer Reports.  For $1400, Riccar/Simplicity should be delivering excellent carpet cleaning with excellent noise control, but it doesn’t.Here are the test result for the 3 best canisters from each manufacturer:Miele Callisto S5281 (USD900) (ranks only 2nd to the $500 Kenmore Intuition 28014)Medium Pile Carpet Cleaning = very goodBare floor cleaning = excellentAirflow though the hose for tool use = excellentNoise control = very goodEmissions control = excellentHandling (pushing, pulling, carrying) = goodPet hair removal = very goodWeight with power nozzle = 24 lbsElectrolux Oxygen EL6988 (USD430) (ranks 3rd after the $500 Kenmore Intuition 28014)Medium Pile Carpet Cleaning = excellentBare floor cleaning = excellentAirflow though the hose for tool use = very goodNoise control = goodEmissions control = excellentHandling (pushing, pulling, carrying) = goodPet hair removal = excellentWeight with power nozzle = 22 lbsSimplicity Gusto or Riccar Immaculate Premier (USD1400) (ranks 10th in the list of canister vacs)Medium Pile Carpet Cleaning = goodBare floor cleaning = excellentAirflow though the hose for tool use = very goodNoise control = fairEmissions control = excellentHandling (pushing, pulling, carrying) = goodPet hair removal = excellentWeight with power nozzle= 27 lbsIn the category of uprights, Miele wins hands-down:  Consumer Reports testing showed the Riccar Brilliance/Simplicity Synchrony Premium to be harder to handle, noisier and weaker in hose suction for tool use than the higher ranked Miele Twist or Cat and Dog.  The Riccar also costs over $200 more than the Miele Cat and Dog.  The Miele Twist rated only a “very good” in bare floor cleaning, whereas the Riccar Brilliance/Simplicity Synchrony Premium rated an “excellent” in that category (But the Miele Twist also got an “excellent” in bare floor cleaning).  All the Miele uprights rated “excellent” in emissions control – the Riccar Brilliance/Symplicity SP only rated “very good.”The only area I think that the Riccar Brilliance upright really did better was in weight:  all the Miele’s weigh 22 lbs, the Riccar Brilliance weighs only 20 lbs.For a total of $540 with tax, I bought a pair of vacs that are lighter, easier to handle and perform as well, or better, than any of the above rated models:  The Hoover Tempo Upright and the Electrolux UltraSilencer Green.  In Canadian dollars, these cost me CAD140 for the upright, and CAD400 for the canister.  Love them both!</blockquote>

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