thanks for the info
I've only tried the Miele uprights once and found it very top heavy from the get go although it wasn't hard to push/pull. Not a problem for me but it would be for someone like my mom and sisters
I really like the Miele Allervac I found last month. I just have it on the lowest setting (drapes icon) and it cleans all the tile and hardwood fine with our tons of dog hair around here and all the grit and sand they drag in. It came with the smaller 216 iirc power nozzle which is pretty useless at removing the dog hair from even the thinnest of my thin area rugs.. Basically that pn is only good for hard floor cleaning imho, it sure removes the dust from the hardwood better than a suction floor tool alone. I don't move the sofa that often LOL