DesertTortoise
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I visited a vacuum shop I hadn't visited before hoping to see some Miele and Riccar canister vacuums. They didn't have any Riccar canisters, owner said they weren't that good, and he only had the Miele S6 canister (no powered brush so that didn't interest me) so I tried a Miele Swing upright.
Not impressed. Oh, nice quality, but there is no way that thing will get under my beds (the Windsor won't either, limiting it's utility) and the swivel feature seems like a gimmick. The S6 definitely has better plastics than modern Kenmores (but not the old ones, not by a long shot) and nice features but the tools are a rude joke. For that kind of money I at least expected good quality full size tools, but Meile's tools are as cheap as those that Kenmore sells. All that money for a vacuum and they cannot even give you decent tools. I didn't see the wand. The only thing I see it has going for it are the motors. They have an honest to gawd all metal motor like Kenmores used to have. The vacuum ought to be durable. But the crappy tools! Nein danke.
Looked at a Sebo canister later in the day. Same thing as the Miele. Above average quality canister body, probably very durable, ok hose, but the tools and the Sebo wand are frankly budget items. Give me stainless steel button lock wands, not this aluminum telescopic crap with sliding contacts inside, and the kind of tools one found on 80's and 90's Kenmores.
Not impressed. Oh, nice quality, but there is no way that thing will get under my beds (the Windsor won't either, limiting it's utility) and the swivel feature seems like a gimmick. The S6 definitely has better plastics than modern Kenmores (but not the old ones, not by a long shot) and nice features but the tools are a rude joke. For that kind of money I at least expected good quality full size tools, but Meile's tools are as cheap as those that Kenmore sells. All that money for a vacuum and they cannot even give you decent tools. I didn't see the wand. The only thing I see it has going for it are the motors. They have an honest to gawd all metal motor like Kenmores used to have. The vacuum ought to be durable. But the crappy tools! Nein danke.
Looked at a Sebo canister later in the day. Same thing as the Miele. Above average quality canister body, probably very durable, ok hose, but the tools and the Sebo wand are frankly budget items. Give me stainless steel button lock wands, not this aluminum telescopic crap with sliding contacts inside, and the kind of tools one found on 80's and 90's Kenmores.