Miele Classic C1 Turbo Team Bagged Canister Vacuum, Tech Blue - Portable, Household
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rachel matuszek
> 3 daySo far I love this vacuum. Had an upright Dyson for years which I disliked and it had gradually lost most of its suction. I missed having the maneuverability of the canister and reaching under furniture and whatnot. I was hesitant about using bags again but they hold quite a lot and I don’t have a constant dog smell in vacuum so definitely a bonus. The suction is incredibly strong and I love the feature of reducing it for carpets because it does indeed suck them up! My only dislike so far is that the floor brush is heavier than the handle part and it makes a strange balance. My arms hurt vacuuming the first couple times! I saw a couple comments in other reviews about the cord length being short but I don’t find this to be problematic at all. Highly recommend this vacuum, loved that it was not $800!
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William Webster
> 3 dayLike it a lot
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Maggie C.
Greater than one weekGood quality, very easy to operate, good suction
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Evan Rossi
> 3 dayThis thing is very nice. But for the price, I expect more. I used this for a small residential cleaning business I run, so Ive put it through its paces for sure. I understand its not truly meant for that purpose, with certain design decisions making that quite obvious, but I had several people recommend Miele to me--thought Id try the company out with one of their lower-mid-range entries (didnt want to dive head first into a full grand for one quite yet, you understand) and see if it was going to knock my socks off. Overall, I am underwhelmed. Its like buying designer. Its well made, its durable, people like how it looks and feels, and the experience of using it is what Id describe as higher-end, but the functionality could be improved. Ill start with the positives, because there are actually more positives than negatives. Like I stated in the title, get this if you want a vacuum that will last you. Something that looks nice in your house, that gets the job done without much stress, etc. 1. The thing is quality for sure. I legitimately dont care about where a product is built at all, as long as its quality. Europe, China, Mexico, USA--I just dont. What I care about is that its built well, and runs well. Ive used it on over 100 residential properties (many of which large ones) with no sweat. In some cases, I abused this vacuum. Zero issues with it running, breaking, failing, or even seemingly to come remotely close. And given how sturdy it still feels and sounds, I bet it could last another 10 years even in my hands. 2. The retractable cord feature is amazing, and I dont know how Ive lived without it. On the other hand, my biggest concern with the vacuum overall is how long this retracting feature will last before it breaks and either trashes the vacuum, or causes me to have to order parts to repair it. Hasnt hiccupped once yet, though, and Ive been very tough on it. I will say, I wish the cord was about 6 foot longer--in operation, it just feels slightly too short every time I use it. 3. This is a strange one... but it looks really nice. Ive had clients ask me about it. It exudes this is a really nice vacuum energy, and I actually think that has helped my business in minor ways. Lol. That alone COULD justify the cost, considering my clientele, but not entirely. Im focused on a few other factors, which is why it gets some hard negative marks. 4. The sound gets high praise from me. When Im in a clients house with them present, it doesnt feel like Im disturbing them to any significant degree. From a business standpount, who truly cares, as they paid for service and know that vacuums are loud and will be involved in the process--but again, it contributes to the experience, which through a trickle effect, contributes to my pocket. That said, its still a vacuum. 5. I like the power dial. Half the settings I dont use, but I do like it. 6. For how low-power the motor is overall, it produces some good results. Not astounding, but solid overall. I dont frequently have to go over anything a second time, which allows me to spend less time on the job and produce a better outcome. Not saying there arent cases where Im like how did that not picked up? but those cases are fewer and further between. Some notes on that in one of my major negatives, because this positive only applies to MOST of the attachments--theres one glaring exception. 7. Most of the attachments are well-made and do their job. From my experience with vacuums, its not hard to get right most of the time, but I give it props. I do however have two MASSIVE problems with them, one of which is more of a problem with the vacuum itself, and thats where Ill start... (Here are my gripes. There are two big ones) 1. There was not much effort in providing an attachment attachment system onto the vacuum. Its not great. It exists, at best. Its inconvenient and inefficient at worst. It proves space for 4/6 of the attachments while in operation (three of which are attached to the vacuum, and one on the wand, so 5/6 if youre using the extension, which I defintely dont need all the time), and I cannot begin to express how annoying that is for me. Theres just always an extra attachment that is loose. The three that do stick onto the vacuum are incoveniently located right at the base of the hose. And if Im not using the rotating brush head or extension, they have nowhere to live. I either have to caddy them around, or leave it somewhere. This is overall my biggest gripe with the vacuum. Now, do most vacuums even feature a place to put them? Not too many--but for what the vacuum prices at, it absolutely should have a spot for every single attachment WHILE ROLLING AROUND, in operation. Its actually the biggest reason I ended up buying a different one after putting this one through a run of about 4-5ish months. Theres a secondary reason, though. 2. The turbo heads size is ALMOST unacceptably small. It frequently ejects even small debris. It should not do this. If it were dog food, or otherwise, Id understand. No. This will not only spit out debris the size of broken mechanical pencil lead, it will fling it with great velocity across the room. Small, tiny pieces of leaves. Tiny fly corpses. Im serious. And yes, this is with the brush head cleaned of hair and other debris. Either the vacuum doesnt have enough suction to pull these things in before they hit the spinning brush and get rail-gunned across the house, or the opening for debris in front of the brush is too small. I dont know. And frankly, I dont really care. These are things households run into frequently, and should be considered in the design. Some other minor negatives and implementation ideas--things I wouldnt drop the rating for, but that Ill include; 1. Bags are expensive, but I knew that through my research. Still. Theyre vacuum bags. Small ones at that. The bags are nice, but theres no reason for them to be as nice when theyre disposable. Not to mention, the air filters dont justify the cost either for what they actually are. Reloading them is an absolute breeze though, Ill give them that. 2. I have a love-hate relationship with the angled handle where the attachments clip on. I like it 75% of the time when in casual operation, rolling it back and forth across the floor. But its a pain in the ass when Im working around obstacles. I wish it could either straighten out or be removed while retaining the ability to actually use the attachments. 3. It looks like it should have the ability to be a backpack vacuum. I knew it wasnt when going into the purchase, but I think that would really be an excellent addition as an attachment to the rolling side. Ive genuinely thought about trying to lut an sttachment like that together. I dont recall if their higher end options feature this, but if they dont, its a missed opportunity. All in all, I would have really liked to give this vacuum a higher score. I still like the vacuum, and I use it in my own house, and Ill be glad to have it as a backup for my business, as its something I might use on really large households when I have others helping me. But in my day-to-day, it had to take a permanent side-line, and anything that gets that treatment from me cant get more than a 3 star. I have a Ridgid shop-vac that handles attachments better, has more power, has lasted years and years, and was legitimately like a fourth (maybe a fifth) the price. Would I use it in the same situations? No, but what the Miele gives me for spending that much more on it just ISNT enough. And for me, that just caused it to fall below my expectations. Thanks for reading. -a dedicated vacuum user.
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David Berube
> 3 dayAfter doing months of research on vacuums, I decided to get this Miele. Best decision Ive made. Dont waste your money on Sharks or Dysons. They arent made well, and wont last. This vacuum is made very well, and its a recommended buy by almost every vacuum repair shop in my town. Its low maintenance and easy to fix if you ever did need to, which usually on Miele you dont.
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Kathleen A
> 3 dayI tried the vacuum out as soon as I figured out how to assemble the pieces. The suction power is great and did a wonderful job with the cat hair. Next time I will try the furniture attachment. At first I cleaned the hardwoods with the rug nozzle but when I switched to the hardhood floor accessory, it worked much better. I feel the electric cord could be about 5 feet longer as my old upright had, but I will have to adjust to it. I also found it a bit clumsy to be pulling around the cannister. I feel I will have many dependable years with this vacuum and am pleased I bought it.
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LindaSD
> 3 dayI have another Miele for Dog and Cat that was too heavy for me to handle and it sucked up my area rugs no matter the setting so bought this one since the roller head is suction, not motor driven. It still sucks up the area rugs on lowest setting. I thought since the head was not power driven that the suction on lowest setting would not be enough to suck up my rugs. Well, it does. I like the quality, the good filters and filter bags, the motor is superb, strong and quiet. But it sucks up the rugs. Also my complaint about all the Miele vacs are the attachments are bulky and wont go under most furniture do the the design, even the handle to hose when used is curved so it would go under things. This also cant be stored in an upright position with the attachment on it like most vacs. It has a clip on the back bottom of the machine that the attachment with hose attached slips into but that means the vac as to stay flat, not set upright and it becomes difficult to store. To store you have to remove the tube and attachment to sit it up. The floor or carpet attachment wont sit upright on its own either. When vacuuming you either have to set it in this clip or lay it on the floor. It wont stand up on its own due to the curved design of the attachments and hose. Very odd. It is as if who designs Miele vacs never used them to clean house or they would have made changes. I still love this one for the lightweight and good motor and filters. Great on fine cat litter dust.
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J. Knopf
> 3 daySo I wondered if the short cord people talked about would bother me, since the company says the length of the cord and the hose make it so much longer... well let me say that the cord is WAY TOO SHORT. As you can see in my photo, it doesnt allow me to go across my kitchen floor, which is not very big, and it cant reach all the way up my staircase. As described, the head is definitely not made for shaggy carpets. The roller bar gets bogged down in the higher pile and I actually have to use 2 hands to push it forward. When you lift the head up the motor starts to rev back up to speed, clearly telling me its been bogged down in the higher pile. So if you think it will work on your shaggy carpet, you will be disappointed. I actually plan to use this at another location where there is only low pile carpets. Despite these shortcomings, this vacuum is amazing at sucking up debris, and it maneuvers so easily, and its fabulous on low pile carpet. The tail end that stores the unused head will definitely make doing wood stairs difficult, because Ill need to remove it to stand it up, so it wont roll off the stairs. So... overall.... I think if you live in a small place, like a small apartment, this cord will work for you. Personally I think I will add a short extension cord to the vacuum because I do love the amazing performance and durability the Miele has.
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Nancy Jo Laurence
> 3 dayI love this vacuum. It’s very strong but amazingly lightweight. I use it on my hardwood floors and low pile rugs. Because it is light, it’s easy on my wooden stairs as well. My only suggestion would to make the cord a bit longer.
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lovetotravel
Greater than one weekBought this for my wife after her 20 yr old Hoover finally died. She loved that old vac and her only complaint was its weight. I read many online reviews and decided on this Miele Classic C1 Turbo Team Bagged Canister Vacuum. Almost right away she complained about the tremendous suction and how on carpet it was very hard to move because it sucked itself to the carpet. The suction adjustment didnt seem to help much and I was ready to send it back, but she said maybe it would get better. Well, here we are 4 months in and she complains about it every time she uses it. youd think for such high suction it could suck up pet hair? But again, it doesnt. I went to Amazon to see if it was too late to return and I dont see an option at this point, so I guess live and learn. Meaning if you dont like something from the start, dont count on it getting any better.