Which Miele C3 Cannister Vacuum should I get ?

6 years ago

We have lots of flooring types with mostly wood in the main living area but some tile, several nice Persian rugs and berber style carpeting in bedrooms. I've narrowed the vacuum down to a Miele C3. We have a U1 upright but it clogs often and weighs a ton (we have an upstairs). My solution was to leave the U1 upright upstairs and get a more versatile vacuum downstairs. There are way too many C3 options but if you don't need a powered head, they're much cheaper. We have no thick carpeting so I was hoping we could get away with the Calima. It has the twister head but no powered brush head. If I forego the powered head, will I regret it ? I see a Soft Carpet model for only $150 more not impossible and it has the 228 powered head. Any advice ?

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6 years ago

I'll second the Dyson. We have a floor/rug situation similar to OP (no berber though) and we bought a V8 Absolute about four months ago. It's been worth every penny (and it was a lot of pennies). It has a soft spinning head for hard floors, a brushy one for rugs, and a few other useful attachments as well. There's a high and low switch, and Iow is effective and quieter--and works better on rugs since it doesn't suck onto the fabric. My only complaint is that the exhaust air vents straight out the sides, so if you use it as a hand vac to pick up crumbs or the like you have to be careful not to blow them away before you can suck them up.

That being said, I'm yearning for a Miele canister for more thorough cleaning. Our old Kenmore's cord retracts on its own, and it's always driven me nuts veering off to the side and crashing into things instead of pulling along in a straight line. I use it way less since we got the Dyson though.

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6 years ago
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My parents have owned Miele vacuums for probably 40 or 50 years (I'd have to ask my Mom). They're all really great.

But let me throw out an alternative option. When we had a newborn a few years ago, we bought a battery powered Dyson vacuum. It's not cheap, even when bought at Costco. But it's super convenient with kids. We often use it three or four times a day. And we just bought a second one for the other floor. There is something nice about having a light but powerful vacuum that's very readily accessible.

We still have a big plug-in vacuum, but it only gets used two or three times a year.

There are tons of attachments for different floor types. But we usually just use the powered brush for everything. I find that a powered head works really well for rugs and carpets.

So, I agree, having a small and lightweight vauum for the other floor is great. But I'm not sure I'd pick a plug-in Miele.
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dbabrams
6 years ago
we have 95% hard floors, we went with the Calima and are very happy with it. The parquet twister is great, I think we bought the larger one as an accessory.
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User
6 years ago
Are the Dysons noisy? I know all vacuums are noisy, but aren't they especially so?
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M
6 years ago
I have no idea how to answer that question for you. I personally never felt it to be even noteworthy. But I'm sure, you'll find others who think it's a big issue. It really depends on your sound perception.

If I recall correctly, the Dyson's fan spins faster than other vacuums. That results in a higher pitch. Some people find that more annoying even at low sound levels. Others, like me, don't consciously notice a difference.

You'll probably just have to check for yourself somewhere.
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Eric Sojka
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Based on amount of carpets you have I think Soft Carpet is the better choice.

Similar to dbabrams we have all hardwood floors with one large low pile area rug in LR. The 228 power head (C3 Cat&Dog) worked on carpet amazingly well. However after extensive homework/testing I went for C3 Alize with large parquet twister and for hard floors it's a best combo ever. For some odd reason the Alize has an extra feature(s) you won't find on any other model even on most expensive $1600 Brilliant.

Since Alize 650 non-powered head is not as easy to move on carpet (much less effort with 228) then DH happily designated vacuuming job to me.

That being said, the Dyson V6 Absolute is quite handy as well for quick touch-ups but Miele C3 canister for more thorough cleaning is unbeatable.
mabeldingeldine
6 years ago
Have you considered a robot vacuum? I bought one this summer and it is life changing. I set it to run every day while I'm not home, and it greatly reduces the over all dust and grit the accumulate. I get my real vacuum out once a month or so to give the area rugs a good cleaning, but sometimes feel even that is more often than I need.
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User
6 years ago
I know this is old but the guy was asking about Mieles and everyone telling him to get a Dyson? Geez
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