Okay, everyone who knows me knows I love to research and find the best stuff.
So, a few months ago, my wife gave me an assignment;
"You like to research, you did a great job on the toaster, I am tired of our vacuum cleaner -- find me the best vacuum."
So, I sifted and searched, read customer reviews up the yin yang and believe me that's not easy.
Seriously, if you read around enough, you'll see there are several layers to this kind of search. You've got to peel that onion and get past the first layer. In the first layer, it seems like there are four or five very good choices. In the second layer, it seems like there are about three really good choices.
When you do deeper, it all falls apart for two of them and only one is left standing.
Miele. Specifically, the Miele Earth, which is the one I bought.
What makes the Miele better?
A few things. First is that most vacuum cleaners leak dust, so when you're vacuuming, you're also putting some dust back into the air -- blech! Even if you're not the one vacuuming, do you want dust going back in the air?
Noise pollution -- you won't believe how quiet this thing is!
Motor -- superior engineering means it has plenty of suction and has been tested to last 20 years (remember this when you see the price tag!)
Better filtering -- not only is the Miele sealed to prevent dust from leaking back into the air as you vacuum, the Miele actually cleans the air in the room as you vacuum!
They thought of everything -- some high end vacuums have an open cannister type system so when you open it to empty the debris, guess what? The dust you just vacuumed goes right back into the air. The Miele has a self-closing bag so when you replace it, you just drop the sealed bag in the garbage and that's where all of your dust goes.
The Miele Earth has a sensor that adjusts the speed of the motor to the task at hand, which saves energy and takes some guess work and hassle out of vacuuming.
If you have a pet, you know that pet hair is one of the biggest challenges for a vacuum cleaner -- not a problem for the Miele.
Price: $969
So, a few months ago, my wife gave me an assignment;
"You like to research, you did a great job on the toaster, I am tired of our vacuum cleaner -- find me the best vacuum."
So, I sifted and searched, read customer reviews up the yin yang and believe me that's not easy.
Seriously, if you read around enough, you'll see there are several layers to this kind of search. You've got to peel that onion and get past the first layer. In the first layer, it seems like there are four or five very good choices. In the second layer, it seems like there are about three really good choices.
When you do deeper, it all falls apart for two of them and only one is left standing.
Miele. Specifically, the Miele Earth, which is the one I bought.
What makes the Miele better?
A few things. First is that most vacuum cleaners leak dust, so when you're vacuuming, you're also putting some dust back into the air -- blech! Even if you're not the one vacuuming, do you want dust going back in the air?
Noise pollution -- you won't believe how quiet this thing is!
Motor -- superior engineering means it has plenty of suction and has been tested to last 20 years (remember this when you see the price tag!)
Better filtering -- not only is the Miele sealed to prevent dust from leaking back into the air as you vacuum, the Miele actually cleans the air in the room as you vacuum!
They thought of everything -- some high end vacuums have an open cannister type system so when you open it to empty the debris, guess what? The dust you just vacuumed goes right back into the air. The Miele has a self-closing bag so when you replace it, you just drop the sealed bag in the garbage and that's where all of your dust goes.
The Miele Earth has a sensor that adjusts the speed of the motor to the task at hand, which saves energy and takes some guess work and hassle out of vacuuming.
If you have a pet, you know that pet hair is one of the biggest challenges for a vacuum cleaner -- not a problem for the Miele.
Price: $969