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Post# 8621   1/27/2007 at 21:26 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)        

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Well, at the vacuum gathering in Milwaukee, we visited Duane Taylor's shop in Mequon WI. He is a Miele dealer and as you can see, we had fun checking out all the models. It gave me a new appreciation for Miele. It is a well-designed and manufactured machine. My only problem with these machines is the differential in pricing in Europe and here. Still, when you compare them to other high-priced vacuums, they stack up well!

Post# 8622 , Reply# 1   1/27/2007 at 21:28 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)        
Here is Mine

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A Aluminium. All in all a great machine and I love the parquet floor tool. I upgraded to the 236 power nozzle.

Post# 8623 , Reply# 2   1/27/2007 at 21:30 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)        
Aluminium Brochure

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Post# 8624 , Reply# 3   1/27/2007 at 21:30 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)        
Aluminium Brochure

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Post# 8625 , Reply# 4   1/27/2007 at 21:31 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)        
Aluminium Brochure

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Post# 8626 , Reply# 5   1/27/2007 at 21:32 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)        
Aluminium Brochure

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Post# 8627 , Reply# 6   1/27/2007 at 21:33 (6,270 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)        
Miele History

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From one of my older brochures. I am soooooo tempted to get the Red Velvet. I would love to get that one from 1954.

Post# 8639 , Reply# 7   1/27/2007 at 22:12 (6,270 days old) by luxg ()        

Fred, I had no idea Miele had been around that long. What interesting machines. Love that `1954 model. Those early tools look very much like Filtex tools.

Post# 8645 , Reply# 8   1/28/2007 at 06:43 (6,269 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

I have three Meiles in my collection-a Red Velvet,Art "Roses"and a White Pearl.Like the machines they perform well-and use the "Extreme Clean" filtrete bags in them.I have the SEB 236 powernozzle for the Red Velvet.I think its the SEB217 that came with the White Pearl.

Post# 8648 , Reply# 9   1/28/2007 at 07:39 (6,269 days old) by myvacsrock (USA)        

Does anybody have any of these older Mieles??

Kyle


Post# 8650 , Reply# 10   1/28/2007 at 09:47 (6,269 days old) by andy (Boston, MA)        
Does anybody have any of these older Mieles??

Yes, I do Kyle. I'll take a picture and post it when I go to my showroom today.

Post# 8664 , Reply# 11   1/28/2007 at 13:47 (6,269 days old) by eluxomarty (Palm Springs)        
Mine

I have the Red Flamenco II and the stick broom type Miele. The broom is at my Mom's. It has the floor brush on it so she loves using that one on the tile.

I love the history pic. My favorite is the 1962 model. It looks very Hoover.

Marty


Post# 8667 , Reply# 12   1/28/2007 at 14:05 (6,269 days old) by convertible68 ()        

Fabulous brochure, I LOVE that 1972 model. I have to say, the 1962 model also bears a resemblance to the Canadian Electroluxes as well.

My favorite Mieles have to be the Universal Uprights. One of these days...


Post# 8677 , Reply# 13   1/28/2007 at 14:33 (6,269 days old) by rexairman ()        

I too was rather impressed with the Miele, when I got to play with them at the December St. Louis mini-meet. Both Andy W. and an unnamed exiled member are Miele dealers, and both provided them for our enjoyment. The unnamed exiled member just sent me a new Miele, at no cost (we often give each other vacuums), which I am anxiously awaiting. I want to evaluate whether I should look into carrying Miele in my store. I had originally felt that in this largely blue-collar community where the vast majority of residents are factory workers that "all-metal construction" and "American made" would be more impressive to my customer base than "German mystique," and chose to sell Air-Way instead. I don't want to lose any Air-Way sales if I took on Miele. Anybody have any thoughts? I'd particularly enjoy hearing from "air-way charlie" about this.

Clay


Post# 8681 , Reply# 14   1/28/2007 at 14:39 (6,269 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)        
Clay -That "Unamed" Exiled Member

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Used to hate Miele. He said that they were very overpriced. He had one that he used as his "garage vacuum." To what do you attribue his change of heart??

Ida


Post# 8682 , Reply# 15   1/28/2007 at 15:17 (6,269 days old) by bimmer740 (Long Island, New York)        
Miele

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I know that when I joined the VCCC for the first a while back, that the "Unnamed" Exile member sent me a Miele that was a trade in at his shop. This machine was a 248i (similar to the flamico) and it had a lamb motor in it, with no power nozzle. This fellow VCCC member did not like that it was so high priced for what he said was nearly the same motor in it as a Kenmore. I believe they had a change of heart when they saw the German made Miele motor and thought it was much better than the Lamb that was stuck in earlier machines. Clay please correct me if I am wrong as this happened a good 5 or more years ago, it was around the time you so nicely sent me an Electrolux Ultralux (which i wish i still had!).

-Steven

P.S. Can anyone confirm if Wessel-Werks definetly makes the Miele power nozzles?


Post# 8686 , Reply# 16   1/28/2007 at 17:24 (6,269 days old) by vintagehoover ()        
Older Mieles

Here's my one-and-only Miele - the Electronic S 224. Still works like new, in fact it's become my daily cleaner for all our new laminate flooring! I've been told that it was made between 1977-81. Until I got this I always hated cylinder cleaners in general, mainly because we always had uprights as our main cleaners - but I really like using them now, provided they're as well-made as the Miele! I have the complete toolkit for it as well, but I don't have an 'ensemble picture' of all the bits!

Post# 8689 , Reply# 17   1/28/2007 at 18:11 (6,269 days old) by andy (Boston, MA)        
Well

After working seven days a week for a whole month, I decided I just didn't feel like going to the store today, so I will take the picture of the machine on display tomorrow. I will also include pictures of my current Miele display. Here is another pic of my vintage Miele, though.

Post# 8690 , Reply# 18   1/28/2007 at 18:13 (6,269 days old) by andy (Boston, MA)        
arrrrgh!

Let's try this again...

Post# 8692 , Reply# 19   1/28/2007 at 18:50 (6,269 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)        
Capricorn

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I just bought a new Capricorn with the SEB236 power nozzle. i love the machine but there are a couple of things that I don't like - cord is too short, hose is too short and the dusting brush is too small. Otherwise the power nozzle is fantastic, machine is very quiet, filtration is great.

Gary


Post# 8694 , Reply# 20   1/28/2007 at 19:22 (6,269 days old) by petek (Ontario)        

I just noticed something.. zoom back to the first picture..If I'm not mistaken it looks like Charlie is five finger discounting something into Tanias purse.

Post# 8696 , Reply# 21   1/28/2007 at 20:02 (6,269 days old) by vacconnection (West Bend WI.)        
Mequon Vacuum's Sercurity Camera

Petek, you are right. I will check my sercurity camera tomorrow
when I get to work. Charlie you are in a lot of trouble.

Duane


Post# 8697 , Reply# 22   1/28/2007 at 20:13 (6,269 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)        
Charlie - You've Been Busted!

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I was wondering what that bulge was in Tania's purse! Thanks for lifting that Red Velvet for me, I love it. Duane, I'll get it back to you right away.

Fred


Post# 8707 , Reply# 23   1/29/2007 at 08:10 (6,268 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner)        

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Duane, it looks like you have a very nice shop - sorry I missed it!

I had a Miele Solaris in yellow for a year or so before I traded it for something less tangible - it was a great vacuum cleaner!


Post# 8710 , Reply# 24   1/29/2007 at 13:32 (6,268 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO)        
ART no longer on Miele site

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I guess that confirms that the ART series is discontinued. That's too bad - I liked em.

Post# 8714 , Reply# 25   1/29/2007 at 15:29 (6,268 days old) by swingette ()        

???before I traded it for something less tangible ???

Post# 8732 , Reply# 26   1/29/2007 at 23:01 (6,268 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)        
Here's Mine...

I absolutely LOVE my Miele. When I was living at my father's house, before he sold it... my Miele got more use than any vacuum in my collection. I love how quiet it is, how much power it has, how easy it is to maneuver, how well built it is... I mainly used it to vacuum the hardwood floors, and do above the floor tasks.

It's currently being used by my father and his wife, at my father's new house... as she had a Dirt Devil something or other that she threw away (It's a good thing she did...)

They needed a vacuum and my Dad just grabbed the Miele one day.

I will be repossessing it rather soon... I miss it! And they have been sold on buying a Miele for themselves--they like it that much!

I do believe that the Platinum was Miele's 100th anniversary model (Miele's 100th anniversary as a company--not the 100th year they produced vacuum cleaners).

~Fred


Post# 8733 , Reply# 27   1/29/2007 at 23:02 (6,268 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)        
Shot 2

"Park" position... although mine does not turn off when I do this. :(

Post# 8742 , Reply# 28   1/30/2007 at 05:28 (6,267 days old) by rexaircollector (Loganville, GA)        
Miele Art

Patrick,

I LOVE my Art. I got it to supplement my Blue Moon for daily use. It is perfect for those quick pick ups and it has a unique sort of styling. Sort of reminds me of a modern day Westinghouse Convert-o-Vac. The only drawback is the cord is too short.

Robb


Post# 8772 , Reply# 29   1/30/2007 at 17:15 (6,267 days old) by magic-clean (FL-GA)        
"Autoreverse" question

My Miele Red-Velvet vacuum has the "autoreverse" feature on the cordreel. For the life of me, I don't know what to make of it. The cordreel is so strong that if I enable the autoreverse feature it essentially tethers the vacuum to the power cord. Subsequently, retracting the vacuum until the hose pulls tight in your grip and/or pulling the plug out of the outlet. Hence, I don't bother with it.

Is this a meaningful feature or something that sounds great in theory and is less than useful in practice? Or am I doing something wrong. Also, why would you want the cordreel to constantly be in a tug-O-war?

Other than that it is very enjoyable to use and it dresses up the closet. I call it my year round Christmas tree ornament. By the way, I picked up some Lemon scent Electrolux Clean Sweep air freshening granules. The scent is very pleasant........I hope the Miele doesn't mind!

Leslie


Post# 8775 , Reply# 30   1/30/2007 at 18:52 (6,267 days old) by sleepdoc (St. Louis, MO)        
Auto-Reverse

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I don't use the auto-reverse, which all of my Miele canisters have had, for that reason.

Post# 8777 , Reply# 31   1/30/2007 at 18:54 (6,267 days old) by andy (Boston, MA)        
The new S4's and S5's...

Do not have the Auto-Reverse feature anymore. That was the most useless feature Miele ever had.

Post# 8815 , Reply# 32   1/31/2007 at 11:05 (6,266 days old) by air-waycharlie (USA)        

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Clay,

You know how much I adore Air-Way but it is unfortunate that they are essentially dying a slow death. There just doesn't seem to be any interest in supporting dealers or designing anything new. However, I still think they make one of, if not the finest, canisters available.

I recently became the Bosch dealer for Charlotte and will begin "pushing" that line as well to stay competitive. I am very impressed with the Bosch vacuums and they seem to me, to be twin sisters to the Miele's but at half the price. You get the "sainted" German technology, lots of features and a large selection in a variety of price ranges.

Chuck Chatham chose Bosch over Miele and it is now his bigger seller. He still carries Air-Way too. He has modified the Air-Way, "BV", which is the New Century/Sani-Clean as a straight suction model by adding the small Bosch power nozzle which IS made by Wessel-Worek.

I sold a customer a Bosch Formula, (the least expensive model with a power nozzle), last week and she wrote me a thank you note! Now that is the kind of customer I like! She also has an Electrolux Epic that is in Charlie's Vac Shop for repairs and a face lift.

BTW, the Bosch Formula has a variable speed motor, the wheels/canisters like a Miele, ergonically designed handle with on/off switch for the p/n, lightweight/crushproof hose, 26' auto retractable cord, turbo tool, tools onboard, small p/n that goes anywhere, is VERY quiet and weighs just 12 lbs. A lot of bang for the buck.

Charlie aka Helen


Post# 8816 , Reply# 33   1/31/2007 at 11:09 (6,266 days old) by air-waycharlie (USA)        
"Pick Pocket Pearl"

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For those who think Helen is lifting goodies from Duane's store..........look again, (Hello Pete!), as you will see that Helen is cleaning a HUGE wad of some kind of hair from the brushroll of the demo machine.

Duane what are you doing to those poor demo Miele's? Little Fred had to help me by removing the bottom plate and we had to take it to the back and cut the hair off!

Helen put something in Tania's purse? Oh forevermore! That would be wrong! Shockingly wrong!


Post# 8823 , Reply# 34   1/31/2007 at 14:46 (6,266 days old) by vacconnection (West Bend WI.)        
Charlie is not a Pick Pocket

When I checked out the security camera in slow motion,what has happend was Helen got her hand caught in the power head roller. Then with Tania's fast reacation she turn on the vacuum and freed Helen's hand. Sorry for the mistake.

Duane


Post# 8880 , Reply# 35   2/2/2007 at 03:36 (6,264 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

The Meile dealer heere was tempting me with the "Antarius"not sure of the spelling-and the "Capricorn"both very cool machines-the first one has a radio remote control in the hose handle-you can play tricks on folks with this-The Meile dealer does just that-he switches on the machine from across the room with the start button on the hose handle.Also a powerful little vacuum.Don't let its small size fool you.More power than some full size other brand machines.It would be an interesting addition to the collection.Now how to talk him down and make a deal?

Post# 8889 , Reply# 36   2/2/2007 at 11:55 (6,264 days old) by vacconnection (West Bend WI.)        
"New Miele's are here"

My new shipment of new Miele's are here. Not much work is getting done so far today. Having to much fun settig up and
seeing all the new features and all the new models such as
the Capicorn,Aquarius,callisto,and Antarius. I think that
the Miele are starting to be the more excitng canister that
I have at my store. I guess I have to get back to work or maybe not.

Duane


Post# 8890 , Reply# 37   2/2/2007 at 13:26 (6,264 days old) by andy (Boston, MA)        
Duane

You'll love the new series. Be sure and try out the new floor tool and show it to customers. They love the way it swivels. If you want to do a REALLY impressive demonstration, put a bunch of rice on the floor and have the customer clean it up with that new tool. Instead of pushing it around like most floor tools, it will suck it up through the large castle cut openings.

One thing that is different, and that I had to get used to, was the change in the hose. It does not swivel at the machine end. Instead, there is a second swivel at the attachment end that moves along with you depending on what side of the machine you are on. The disadvantage of the hose not swiveling at the machine end is counteracted by two things 1) the machine is more responsive to the user pulling on the hose. In fact, it's so responsive that the hose has no chance of bending, as the machine always moves before the hose can bend, if that makes sense 2) The dirt has a "straight shot" into the bag, reducing the chance for clogs.


Miele is the best selling vacuum at my store hands down. Several customers recognize the name from Williams Sonoma or online, and EVERY SINGLE PERSON I have sold one to has told me that they LOVE their machine. In about 3-5 years, I plan on branching out into their marvelous appliances. I had a lady in yesterday who told me that she was about to buy the double oven when she built her house, but because no one serviced them locally, she understandably went with something else.

Bosch is an excellent machine as well. I do like the fact that the cord is longer than the Miele. However they don't give as much protection from internet low-ballers as Miele does. In fact, at one time Costco was selling a model to customers for UNDER our cost. For those reasons, I decided not to add them to my line up.


Post# 8891 , Reply# 38   2/2/2007 at 14:06 (6,264 days old) by vacconnection (West Bend WI.)        
Andy

Thanks for the tip on the rice. I had a chance to try the new floor tool,works great! Cannot wait for my next demo.

Duane


Post# 8909 , Reply# 39   2/2/2007 at 20:03 (6,264 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)        

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I just got a Capricorn and I love it....except for the short hose, short cord and small dusting brush.

Post# 305024 , Reply# 40   11/6/2014 at 09:54 (3,430 days old) by edgar (Belgium)        
older Mieles

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