Dyson v Miele vacuum

colliecrew

My experience of the Miele Cat & Dog is that's it an excellent vacuum.But you've got to ensure you replace the clean air filters regularly, or the suction vanishes.
I own 6 Border Collies and two cats, and it easily get rid of their tumble weed like balls of hair..
I 've owned a Dyson in the past , but I find the Miele far easier use to use around the house, especially on the stairs.
From what I 've read in Which magazine, the cheaper of the Miele range is bettet than the cat & dog.
Hope this helps

Yoga_Girl

Thanks thats a great help. Six border collies - wow - thats a good endorsement for the miele.

Are the bags easy to change and how much do you have to spend on the bags/filters?

fuelman_2

Wispa, tell me more,as we have also had our dyson for seven years and are now ready to look out for a new one. So what did you say that they gave you such a great deal ?

stub451

Wispa, tell me more,as we have also had our dyson for seven years and are now ready to look out for a new one. So what did you say that they gave you such a great deal ?

I rang up and explained my Dyson wouldn't start. They said we don't charge callout. If the engineer can fix it and the motor's OK, it will cost £49. If the motor needs replacing it will be £89 (from memory).

If you decide you don't want to pay £89, you pay nothing. Not sure if I could refuse the lower figure.

So engineer (nice bloke) arrives and tests motor - which is fine. Finds the faulty cable. Explains how to reduce chance of it happening again. And proceeds to replace it and loads of other bits that were worn, now I can see it will cost £49.

In the end I paid £50 with the odd pound going to a charity he was collecting for.

I hope this offer is still available, as it shows a rarely seen good side to the Dyson organisation. Worked well for me. (And I'm telling all my friends....)

;D

colliecrew

The bags are very easy to change.You get two filters with every new set of bags.5 bags with filters cost roughly £6-7 pounds online .
You can find the best price at https://www.pricerunner.co.uk

Happy hunting

moneysaver

I don't know about Dyson or Miele but we have an Oreck vacuum cleaner which we have had for 5yrs. It is fantastic , very light(6lb) if you want to carry it upstairs, it also has a very powerful motor. It lifts up anything you ask it too except liquids. It is not too cheap £200+ but it will last for years, all the big Hotels use them.

If you have muscles like a weightlifter go for the Dyson.

Moneysaver

webmasterpolo

I'm looking to buy a new vacuum cleaner, l also subscribe to Which magazine - which month was the vac review in - l'll get mine out.

I was considering a dyson - all the adverts etc and l know some people who have them - not been that reliable for them - but excellent cleaning. I'd never heard of this Miele brand before, but from this thread and Which mag review l will probably opt for it.

I did want one that did not require bags though, do Miele do a good one like this?

I don't like having to spend more money for replacing the bags. I have a bunch of John Lewis vouchers to spend, but they do not accept them on their website, so l will have to buy in store - they do a price match against shops though.

System

Webmasterpolo- its in this month's Which? (April)

Pegleg2001

Had a Miele and it fell apart at prbably the same rate as the Dyson it was replaced with.

As the object is to 'clean' I would still vote for the Dyson anyday. It does a superb job. There are no consumables to buy during its lifecycle either.

We had ours fully serviced at our home for the £49 fee - with new cable (kept retracting), new ''bumber'' (wear and tear), new hose (split) and new filter (slight tear). Good deal.

markedgar

Would imagine the Miele machines are pretty good but haven't used one. However, the mother-in-law has one (we have a Dyson) and although she has a dog - we don't - you know that even after looking at the floor once she has hoovered it. Either she doesn't do a good job or the vac (a Cat and Dog) isn't up to it.

Dyson vacs are not durable (bits do fail and fall off after time), but their performance is superb. In fact, our Dyson DC04 is in bits at the moment awaiting parts and a fix from me. They are blimmin' difficult to take apart, but once you know how...

Don't like the idea of any vac anyway that sucks all that gunk up and supposedly deposits it all in the bag. A bagless machine will always be our choice (apart from the secondary spare machine).

Mark E