Miele Complete C3 for Soft Carpet Canister Vacuum

The shag carpet in my rental is hard on vacuum brushes. My pet Dyson simply could not handle the pet hair and the carpet pile. I tried another pet upright, and it immediately clogged. The Miele C3 for Soft Carpet Canister not only cleaned the carpet better than my previous vacuums,it also did not clog or overheat. I am going to use it exclusively for the shag carpet, and use another upright for the other floor surfaces as I do not like the plastic foot pedal for changing the suction settings. My only complaint is that there are so many plastic parts, but this is true of all the vacuums I have researched.

I was thrilled to get this vacuum. I was concerned as my Dyson upright picked up wood chips from our wood stove and long cat hair that was always getting stuck in the brush on the dyson. In fairness my Dyson was 17 years old and still going strong. It so I thought. Now the new Miele. Put my dyson to shame. It picks up all the cat hair and it never gets stuck on the beater bar!!! It picks up the wood chips with gusto. My carpets look cleaner plus they look better. Best vacuum ever glad I bought this

I love the variable suction settings and its cleaning ability is unmatched. However, I think any vacuum that can’t roll over it’s own cord without getting stuck is inexcusable. I also find the “comfort handle” as they call it, a clunky pain when working in close quarters and using the attachments, especially the dusting brush and soft upholstery tool. It’s much easier to just grasp the hose connection and ignore the handle. While maneuvering the power head, the handle moves the center of torque in FRONT of the wand and requires much more wrist torque to control the power head, which has a tendency to wander side to side while vacuuming. The power head is also VERY heavy and too tall to easily slide under furniture. It only offers only 5, rather than infinite height settings, none of which work on one of my area rugs. It’s either too high and does nothing, and the next setting down chokes the brush roll. For that one I drag out my old Eureka with it’s self-adjusting head. It is very quiet, even at the highest suction setting. You can’t really hear it running, just the whoosh of air into the hose.

Only had the vacuum a couple weeks but I love it! I’m a die hard Electrolux fan but read reviews about Miele and had to give it a try. Was a little more expensive but well worth it so far. Can’t say nothing negative about this vacuum.

I love this vacuum. It's really quiet, very powerful and has features I like. The telescopic wand is great, but a little heavy. It may be too soon to comment on the powerhead as I'm still getting used to it. It is very maneuverable, but I still haven't decided which setting is best for my hand-knotted rugs. The hard-floor twister attachment is excellent at picking up stray cat litter and the bristles are nice and soft so they don't scratch. I wish the cord were as long as my old vacuum, but I'll get used to that.