Vacuum Cleaners - Customer reviews - Miele S2180 Titan Canister Vacuum - Chili Red

Manufacturer: Miele

List Price: $649.00
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Name: John H. Rothschild
Location: Fort Myers.FL
Date: 2010-07-15
Customer Rating: -

Summary: a step up and beyond
Comment: I have been doing the vacuuming of our 2 bed two bath florida patio home for the past several years. I am a 60+ male who agreed to share the housework with my wife.I have been used to Hoover and Eureka uprights for years. I have had tennis elbow for a year and the vacuuming doesn't help matters. I finally told my wife that it was time to investigate a better solution. Thus i researched canisters.

I went to a website that reviews all major brands. I even called the carpet dealer who installed our 2 year old plush frize wall to wall. He recommended a dyson which he said works great for he and his two dogs. I researched some more and decided to risk the big chunk of cash( my wife and I are both retired)on the Titan. I got the cleaner today .What a joy and the ease of use is amazing.IT feels like a piece of quality workmanship! It is very powerful and I ran it on the lowest setting which included the tile, low rugs and the wall to wall. I let my wife try it and she said she liked it.I took someone's suggestion of putting fragrent oil on a cotten ball and letting the vacuum have it.Now our house feels clean and smells fresh!

The person who complained about the heavy wand, why not try the heavy eureka boss for "heavy." I feel that i will now enjoy my job of vacuuming. And it is a great deal quieter than my Eureka!
So thanks Miele and Amazon.I will recommend to all my friends!

Name: Kristen Pursley
Location: Fayetteville, AR
Date: 2010-07-01
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Best vacuum
Comment: This is an amazing vacuum! I have 2 cats and a dog, which means a lot of pet hair, but it is no match for this vacuum. It picks up everything and is so easy to move around. I am not sure why one person said it was heavy and difficult, this vacuum is so light and moves nicely. I was apprehensive at first about spending this kind of money on a vacuum, but after buying a 2000 sq ft home I knew it would be worth it. This is a great vacuum!

Name: MomNMore
Location: Southeastern Mass
Date: 2010-07-18
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Design issues, but good vac, 3 1/2 stars would be right
Comment: I waited until I owned this for 6 months before reviewing and I'm glad I did because now I have a real feel for its strengths and weaknesses. I use this 3x weekly meaning it's in and out of the closet a lot, so I can safely say that it is much easier to store than any cannister I've owned before (and I've owned a few Kenmores and Electroluxes). It does suck things up and I like the adjustable suction for area rugs and upholstery...this thing is powerful on full blast. A plus is that it starts up slowly, gradually building power and it is fairly quiet as vacuums go.

Can't imagine why anyone would call this "very, very heavy" even after reading the posters response to comments. This thing is light compared with similarly powered vacs (not the cheap lightweight ones that die in a year), and like I said, I've had plenty.

Now for the issues of this post's title:
1) I was told that this thing was so perfectly sealed that I would not smell the backdraft, which is patently false. I can still smell pet hair and the bags are so expensive I wait until they are more or less full to change them out.

2) The cord length is absurd. Like a previous poster said, if this is extra-long I wouldn't want to see the short version. Ridiculous...I now keep a 25 foot heavy duty extension with it.

3) The 3-wheel design may have worked conceptually, but it sure doesn't work when trying to move this thing from room to room. It tips over, catches on doorjambs, tips over...did I mention it tips over?

4) "On-board storage"...not so much. The smaller tools do fit on a small attachment that clips on to the hose base, but the wand with the brush attached is supposed to slide vertically down into a crevice on the back of the cannister between the cord reel and the power button; it is best to collapse the wand when doing this so as to better maintain the machine's balance, which is already suspect. The groove is already losing its tightness and the wand doesn't stay as upright as it used to...I can already tell this will become a major annoyance later when I can't stand the wand in the groove and it flops around the closet.

Overall, for the price, the deisgn issues should not be so glaringly obvious.

Name: VSH
Location: New York
Date: 2010-04-20
Customer Rating: -

Summary: This thing really cleans!
Comment: I've had a Dyson for the past 5 years. After owning my Miele for a week I've been shocked about how much dirt the Dyson had been leaving behind. My hardwood floors and area rugs have never looked cleaner... and that's saying something as I'm a clean freak with 3 kids and I vacuum everyday. The powerbrush feature is a must. Without it it's not worth having. It made one of my old rugs look brand new and the brush head itself works great on hardwood floors (with the powerbrush function turned to off for floors). The other attachments are also great for cleaning curtains, ceilings, baseboards, etc. If your home is mostly hardwood floors and you've owned an upright previously you'll wish you'd purchased a canister vacuum long ago.

This vacuum didn't get 5 stars from me because of the cord length. It boasts and extra long cord which makes me wonder what on earth the regular cord must be like. I had to unplug and replug my Dyson 2-3 times to clean the downstairs floor of my house. I have to unplug and replug the Miele 7-8 times! I find this so irritating that I took off a star, and almost took of 2 stars.

I honestly don't know if it is worth $600 or the heart attack my husband had when he opened up my Amex bill. Not having had a chance to compare it to a less expensive machine I can't be sure. I am however a vacuum cleaner fanatic and in my experience you get what you pay for.

Name: Carol
Location: Lansing NY
Date: 2010-06-05
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Miele Titan Canister Vacuum
Comment: So far this Miele Titan Canister is just what I was looking for. I am very excited about the outcome of this new purchase. I read a lot of reviews and chose this product over others. It has really good suction and is quiet. I have wide pine floors with area rugs, and the parquet floor brush and the power brush do a really nice job. In addition, it is light and easy to carry around -- and it picks up kitty litter!

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