Miele Complete C3 Canister Vacuum

Miele Complete C3 Canister Vacuum

Cons

Attribute Avg # Reviews
Bin & Bag 3.0 1
Packaging quality 2.5 1
Price & Value 2.3 3
Instruction manual quality 2.0 1

Reviews

What We Loved

  • Assembly and Setupyou get the bag and the two filters I just showed you already installed in the machine.
  • Base, Dock & Stationa very nice parking slot right at the front.there are storage, there's parking spots ... on this side ... or ... on this side as well.
  • Bumpera soft bumper all the way around ... help protect ... furniture, baseboards
  • Cleaning Performanceif you have carpets, if you have broad loom, area rugs, ... you're okay.for the carpet ... turn the power head on ... That's great.
  • Ergonomics & HandlingReally easy, very nice to use.It's very easy, very neatly tucked away.
  • Filtration / Dust Containmenta four layer filtration system which starts with a very thick nine layer ... bag.you have ... a pre... filter ... an exhaust filter
  • Handle comfort & gripa comfort handle ... very easy and nice on your wrist. Removes the tension from the wrist.
  • Noise levelMieles are very, very quiet machines
  • Ongoing ownership costs (bags, filters, batteries)a pack of four bags with two filters ... a one-year supply for $19.99.a pack of eight bags and four filters ... a 2-year supply for $34.99.
  • Operating radius & cords36 ft of operating radius from the wall down to the floor, which is very impressive.
  • Pet-Ready Featurespet hair, you're okay.
  • Power setting versatilityYou have six suction settings.
  • Support & Reliability5-year warranty on everything and 7 years on the motor. And when I say everything, I mean everything.
  • Versatilityany type of a floor you throw at it. Okay? There are no limits to its application.

What We Loved

  • Assembly and SetupWhile it wasn't hard to assemble the vacuum without them
  • Build quality & durabilityMiele's vacuums are among the most durable in the world
  • Cleaning PerformanceMy first attempt vacuuming carpet was with the regular head, which wasn't successful.However, swapping out the regular floorhead for the Turboteq head was a game changer. It was exceptional, rivaling Dyson and Shark for its cleaning power.
  • Ergonomics & HandlingIt's fantastic that you can control these with your feet to save you having to bend down.It's easy to switch between settings, too
  • Filtration / Dust ContainmentHEPA filters
  • Noise levelNoise 60 dB minimumIt's relatively quiet when it gets going, especially on the lower power modes
  • Odor controlthere wasn't a nasty 'hot hair' smell
  • Pet-Ready FeaturesGreat for pet hair on all surfaceThe good news is that the Miele C3 easily handled hair on all surfaces with the regular brush head.If you stick to the regular floor head this is hard to beat on its ability to suction up hair, but it's not successful with the motorized brush.
  • Power setting versatilityThere are five different suction settingscurtains, upholstery, quiet mode, carpet, and hard floor.
  • Storage footprint & upright-stand stabilityit's low-slung and low profile. It looks like it would be easy to store in a cupboard or under the stairs.This compact vacuum will be easy to store.
  • Support & ReliabilityWarranty 3 years
  • VersatilityThey're incredibly versatile

Just Okay

  • Bin & BagDust capacity 4.8 quarts
  • Ongoing ownership costs (bags, filters, batteries)throwing out a dust bag isn't the most environmentally-friendly practice. It's also an ongoing cost.At the time of writing, a 9-pack of Miele dust bags at Amazon will set you back $22.
  • Packaging qualitythis vacuum had too many plastic bags and polystyrene
  • Tool-change simplicityif you have mixed flooring with carpet in one room and hard floors in another, it might be frustrating to swap floorheads every time you switch rooms.

Needs Improvement

  • Instruction manual qualityThe instructions are pretty poor, too.they're very sparse.
  • Price & ValueIt's the most expensive vacuum we've ever testedeye-watering price tag of $1,200.Expensive

What We Loved

  • Accessories & Toolsit comes with two different types of brush head
  • Cleaning Performancenot only does it lift the hairs out of the carpet
  • Country of manufactureplus it's German made
  • Filtration / Dust Containmentif you have allergies you might want to upgrade to What's called the HEPA filter and that is very good at trapping and dust and allergens
  • Noise levelthis one here in the middle is absolutely brilliant if you've got anybody with a noise sensitivity in the house because it's a quieter setting
  • Odor controltraps in the odor toothis active filter which comes with the machine very effective for trapping in odors from cats and dogs uh because it's got charcoal inside to do that
  • Operating radius & cordsthey've got a 12 M radius that you can work with
  • Pet-Ready Featuresnot only does it lift the hairs out of the carpetthe one that really works for lifting cat and dog hairs from carpets because it's what they call a turbo brush basically that goes into the fibers of the carpet as you go lifting the hairs and then the suction pulls them outhere's how the melee tackles dog hair
  • Power setting versatilitywe've got the suction settings here going from low which is a really low suction you might want to use when you're dusting or something right up to the maximum
  • Replacement bag costthey come in a pack of four for around £10
  • Solid-Liquid waste separationwe can see the accessories inside here's a little dusting brush ... a little Sweeper for the upholster and this pointed nozzle for getting into crevices
  • Storage footprint & upright-stand stabilitythey are so small
  • Support & Reliabilitythey usually come with the 2-year guarantee
  • Tool-change simplicitythese click on click off heads which are just so easy to replace

Just Okay

  • Price & Valuecurrent ones on the market come in just under £300at £300 it is not the cheapest on the market

What We Loved

  • Aesthetic design & finishI think they're both handsome vacuums
  • Bumperit's got a like a rubber bumper going all the way around herethis might be helpful for when you're pulling it and if you run into something like a floorboard or something
  • Floorhead designthis one is Al this feels a little bit better like a higher quality and I think in general it's a bit more robust Glides a bit better than does this one
  • Hose lengththey both have quite long hosesthe C3 is a good uh I'd say 10 in longer
  • Overall opinionthese are both nice vacuumsI'm pretty satisfied honestly with both of them

Just Okay

  • Base, Dock & Stationand you can't do it on the C3 there is no slot on the back to stick this in that's kind of too bad actuallyyou can I just had to notice that it's here um on the side so you can put it in just like that
  • Filtration / Dust Containmentthe filters are also they look to be about the same
  • Power setting versatilityon the C3 on the other hand it's a little different you've got these digital buttons to push here so that is how you change the speed

Needs Improvement

  • Price & Valuethis one cost a whole lot more the C3 cost a lot more than the C1

What We Loved

  • Accessories & Toolsthey do make a bigger one if you needthey do make several different hard floor toolsthere aren't very many canisters you can directly connect the power head if you're doing a large area which is really kind of a cool thing
  • Base, Dock & Stationthese niches or notches right here are parking spaces for your floor tool
  • Bumperit does have a full wrap around bumper here
  • Cleaning Performancethat did really good i can't find anything left or embedded in my carpet nothing got dragged behind pushed around it did exactly as it should
  • Comparative performancethe machine supersedes any expectations i had ... they did make it better ... did exceed those expectations
  • Country of manufacturemine was made in germanymiele is based out of germanythe circuit board inside this machine is made in the czech republic ... they do outsource to other parts of europe
  • Ease of cleaning high areasreally excels at cleaning up high especially with the telescoping wand and the jointed dusting brush
  • Filtration / Dust Containmenti've been using the hepa filter i find this to be better suited for my home ... i prefer the higher level filtration for allergies
  • Odor controlthe other which is the carbon filter to neutralize pet owners if you have stinky petspersonally i don't find the carbon filter to be necessary ... that really could be helpful for those people
  • Operating radius & cordsit goes most of the way down my hallway and just stops shy of my master bedroomit goes all the way through my living room through most of my kitchen to my dining room
  • Overall opinionit is a very good platformi would recommend this machine
  • Pet-Ready Featuresthis actually removes pet hair very wellpickup test consists ... recycled dog hair ... that did really good
  • Power setting versatilityyou can actually turn the suction up or down on the machinemost of the time when you're using a floor nozzle you do want to keep it at its maximum setting
  • Power tool qualitythis is one of the most tested and most solid parts of the vacuumthe belt is a lifetime belt ... i've seen these belts last 20 plus years
  • Stair-cleaning convenienceas far as stair cleaning goes this machine really excels at that ... it balances both ways on my stairs very nicely it's very sturdy
  • Suction & Airflowabout 85.90 sealed about 55-56 working those are really strong numbers
  • Support & Reliabilitythey include a seven or ten year motor in plastic casing warranty
  • Vacuum bag installationit pulls the bag halfway out for you this is to make the bag easier to take in and out of the machineanytime you open this bag door you must always click the bag back in
  • Weight & balancethey made them lighter and more maneuverable than the previous generationit balances both ways on my stairs very nicely

What We Loved

  • Build quality & durabilityit's the German build quality
  • Filtration / Dust Containmentthe air filtrationthe exhaust on this is at the 0.3 Micron rating and that is  100% times finer than what a human hair is so virtually nothing's getting back out into your house
  • Floorhead seal on hard floorswe have rubberized Wheels we also have a nice little squeegee behind the roller now that's going to scoop everything up off of the bare floor  and not let it get past the power nozzle
  • Height adjustment controlswe have five different height adjustments
  • Pet-Ready Featuresgoing to quickly remove the simulated pet hair
  • Power setting versatilityyou can control the suction power manually
  • Tool-change simplicitywe have the quick release here to Simply step on the Wind release release the wand

What We Loved

  • Aesthetic design & finishthe c3 brilliant is the only one that has chrome trim around the foot switches and illumination around the park system
  • Automatic standby switchonly the Alize soft carpet Marin brilliant and home care plus have the park system auto shutoff which turns off the vacuum when you use the park system
  • Cleaning Performanceboth of which have a five-level height adjustment so they can tackle all sizes of carpet
  • Controls & UIthey all have a very similar design with the illuminated power indicators on the foot switches for suction controla really advanced handle that has LED indicators as well as a switch for the electro brush
  • Filtration / Dust Containmentthey all have HEPA filters
  • Height adjustment controlsfive-level height adjustment
  • Noise levelthey all have the silent system with a noise optimized motor and integrated sound insulation
  • Odor controlthe cat and dog is the only c3 that uses an active air clean filter which includes active charcoal for odors
  • Operating radius & cordsthey all have a 36 foot operating radius compared to the 32 feet on the c2 series

Just Okay

  • Accessories & Toolsthey all have a socket for the electro brushthey're not all equipped to use electric attachments
  • Floorhead designfor hard floors most of them come with a park a twister floor head whether it's the normal sized one or the XL versionthose that don't come with a park a twister come with the Alltech combination floor head

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