Miele Classic C1 Turbo Team Canister Vacuum

Nice vacuum, good suction power, floor/ carpet

I bought this Miele vacuum to replace a Dyson which had broken. I had heard good things about these lower end Miele C1 vacuums, but was skeptical. However, this little vaccum is far superior to the Dyson I had. The suction is far better and is adjustable via a dial on the back of the vaccuum – which is perfect when you want to switch between vacuuming something delicate like fabric blinds to something that needs some super suction, like and entry rug. The bag takes a reasonable amount of time to fill, despite its small size. A plus for the bags is no more dust flying around trying to empty the bagless Dyson cannister, but it is an additional cost having to re-buy bags.

I mainly marked the Miele down a star because of the poor tool storage – the attachments are stored in a cheap little clip on at the base of the hose. Its easy to knock them off.

This is definitely the best vacuum for hard floors that I’ve ever purchased. Since we put in LVP throughout most of our house, I found that the fabulous upright that we had (Riccar) just didn’t do as good a job on the hard floors as it did on carpeting, even with the separately purchased floor attachment.

However, finding the right Miele canister vacuum for my needs and budget was very time-consuming. I found that it was very difficult to tell if the reviews on Amazon matched a specific model or not. The Miele website was not much better, especially when I tried to determine what attachments went with what model. I wanted to know how effective the turbo brush was and if it was included in the particular models I was considering. What ultimately saved the day was being able to go in person to an appliance store that sold Miele vacuums. Unfortunately, the closest store to me did not happen to have any of the vacuums in stock, but the salesperson was able to print out a comparison sheet of the Classic C1 Turbo Team Powerline (SBANO) and Compact C1 Turbo Team Powerline (SCAE0), both of which appeared to be the best options for hard floors. Since there was about a $100 difference between them, I wanted to see if the extra cost was worth it for the Compact C1. Both appeared to be made in Germany, something that many of the Amazon reviews argued was important. It turns out that their specifications are almost identical. The Compact has a “Stainless steel telescopic tube” and the Classic has a “Comfort compact telescopic tube,” but it’s hard to see the difference. They both have the same operating radius (29 feet) and the same cord length of 18 feet. They take different filter bags, but the Classic’s bad volume is 4.8 qts. vs 3.7 for the Compact. The only other difference I could tell was that the nominal power consumption for the Classic is 1000 W while the Compact’s is 1100 W. Since these differences seemed to favor the Classic, I decided to save $100 and purchase that. The Turbo brush was still a mystery, but both models offered that as well as a Parquet brush. I knew from the Riccar what a Parquet brush could do, and I figured that it would be at least adequate if the Turbo brush wasn’t any good. It turns out that the Turbo brush is one of the best features of the vacuum. It makes vacuuming hard floors easier and super fast. I still use the tube by itself for the edges, but rely on the Turbo brush, especially for large areas. As I mentioned in the review title, I have a heavily shedding dog, a Newfoundland, and his hair has yet to cause problems with the Turbo brush. The brush is pretty loud when set at the highest suction setting, and it will not work on my kitchen stress relief mats except on the lowest suction setting. I do a good job vacuuming our bathroom mat with the parquet attachment and the middle to low setting without the mat getting sucked up. One of the reviews mentioned their vacuum bag filled up very fast, but I’ve had the Miele Classic for almost three months and the bag has yet to fill up, even with my dog, In conclusion, you don’t have to fork out extra money to get a great hard floor vacuum in the Classic C1 Turbo Team PowerLine, and you’ll probably agree that it’s definitely worth how much you do spend.

I previously owned a Simplicity canister vacuum that I paid over $1000 for. It lasted 20 years…..now THIS little Miele vacuum provides the suction power of that much more expensive vacuum and is very very well made. All of the attachments work well; the turbo head is awesome on carpets. Initially, I was afraid the size of the turbo head would not provide the cleaning power I needed, but I was WRONG. Plus, the smaller size of the turbo head gives me maneuverability that my previous, larger turbo head did not. Overall, this vacuum is light and easy to maneuver and it packs a ton of power. I am super pleased with my purchase and use this vacuum daily on carpet, hardwood floors and ceramic tile. You will not be disappointed!

First day mom received her vacuum she had to try it. She said it is amazing. So much suction that she has to keep her foot on the area rugs to be able to move the vacuum over them.