Jenny B.'s Profile

mdeathstrar, my previous vacuum was a dyson 14 low reach (purple and red model). The Miele arrived before I sold the Dyson on craisglist, so I was able to test them side by side; whether I was getting a bit obsessive or merely needed to make sure the purchase was a solid one (the vendor has a generous return policy and it would have gone straight back) is for you to decide. I was extremely gratified, and very relieved, to see that the Miele needed one pass to pick up the Capture carpet cleaner I had spread out for this purpose. (Capture is a somewhat thick, white powdery substance, in case you aren't familiar with it. It is supposedly a really green, healthy product and good for people with carpets and dust allergies.) The Dyson, which unlike the Miele sounds like it would suck up the apartment below me, needed four or five passes to get most of it up, six to get that section of the carpet as clean as the one I used for the Miele.

Another benefit is not having to open the Dyson in order to clean out the canister. I can't believe that I never thought twice about that when I originally bought it. Further, my Dyson generally had dust on after I had finished the job. Not so with the Miele- and I've dusted it to make sure! Finally, it is said that Miele cleans the air before expelling it as exhaust; I believe this to be true. My apartment just smells cleaner.

Just wanted to say that I appreciate the exchange of information taking place here. I almost shuddered when I saw this post, fearing what I imagined would devolve into a nasty argument concerning "values", rather than value. The comments have instead been thought-provoking and quite helpful. Glad to see that I was wrong.

Thanks, Maxwell! Didn't think about the bots...

Superb! Seeing what can be done to such a small space has changed the way I will view listings from here on.