Miele Classic C1 Turbo Team Bagged Canister Vacuum, Tech Blue - Portable, Household

Superior machine. Worth the money. Very very strong suction or very quiet soft suction for your delicates. I was told by a cleaning pro that the the separate floor and carpet heads are worth the extra cost and I dont regret going for it.

Good suction, best we’ve seen on a canister. Follows well on hard floors, brush for hard floors is nice - wide and gets up close to the wall - BUT the turbo head is surprisingly really very hard to push on low pile carpet, requires much force (two hands and lower suction) to move it on low pile carpet. The manual and various online videos give no clue of that issue at all. Power level dial seems to have no impact, especially the ‘Ear’ setting for “energy saving” supposedly quiet mode, is not any different in noise level. Came with only one dust bag. Seems a $400 vacuum should come with a HEPA bag, not give you a low end bag out the gate, forcing you to buy an aftermarket HEPA bag. Every new vacuum I’ve bought or shopped for in the last 20 years came with a HEPA bag. Why would the consumer NOT want a HEPA bag? Not good for carpet, excellent for bare floors.

This is definitely the best vacuum for hard floors that Ive ever purchased. Since we put in LVP throughout most of our house, I found that the fabulous upright that we had (Riccar) just didnt 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 its 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 Classics 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 Compacts 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 wasnt 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 Ive had the Miele Classic for almost three months and the bag has yet to fill up, even with my dog, In conclusion, you dont have to fork out extra money to get a great hard floor vacuum in the Classic C1 Turbo Team PowerLine, and youll probably agree that its definitely worth how much you do spend.

Our air-powered brush stopped turning, YouTubed ST305 diassembly and I found out that theres a flaw that requires you to take it apart and if you dont you can burn out / melt the side bearings with hair getting in there EVEN IF you clean the brush head everytime with a knife. Bad design. Or maybe its normal. Clearly well built, works decently, high priced, bags... you can try to skimp but eh. Iono. Used for 2.5 years and is very powerful. Just downside is it cant really do thick carpet that well, have to pull back only, cant push forward with the brush head since it isnt truly motor powered - only powered by air moving through a ... think water/windmill style front. Expensive but seems good in the ways youd expect it to be performance. Removed 2 star for poor maintenance/design in what I mentioned.

To you reading the reviews - it is ESSENTIAL to read each models description to see which vacuum is best for you. I almost bought the least expensive model until I realized it is wrong for my floors. This model (C1 Turbo Team) cleans hardwood, throw rugs, and wall to wall carpet easily. The suction power is amazing! It is so easy to swap out the tools to go from stairs, to hardwood, to throw rugs. The retractable cord is a nice touch. It is lightweight - my 80 yo mother handles it with ease. It is easy to carry up the stairs to do the bedrooms and the top steps. It is worth every penny!

I previously had an upright stain. My dyson was always getting repaired at the warranty dyson shop near me. Once it was out of warranty it broke again and so I bought this Miele. I chose this model specifically because of its relative, lower price point and that it came with a carpet wand and separate hardwood floor wand in addition to an upholstery accessory. I feel like any and all vacuums should come with these standard. I was disappointed that I have to order a Miele 30 hepa air filter since the vacuum doesn’t come with one.... for a $360 device that’s a shame. I am concerned about this device using bags instead of a canister. I have a cat and a dog so let’s see how many bags I go through and if this device is more reliable than the dyson. EDIT: I just lowered my review. The cord is terribly short. Since I know how to work with electronics, I am just going to cut the cord and make mine bigger. For a $400 vacuum, I am a bit annoyed. Edit: 3 years later... the vacuum still functions like new. I am giving it one more star! ****

This thing is very nice. But for the price, I expect more. I used this for a small residential cleaning business I run, so Ive put it through its paces for sure. I understand its not truly meant for that purpose, with certain design decisions making that quite obvious, but I had several people recommend Miele to me--thought Id try the company out with one of their lower-mid-range entries (didnt want to dive head first into a full grand for one quite yet, you understand) and see if it was going to knock my socks off. Overall, I am underwhelmed. Its like buying designer. Its well made, its durable, people like how it looks and feels, and the experience of using it is what Id describe as higher-end, but the functionality could be improved. Ill start with the positives, because there are actually more positives than negatives. Like I stated in the title, get this if you want a vacuum that will last you. Something that looks nice in your house, that gets the job done without much stress, etc. 1. The thing is quality for sure. I legitimately dont care about where a product is built at all, as long as its quality. Europe, China, Mexico, USA--I just dont. What I care about is that its built well, and runs well. Ive used it on over 100 residential properties (many of which large ones) with no sweat. In some cases, I abused this vacuum. Zero issues with it running, breaking, failing, or even seemingly to come remotely close. And given how sturdy it still feels and sounds, I bet it could last another 10 years even in my hands. 2. The retractable cord feature is amazing, and I dont know how Ive lived without it. On the other hand, my biggest concern with the vacuum overall is how long this retracting feature will last before it breaks and either trashes the vacuum, or causes me to have to order parts to repair it. Hasnt hiccupped once yet, though, and Ive been very tough on it. I will say, I wish the cord was about 6 foot longer--in operation, it just feels slightly too short every time I use it. 3. This is a strange one... but it looks really nice. Ive had clients ask me about it. It exudes this is a really nice vacuum energy, and I actually think that has helped my business in minor ways. Lol. That alone COULD justify the cost, considering my clientele, but not entirely. Im focused on a few other factors, which is why it gets some hard negative marks. 4. The sound gets high praise from me. When Im in a clients house with them present, it doesnt feel like Im disturbing them to any significant degree. From a business standpount, who truly cares, as they paid for service and know that vacuums are loud and will be involved in the process--but again, it contributes to the experience, which through a trickle effect, contributes to my pocket. That said, its still a vacuum. 5. I like the power dial. Half the settings I dont use, but I do like it. 6. For how low-power the motor is overall, it produces some good results. Not astounding, but solid overall. I dont frequently have to go over anything a second time, which allows me to spend less time on the job and produce a better outcome. Not saying there arent cases where Im like how did that not picked up? but those cases are fewer and further between. Some notes on that in one of my major negatives, because this positive only applies to MOST of the attachments--theres one glaring exception. 7. Most of the attachments are well-made and do their job. From my experience with vacuums, its not hard to get right most of the time, but I give it props. I do however have two MASSIVE problems with them, one of which is more of a problem with the vacuum itself, and thats where Ill start... (Here are my gripes. There are two big ones) 1. There was not much effort in providing an attachment attachment system onto the vacuum. Its not great. It exists, at best. Its inconvenient and inefficient at worst. It proves space for 4/6 of the attachments while in operation (three of which are attached to the vacuum, and one on the wand, so 5/6 if youre using the extension, which I defintely dont need all the time), and I cannot begin to express how annoying that is for me. Theres just always an extra attachment that is loose. The three that do stick onto the vacuum are incoveniently located right at the base of the hose. And if Im not using the rotating brush head or extension, they have nowhere to live. I either have to caddy them around, or leave it somewhere. This is overall my biggest gripe with the vacuum. Now, do most vacuums even feature a place to put them? Not too many--but for what the vacuum prices at, it absolutely should have a spot for every single attachment WHILE ROLLING AROUND, in operation. Its actually the biggest reason I ended up buying a different one after putting this one through a run of about 4-5ish months. Theres a secondary reason, though. 2. The turbo heads size is ALMOST unacceptably small. It frequently ejects even small debris. It should not do this. If it were dog food, or otherwise, Id understand. No. This will not only spit out debris the size of broken mechanical pencil lead, it will fling it with great velocity across the room. Small, tiny pieces of leaves. Tiny fly corpses. Im serious. And yes, this is with the brush head cleaned of hair and other debris. Either the vacuum doesnt have enough suction to pull these things in before they hit the spinning brush and get rail-gunned across the house, or the opening for debris in front of the brush is too small. I dont know. And frankly, I dont really care. These are things households run into frequently, and should be considered in the design. Some other minor negatives and implementation ideas--things I wouldnt drop the rating for, but that Ill include; 1. Bags are expensive, but I knew that through my research. Still. Theyre vacuum bags. Small ones at that. The bags are nice, but theres no reason for them to be as nice when theyre disposable. Not to mention, the air filters dont justify the cost either for what they actually are. Reloading them is an absolute breeze though, Ill give them that. 2. I have a love-hate relationship with the angled handle where the attachments clip on. I like it 75% of the time when in casual operation, rolling it back and forth across the floor. But its a pain in the ass when Im working around obstacles. I wish it could either straighten out or be removed while retaining the ability to actually use the attachments. 3. It looks like it should have the ability to be a backpack vacuum. I knew it wasnt when going into the purchase, but I think that would really be an excellent addition as an attachment to the rolling side. Ive genuinely thought about trying to lut an sttachment like that together. I dont recall if their higher end options feature this, but if they dont, its a missed opportunity. All in all, I would have really liked to give this vacuum a higher score. I still like the vacuum, and I use it in my own house, and Ill be glad to have it as a backup for my business, as its something I might use on really large households when I have others helping me. But in my day-to-day, it had to take a permanent side-line, and anything that gets that treatment from me cant get more than a 3 star. I have a Ridgid shop-vac that handles attachments better, has more power, has lasted years and years, and was legitimately like a fourth (maybe a fifth) the price. Would I use it in the same situations? No, but what the Miele gives me for spending that much more on it just ISNT enough. And for me, that just caused it to fall below my expectations. Thanks for reading. -a dedicated vacuum user.

Its a Miele! 3rd one we buy, for ourselves and family. No way of going wrong with Miele!

This is so easy to handle and maneuver and so quiet. The best vacuum I’ve ever owned. Supposed to be reliable is another reason I hope to be able to count on. I had two Hoovers and the last one was so loud and never liked it with all the flaws it had.

So I wondered if the short cord people talked about would bother me, since the company says the length of the cord and the hose make it so much longer... well let me say that the cord is WAY TOO SHORT. As you can see in my photo, it doesnt allow me to go across my kitchen floor, which is not very big, and it cant reach all the way up my staircase. As described, the head is definitely not made for shaggy carpets. The roller bar gets bogged down in the higher pile and I actually have to use 2 hands to push it forward. When you lift the head up the motor starts to rev back up to speed, clearly telling me its been bogged down in the higher pile. So if you think it will work on your shaggy carpet, you will be disappointed. I actually plan to use this at another location where there is only low pile carpets. Despite these shortcomings, this vacuum is amazing at sucking up debris, and it maneuvers so easily, and its fabulous on low pile carpet. The tail end that stores the unused head will definitely make doing wood stairs difficult, because Ill need to remove it to stand it up, so it wont roll off the stairs. So... overall.... I think if you live in a small place, like a small apartment, this cord will work for you. Personally I think I will add a short extension cord to the vacuum because I do love the amazing performance and durability the Miele has.