Friday - November 08, 2013

Money, Meet Mouth

In light of Peiper’s post yesterday, on the EU’s push to ban high powered vacuums ...

we went out and bought the Miele Twist S7210 today. We were about to anyway, but his tale spurred us on. So when the EPA tries the same shiz here in a couple years ... molon labe mofos.

We’d been in the market for some time; the high powered Hoover Wind Tunnel died a couple years back, and the Eureka Boss we got to replace it never really filled the niche. Oh, the Boss was quieter. And it didn’t cook your left leg. And it didn’t break down constantly like the Hoover did. And it wasn’t quite as loud. But it never had the suction or the beater bar strength that the Hoover did. And the cord was quite a bit shorter.

So we started looking ... and looking ... and looking. Cheap vacs just piss me off. They don’t clean, they’re louder than hell, and they don’t last. Why bother? It seemed like the Sebo X5 was the one to get, a top notch German machine that carries a serious price tag here in the US. And then Miele came out with an upright. Oh, they’ve been making fantastic canister vacs for ages. Best in the world, but in the $1000 price range. Too much for us. But on the other hand, $150 every 2 years for a POS upright that falls apart ... why not spend a bit more and get something that will last and last? The Miele upright comes with a 7 year warranty, so if it lasts that long, we’ll be ahead of the game. But it won’t; it will last for 20 years. Or longer.

Every last bit of research I did - and it was extensive - showed that this was the best upright, bar none, on the American market. And the quietest. And the longest lasting. I now know more about vacuums then I ever wanted to. The suction and the CFM and the brush roller speed all exceed the Sebo X5. The cord is huge, close to 40 feet long. We went down to the local Bed Bath and Beyond where they had this one in stock (the Twist is the cheap, entry level model in this line, but cleans just as well as the fancy models that cost twice as much. No options, no headlight, and you have to manually turn a single dial to adjust the power. Gosh, killer. And that saves you $500), and I talked it up so well while we were trying it out that I sold two to other customers who just happened by.

Got the thing home ... the design is so perfect that even the box has a sturdy carrying handle exactly at the balance point ... 20 seconds to put the parts together ... and got my hand smacked. Thank you very much, she’s taking it for the initial test drive around the house. Fine by me. As I’m writing this, squeals of joy are coming from the living room. Along with a whole bunch of “Oh my God"s and “holy sh**”. Yeah, it’s that good. Oh, and it’s also really quiet. I’m used to vacs that are so noisy you want to take a 12 gauge to them after 3 or 4 minutes. Not this puppy. Even on full power it just hums quietly along, sucking up all kinds of dust and dirt from what we thought were clean carpets. “Wow!” “Weeeee!” “damn!” “Look at this” - the front of the machine is so low that it glides about 6” under the edge of the sofa. The built in hose and wand let her reach right up to the ceiling on the other side of the room. The hose is something like 12 feet long, and pulling it out and using it doesn’t make the upright tip over. Plus the vac has one of these swivel heads, like that Ball vac, so it corners like a sports car.

Me? I just like the look. And I love the color. Gorgeous. And best of all, I love that I was able to find real statistics on the thing before purchasing it. Because I hate playing the BS vacuum advertising game. No, give me proper German information: 140 CFM air flow, 111 inches of water lift, 4800rpm brush, 1200 watts power consumed by its two motors, 5.5 quart dust bag, 20lbs, 40 foot cord. Yes, it’s a touch heavy if you’re a small woman. Any guy under 80 can toss the thing around with ease. At it’s noisiest setting, you can have a conversation over it across the house. It isn’t silent, but it doesn’t make much more noise than a hand mixer in the kitchen. Certainly less noise than a blender. 73db I think. Darned quiet compared to the Hoover or the Eureka, either of which made me want to wear my shooting muffs.

“weeeeeee!” is coming from the dining room. I think she likes it.

yeah, I know ... we need a life in the worst way.

Posted by Drew458     on 11/08/2013 at 05:21 PM   
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