Miele S 5280

Now vacuuming is hardly one of those exciting jobs, it is pretty mundane really, but needs must and with two young children it is something I end up having to do on a daily basis. Other vacuum cleaners have proved not up to the challenge of dealing with the mess that 2 destructo-kids can cause but this vacuum is fantastic. I bought it after having been very unimpressed by a Dyson. I was looking for a cylinder vacuum cleaner and had heard that Miele were good and that they scored highly in the Which reports. I purchased mine from John Lewis where the helpful sales assistant was happy to ... more

I really don't rate Dyson hoovers at all having owned two previously and suffering the stress and expense that came with continually changing the filters and constant overheating of the motor. They are not cheap and for the price I kept paying I decided it was time to spend just a fraction more and purchased a Miele S5280 for £180. The main reason I opted for the Miele over a Numatic Henry was because my parents have used Miele hoovers now for years and couldn't recommend one more highly. Designed as more of a drag around hoover instead of the normal upright the entire unit is considerably ... more

I decided to add some more info to my review and edit it a little bit. I hope it has become much better and more useful. We bought this kind of vacuum cleaner about 5 month ago and we like it really much. We decided to buy a Miele cylinder vacuum cleaner because we have two small children who crawl all over the house so a reliable and long lasting vacuum cleaner was needed. My elder son is afraid of the vacuum cleaner's noise but not of this one's noise. It is quiet but sucks everything very well. We replaced a Samsung vacuum cleaner which worked nicely but was too noisy for the kids. There ... more

Forget Dyson and others , this machine works in all areas and was actually designed by engineers for people to clean with. Dyson's noisy rocket machines are sometimes obviously straight from the drawing board to the manufacturing base and are clumsy, noisy, often awkward to use with the clunky wand and flatter to deceive. This Miele is versatile, quiet and has easy maneuverability around the home. The drawback is dust bags but they last a long time and work well; being easy to change and dispose of. It has settings from curtains to heavy soiled carpets and a choice of filters. Tools are well ... more