The future of energy…

At the SmartEnergyServices (SES) blog there has been discussion, as you’d expect, on all things about energy efficiency.

It is the Germans leading the way according to SES’s latest post,

“From huge smart grid projects and massive wind and solar farms to smaller micro-generation projects at the home to new appliances Germany is taking energy efficiency very seriously.”

Amongst the discussion is a mention of Miele as they pave the way with other German manufacturers,

“Appliance maker Miele, among others, is developing washing machines that provide energy consumption information and the ability to be controlled remotely.”

Here’s to the beginnings of a clean energy evolution…

Big Rog loves his s7260

Big Rog has given the Miele s7260 a positive review on the Amazon customer reviews page. Rog believes that the Miele s7260 Autumn Red 1800W Cat & Dog upright vacuum cleaner (to give it it’s full name) is a superb bit of kit,

“Excellent design, easy to steer, fantastic cleaning pick up, keeps dust in machine and does not spray it around…”

Although giving the upright five stars of approval he does mention that despite a well balanced carrying handle the vacuum is still heavy, and that without pets he can’t vouch for the ‘Cat & Dog’ credentials. However, this isn’t enough to stop him asking,

“Why are other cleaners not this good?”

Miele Cat & Dog Vacuum changes lives on mumsnet!

The Miele Cat & Dog Vacuum has been brought up yet again on mumsnet, and has pulled up an interesting discussion point – namely the turbo head and whether it should be used on laminate flooring.

Reading the responses, the answer seems to be no, but steamedtreaclesponge has come up with an answer – assuring one that “they provide another head when you buy it for doing hard floors, as well as various other attachments for doing the furniture etc. Get one they are great!” MissisBoot concurs “OMG – I’ve just got it home and it’s amazing – I’ve never seen my carpets so clean. I’m normally such a slattern but this may change my life.”

Mums chose the Miele Cat & Dog?

Yesterday it was mumsnet, today we’re across to netmums who are having an in-depth discussion about vacuum recommendations

Cath H(20) is quick to point out that she has “a Miele cat and dog cylinder and this is absolutely fantastic, plus the customer service is brilliant too.” Debra h(3) has a Miele Cat & Dog too and “can second what Cath says. Brill vacuum, bit expensive but worth every penny I have had every hover there is and this beats all of them”.

Karen O(85) “agree(s) with the other Miele fans – we have had a Miele cylinder for 2 years now and its going strong” leaving Jemma B(20) with the result that “it’s sounding like Miele is the popular one”. Follow the conversation over here.

Miele S7 Upright Vacuum Cleaner in discussion at pistonheads.com

Difficult times for CatherineJ on pistonheads.com, who has had problems with her vacuum cleaner recently (we won’t mention which brand) “So [she] suspects that it will be time for a new vacuum. A new Animal is £300, but for the same amount of pennies we can get the new Miele upright S7 Cat & Dog” – and it seems that the forum posters are, on the whole in favour of the latter.

Mph999 says he “Had a Miele s300 for 8 years, no issues … My mums had hers for about 15 years (I think), no issues. Get one…” while NiceCupOfTea agrees “We have a Miele Cat&Dog TT5000 and it’s far better then our old Dyson DC01”. Schmales reports on his neighbours reaction to borrowing a Miele for the day – “they were admiring their new new Miele after a quick trip to the local electrical place.”

All of which led the originator of the post with only two options in here eyes. Try to repair her original vacuum and “if we can’t then it will get binned and we will buy the Miele”. Join the conversation over here.