Specific vacuum cleaners for pet hair

Teacheranmum is in need of a new vacuum cleaner on the moneysavingexpert.com forum, and wonders if those “specific pet ones are any good”. Especially when it comes to getting all the hair up from laminates and rugs.

Divadee is quick to respond, suggesting “if you can afford it go for the Miele Cat and Dog. I am in the process of saving for one after borrowing my friend’s one. Fantastic machines and lasts years an years”. Takoda agrees, suggesting “another vote for Miele Cat and Dog here. Outstanding cleaner.”

Pop over to moneysavingexpert and register your opinion.

Brief encounters - Miele Cat & Dog TT5000 vacuum cleaner review

The Miele Cat & Dog is something of a perennial favourite among vacuum cleaner buyers and although not everyone who buys one has the inclination to post their thoughts online, many do. AWB1 being a case in point.

Having just received a new TT5000 to replace her old Bosch Formula, a quick once-round-the-house was enough to convince her that she’d made the right choice and prompted her to write a quick review over at the Review Centre straight away.

Agreeing with the concensus of other Miele reviewers that the “suction power is amazing”, she adds that with four cats and a dog her “carpets look really clean”. She finds the Cat & Dog “slightly heavier than the Bosch” and with only one carrying handle on the Miele is something she feels she’s got to get use to, but all in all she’s very impressed, concluding her write-up with the recommendation: “it’s a good vacuum and if you have the money spare, then invest in one”.

Jump across to the Review Centre and see for yourself.

Is Miele the answer for cat and dog hair across the land?

Oh, the difficulties of hairy beasts (aka pets) tramping about the home, shedding at the pace of an HGV through an oilslick. Well, it’s all been a little bit too much for Nikkei over on the Money Saving Expert forum, who asks “which would be the best comparison [vacuum]. We do have a smaller Dyson but it doesn’t do very well with animal hair so it has to go before I go insane.”

And the advice was not long in coming, with penrhyn quick to offer up this nugget of information within the hour - “I would recommend a Miele TT5000 Cat & Dog, not cheap but is head and shoulders better than the old Dyson DC05 that I’ve pensioned off”, while shudd1967 thinks they should have done the same: “I have to say, wish I had waited and saved a bit more and bought the Miele - friend of mine has one and is far better than the Sebo.”

Jay11 and skintlass concur too, the former suggesting “Another vote for the Miele, great at picking up hair, dirt, easy and light to use, and so tough and reliable. Mine has been bashed around by a less than careful OH [other half], had bits knocked off, dropped and generally had a rough ride, but still works brilliantly”, while the latter says “Another Miele fan here”.

We imagine there’s plenty more advice to come so do keep an eye on the thread, but until then, remember these wise words from MKwife “Miele Cat and Dog all the way!!!!!!!”

Brief encounters - Miele Cat & Dog vacuum cleaner review

As the owner of three Persian cats and a Shih Tzu, Machair1 has seen the Miele Cat & Dog as “the cleaner of choice for many years!”. Having “recently bought a new one because I took the other one to a holiday home”, she’s decided that rather than write the usual Dooyoo review full of “details and specifications”, she’d “concentrate on how it actually is living with this machine day in day out!”

And an interesting read it makes, as Machair1 describes how she copes with the pet hair plus her own lengthy locks and those of her two daughters. While she’s the first to admit that this mixture of fur and hair frequently causes problems with the revolving brush tool which means “eventually after a couple of weeks you are forced to take the brush apart to clean it”, she concludes thus: ” Miele are a superb make, my mum buys their washing machines and they go for 20 years. The same is true for these cleaners it’s just be careful about asking yourself how many animals/long haired family members have you really got?”

Pop over to Dooyoo and read the rest of her review for yourself.

Best vacuum for a wedding present?

It may fall a little way behind the catering arrangements, honeymoon and consummation where marriage is concerned, but when the weeping relatives and confetti are gone, it’s probably time to think about which vacuum is best suited to keeping one’s love nest clean and tidy. After all, with an “uncle offering one as a wedding present” money should certainly be no object?

And it’s the Miele S4211 vacuum which receives the first recommendation over at the Hitched Forum, with KB3 keen to let everyone know exactly how well it’s done for her. “I’ve used it loads since we bought it, it takes some getting used to as our old hoover was an upright but the suction is fab, it’s tiny yet can do a 3 bed house no problem, carpet & hardfloor…”

Sah and MD each describe their Miele as “fab”, while Lady Gooner has been swept off her feet by the “wonderful suction, the attachments are great and the carpets look like new”.

All of which leaves the bride-to-be to reasonably summise: “Thanks all. So Miele/Henry clear winners so far. I think Miele looks smaller so maybe easier to store in our limited space”. A good shout indeed – oh, and good luck on the big day!