The Miele S7 trial

Last summer we sent a Miele S7 on trial around a few homes of bloggers eager to test its credentials.

The model we sent out was the S7580 AutoCare HEPA Upright Vacuum Cleaner. The AutoCare Hepa actually vacuumed over two miles of carpet during its trip. Which we didn’t thing was bad going at all. Below are a selection of the guys who were incvolved with the trial.

While with LaundryBasketCase the S7 got a full and thorough reviewing and it came out the other side looking good,

“Yes, I was well chuffed with how well the Miele performed. I felt it sucked up all the dog hairs, human hairs, bits of garden soil, and dog biscuit crumbs in a jiffy.”

The Dotteral though decided it wasn’t for him, due mainly to the weight of it and the ‘jet-engine’ noise it produced when starting up, but was happy to say,

“[…] it certainly does the job.”

Finally we have Backwards in High Heels, who had make sure that her mum didn’t steal the S7, so happy was she with the ease of which the vacuum could be driven. There’s a video of the action here.

We’re looking to do more trials throughout 2010 on a variety of Miele products, but we’d really like to hear from you on what they should be. Do you want another vacuum, a Cat and Dog maybe? If you’ve got an idea or would like to be involved get in touch through email or leave us a comment below.

More Miele in motoring forums

The Fiat Coupe Forum has joined SeatCupra.Net in sharing information on appliances. Whereas it was ovens yesterday, today the conversation turns to washing machines.

It is contributor Sedicivalvole who has asked,

“Can anyone advise on a good washing machine with a large drum that is capable of washing a king sized duvet?”

Their previous experience of Miele was not a positive one. Despite this though forum users have suggested a return to the brand, suggesting as Bockers has done that ‘Miele are the best’. MeanRedSpider offers the same advice,

“Miele for sure, at Procter & Gamble we used to test washing machines (as we made Ariel, Daz, Bold etc) and they were consistently the best. […] If you can, buy a Miele when their 10 year free warranty promo is on.”

To keep following this thread click through.

Tough Miele dishwasher test

2 years is a long time to test any product on and off – but how about 2 years of non-stop use? Because according to technicianbrian.com, a Miele dishwasher has been running non-stop for that length of a time in a long-term endurance test at Miele’s Bielefeld factory in Germany.

According to Miele, the dishwasher has outlasted the self-imposed criteria that each appliance be tested to withstand everyday usage for 20 years, which equates to 12,500 hours of operation or 7,500 program cycles. As for Brian, he is “glad to see a manufacturer willing to subject one of their products to the rigors of long term usage” but reminds people to always “read the manual”.