passatdoc
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@chris/AquaCycle
Agree, the S7 is better suited for the North American market, with greater use of carpet and larger homes. The only way I'd want to clean your living room would be with a cannister and power head. My S500 could do a nice job. Btw, the second reason I bought the S7 was to have as a back-up in case the S500 has to be repaired. I take the S500 for routine maintenance every couple of years, and the shop needs a week or so to do the work (costs $40 and may have contributed to the long, trouble-free life of this machine), so I like having the S7 as a back up. In very tight spaces, the wand can be attached to the S7 hose and a hard floor brush attachment used (using the S7's hose, which accepts all standard Miele attachments. My home is medium-sized (for us) and on a single level.
I think the S7 may open markets for Miele in the US in homes that would never consider a canister due to large expanses of carpet (but bear in mind, carpet is sort of a middle class thing, more affluent people use a lot of wood or tile; my own home is 65% tile/35% carpet). It does as good a job on carpet as any other machine, and the higher end models include attachments that are far superior to anything offered on a domestic machine. Some are sold as "dog and cat owners" model or "allergy sufferer model", probably both with HEPA filters and offering turbo brush or wide upholstery brush or wide dusting brush. All of the S7s here have the same 12A motor and the mechanics are the same. The filters and attachments are what distinguishes the different models and price ranges ($449 to about $1000).
ps: remember, "Hoover" is NOT a verb on this side of the pond, even though Hoover Vacuums have very high name recognition. We use "vacuum" as our verb of choice. I have heard London-area relatives use "Hoover" as a verb.
Agree, the S7 is better suited for the North American market, with greater use of carpet and larger homes. The only way I'd want to clean your living room would be with a cannister and power head. My S500 could do a nice job. Btw, the second reason I bought the S7 was to have as a back-up in case the S500 has to be repaired. I take the S500 for routine maintenance every couple of years, and the shop needs a week or so to do the work (costs $40 and may have contributed to the long, trouble-free life of this machine), so I like having the S7 as a back up. In very tight spaces, the wand can be attached to the S7 hose and a hard floor brush attachment used (using the S7's hose, which accepts all standard Miele attachments. My home is medium-sized (for us) and on a single level.
I think the S7 may open markets for Miele in the US in homes that would never consider a canister due to large expanses of carpet (but bear in mind, carpet is sort of a middle class thing, more affluent people use a lot of wood or tile; my own home is 65% tile/35% carpet). It does as good a job on carpet as any other machine, and the higher end models include attachments that are far superior to anything offered on a domestic machine. Some are sold as "dog and cat owners" model or "allergy sufferer model", probably both with HEPA filters and offering turbo brush or wide upholstery brush or wide dusting brush. All of the S7s here have the same 12A motor and the mechanics are the same. The filters and attachments are what distinguishes the different models and price ranges ($449 to about $1000).
ps: remember, "Hoover" is NOT a verb on this side of the pond, even though Hoover Vacuums have very high name recognition. We use "vacuum" as our verb of choice. I have heard London-area relatives use "Hoover" as a verb.
