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Miele Capricorn S5980 With Deluxe Power Brush (Luna Silver), MVS5980 SEB 236

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Brand: Miele
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$1,199.00~~
Buy New: $800.00
You Save: $399.00 (33%)

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

7 reviews
Sales Rank: 43810

Country: Germany
Color: Silver
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 24
Dimensions (in): 24 x 22 x 14

MPN: S5980
Model: S5980 SEB236
EAN: 4002514149684
ASIN: B000HCVPV4

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Customer Reviews:

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It's Worth IT September 14, 2007
16 out of 16 found this review helpful

We have owned lots of different vacuums over the years. This is unquestionably the best. It is high-quality, quiet, powerful, light weight, and easy to use.

The high price made us think twice. We were also used to uprights. However, after reading lots of reviews, we decided to try this one because of the greater power. We have pets who shed hairs that get stuck in the carpet. We also have lots of wood flooring, and the parquet attachment seemed like a good idea.

Ordering was easy, and the unit arrived QUICKLY! It was easy to assemble (not much required), and it was intuitive to use.

It has not been any harder to use than an upright. In fact, the back and forth motion is easier because you only have to handle the wand and power brush, not the whole machine. The little cannister unit follows easily, and the vacuum hose does not seem to get tangled, rotating in all directions easily. The wheels on the unit work fine. The only time it sorta sticks is when it tried to cross over the electric cord on a wood floor.

The power brush has a bright light which really helps. The floor heads can be turned at multiple angles with a twist of the wrist, making it simple to get in, under and around furniture legs, into corners, etc.

One of the best discoveries has been the ease with which you can swap out the floor heads for brushes you can use to clean up high (shelves, drapes, light fixtures). We never could do that with uprights because you couldn't lift them high enough.

The adjustable power control is helpful when you switch from floor to throw rug and back. Our rugs are also variable thicknesses, so being able to roll back the power with your thumb makes it easy to keep them from getting sucked into the head.

The unit stores easily because the cord retracts automatically, and the base will stand upright. The Power Brush head will also hold the wand upright, so you can stand the whole unit is a small closet. Because it is so light, you can also go up and down stairs easily (we have three floors).

All in all, this has been almost fun to use. Although the wife uses it the most, I have actually enjoyed taking it for a spin, too.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Machine November 14, 2006
74 out of 75 found this review helpful

I know alot of people would balk at the idea of paying this much for a vaccum cleaner, understandably so. Quite honestly, I spent a long time weighing my options and researching for this purchase. In the end I went with this one because of the quality, the warranty and how well it worked.

Previously owned a Hoover Windtunnel upright, and there is just simple no comparison, in fact the Hoover is joke. It was a complete tank of a machine, hard to move around, attachments were useless and you could not fit into alot of areas. And in the end, it did was not even close to as effective at cleaning floors, which is really all that matters.

The reasons for going with the Miele:

How effectively it cleans floors! My carpets never looked so good, my hardwood and tile were never to easy to clean.

Long-term investment. You might get sick of a Miele vacuum before it breaks on you.

Technology inside is second to none.

Tried and true design, German engineering and quality. The parts have a nice feel to them, thick plastics, horse-hair brushes. Nothing felt cheap, or loose or flimsy.

Exceptionally quiet.

Size of the machine is small, but make no mistake it is incredibly powerful. About the best feature I have noticed so far about this machine, going from an upright, is the ability to get into tight spaces I could not before.

Controls on the handle are more convenient than I gave credit too before I purchased. Although you can save a decent chunk of change by getting the Calisto with a knob or two instead, if you don't mind. Same motor and power as the Capricorn.

The air quality, oh the air quality! Something we never thought important before, but we don't smell ONE thing while vacuuming. Even if you stick your face over the exhaust! They aren't kidding about these filters, they work and work well. No dust spitting back out into your house all over your furniture.

Some other features that are nice are the onboard attachments, the wheels on the canister that move in any direction (very smart feature), Warning lights on the machine letting you know bag is filled, or machine is over-heated. Cord-wrap is also excellent, and strong. Hard floor tool does an excellent job, simply excellent, you will never need a broom again.

I find almost nothing I don't like about the machine so far, except that occasionally you hit the wrong button on the hand controls unintentionally.

Otherwise the fit and finish is superb, German quality through and through, a real Mercedes of Vacuum cleaners. Some vaccum cleaners (actually most) just re-distribute the dust and dirt in your house. This once truly gets rid of it. And very nice to look at too. : )

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