Product Review: Miele Red Velvet Vacuum Cleaner

The real reason why Miele Red Velvet vacuum cleaners are worth the money

Miele Red Velvet Vacuum Cleaner Review
Contributor: Richard Gerardi

“If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up”.
– Ferris Bueller

In the movie, Ferris Bueller wasn’t talking about a Miele Vacuum Cleaner, he was talking about the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT convertible he and his friend Cameron “borrowed” from Cameron’s father, but he might as well have.

Most people might never consider purchasing a twelve hundred dollar vacuum. But if you’ve ever driven a Mercedes or BMW or owned a product made by Apple Computer, you will understand why their owners forked over the extra bucks and so adamantly stand by their purchase.

Undying brand loyalty is the dream of every manufacturer, although accomplished by few. In order for it to work, the manufacturer has to offer a product that will exceed the expectations of the purchaser. Once you have accomplished that, you’ve gained a customer for life, and have created free word of mouth advertising for your brand name. Miele has accomplished this in the vacuum world. The Miele Red Velvet has positioned itself as the flagship of the Miele line and is worth every penny. In this review, I’ll try to stay away from technical mumbo-jumbo and give you the heads up on why you should consider spending the money for this wonderful new machine. After all, it’s just a vacuum. Right?

Think for a moment about the reasons you don’t like to vacuum. I hate to vacuum, but when I do, I do so in an obsessive fashion. This past weekend was one of those cleaning events not to be missed. Armed only with a Red Velvet loaner, that I am going to hold on to until someone notices it’s still missing, and my Apple iPod’s voice recorder, I walked around the house talking to myself while I vacuumed so I could recap later and write this review.

Gone are the days where you lug that thirty-pound “jet engine” you call a vacuum out of the pantry. It doesn’t have to be that way anymore. If you’re a smart shopper, and I know you are, you will do a little research first and then speak to one of our product specialists here and find out exactly what type of machine you need. The first thing you’ll find out is that good vacuums today offer more effective suction through better designed tools, less noise, fingertip controls and HEPA filters that keep the exhaust from the vacuum from entering your lungs and making you sick. The Red Velvet combines the best of these features in one beautiful looking package (see the full list of Miele Red Velvet features)

So we come to the real reason why the Red Velvet is worth the money: Faster, quieter, and healthier cleaning.

The Red Velvet is designed to be extremely user friendly. The well-designed tools on the machine are readily available in the smartly designed canister. A big difference between the Red Velvet and other machines are the fingertip controls. Once you’ve had them, you never go back. There are seven buttons on the handle. Six of them control the suction of the vacuum from high all the way down to off. The last button turns on the motorized power brush that cleans your rugs. Picture yourself being tugged along by a medium sized dog on a leash.

What this means to you, is if you have a lot of wall to wall carpeting like I do, that’s less work on your arm. If you have a combination of wood and carpets, you just press a button. You only need the parquet floor brush for delicate wood floors. If you have a large house, believe me this will add years to your life. I always wondered why my mom could beat me at arm wrestling. All those years pushing a heavy upright around a 2000 square foot house. The light on the powerbrush also lets you see under the bed and couch with great ease to let you know you’ve cleaned everything under there. Also, if you have combinations of wood floors, area rugs and wall-to-wall carpeting, you really don’t ever have to change floor tools if you don’t want to. I have all those mentioned above and I only used the Parquet floor tool included with the Red Velvet for my tiled kitchen floor. This is a straight suction floor tool 12″ wide and 2.5″ deep, with dual brush strips and extra long bristles. And even if you do need to change tools, say for a ceiling fan, you just tap on a handy foot release and the powerbrush detaches from the vacuum. No wires to un-plug or reattach later. One quick adjustment of the easy to use telescopic wand and I’m cleaning the ceiling fan.

Also think of the cost of the unit verses its price. Price is what you initially pay for something and cost is what that unit costs you over its lifespan. You will have this machine for a long time. Much longer than that cheap vacuum you bought at the superstore down the road. You know, the one that lasted you two years and the main reason you’re reading this review right now. With cheaper made units, you have repairs, less efficiency, and ultimately replacement in a short amount of time. The Miele Red Velvet uses a 1100 watt 2 fan suction motor system. What this means to you is that the vacuum cleaner uses 2 fans in series, creating more suction than vacuum cleaners using a one fan system. This also means there is less stress put on the motor and that translates to a longer life. That on top of the fact that Miele engineers build all their vacuums with top quality and long lasting parts. Remember, you get what you pay for.

Happy & healthy cleaning!

Find the Miele Red Velvet and the Miele Canister Vacuum Cleaners Buyers Guide at Allergybuyersclub.com

Quick tip:
For all you Dust Mite sensitive folks out there: A great alternative to dust mite encasings on a bed is to purchase a good home vapor steam cleaner like the WhiteWing or Lady Bug to steam clean your mattress and vacuum it with your HEPA vacuum after to suck up anything the steam cleaner has extracted. If you have multiple beds that need to be encased, a steam cleaner can be a very economical alternative and a smart buy since you can use it for cleaning your kitchen, bathrooms and more. I personally own the WhiteWing and love it. Feel free to read my fun review about this machine.

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