Miele : S163 Universal Mini Upright Vacuum – Black

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1. Stresspuppy says:

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   a powerful vacuum (1000w) that’s honestly silent and does a fine job on both hardwood floors and rugs. it’s fantastic around the apartment with its 26 ft long cord.

   the miele s143 is solidly constructed without being overly weighty and is nicely balanced. the head pivots slightly side to side and is really helpful vacuuming around things like a furniture leg. the head loses full contact somewhat when you bring the vacuum down to the level of the floor in the rug mode — trying (ummph) to get deep under the sofa or bed but otherwise but generally does a fine job.

   the heart of the s143 can be used with a smaller head/crevice attachment and without the long handle, much like a really powerful hand vac. a very useful feature for cleaning furniture.

   there is an option to upgrade to a hepa filter (although the included carbon filter bag is excellent enough for me) and i believe an option to upgrade to a motorized head but i suspect if that’s a serious consideration, the s147 is probably the way to go.

   off tangent: i’m not sure why the description lists Ivory as the color but the s143, as far as i know, only comes in the mint green shown in the picture.

   all in all, a finely built product that’s nicely met the needs of this apartment dweller… though a tad on the pricey side.
2. Reckless Consumer says:

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   *Note that the same model is available on Amazon for a different price, I’m not sure why.

   *The only difference between the S163 and S168 is the HEPA filter on the S168…I found it was significantly cheaper to buy the S163 and add the HEPA filer bought separately.

   It is extremely hard to find a bagged stick vac. For those of us with allergies (or just aversion to dust) “bagless” vacuums are not attractive. Dumping the dust bin re-releases lots of junk (especially the smallest, lightest particles) back into the air.

   I bought the Miele S163 simply because it was the only bagged stick vac I could find several years ago. I am thrilled with it. It has very strong suction and rolls easily across our hardwood floors. It does not blow or push around crumbs like many other vacuums, it really picks them up on the first pass. The chamber is sealed and after several years of use the inside of the vac is literally like new, every speck of dust has been trapped in the bag or filter.

   Because I only use mine on hard floors, I find I don’t have to change the bag more often than our large canister vac (which we use for carpets). Even very dirty hard floors don’t generate nearly as much “waste” as carpets, and I generally change the S163 bag every month, even though it’s usually not full. I have a cat and two Cheerio-eating children and use the vac at least once per day.

   Bottom line: this vacuum has kept my kitchen floor crumb-free for several years and shows no sign of quitting anytime soon.
   
3. Allyson M. Saad says:

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   I own a Miele canister vac as well and always used it on my wood floors with the floor attachment. Then I was talked into buying this cute green stick vac so I would always have a floor vac “ready to go” (I do a lot of floor cleaning with 3 boys!). Well, it worked fine for about 6 months, then some metal pieces popped out on the head while I was using it and scratched my floor terribly. The vacuum is also heavy and doesn’t lean easily against things; mine slipped down and promptly cracked the plastic floor attachment. Miele vacuums vacuum well but their plastic is defective. I’ve owned slightly cheaper Kenmore’s that vacuum nearly as well but are a lot more durable. Also, you CAN disconnect the wand from the body and use it as a hand vac, but it is very heavy.
4. M. Kelty says:

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   I bought this vacuum based on the excellent reviews I saw. I have 500 square feet of vinyl flooring that I wanted to use this vacuum on because I dislike sweeping.

   Pros: I found that the vacuum is powerful and has fantastic manueverability under chairs and around table legs. It also has brilliant edge cleaning.

   Cons: But, it won’t pick up cheerios or anything close to the size of a cheerio. Crumbs get sucked to the vacuum and then bounced off so I have to chase them around to vacuum them up. Another thing that bothers me is that the handle won’t angle up very high without lifting the head off the floor–so if you are trying to reach far underneath something or vacuum in close quarters such as a hallway, it doesn’t work so well. It seems as if you have to be 6 feet away from what you are vacuuming to maintain the right handle angle and keep the head on the floor. A minor annoyance is that, just as another reviewer said, the cord clip to snap the plug to the cord after winding it up is too small and will not clip onto the cord. I do not feel that this vacuum was worth the nearly $300 I spent and will be returning it.
5. bird lady says:

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   was hoping for a excellent hardwood floor vacuum. It didn’t have pads that would prevent floor from being scratched. It was heavy!!! in the middle and fell to the floor as it could not stand up on its own. Expensive and certainly not worth considering. I like a excellent vac at any price, this was not it.