Miele W 1714

After years of using a Dyson it died a couple of months ago and I purchased a Hoover 2000W Dust Manager cleaner. It was a great price compared to the Dyson so decided to give it a go. It cleans up extremely well and is easy to empty, bagless. A bit disappointed with edge cleaning but the attachments ie edge cleaning, furniture and pet hair brush work well and are very quick and easy to attach. It has a stair stabiliser for added stability when cleaning stairs, but I have to say I found it a waste of space, a bit of a gimmick! The machine is medium weight, but it's big drawback is the little notch on the front with which one is supposed to lift and carry the machine, eg ...

We bought this Miele WM 6 months ago, and absolutely love it. No problems, and while I mostly use the 40oC wash and a short wash combo the results are excellent. Easy to use with pretty self explanatory buttons on the front (even my hubby can use it with no instructions!), and I love the way it tells you how long the program you've chosen is going to take, and once underway how long is remaining. Also, if you put in less clothing than a full load, it uses less water, and takes less time to spin, so it automatically alters the time remaining on it, and saves you water and electricity. All round a great buy, and although quite an expensive machine, well worth it. Hopefully ...