The Magic Miele & Messy Carpet Test (Catchy, eh?)

So two weeks on and the Miele (without changing a bag - they're deceptively large) was still sucking like a <too rude a simile>.

I decided it would be fun to do a quick test. We've all seen them on the TV adverts were things are cleaned with one wipe. Well on a test piece of carpet I put talc, sugar and rolled oats. But no I didn't just sprinkle them on, I stood on them then got down on my hands and knees and worked it in with my fingers.  I was just going to take some before and after shots for fun but as you'll see two problems:

1 - Peggy decided to try the rolled oats (and add a few cats hairs for good measure)

2 - the talc dust in the air and the light reflecting from the mirror was causing orbs in the pictures which made it look like a scene from Most Haunted.

So, I filmed it with the mobile phone - hence not Spielberg quality but you get the impression. It didn't pose a problem for the Miele at all. What I really like (and anyone who has stray cat litter or biscuits will appreciate this!) is it doesn't 'spit' out at the sides when it vacuums up such things - look how it just sucks up the rolled oats.

Mum, she of the herniated discs and fibromyalgia, is 'driving' in the video and as you can see the cleaner really flows and corners easily, which is why she too would have happily kidnapped it for good. Whilst it stayed with us she put it right up behind our regular cleaner in the understairs cupbaord - I think she was hoping they'd mate.

Back to the messy carpet test - just a few lengths of vacuuming, back on my hands and knees, and there wasn't a speck of talc, sugar or oat to be found.

It went back today :( . I *heart* that cleaner.

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[Marjory]

Beki... Step away from the appliances now...