Miele Blizzard CX1 Cat and Dog, Black, Bagless Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner, Corded, 11696410, Obsidian Black

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And of course, you’ll need to move it upstairs itself! Why Is The Power So Low Compared To Older Models?

Henry Hoovers are similar in price to the basic C1 model but if you’re wanting a better vacuum it’s going to cost more for a Miele. Carrying the cleaner upstairs as you clean is a fair challenge, too. The main body weighs a chunky 6.7kg on its own, plus another 1.4kg for the hose, handle and EcoTec head. The weight is made somewhat easier to manage by the large handle at the front, which balances the cleaner well when lifted. Our carpet and hard-floor test results with this head were a replica of those achieved with the same head on the CX1 Excellence model. Simply put: superb cleaning right up to the skirting edge, with only a few heavier grains of test powder showing on the carpet after a single pass. Pictures of that test can be found here.Given that the CX1 Blizzard is also available in a Cat & Dog version, the Comfort PowerLine probably isn’t the model you’d choose if you have a house full of furry friends.

The Cat & Dog head pushes that cleaning performance up another notch, and not just for pet detritus. The beating action of the brush bar agitates dust and dirt free from the carpet pile, cleaning carpets deeper and more efficiently than is possible with the standard EcoTeq head. Without any rotating brush bars in the floor-heads, this model was always going to struggle with pet hairs wound into carpets. Sure enough, despite the exemplary suction and good design of the EcoTeq head, dog hairs hung on tenaciously to our carpets, simply becoming rolled into balls if you repeatedly vacuum over them.

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So if you’re looking for a canister vacuum it’s Miele every time but if you want an upright then go with Shark. Also, Dysons are bagless so you get a big cloud of dust when you go to empty them which is a problem for some. However, the Miele robot vac is still a good one, my quibbles are with all robot vacs, not just this one. It’s got an excellent run time of 2 hours and can make its way around 150 square meters of floor. On hard floors both the EcoTeq and SRD heads were excellent at capturing loose hair balls, thanks mostly to the CX1’s high suction and airflow. On occasion, hairs can become caught on the bristles of the EcoTeq head, but the stepped cut-outs in the bristles help to reduce this effect.