How do the Miele uprights do on hard-surface floors? I have a mix of carpet, vinyl, & wood flooring.
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It seems to work pretty well. I love this vacuum but i've already had trouble with it and is now being repaired. I bought it in April... It does have a good warranty and i expect it will be repaired and will work great!
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WoodyFunny, we just put in all cork flooring this month. Have to say it works great. There's a setting for smooth surface.
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I used it once on my hardwood kitchen floor and I thought it worked great. Much better than sweeping. Everyone thought I'd mopped.
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I have a mixture of carpet, tile & vinyl and the Miele upright does a very nice job on all three. You can set the vacuum for different heights as well as different surfaces (e.g, carpet or wood). I'm very pleased with the vacuum for both it's cleaning power and how quiet it is. The removable tool hose & wand is great for reaching hard to get places. I wish the brush attachment was a little larger, but that's my only complaint. Great vacuum.
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I actually like how it auto adjusts from carpet to hardwood floor without having to change the height of the wheels. It does a good job on wood floors and has a low profile to get under couches and chairs. I hope this helps.
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It's amazing on hard floors! My vinyl feels like it's been mopped after I've vacuumed. I have three kids and two cats and I vacuum a lot, but even if you let it go and don't vacuum for a while, this pics up everything. It's also wonderful on carpet, that's about half my 1800sq ft house.
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I have dark and glossy wooden flooring (Santos Mahogany) in my house. I regularly use Roomba to vacuum them, and I do not get any scratches on my floor.
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The product is great on hard floors and good on carpet. It has problems with rugs on carpet.
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The XV-21 cleans hard floors and carpet equally well. The traction wheels automatically adjust to go from hard wood to tile to carpet without any interaction from you. It will even go over thresholds that you often find where carpet meets a hard surface.
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i have tile AND carpet. depends on the carpet. regular bedroom carpet: it does a great job. however, i just bought some modern "high pile" rugs at ikea and the roomba won't move on them :-( my mom has the 780 roomba and that one moves on high pile rugs easily. luckily, the rugs i bought are small enough to just shake them. again, it does a great job on regular bedroom carpets. my friends have only carpets and have had all generations of roombas and love them.
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I have low-cut carpet so it works well on that. I feel it works best on non-carpet surfaces (hard wood for me). Even on low-cut carpet you can it is not as solid when on hard flooring. I don't think it's a deal breaker if you have carpet - in fact, I think it would make the workout even more challenging. Hope this helps. (BTW - not as easy as it looks. Good machine.)
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The Roomba is amazing - I would marry it if it was feasible! Seriously it is great but we have 99% wooden and tiled floors and lots of animals so it handles the load really well. But we do have some black rubber backed low profile mats and it can have problems with them.
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Hi! We have wooden floors but we used it a bit on carpet, it was easy to use. Its a great walker and the tray is very helpful.
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If you want something to clean the hard floor, it would be best to try a machine like the swiffer wet jet or swiffer vac. This machine is made for carpeted floors, its not for wood or vinyl flooring. I've never come across a machine that will actually wash both. There are sine steamer cleaners for hard floors that I have been interested in getting but aren't a priority to me personally.
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We have hard floors with area carpets. The vacuum seems to be able to work on all the surfaces. The suction head is the main link in the process.
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Based on the authorized dealer who repaired our Miele, he said that the Miele does not work on thick carpets. It gets clogged and does not suck. We had to go to floor setting. I do not recommend on thicker carpets. It does not suck!!!!
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I have hardwood floors and area rugs. This vacuum has an adjustable deck which makes it rather effective on hard floors, in my experience.
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I have purchased 9 of these tables for use in my real estate school. I have not experienced any problems with them on my carpeted floors. They are very stable. I would highly recommend them. Ray Ramsey, Richmond School of Real Estate.
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I only have hard wood floors in my house and I love this vacuum. It's awesome.
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They slip on wood a bit but, I sort of started walking to make up for it. I only have wood flooring in a few rooms of my house so it doesn't really bother me.
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This vacuum is best on hard floors, and just ok on carpet. I use it on vinyl, wood and low pile floor carpets. It will do well with pet hair.
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No. My 90 lb puppy and 80 lb dog are harder on the floors then the Miele. We just had the floors redone so we'd def. notice if the vacuum did damage. Really love this machine!