Sep 04, 2024 11:37 AM By James365

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How did you attach a Dyson soft roller to the C3??

Hi James 365!

Thats a good question! Short answer is: we succeeded with a lot of tape, time and effort.

Here is the long answer, First, we dissassembled the Dyson V15 Stick to remove the wire inside that controls the brushroll. We then taped the V15 head to the end of the Miele C3 stick. The next issue was finding a way to have the Dyson’s Soft Roller to spin. We achieved this by connecting the wires directly to the Dyson V15 vacuum body/dirt compartment. The Dyson V15 vacuum body was then taped to the Miele C3 stick.

When we want to vacuum, we turn on the Miele C3 and press the button on the V15 head to make the brushroll spin and then vacuum the debris.

Thanks for your interest in this! I had a lot of fun tinkering with it.

Pierre-André

How did you attach a Dyson soft roller to the C3??

Apr 24, 2024 11:15 PM By superturtle116

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I really enjoy the creative testing of the equipment… But it physically hurts to see you use the parquet twister improperly (like a broom) instead of as it’s intended: as a vacuum. You’re meant to lift the head periodically if you have giant debris… To suck it into the wand directly. Weird you didn’t just use the electrohead for the Miele canister instead of getting a U1, but I guess the U1 deserves love too. You also seem to ignore the problem that soft roller heads (basically anything that isn’t a parquet twister like tool) introduce: rubbing and eventual scratching of floors from the hard casing of the roller and their tiny accessory wheels to keep the head moving. Related: wesselwerk makes an air driven roller tool for hard floor cleaning for lower powered devices. Finally, it’s interesting you excluded the crevice test from this battery considering that’s one of the most important aspects of hard floor cleaning (from the corners or between floorboards). I imagine the soft roller and Miele would still demolish. Also the assertion that hard floor roller tools are for weak vacuums comes from the industry itself, not just reddit comments (re the wesselwerk tool, and even Dyson including a high quality parquet tool with their uprights but not with the v15). Love getting new data out of y'all, but sometimes the parameters and inclusion/exclusion criteria seem wack as hell (inconsistent).

Hello superturtle116,

Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback and for taking the time to read our article. I appreciate your insights.

Regarding the parquet twister: we noticed that not all vacuums required lifting their heads to pick up all the debris. To ensure a fair comparison across all models tested, we standardized our procedure by not lifting the heads. We understand that this change might raise questions if not viewed in full context. Our goal was to maintain consistency and fairness in our testing process, ensuring that no vacuum was at an advantage.

Miele C3 not using the electro head: Unfortunately, we do not have this accessory in our bundle, which prevented us from including it in the test. Although using the electro head might yield better results on certain surfaces, the brush roll on hard floors could potentially scatter debris, as evidenced in our tests with the turbo nozzle. To test with the electro head, we would need to buy another Miele C3 bundle, but we do not currently buy multiple bundles of the same product.

Scratching floors: up to now, we haven’t seen any scratching in our tests. We have tested most typical head designs on the same floor, and scratching wasn’t an issue. However, the fact we didn’t experience this in our setup doesn’t mean it’s impossible to happen.

Wesselwerk air-driven roller: we tested the Miele-branded version in the article, the results were marginally better than the combo head but our results show that it didn’t come close to the Dyson V15 soft roller score.

Regarding the cracks test: you are correct in highlighting its importance. Although interesting, we didn’t discuss it in our R&D article as it was unfortunately beyond the article’s scope. You’re also right about the Miele and the soft rollers being good, in fact, they are amongst the best. If you want to see more results of the cracks test, I have prepared a table here with the test results of the cracks test.

About soft rollers: our findings suggest that they utilize the limited power of stick vacuums more efficiently compared to traditional parquet heads. This is because they are designed to optimize performance even with lower airflow and suction, making them a preferable choice in a lot of scenarios.

Thank you for sharing your perspective as it helps us refine our processes and future articles. Our aim is to make our testing methods as transparent and understandable as possible, recognizing that not all parameters are immediately or easily apparent.

Thank you once again for engaging with us. Please feel free to share any further thoughts or suggestions you might have.

I really enjoy the creative testing of the equipment… But it physically hurts to see you use the parquet twister improperly (like a broom) instead of as it’s intended: as a vacuum. You’re meant to lift the head periodically if you have giant debris… To suck it into the wand directly. Weird you didn’t just use the electrohead for the Miele canister instead of getting a U1, but I guess the U1 deserves love too. You also seem to ignore the problem that soft roller heads (basically anything that isn’t a parquet twister like tool) introduce: rubbing and eventual scratching of floors from the hard casing of the roller and their tiny accessory wheels to keep the head moving. Related: wesselwerk makes an air driven roller tool for hard floor cleaning for lower powered devices. Finally, it’s interesting you excluded the crevice test from this battery considering that’s one of the most important aspects of hard floor cleaning (from the corners or between floorboards). I imagine the soft roller and Miele would still demolish. Also the assertion that hard floor roller tools are for weak vacuums comes from the industry itself, not just reddit comments (re the wesselwerk tool, and even Dyson including a high quality parquet tool with their uprights but not with the v15). Love getting new data out of y'all, but sometimes the parameters and inclusion/exclusion criteria seem wack as hell (inconsistent).

Very enlightening. I appreciate the effort that went into this.