A beautiful Miele S220! Your model is from 1981. This white low-friction nozzle came out in 1981, and the black one in 1982. The model series ran from 1978-1982. The white Miele has the model number S226 and was only built in 1982 and this ended the series. From 1978-1980 they also had "only" 950 watts, a different rotating front roller and the white Wesselwerk combination brush. From 1980 all had 1000 W, only the S217/218 had 750 watts and the front roller seen in the video. The German words in the outlet grille are the respective colors with the order numbers. The German word "Ziegelrot" is the color of the S224 and is made up of the words red brick and red = brick red. In 1975 the predecessor S200-204 was still on the market. This ran from 1969 to 1978. The year of manufacture can be found on the motor and on the plastic of the cable winding. The models were all called: S217 to S226. S217 had no retractable cable.
This is the BEST info ever! Thank you so much for taking the time to tell us all this, it really helps with all our understanding of these wonderful vacuum cleaners
@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium Thanks very much! I am pleased to read that my information about this Miele series has helped. In a comment I read that a Miele S224 was bought new in 1986; that will have been a so-called cheap remainder.
I’ve got an absolutely gorgeous S224 in the loft. It’s in incredible condition. Came with all its tools, manual and it’s original receipt. It was bought on 28th April 1986, so by that time it must’ve been Miele’s budget model
I hope the motor can be salvaged. It didn't sound too bad to us apart from the unbalanced shakiness from filth on the fan blades. We bet this will polish up a treat as the casing seems in pretty good condition after forty years. Another great pickup for the collection. I dunno how long you can keep up this pace without needing an aircraft hangar for storage. 👍
Unfortunately I cannot comment on this cleaner from a technical angle, as I have never, ever seen one in the flesh, let alone used or repaired one, however, from a social perspective I find them utterly fascinating. For a start, it wasn’t until the mid 1990s that I even saw or knew of a Miele in anyone’s home, or for that matter an AEG or Bosch, although in the case of the latter it could well be because Bosch cleaners were being sold under the Hotpoint label, and I did see several of those - especially the uprights. Working in a repair shop as I did once I had left school, we were presented with the occasional AEG cleaner (usually with a wheel missing and a broken floor tool), along with its disgruntled owner who was miffed that it had turned out not to be ‘all that’. Anyway, growing up, the ‘poshest’ vacuum I ever saw belonged to the parents of a boy who lived a few doors up; they owned one of those burgundy & grey bullet-proof Siemens tub vacs…I am convinced they wouldn’t have had it from new (because I don’t think the parents had been married long enough to do so), and it was replaced around 1986 with a top-of-the-range Rowenta Powermaster (the one with the three speed settings). Other than this, the Electrolux 345 and Hoover Sensortronic was as posh as it got when it came to cylinders, and the Electrolux 504 for uprights. Generally speaking, 'round our way', cylinder cleaners were usually a Hoover Constellation or Freedom of some type, or Goblin, Electrolux, and anything & everything from the cheap end of the catalogues (Rotel etc), and in uprights all kinds of Hoover Junior, & Senior (of various ages, states, and repair), as well as the Turbopower, also Goblin Housemaid, and Electrolux 170, 502, 504, 502S, and 550, and Moulinex Standard & Major. One of my aunts (who I didn't see often) had the cutest little Trident tub-vac (a blue one) bought off a door-to-door salesman in the mid 1970's, which she replaced around 1990 with a Hoover Turbomaster Total System Electricity Board Special...I thought I had died & gone to heaven when I popped in one evening to see my uncle and my auntie was cleaning their through-lounge, with the front of her Turbomaster lit up like the proverbial Christmas tree. Seems trivial now, given how many appliances these days look like that, whether they need to or not. The first time I became aware of the Miele brand was after being taken into Birmingham city centre by my grandparents (this would have been early 1980s), and visiting a House of Fraser store. I clearly recall seeing the Miele stick-vac, Miele cylinders, and Vax 101. It was like another world, seeing these, and very much unlike what I had seen when pressing my nose against the window of the local Rumberlows store. However, what I find so interesting is the fact that Miele cleaners seem to have been so thin on the ground in the real world, and I assume they sold much better in other parts of Europe, hence being able to make them at all. It would be easy to attribute this to the huge cost of the cleaner when compared to the competition, and as I understand it they weren’t available in Electricity Board showrooms for quite a few years either, thus couldn’t be purchased and the cost easily added to the electricity bill (though other finance would have existed). And yet, when the Electrolux 612 was introduced, they were a roaring success, as was of course the Vax cleaner once it had hit its stride - I am wondering if it is because both of these cleaners had very clear, distinct features and advantages that made people willing to part with their money, unlike the Miele which was promoted on the basis of its excellent build quality. On another point, I have it in mind that Miele was (historically) largely a brand of the upper-middle class and upper-class families, the likes of whom may well have had someone (or indeed a succession of people) who came in to help with the housework…I know only too well from the years I have spent firstly within electrical retail and then (for almost 20 years) in the cleaning industry, just how difficult it has been to hire ‘help’ ever since the end of the WWII (no matter what the state of the job market). To that end I couldn’t see anyone wanting to splash-out on a very expensive appliance for someone else to come in and drag around the house, particularly if that person isn’t at all well known to them (from an agency, for example). Even if an established relationship has been formed, compromises have to been reached (I have to confess there are things that some clients of mine have banned me from doing or touching, either because I made a complete mess of it, or, more often, because my predecessors did and thus these people are reluctant to have it happen again) and therefore buying anything of value to clean with can often be a poor investment. But again, when it came to the early 1990s, people were quite willing to splash-the-cash on Dyson, which was not only expensive but also an unknown quantity. As was the case with the 612 and the Vax, it’s amazing what bit of clever marketing and a few new features can do to turn the head of a consumer.
My aunty had Miele from 1980 onwards with a set of vacuum cleaners, dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer. She only ever had Miele from that point onwards and she was most certainly upper-middle class!! A very wealthy family; unlike my own XD
A beautiful Miele S220! Your model is from 1981. This white low-friction nozzle came out in 1981, and the black one in 1982. The model series ran from 1978-1982. The white Miele has the model number S226 and was only built in 1982 and this ended the series. From 1978-1980 they also had "only" 950 watts, a different rotating front roller and the white Wesselwerk combination brush. From 1980 all had 1000 W, only the S217/218 had 750 watts and the front roller seen in the video. The German words in the outlet grille are the respective colors with the order numbers. The German word "Ziegelrot" is the color of the S224 and is made up of the words red brick and red = brick red. In 1975 the predecessor S200-204 was still on the market. This ran from 1969 to 1978. The year of manufacture can be found on the motor and on the plastic of the cable winding. The models were all called: S217 to S226. S217 had no retractable cable.
This is the BEST info ever! Thank you so much for taking the time to tell us all this, it really helps with all our understanding of these wonderful vacuum cleaners
@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium Thanks very much! I am pleased to read that my information about this Miele series has helped. In a comment I read that a Miele S224 was bought new in 1986; that will have been a so-called cheap remainder.
Awesome pick up Steve , great video 👍👍
Thanks 👍
Never thought I would say it after spending my childhood growing up with an avocado bathroom suite, but that colour is beautiful.
I’ve got an absolutely gorgeous S224 in the loft. It’s in incredible condition. Came with all its tools, manual and it’s original receipt. It was bought on 28th April 1986, so by that time it must’ve been Miele’s budget model
I had no idea this series went so far into the '80s!
😊those machines same thing a cloud at start. About the diagnosis I’m glad to wait your video on the bench.
I think white version was S226. First versions were equipped with basic nozzle, This wheel version was little bit later.
A beautiful Miele vacuum cleaner! Definitely needs some TLC, but has potential. Please keep up the fantastic work!
Thanks, will do!
@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium you are welcome!
I hope the motor can be salvaged. It didn't sound too bad to us apart from the unbalanced shakiness from filth on the fan blades.
We bet this will polish up a treat as the casing seems in pretty good condition after forty years.
Another great pickup for the collection.
I dunno how long you can keep up this pace without needing an aircraft hangar for storage.
👍
Luckily I have a big house lol XD
What an amazing Hoover I just picked one up today the motors in really bad condition and it’s missing the cable wheel
Unfortunately I cannot comment on this cleaner from a technical angle, as I have never, ever seen one in the flesh, let alone used or repaired one, however, from a social perspective I find them utterly fascinating.
For a start, it wasn’t until the mid 1990s that I even saw or knew of a Miele in anyone’s home, or for that matter an AEG or Bosch, although in the case of the latter it could well be because Bosch cleaners were being sold under the Hotpoint label, and I did see several of those - especially the uprights. Working in a repair shop as I did once I had left school, we were presented with the occasional AEG cleaner (usually with a wheel missing and a broken floor tool), along with its disgruntled owner who was miffed that it had turned out not to be ‘all that’.
Anyway, growing up, the ‘poshest’ vacuum I ever saw belonged to the parents of a boy who lived a few doors up; they owned one of those burgundy & grey bullet-proof Siemens tub vacs…I am convinced they wouldn’t have had it from new (because I don’t think the parents had been married long enough to do so), and it was replaced around 1986 with a top-of-the-range Rowenta Powermaster (the one with the three speed settings). Other than this, the Electrolux 345 and Hoover Sensortronic was as posh as it got when it came to cylinders, and the Electrolux 504 for uprights.
Generally speaking, 'round our way', cylinder cleaners were usually a Hoover Constellation or Freedom of some type, or Goblin, Electrolux, and anything & everything from the cheap end of the catalogues (Rotel etc), and in uprights all kinds of Hoover Junior, & Senior (of various ages, states, and repair), as well as the Turbopower, also Goblin Housemaid, and Electrolux 170, 502, 504, 502S, and 550, and Moulinex Standard & Major. One of my aunts (who I didn't see often) had the cutest little Trident tub-vac (a blue one) bought off a door-to-door salesman in the mid 1970's, which she replaced around 1990 with a Hoover Turbomaster Total System Electricity Board Special...I thought I had died & gone to heaven when I popped in one evening to see my uncle and my auntie was cleaning their through-lounge, with the front of her Turbomaster lit up like the proverbial Christmas tree. Seems trivial now, given how many appliances these days look like that, whether they need to or not.
The first time I became aware of the Miele brand was after being taken into Birmingham city centre by my grandparents (this would have been early 1980s), and visiting a House of Fraser store. I clearly recall seeing the Miele stick-vac, Miele cylinders, and Vax 101. It was like another world, seeing these, and very much unlike what I had seen when pressing my nose against the window of the local Rumberlows store.
However, what I find so interesting is the fact that Miele cleaners seem to have been so thin on the ground in the real world, and I assume they sold much better in other parts of Europe, hence being able to make them at all. It would be easy to attribute this to the huge cost of the cleaner when compared to the competition, and as I understand it they weren’t available in Electricity Board showrooms for quite a few years either, thus couldn’t be purchased and the cost easily added to the electricity bill (though other finance would have existed). And yet, when the Electrolux 612 was introduced, they were a roaring success, as was of course the Vax cleaner once it had hit its stride - I am wondering if it is because both of these cleaners had very clear, distinct features and advantages that made people willing to part with their money, unlike the Miele which was promoted on the basis of its excellent build quality.
On another point, I have it in mind that Miele was (historically) largely a brand of the upper-middle class and upper-class families, the likes of whom may well have had someone (or indeed a succession of people) who came in to help with the housework…I know only too well from the years I have spent firstly within electrical retail and then (for almost 20 years) in the cleaning industry, just how difficult it has been to hire ‘help’ ever since the end of the WWII (no matter what the state of the job market). To that end I couldn’t see anyone wanting to splash-out on a very expensive appliance for someone else to come in and drag around the house, particularly if that person isn’t at all well known to them (from an agency, for example). Even if an established relationship has been formed, compromises have to been reached (I have to confess there are things that some clients of mine have banned me from doing or touching, either because I made a complete mess of it, or, more often, because my predecessors did and thus these people are reluctant to have it happen again) and therefore buying anything of value to clean with can often be a poor investment.
But again, when it came to the early 1990s, people were quite willing to splash-the-cash on Dyson, which was not only expensive but also an unknown quantity. As was the case with the 612 and the Vax, it’s amazing what bit of clever marketing and a few new features can do to turn the head of a consumer.
My aunty had Miele from 1980 onwards with a set of vacuum cleaners, dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer. She only ever had Miele from that point onwards and she was most certainly upper-middle class!! A very wealthy family; unlike my own XD
Lindgrun sounds like light green??????
lindgrün = lime green ziegelrot = brick red
Einer meiner Lieblingsstaubsauger schade fehlen düsen leider egal kennst du den Electrolux d770.
Put the words in Google and translate.