Best optional Miele attachment for cat hair
People seem to either love this or hate it. I am definitely a lover of the Miele STB101 Mini Turbo Brush.
Here's 4 reasons why: four cats. The lazy indoor-only kind that sleep all day on soft things. I can tell my black cat's favorite soft surface du jour by the breadth and depth of the black fur he leaves behind.
This mini turbo brush removes EVERY cat hair in just a few swipes in both directions. I have several cream-colored blankets he has adopted and I thought they could never be cleaned. Machine washing and drying never extracts the fur enough, and I can use an entire lint brush (the kind with sticky paper) before and after washing and still see fur. With the turbo brush, I can remove all visible hair easily, then can wash the blanket.
Some people don't like the brush because it is air-generated and can seize up at times without its own machine drive mechanism. I do encounter this, but after many uses, I find this happens on some surfaces...
German engineering
I have never seen a vacuum cleaner adapter like this. The STB101 uses the vacuum suction to drive a rotational brush head. I was surprised by how much brushing force it generates. You mainly use the adapter to vacuum stairway, it's small and it's easier to manuver. However, it still cannot get to the small 1/2 inch strip along the edges. You can use the adapter for furniture upholstry also, but I would recommend it only for occasional deep cleaner. I'm not sure how furniture fabric can stand up to the rotating brush in the long run.
Good for smaller surfaces
Although pricey, this relatively light-weight brush to me is a necessary accessory for my Miele Capricorn S5980 w/SEB236 Powerbrush. We have three cats and a 2-story home, i. e. lots of cat hair on the cat tree, the carpeted stairs, chairs, etc. Although my vacuum came with two different brushes (the large power brush and a parquet brush), none are suitable for these surfaces because they are too big, too heavy or not cut out for the job (in the case of the parquet brush).
The Mini Turbo Brush works great on these difficult surfaces. The built-in brush rotates not because of a dedicated motor as the large brush does, but only through the airflow when the vacuum is turned on. So at first I was a bit skeptical that enough dirt and debris would be picked up. However, it generates surprisingly strong suction and cleaning action and is now my go-to brush for all these smaller or angled surfaces where the...
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