Packaging & Converting:
The vacuum cleaner comes in a neat big box, everything is neatly packed, each part is wrapped in plastic or put in a bag, is positive, however, that (as I recall) was dispensed with Styrofoam.
The vacuum cleaner is beautifully finished, it can be found no unnecessary gaps, the tube can be attached and resolve, the change in length is quick and works very stable effortlessly. The brushes are working very nice, the crevice tool is difficult to extend or shorten again, however.
Not so enjoyed the support for the two additional brushes. The idea is great, but the vacuum cleaner is thus quite a bit larger and the thing sometimes drops. We use it not just now. Since pipe parked in the vacuum cleaner, which keeps neat and the vacuum cleaner can be moved to a limited extent, so.
The handle is a great idea and really convenient. The weight is not so bad, it is much lighter than the old Miele, when vacuuming stairs is more the size of the vacuum cleaner sometimes difficult. But if you carry it with one hand, can be quite pleasant sucking with the shortened pipe.
The cable reel is strong but not too quickly and pulls the cable continuously but without "snipe" an.
I can say that he looks quite futuristic, but it is a vacuum cleaner, so that's not really relevant on optics.
Suction & Volume:
The Rowenta sucks reliable everything on what he is accused and sucks significantly stronger than our old Miele with bag (1400W). We usually use the triangular floor brush that sucks very well in corners and takes smaller crumbs with very neat. When leaves of plants etc but must stand out to the brush and put on the sheet, otherwise it will just shuffled forward.
The normal hard floor / carpet Combination nozzle is pretty neat, on carpet must, however, find the right angle, so they do not "hops" when retracting.
We have 90% of hard floors (parquet, strip flooring and tiles) and a carpeted area. Everywhere he draws very well, the result is always very satisfactory.
The suction power on the handle works great and fits all the time. Festgesaugt we never have us. With long hair, we have no problem, but we have no pets. If you emptied the dust box after use, always everything is really ok.
The volume is great and pleasantly quiet. We are very pleasantly surprised that a vacuum cleaner can also be so quiet.
Drainage:
The dust container can be solved quickly with some force, the emptying is simple and straightforward. However, it has 2 or 3 evacuations needed until I discovered that even the black cover of the dust box can be open again. It is always a lot of dust.
The effort required for removing the dust box will be significantly reduced if you slightly lifts the vacuum cleaner by the handle. It falls rarely out a small amount of dust. The handle it wears well, the cover is removed quickly and there remains very little dust. One or beat twice and it looks almost like new.
Limitations: (for my alienation total the star)
The floor brushes are too thick to suck under the Slide doors a PAX wardrobe because you get stuck gladly times.
If the angle does not fit, the floor nozzle hobbles on retraction on carpeting. Then simply hold a little flatter.
The hose could be a bit longer.
Sometimes the vacuum cleaner tips, if you want to rotate it through 180 ° and clumsily pulling on the hose.
He blows already a lot out on the bottom, because you have the dust occasionally hunt. Over time, we adapt to it and has a matching technique to prevent dust gets along.
All in all we are very satisfied with the purchase and would be, also because of the low price, opt for this again.