I bought the handle in 2005 with the vacuum cleaner "Miele S 5510", which has now been replaced. At the time I wrote, among other things in the evaluation of the vacuum cleaner: You can tell right away that Miele builds quality and not those cheap vacuum cleaners, which are to have for 50 (unquote) In 2012, the handle broke during normal load.. With the new handle since I go to have a bit gentler. A renewed break I finally do not want to risk it. Would I now give the above sentence again, but is rather questionable, especially since the tube causes problems lately. It almost seems as if the company Miele in the global price - and competition can no longer focus only on the quality of their products. A development that one can regret, but which is now sometimes just become everyday. Here ......