Miele Active AirClean 50 Filter Review

The Air Clean filter for my Miele vacuum cleaner was received and installed. This is the correct filter for this Miele vacuum cleaner. So I replaced the old filter with the new filter and everything is fine.

I've been using a regular filter since I got my Miele and it always filled the room with a dog smell when cleaning. I replaced it with an active filter and the smell is NO MORE! I wish I had changed it sooner.

They sent me a Miele Active AirClean 30 filter ( SF AH 30 ) instead of the one specified. It was also the 3M Filtrete brand instead of the Miele brand (that part didn't bother me because 3M is still a great filter). I sent it back because (SF AH 30) doesn't fit the "Miele Compact C2 Topaz cylinder vacuum cleaner".

I bought both this filter and the HEPA version for my Miele vacuum cleaner. I have a dog and charcoal filter is better for our family. The HEPA filter is still great and probably handles fine dust better, but the charcoal filter removes odors from our dog much better.

I can't say enough good things about Miele. The filter completely prevents odors from entering the air. We have a huge smelly dog and the air that goes through the filter never stinks which I can't say about our Dyson bagless vacuum. The timeline on the side of the filter is also very handy, so I don't have to guess when to replace it.

This filter fits in the Miele New Complete C3 Cat & Dog Upright Vacuum my sister bought to clean up after two very fluffy Persian cats. Miele recommends changing the filter once a year or after around 50 hours of operation. My sister used the original filter for 2 years, by that time it had turned black (a normal part of the job) due to the material of the carbon brushes in the motor, although the timestrip indicator on the side of the filter was still green. An internet search revealed that to