While selecting a vacuum cleaner, first decide on which type you would need – an upright or canister, a bagged or a bagless vacuum cleaner. It should have a regulator for carpet level adjustment. Further, switches for all operations should be conveniently located, and a swiveling base for 360° rotation. Check the piping system for air leaks. Buy one having a built-in hose because you could pump water through a garden hose attached to the vacuum cleaner. If you prefer a canister vacuum, one with at least 25 feet of automatic retractable cord would be convenient for storage; also, make sure it features an adjustable telescopic wand that can reach high (ceiling) and difficult-to-reach places (below furniture & corners); a blower mechanism would be a great addition. Check the list of standard attachments that you need for your preferred vacuum cleaner. If you live in a large home, a large-sized vacuum cleaner will help forestall frequent emptying of the cleaning bag, which is time-wasting. Further, your vacuum cleaner should be light or equipped with good quality wheels to move quickly from room to room. It should have a suitable range of suction forces for different locations in your home/office. A vacuum cleaner with a single high suction force can destroy carpets. Next, ensure that your vacuum cleaner has a reliable and powerful filtration system (preferably located before the air reaches the fan blades) to ensure capture of all dust/dirt/allergens by the cleaning bag (filter) before the air reenters room circulation. The filtration system is especially critical to families having allergies or breathing problems. An ordinary/mediocre vacuum cleaner can only filter particles 30 microns in diameter. Choose a High Efficiency Particle Air (HEPA) vacuum cleaner with AAFA (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America) clearance. It would guarantee 99.97% filtration of 0.3 micron-sized particles. Lastly, select one having 5-year-warranty for the motor, and at least one year for other parts.
Monday, 30 September 2013
Vacuum Cleaners Introduction
For nearly a hundred years since its invention, the vacuum cleaner has become an indispensable utility in the housekeeping arsenal. In oriental countries, a broom is used to sweep the house everyday, more as a ritual than as an efficient cleaning tool. On the other hand, western countries adopted the vacuum cleaner designed to dislodge and draw out the tiniest of dust particles/debris from any nook and cranny in the home/office.
The vacuum works just as when you take in a soft drink using a straw; only, the vacuum cleaner functions with greater suction force. When you suck in a soft drink through a straw, you create a low pressure zone in your mouth. This makes the pressure relatively higher on the soft drink inside the can, forcing the soft drink up the straw into your mouth. The tornado (twister) is another example to visualize the force with which the vacuum cleaner aspirates/sucks in air. You must have seen huge objects being sucked up the funnel of a tornado. The end result is the same in a vacuum cleaner.
A traditional/conventional/upright vacuum cleaner is upright with its components assembled in this order: brushes, intake vent, fan blades, cleaning bag and exhaust vent. The brushes are located at the intake vent and rotate at high speed. When the brushes come into contact with a dirty carpet, they dislodge the dust/debris through friction. Next, powerful, high-speed fan blades placed behind the intake vent, suck in this dust/debris with the help of a cleaning bag (a filter, usually located behind the fan blades), which filters the dust/dirt/allergens. The filtered air finally exits the vacuum cleaner through an exhaust vent located behind the cleaning bag.
With technology evolving constantly, lighter, user-friendly, efficient, economical and
location-specific vacuum cleaners of different size and shape are entering the market to give you greater cleaning efficiency and satisfaction.
The vacuum works just as when you take in a soft drink using a straw; only, the vacuum cleaner functions with greater suction force. When you suck in a soft drink through a straw, you create a low pressure zone in your mouth. This makes the pressure relatively higher on the soft drink inside the can, forcing the soft drink up the straw into your mouth. The tornado (twister) is another example to visualize the force with which the vacuum cleaner aspirates/sucks in air. You must have seen huge objects being sucked up the funnel of a tornado. The end result is the same in a vacuum cleaner.
A traditional/conventional/upright vacuum cleaner is upright with its components assembled in this order: brushes, intake vent, fan blades, cleaning bag and exhaust vent. The brushes are located at the intake vent and rotate at high speed. When the brushes come into contact with a dirty carpet, they dislodge the dust/debris through friction. Next, powerful, high-speed fan blades placed behind the intake vent, suck in this dust/debris with the help of a cleaning bag (a filter, usually located behind the fan blades), which filters the dust/dirt/allergens. The filtered air finally exits the vacuum cleaner through an exhaust vent located behind the cleaning bag.
With technology evolving constantly, lighter, user-friendly, efficient, economical and
location-specific vacuum cleaners of different size and shape are entering the market to give you greater cleaning efficiency and satisfaction.
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