A Buyer's Guide to Vacuum Cleaners

Vacuum cleaners have been an valuable part of our lives for decades. Not only are they great time savers and easy to use, but they allow a level of deep cleaning other systems can't approach. The original vacuum cleaners were straightforward cans with tubes attached but over the decades have evolved into high-tech devices in a wide range of styles and boasting an array of functions. So before you buy, you need to be clear about your options. Here's look at the major players in the vacuum cleaner world.

Upright vacuums

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These are the appropriate vacuum cleaners you push colse to using their long adjustable handles. They trundle colse to your living room on rollers, their beaters knocking dust and debris out of your carpets. They can be bagged or bagless. Upright vacuum cleaners are the best type for cleaning large expanses of carpet.

A Buyer's Guide to Vacuum Cleaners

Broom vacuums

Broom vacuums, also known as stick vacuums, are perfect for smaller apartments, or for quick clean ups. They look like slender upright vacuums but lack rollers and beaters. Most broom vacuum cleaners use a dirt cup, not a bag, to trap debris and dust. Broom vacuums well on hardwood floors, furniture, curtains, hard-to-reach spots, and in cramped spaces.

Hand held vacuums

Hand held vacuums are light weight items that can be whether corded or battery powered cordless. If you are considering getting a hand held vacuum cleaner, you should reconsider how much you're going to use it. If you plan to use it regularly, you should get a corded one. Otherwise you might have a question with the battery running down. For smaller jobs, though, the cordless items is fine.

Canister vacuums

These are the chubby vacuums that glide colse to behind you as you vacuum with a nozzle on the end of a flexible tube. This nozzle makes canister vacuum cleaners perfect for hard floors, curtains and stairs.

Robotic Vacuum Cleaners

These came onto the market as recently as the year 2000. They are the creme de la creme of the vacuum cleaner world and would appear truly miraculous to the Mr Hoover, the great popularizer of vacuum cleaners in the early 20th century.

Robot vacuum cleaners do the cleaning work for you. They glide colse to your home, deftly avoiding your furniture and sucking up all your dust and dirt. And when they've accomplished their chores, they return to their recharging hub to juice up and get ready for their next sortie.

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