Imagine life at home without a vacuum cleaner. We rely on this reliable appliance to take out all the dust and dirt from our homes. Before they were invented, home cleaning remained a major mission that would eat up precious hours. Brooms, mops and brushes had to be used and rugs or carpets had to be removed and beaten to take out the dust. This method of cleaning also caused some major health issues.
The first commercial electric vacuum cleaner was manufactured and released to the market by the Hoover Company in 1908. It came with a cloth filter bag and the cleaning attachments. In the years that followed, improvements were made on the size, weight and suction power of most vacuum cleaners. Many designs came out, but the upright type remained to be the most efficient to date.
The modern day vacuum cleaner is now lighter and more versatile and comes in both bag-type and bagless forms. Bags that used to be washable are now made of disposable materials, replacements of which can be easily bought in the appliance store. Vacuum cleaners can now also be used to clean mattresses, draperies, and upholstery aside from carpets and are also designed for hard to reach places. Some vacuum cleaners can also do both dry and wet cleaning and most come with added functions such as a blower and can work as water-based paint sprayers.
Models that come with dust bags work better than the bagless type. With the latter, you have to clean out the dust receptacle and although you can empty it straight into the garbage bin, dust will still tend to fly out into the air. With a bag-type cleaner, all the dust remains in a sealed bag which you can easily remove, tie up and dispose of.
Choose a vacuum unit with strong suction power. It goes deep down to the recesses of carpet strands to remove embedded dirt. Cleaning your home with a vacuum cleaner keeps it spic and span and gives you a healthy living environment. Getting one for your home is a good investment, maintenance and health wise.
