Bagged Versus Bagless
As with most things in life, there is really nothing
free.
The two most claimed advantages to bagless
vacuum cleaners were lower operating costs and
better performance.
As far as the cost issues go,
all vacuums must filter the exhausting air they use
to carry the dirt into the collection area, as they
would otherwise simply pick the dirt up from the
floor and spit it right back out.
Whether you have a bagless HEPA filter, a pre-filter,
or disposable bags, they all need to be changed at
some point.
With the average life of a vacuum
cleaner, you can expect to spend the same on either
collection system for filters, but if you value your
time, you can expect to spend quite a bit more on
a bagless system.
To keep your bagless vacuum cleaner operating at
peak levels, you'll need to empty the dirt container
when it is full and perform regular maintenance on
the filter.
The type of filter the vacuum uses will
determine just how much service will be required,
although most use a pleated HEPA filter.
Cleaning
Even though the claim of better airflow performance
with bagless vacuums is true in a sense, over the
life of the vacuum you'll get the same, or maybe
even better performance from a bagged vacuum cleaner
system.
With bagged vacuum cleaners, the performance will
start at 100% with each new bag then slowly drop
as the bag starts to fill.
Just how quickly the
performance drops depends on how well the bag is
constructed.
With the average vacuum and the average
bag, you may replace the bag every 3 - 4 weeks
with 90% of performance the first week, 70% in
weeks 2 and 3, then 50% of less in the fourth week.
The short cycle will insure that you get a 100%
peak cleaning every 3 or 4 weeks from the vacuum
cleaner.
The filtered cyclonic machines have
filters that are designed to last 6 months, 12
months, and even up to 18 months before they need
to be replaced.
Pets
If you have dogs or cats, whether you see it or
not, almost all domestic animals shed their fur
on a regular basis throughout their lives.
Pet
owners often wonder as well, which vacuum is the
best to remove pet hair.
For pretty much the same reasons that fur sticks
to the carpet, it will also stick to your bagless
vacuum's pleated filter cartridge.
The fur will
reduce the performance of airflow, and is also a
pain in the neck to clean off the filter.
Over time, the fiber that makes up the filter can
retain odor from pets, even if you clean the
filter well. If your filter requires replacing
only once a year, you could end up with a vacuum
that spits odors that will stink up your house
pretty bad.
Bagged up
Those vacuums that use bags will often provide
for neat disposal of a full bag. There are some
brands such as BOSCH that actually engineer bag
disposal into the system.
With BOSCH canister
vacuums, the replacement of bags is a single
dust free step.
The new mega filt bags have a
built in closure system that upon removal,
will slide shut and trap the dirt and debris
inside of the bag, making removal quick and easy.
Still, there are many people out there who love
bagless machines. Bagless vacuums will continue
at a slow place to gain market share, and people
will continue to buy them.
For many, a bagless
vacuum can be the right vacuum to have.
Bags are the technology of the past, while bagless
is the technology of the future. There are many
reasons as to why you should go bagless. For
the vacuums of tomorrow, cylinder and bagless
is the key.
The Essential Vacuum Cleaner
The vacuum cleaner is a truly amazing piece of
equipment, as it would be very hard to cope without
one.
There are many people out there who prefer
domestic vacuum cleaners for carpeted floors in
their home.
No matter how you look at it, the vacuum cleaner is
an ingenious piece of equipment.
It has an air
pump that creates a partial vacuum to suck up the
dust and dirt, which it collects by a filtering
system or a cyclone to dispose of later.
Vacuum cleaner types
Based on their configurations, there are many types
of vacuum cleans. The following are some of the
most known types of vacuum cleaners.
Bagless
Bagless vacuum cleaners, as the name implies, don't
use bags. They collect the dust in a compartment
which you can quickly and easily empty.
This will
save you from the headache of dealing with messy
and frustrating vacuum bags.
Upright
Upright vacuum cleaners have the pump mounted
directly above the suction intake, with the bag
mounted on the handle that will normally rise to
waist height.
The designs of upright vacuum cleaners
will normally employ mechanical beaters, which
are often rotating brushes, to help dust that has
yet to settle be vacuumed up.
An attached belt to
the vacuum motor will drive these beaters.
Canister types
Canister vacuum cleaners have the motor and the
bag in a separate cylinder unit that is connected
to the vacuum head by a long flexible hose.
Even
though the upright units have been tested as being
more effective, the lighter and more maneuverable
heads of the canister are also popular.
There are
some canister models on the market that feature
power heads which contain the same type of beaters
as found with upright units, even though those
types of beaters are driven by a seperate electric
motor.
Backpack
Backpack vacuums are a great tool for commercial
type cleaning.
Backpack vacuums will allow you to
move around rapidly in a large area. It is
basically a canister vacuum cleaner, except for the
fact that the straps are used to carry the canister
unit on your back.
Central vacuum
A central or built in vacuum cleaner has the suction
motor and bag based in a central location of the
building, providing vacuum inlets at strategic
places throughout the building.
This way, you only
need to carry the hose and pickup head from room
to room.
The hose is normally 25 foot long,
allowing a large range of movement without having
to change vacuum inlets.
A plastic pipe will connect the vacuum outlets to
the central unit. The head of the vacuum may
either by un-powered or have beaters that are operated
by an air driven or electric motor.
The dirt bags
in central systems are so big that you only need
to change or empty them once or twice a year.
Robotic
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Robot type vacuum cleaners will move around your
home, cleaning as they wish.
They are compact and
powered by batteries.
Hand held
Hand held vacuum cleaners are very small and powered
by either batteries or electricity, and very popular
with cleaning up small spills.
Wet or dry vacs
Wet or dry vacuum systems can be used to clean up
both wet and dry spills and dirt.
Vacuums are very helpful with protecting yourself
and your family from dust particles.
They are also
helpful for those who suffer from allergies that
result from dirt and dust.
Before you buy a vacuum
cleaner, you should always read some reviews and
find out other information to ensure that the vacuum
cleaner you buy will meet your needs.
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