When it comes to selection of vacuum cleaner for your home or
office vacuum needs, the dilemma is always there as which vacuum cleaner to go
for? Many of us always land up with questions in our mind as which is the best vacuum
cleaner? What I should be looking in my new vacuum cleaner? what brand
and model I should go for? well, well any of these question arises in your mind
then you are not the only one. Because of the vast types and brand
availabilities in today's market, the decision of buying a right vacuum needs to
be made carefully.
There are many types of vacuum cleaners available in the
market today that includes upright, canister, central, HEPA, industrial etc.
Each type of these vacuum has different models and various attachments to it. In
addition to this there are various manufacturers supplying different brands of
vacuum cleaners under the same type. And this is why the process to decide upon
the right vacuum cleaner gets real confusing and becomes like a riddle.
Now, how to solve this riddle of vacuum or how to go about
selecting a right vacuum for your needs. Well, in order to make the process
easier, let's just divide the process in different phases, which will enable us
to find the most appropriate vacuum cleaner depending on your needs. Following
are some of the factors and considerations which can help us deciding the right
vacuum cleaner.
Make a list of area's where you need to vacuum most?
This is one of the most important thing we need do before
going any further. Typically this is the list of various areas of home or
office, types of flooring and cleaning needs where you need to use this vacuum
cleaner. This information will help deciding which type of vacuum is best
suitable for your needs. For example upright is ideal for large carpet
areas whereas for stairs and hard floors canister vacuum is the right type of choice.
Once you have identified where you need to use your new vacuum cleaner, the next
step would be to search in the types of vacuums available and find the best
suitable for you.
Types/ Categories of Vacuum Cleaners
Once you have prepared list of cleaning needs, the next step
is to decide the best suitable type of vacuum. Following information gives you
little idea about different types of vacuum cleaners available in the market,
and it can help you in arriving to a decisive platform.
- Upright: The upright type vacuums are an ideal choice for large
carpet areas, compact and easier to handle. They can be bagged or bagless
having options like: wide cleaning paths, on/off brush roll, height
adjustment etc.
- Canister: These are best suitable for hard floors and stairs, and
ideal on hard surfaces. Wide selections of tools available with Canister
vacuums and that makes it very handy on various cleaning areas.
- HEPA Filter: This filtration system provides more protection
against the dust, mold, and other particles. This is a batter solution
against house hold allergies. It comes with different protection level in
percentage and typically it must be 99.97% to remove tiny particles.
- Backpack: These are the great options if you can carry some weight
on your back while cleaning. It prevents ordinary pull along and may be
faster cleaning operation.
- Stick vacuums: These are the smaller and lightweight units, ideal
for quick cleaning job and smaller cleaning area. While selecting you must
compare the power with the area under the question.
- Cordless and Handheld vacs: Like the stick vacuum these are small
machines, handy and an ideal for hard to reach areas. You must checkout for
it's weight, battery time, easiness and the capacity of dirt cup.
- Central Vacuum Systems: Central Vacuum Systems are installed out
side leaving area providing greater cleaning efficiency. These are most
powerful systems but requires installing pipes and outlets along the walls.
You should look for the suction power, durability and quality of the system.
You still don't know which one is gonna work for you, right? so the most
practical thing would be to try different types of vacuum yourself. Have a hands
on them at your nearest store and see them performing in a live demo, and you
shall be able to figure out which type will do best job for your requirements.
Once you know which type of vacuum cleaner to go for, the next and obvious step
is to decide what brand and model to go for?
Deciding on Brands and Model of Vacuum Cleaners
Once you have decided the the suitable vacuum types for
identified cleaning areas, the next step is to find the most reliable brands and
models. The best method is to select some models and compare them based on the
suction power, weight, easy to use, available features etc. Read reviews from
reliable sources and check the customer ratings and give your own ratings to
each of the narrowed models. A careful research is required here as you will
find some conflicting reviews on the same model. Use more than one review
sources. Though it is some time consuming but you will come up with the batter
decision.
Vacuum Cleaner Attachments
A variety of vacuum cleaner attachments available which makes
them very versatile for variety of cleaning jobs. Once you narrowed your
selection of vacuum that best match your most cleaning needs, now is the time to
think about the attachments that best suitable for your rest of the needs. Some
of them are standard that comes with the model. Some others attachments that are
not included with standard model but are very useful and specifically designed
for certain cleaning job.
