Exhaust
I still can't get that argument.
A sealed system HEPA filtration vacuum expels air cleaner than it sucks up.
If it can catch pollen it's good enough for house dust.
An exhausted system is technically still better - but that's kind of like saying 2 billion dollars is better than 1 billion dollars.
Sure it is, but at that point, does it matter?
I have all hard flooring, a robot vacuum AND a cordless Dyson V12.
The robot runs daily and keeps most dirt in check.
I can get away with vacuuming every 1 or 2 weeks - mostly just edges.
But everyone who ever had carpets professionally cleaned knows that no matter how much you vacuum, there will still be a lot of dust trapped there.
AFAIK there are hypoallergenic carpets that keep dust mites from "existing" so even dust allergy sufferers could happily live with carpet.
But no matter how much you vacuum - a hard floor will ALWAYS be better there.
And yes, slow vacuuming has been taught as the standard for carpeting since the dawn of vacuums.
Just like with laundry - the longer you let the constant mechanical action attack the dirt, the better the cleaning results.
But there is a certain drop off and you will never get 100%.
If you ever had a runner or rug you vacuumed religiously, you would still get more dust out by taking it out an beating it over a clothes line.
Fun fact: Shampooing your carpets, vacuuming them well with true mechanical agitation and/or getting them professionally cleaned regularly WILL increase their lifetime.
Dirty dust and sand have very "jagged" edges and are incredibly hard.
Meaning the longer and the more of it you "tread" in the more damage they do to the fibres by abrasion.
Not having any non machine washable carpets I found that a cordless cleaner actually makes me clean more.
I can grab it, vacuum and store it back before I would have even got out ANY kind of wired/hosed cleaner and plugged it in.
And it is 100% capable of getting my flooring just as clean as a plugged machine.
And another interesting note: Many types of vacuums are actually designed to not be as easy and as as quiet to use as possible.
Many people think a cleaner that isn't loud or heavy dosen't clean.
Cause if you don't hear it, is it doing anything?
A year before her death I bought my grandma a new vacuum because hers started falling apart after 20 years of use.
It was/is the most silent cleaner on the German market - quieter than most dryers.
And it is eary how well it cleans with so little noise. It takes getting used to it. My mums new Miele is technically almost twice as loud and still is incredibly quiet. These new hyper quiet machines are really great for hard floor only flats!
I still can't get that argument.
A sealed system HEPA filtration vacuum expels air cleaner than it sucks up.
If it can catch pollen it's good enough for house dust.
An exhausted system is technically still better - but that's kind of like saying 2 billion dollars is better than 1 billion dollars.
Sure it is, but at that point, does it matter?
I have all hard flooring, a robot vacuum AND a cordless Dyson V12.
The robot runs daily and keeps most dirt in check.
I can get away with vacuuming every 1 or 2 weeks - mostly just edges.
But everyone who ever had carpets professionally cleaned knows that no matter how much you vacuum, there will still be a lot of dust trapped there.
AFAIK there are hypoallergenic carpets that keep dust mites from "existing" so even dust allergy sufferers could happily live with carpet.
But no matter how much you vacuum - a hard floor will ALWAYS be better there.
And yes, slow vacuuming has been taught as the standard for carpeting since the dawn of vacuums.
Just like with laundry - the longer you let the constant mechanical action attack the dirt, the better the cleaning results.
But there is a certain drop off and you will never get 100%.
If you ever had a runner or rug you vacuumed religiously, you would still get more dust out by taking it out an beating it over a clothes line.
Fun fact: Shampooing your carpets, vacuuming them well with true mechanical agitation and/or getting them professionally cleaned regularly WILL increase their lifetime.
Dirty dust and sand have very "jagged" edges and are incredibly hard.
Meaning the longer and the more of it you "tread" in the more damage they do to the fibres by abrasion.
Not having any non machine washable carpets I found that a cordless cleaner actually makes me clean more.
I can grab it, vacuum and store it back before I would have even got out ANY kind of wired/hosed cleaner and plugged it in.
And it is 100% capable of getting my flooring just as clean as a plugged machine.
And another interesting note: Many types of vacuums are actually designed to not be as easy and as as quiet to use as possible.
Many people think a cleaner that isn't loud or heavy dosen't clean.
Cause if you don't hear it, is it doing anything?
A year before her death I bought my grandma a new vacuum because hers started falling apart after 20 years of use.
It was/is the most silent cleaner on the German market - quieter than most dryers.
And it is eary how well it cleans with so little noise. It takes getting used to it. My mums new Miele is technically almost twice as loud and still is incredibly quiet. These new hyper quiet machines are really great for hard floor only flats!
