Home & GardenFlooringHow to Choose the Right Vacuum Cleaner How to Choose the Right Vacuum Cleaner Choosing the right vacuum cleaner for your needs takes a little thought about you and what you’re cleaning. Generally speaking, there are two types of vacuum cleaners – uprights and cylinders. Upright vacuum cleaners are large machines that you push in front of you. Carpets get clean because a brush bar beats out the dirt, which the machine then sucks up. This action also grooms the carpet. You can also turn off the brush bar and use an upright on bare floors. In the past decade, huge improvements have been made in the brush bar and tool attachments. If you can handle one and have a large or busy house, an upright is always the top choice. Uprights do have a few flaws, however: Height: If you’re tall, you’ll stoop, which can make a bad back feel worse. Power: May pull the threads from Berber carpets. Check with your carpet retailer about using a cylinder vacuum.

Size: Can’t get into small corners. For a pristine finish, you need to use the attachments. Weight: They’re often too heavy to carry upstairs. Never use an upright cleaner above you on the stairs. It could topple and cause injury. Keep it on the ground floor, then take just the hose and the stair attachment up to the top stair and work back down. Cylinders are small, fairly compact cleaners on wheels that follow behind you as you use the attached hose. The cleaning power of a cylinder vacuum comes mostly from suction. Cylinder vacuums are lightweight and compact, which makes them easy to use on the stairs and a candidate for a second vacuum to keep upstairs. Their small size makes them easy to store and their mobility and design mean they can get into tight corners and clean right up to the carpet edge. Cylinders are arguably less effective than uprights, and they don’t groom the pile on carpets as well. But if cost is a concern, budget models sell for under £50.

Sometimes your vacuum pulls up a thread, particularly in shag and twist piles. cordless vacuum cleaner australiaSimply snip it back to the correct height.vacuum cleaner robot usa A vacuum is probably the most important electrical cleaning tool. vacuum cleaner most powerful suctionSo if you want to go top-model on one appliance, this is it. Features worth paying extra for are: High-level filters: These trap microscopic particles including pollen and dust mite droppings that aggravate asthma and allergies. The best filters are marked HEPA (high efficiency particulate air). The filter is only as good as the bag emptying system. There is no point sucking tiny allergens into your vacuum only to breathe them in as you empty the vacuum bag or canister.

A bagless cleaner, for example, can give you a lungful of dust as you empty it out. If you’re asthmatic or have allergies, chose a vacuum with a sealed disposable bag system. With such a system, as you go to change the bag, it automatically seals so no dust can escape. Bag-free cleaning: Though not for asthmatics (see the preceding bulleted item) a bag-less vacuum gives you full suction throughout your clean, saves time and hassle in emptying the dirt, and you don’t have the expense of buying bags. Pet hair features: All decent vacuums get pet hair off the floor. A truly pet-owner-friendly vacuum offers a better way to get fur off stairs and sofas. Some models have a rotating brush that fits to the vacuum hose so you can beat then suction fur from seats, stairs, and car interiors.Vacuum regularly to rid your carpets, area rugs, and hard floors of dirt, pet hair, and food particles. You'll find a wide selection of upright vacuum cleaners, bagless vacuum cleaners, canister vacuum cleaners, deep-cleaning vacuums, robotic vacuum cleaners, broom vacuum cleaners, and handheld vacuum cleaners, from top brands such as Hoover, Dyson, Eureka, Oreck, Bissell, Kirby, Rainbow, Black and Decker, and Dirt Devil, on eBay.

Choose a vacuum cleaner that works on your flooring or carpet and includes all the attachments, accessories, and features you need. Make sure you can transport your new vacuum cleaner easily throughout your home as well. Upright vacuum cleaners have a motor, bag, hose, and beater included in a single unit. The wheeled carriages on upright vacuum cleaners make them easy to maneuver around furniture and some can self-propel to cover large, open areas of a room. Upright vacuum cleaners typically work best on carpeting and have adjustment settings for carpets of different heights as well as a bare floor setting. While many come with hose and wand attachments, upright vacuum cleaners cannot easily navigate closets and you may have to lift them on stairs. Popular upright vacuum cleaner brands include Dyson upright vacuum cleaners,, Bosch upright vacuum cleaners,, and Electrolux upright vacuum cleaners.. Canister vacuum cleaners,, composed of a long hose and canister containing a motor and bag, make a good choice for hardwood floors, vertical surfaces, curtains, and stairs.

All canister vacuum cleaners offer excellent suction for hard floors. Some come in smaller, more portable sizes than upright vacuum cleaners, and some include beater attachments. Popular canister vacuum cleaner brands include Electrolux canister vacuum cleaners,, Rainbow canister vacuum cleaners,, and Kenmore canister vacuum cleaners.. Some upright vacuum cleaners and canister vacuum cleaners deposit dirt and debris into a container instead of a vacuum bag. These hard bag vacuum cleaners, also called bagless vacuum cleaners,, usually include HEPA filters that more efficiently remove dirt particles, dust, pollen, and dander from the air passing through the vacuum cleaner and make a good choice for households with allergy sufferers. Broom vacuum cleaners,, sometimes called "stick vacs," have a similar design to thin, light upright vacuums, but do not have rollers and beaters. Broom vacuum cleaners, such as Eureka broom vacuum cleaners and Dirt Devil broom vacuum cleaners,, perform well on hardwood floors, furniture, curtains, hard-to-reach locations, and in tight spaces.

Since they have a small and lightweight design, most broom vacuum cleaners use a dirt cup instead of a bag to catch dirt and dust. Also, their small motors don't use as much power as larger vacuums, and many cordless models are available. Small, light, and typically cordless handheld vacuum cleaners offer a convenient alternative to larger vacuums and are ideal for smaller cleanup jobs. Most handheld vacuum cleaners use a dirt cup instead of a bag, have a wand attachment to reach tight spaces, and some have an agitator attachment for carpets and furniture. Popular brands include Black and Decker handheld vacuum cleaners,, Dirt Devil handheld vacuum cleaners,, and Hoover handheld vacuum cleaners.. Robotic vacuum cleaners,, the newest trend in carpet cleaning, save you time, hassle, and work. Self-powered, self-navigating, and self-timing models such as the Roomba,, Electrolux Trilobyte, and Samsung Robotic Vacuum come equipped with dirt sensors that tell the vacuum when to spend more time on a particular area of floor or carpet.

Robotic vacuum cleaners have heads that can adjust for carpets of varying heights as well as hardwood floors. Many come with side brushes to clean the edges of the room and around furniture. Most have a bagless system that makes emptying out the collection area easy. Instead of carrying the motor and cleaning bag with you, consider installing a central vacuum, such as an Imperium central vacuum,, Kenmore central vacuum, or Beam central vacuum.. In a central vacuum system, pipes in the walls connect to a powerful motor in some out-of-the-way place such as a closet or the garage. When you want to clean a room, connect a vacuum hose to one of the three or four inlets spaced throughout your house and allow the pipes to carry dirt and debris to the motor and bag. The whole process is very quiet since the motor is located in a remote location. Deep-cleaning carpet steamers,, also called "steam vacs," such as Hoover carpet steamers and Bissell carpet steamers use steam or steam and a detergent solution to clean and sterilize carpets.

Carpet steamers look similar to upright vacuums, but instead of a bag, they have a tank to hold vacuumed cleaning fluid and dirt. Many have carrying handles, which makes them easy to transport and empty. Instead of beaters, most carpet steamers have multiple rotating heads that agitate dirt out of the carpet and allow the cleaning solution to get deep into the nap. Powerful suction then lifts the solution, and the dirt, out of the carpet. Many come equipped with a spray feature to help remove dirt from heavily soiled areas. To fight heavy soil and grease on your carpets, consider a carpet shampooer.. Carpet shampooers combine hot water and a cleaning solution to form foam that sprays onto your rug. Rotating heads then massage the nap of the carpet to ensure the cleaning solution can get all the way to the base, bringing dirt to the surface. When your rug dries, you can vacuum the dirt away. Carpet shampooers produce a clean that is much deeper, and more thorough, than dry vacuuming or steam cleaning.

Some steam cleaners and carpet shampooers have handheld attachments that can be used on stairs, curtains, or other hard to reach areas. Another type of deep cleaner is the hard-surface steam cleaner.. Hard-surface steam cleaners use steam heated to 220 degrees F to clean and sterilize hard floors. While not a replacement for a vacuum, hard-surface steam cleaners are great if you don't want to use chemicals on your floors, since they only need water. The temperature and pressure of the steam breaks apart any kind of dirt that has built up and makes it really easy to clean. Once you know what type of vacuum cleaner you need, go to the Home & Garden portal, click the Vacuum Cleaners link under Housekeeping & Vacuuming,, and start searching for items on eBay. Categories: The Categories list on the left side of each page will help you narrow down your listings by item type. You'll find links for Canister,, Central Vacuums,, Handheld,, Upright,, Other Vacuum Cleaners,, Vacuum Cleaner Bags,, and Parts & Accessories..

As you dig deeper into the site, you'll also be able to narrow down your choice by brand. Keyword search: Search eBay listing titles for specific words. For example, if you want to find a bagless upright vacuum cleaner, type "bagless" (without quotation marks) into the Search box. Click "Search title and description" to expand your results. Visit eBay's Search Tips page for more tips on searching with keywords. If you can't find exactly what you want, try shopping eBay Stores,, tell the eBay Community what you want by creating a post on Want It Now,, or save a search on My eBay and eBay will email you when a match becomes available. Before making your purchase, make sure you know exactly what you're buying, research your seller, and understand how eBay and PayPal protect you. Carefully read the details in item listings. Figure delivery costs into your final price. If you spend a lot of money, make sure the seller will insure the item when it ships. If you want more information, ask by clicking the "Ask seller a question&" link under the seller's profile.