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Vacuuming Tips

One of the most valuable tools for cleaning your home, the vacuum cleaner is essential for picking up household dirt, dust and unwanted debris from your carpets, floors, furniture and beds.There are now so many models and types of vacuum cleaner on the market with a whole host of different features.It's important to find the right model to suit your needs and know how to use it to get the best out of your machine.

Make vacuuming the last job
Vacuuming should be the last job in a room - to capture any dust or debris that falls during cleaning.Vacuum upholstery and beds before doing the floors and start from the back and work towards to door to leave a carpet looking brand new without foot marks.

Bag or bagless?
Bagless machines allow for high levels of constant suction capability and it‘s possible to see when the container needs emptying.However they can create dust clouds when emptying and carry less than the bag variety.

Choosing the right setting
Different carpet piles and types of floor require a different setting.If you set the machine too low this can cause excess wear and tear and damage to the fibre.If it's set too high cleaning won't be deep enough and dust and debris won't be removed properly.

Use nozzle attachments
Vacuum cleaner accessories are not just annoying pieces of plastic that constantly fall off your cleaner and get in the way!The narrow nozzle is great for picking up dust and dirt from edges and corners.The brush attachment can help lift hair and dust from other items such as lampshades, ceiling corners and stairs.If you don't like using the nozzle attachments you can invest in a machine with a special edging on one or both sides that allows you to get even closer to edges and under furniture.

Pet friendly machines
If you have a dog or cat it's worth investing in a cleaner that is specially adapted to remove animal hair from carpets and upholstery.Excess hair on your soft furnishings can create allergies for some people so it's important to be able to remove it.

HEPA filters
Some cleaners come equipped with a HEPA filter which removes extra dust.Dust is one of the largest causes of air pollution and allergies within the home and can aggravate asthma in some sufferers.These filters need to be replaced annually.