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The definitive guide to choosing your vacuum cleaner
Black Friday is a good time to buy a good vacuum cleaner at the best price, but The most important thing is to choose the right vacuum cleaner that best suits your needs.
What a lot of offer, don't drive you crazy
Home appliance manufacturers are continually making their products evolve by implementing Technological advances in appliances and appliances. One of the fields in which more evolution has been observed in recent years is household cleaning, more specifically floor vacuum cleaners. As a result, the consumer is somewhat overwhelmed with the appearance of new types of vacuum cleaners: bagless vacuum cleaners, robot vacuum cleaners, sleds, cyclones, corded and cordless brooms, combined cleaning… So it is not silly to ask: What vacuum cleaner to buy? Well, this Black Friday you will not go wrong.
Many times in electrical appliance stores they offer us multitude of options and they describe the best vacuum cleaners on the market and praise their virtues, but they rarely ask us the most essential things:What is your house like? How many times do you vacuum a week? You have dogs or cats? Because if your house has two floors and five rooms, maybe you don't need a robot vacuum cleaner; if you have two mastiffs sleeping in the living room, you have to vacuum three times a day; And if you live in a minimalist penthouse, maybe you don't need a 500-euro vacuum cleaner.
in the list below We are going to explain the pros and cons of the types of vacuum cleaners present on the market and we are going to try to draw conclusions for each one of them; we want you to be able to buy the ideal vacuum cleaner.
Sled Bag Vacuum
It is the classic cleaning ally of a lifetime: you vacuum, when the bag is full you change it for another, and that's it. The vacuum cleaner that was in your house as a child was probably this type.
Pros:
·Easy maintenance. The bagged vacuum cleaner is the easiest to use. Virtually only vacuum bags need to be changed, and they are usually inexpensive (you can find vacuum bags here)
·Affordable price. There is a wide range. but they have the best price/quality ratio in vacuum cleaners. If you're on a tight budget, maybe start here.
·Many different accessories suction for different surfaces.
·Few breakdowns.
Contras:
·They have a cable and you have to drag them along the ground: they are quite uncomfortableIf you are going to vacuum twice a day, you are going to end up a little crazy. If you have stairs at home, they are not pleasant either.
The best for thorough cleaning, with great power and quick maintenance. If you have a family with children, you will need an all-terrain and simple appliance like this one.
Bagless Sled Vacuum
The evolution of the previous bagless, with a multi-stage filtration system. No more looking for bags in stores (now you have to look for the filter)
Pros:
·You don't have to worry about changing bags never again. And above all: you will never go to vacuum again and you will realize that you cannot because you forgot to buy bags.
Contras:
·they are uncomfortable in use as above.
·They are maintenance is somewhat more work: filters, HEPA filters and tanks must be cleaned frequently.
·Filters must be changed frequently so that their suction capacity does not decrease (you can find vacuum cleaner filters here).
* There are canister vacuums that include a steam cleaner. Although this may seem like a good idea at first, having two appliances in one (and as in the case of high-quality Polti vacuum cleaners-steamers), you have to consider the volume and weight of the appliance before launching into the purchase .
Good vacuum cleaners for thorough cleaning, but with somewhat more complicated maintenance. Of course, not depending on the change of bag makes them the perfect appliance for those who do not have time for the periodic purchase of the bag or the clueless. Of course, the power depends to a large extent on the state of the filters.
Battery powered brooms (cordless)
The incorporation of batteries in vacuum cleaners (in an efficient way).com relatively recent. This has meant a leap in the comfort of using this appliance.
Pros:
·are gadgets really comfortable to wear. If your house has stairs, you know what I'm talking about. Without cables, without dragging a large appliance: vacuuming the house is almost like taking a walk with the dog, but without being cold.
·The filter system that incorporate is usually very efficient and easy to clean.
Contras:
·They don't have great power. They are very well designed to harness the power of a battery, but if you want a battle vacuum, this is not what you are looking for. This is likely to be your daily ally, but thorough weekend cleanings need a complement, probably one of the previous two vacuum cleaners.
·A vacuum broom is still a broom,.com I mean, you're not going to run the broom over the furniture or under the car seats. Although some incorporate accessories, they are not usually so versatile like canister vacuums.
* There are also some models of corded standing vacuum cleaners (Polti, Vorwerk and Hoover, for example), but we do not include them here because they have not been widely implemented in Spain, and currently do not have much presence on the market.
Ideal partner for people with animals who have to vacuum 2-3 times a day. But they will need a supplement for deep cleanings. Very practical if you have several floors in which to vacuum the floor.
vacuum robots
For some time they have begun to impose themselves in our market. There is a huge range of this type of vacuum cleaner: programmable from the mobile, with laser mapping and memory, or camera, even that literally make the journey with blows. Within this enormous range, it is easy to get lost between features, various powers, autonomy and prices, so you have to be cautious with robot vacuum cleaners. Of course: they are the kings of comfort
Pros:
·They are programmed and happen alone. You can forget about daily cleaning. You can't ask for more.
·The emptying and cleaning of the deposits of the vacuum cleaner is usually simple and fast.
Contras:
·They continue, as before needing a supplement for cleanings thoroughly: it doesn't have any kind of accessories, so the robots, unfortunately, only clean the floor.
·If you have rugs or carpet The robot vacuum cleaner is not capable of deep cleaning, they are battery-operated devices, their cleaning capacity is largely supported by the rollers that attract dirt. Casters and rollers have a danger: if you have deep-pile carpets,.com like putting them in the jungle at night, they will go in, but chances are they won't come out.
·Today the good robot vacuums are expensive. They have improved in all their capabilities, and the implementation of these technologies in the device is expensive. It is better not to be fooled and do not skimp on the investment.
The paradise of those who do not want to worry about daily cleaning has been invented. Ideal for medium-sized and one-story houses without many obstacles, which worsen the performance of the robot vacuum cleaner. You also need a plugin for deep cleaning, but... that's not done every day, is it?
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