The Best Vacuum Cleaner Solutions for Your Healthcare
Vacuum Cleaner
A vacuum cleaner is a appliance that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to absorb dust and dirt, generally from floors. Most homes with carpeted floors in developed countries own a vacuum cleaner for cleaning. The dirt is collected by a filtering system or a cyclone for later disposal.
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How to Clean a Vacuum Cleaner HEPA Filter Instead of Replacing it
Posted on May 10th, 2011 No comments
HEPA filters are wonderful things for people who have allergies. While there are many bagged vacuum cleaners that claim they can reduce allergens, they do not compare to the ability of a HEPA filter in a bagless vacuum. Many people do not know that they can save money by cleaning their HEPA filters at least two or three times before they have to be replaced.
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Unplug your vacuum and remove the dust cup. There are some brands that require you to unhook a latch, while others simply pull out.
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Unlock the lid containing the HEPA filter. Most models have a twist lock you simply turn counterclockwise to unlock.
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Pull out the HEPA filter insert. Some brands have hard casings while others have foam.
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Fill the bucket with lukewarm water and dish liquid.
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Put the whole filter into the bucket of soapy water. Allow it to soak for 5 to 10 minutes to loosen any hard build up.
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Clean the filter while wearing the rubber gloves. Gently work your fingers into the grooves of the filter while intermittently sloshing the filter up and down in the water.
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Rinse the HEPA filter thoroughly under the running faucet.
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Fold your towel into fourths and set it on the counter or table. Place the wet HEPA filter on the towel and allow it to air dry completely.
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Replace the dry filter into the dust cup and lock it back into place. Replace the dust cup into its proper position in the vacuum cleaner.
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What is Mattress Cleaning? Information
Posted on March 3rd, 2010 No comments
What is Mattress Cleaning?
To be precise the service is mattress sanitisation or mattress “detox”, rather than as the word “cleaning” suggests a stain or “dirt” removal process. The mattress cleaning process we employ removes dead skin (that’ll be yours), dust mite bodies, dust mite faeces and their allergens. This helps ease or eliminate allergic reactions for sufferers, whilst those without allergies may well sleep a little easier.
Why Sanitise a Mattress?
A normal household mattress used frequently will build up a food reservoir for dust mites. This food reservoir is the skin you shed as a natural process every day. As you spend around 6-9 hours each day in bed, Read the rest of this entry »
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Vacuums for Allergy Sufferers
Posted on November 13th, 2009 No commentsDust mites, a tiny bug unseen by the naked eye, is one of the largest problems for allergy sufferers today. The dust mite’s feces, particularly, draw a lot of intense, unpleasant allergic reactions in humans. Some individuals choose to take allergy medicines and others choose to take natural precautions, such as cleaning. On the other hand, others are unaware of the millions of tiny specimens living within their bedding and home.
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Dust, Mite and Allergy
Posted on August 16th, 2009 No comments
Eighty percent of allergy and asthma sufferers test positive for dust mite allergy. In addition, dust mite allergen actually causes asthma. Dust mite allergen lurks in carpet, on upholstered furniture, in automobiles, on clothing, and on your bed. The human bed is the perfect ecosystem for dust mites. That is why it is so important to protect your bed with allergy bedding that will keep the mites out. Allergy relief bedding combined with special cleaning methods will keep the dust mites in your home and your allergy symptoms to a minimum.
Dust Mite Allergen
Each time you take a step on dirty carpet or lie down on a bed that is not protected by dust mite bedding, a cloud of dust mite allergen rises into the air. Dust mite allergen primarily consists of dust mite fecal pellets. Even though they are microscopic, dust mites are too large to inhale; however, their excrement easily becomes airborne. Dust mite allergen not only irritates the lungs, but it also contains an enzyme that destroys the protective function of the skin. This leaves your body vulnerable to other allergens and irritants.
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