What is HEPA Filter? HEPA Filter Information

What is HEPA Filter? HEPA Filter Information
HEPA is an acronym for “high efficiency particulate air”. Basically HEPA is a type of filter that can trap a large amount of very small particles that other vacuum cleaners would simply recirculate back into the air of your home. There are a couple of different categories of HEPA filters that can make understanding the abilities of your filter confusing.

True or Absolute HEPA Filters
True or absolute HEPA filters must pass a test to be considered HEPA worthy. True HEPA filters will have a serial number assigned to them if they are able to trap at least 99.97 percent of particles of .3 microns. These test results will be printed on the filter. True or absolute HEPA filters may be more expensive than other HEPA filters, but they must perform at a certain standard to receive the distinction of true or absolute HEPA.

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Kirby G4 Vacuum Cleaner Review & Specifications

If you have never had a Kirby vacuum salesman visit your house, you are probably in the minority. What’s different about Kirby vacuums is that they are only for sale from their in-home sales people, which means that you are going to be able to try out any Kirby before you buy one. You are going to get the best machine for your money.

So, what can you say about the G4? Well, the first thing you are going to like is that it is a vacuum cleaner and a shampooer in one machine.

You are going to be able to do everything with this one machine, which is going to save a lot of room in your closet.

Kirby machines are going to be reliable and are going to last for as long as you keep them, and anyone who has had a Kirby knows this and keeps on purchasing a Kirby machine over and over again because of this. Read the rest of this entry »

Changing The Filter On Vax Mach Upright Vacuum Cleaner Video

Vicky from Vax shows you how to maintain and replace the filter on your Mach upright vacuum cleaner.

Oreck XL Pro Plus Features and Reviews

The Oreck XL Pro Plus is a very lightweight, yet powerful upright vacuum cleaner. Weighing in at only 9 lbs. (4 kg) it is one of the lightest, most maneuverable uprights you can buy, even receiving an Ease-of-Use Commendation from the Arthritis Foundation.

It only takes a few minutes to unbox the XL Pro Plus, attach the handle, plug it in, and start vacuuming. We were immediately impressed by how easy it was to use and its excellent suction power.

The XL Pro Plus employs what Oreck calls, “Direct Suction”. Direct Suction delivers dirt in a straight, efficient path, directly into the vacuum bag. Most bagless vacuums move dirt through a convoluted maze of tubing, which requires a larger motor to achieve the same suction power. With Direct Suction, the Oreck XL Pro Plus produces 102 mph of air flow and yet the smaller, more energy-efficient motor uses only one third the electricity of other vacuum motors. Read the rest of this entry »