The Dyson vacuum cleaner brand was known to few people up until several years ago. The brand has since become one of the most popular vacuum cleaners available, competing with top brands such as Eureka, Hoover, Miele, and Orek.
There are a few traits of the Dyson vacuum cleaners that distinguish them from others. While traditional vacuum cleaners may get clogged with dirt and debris, which causes the vacuum to loose suction, the Dyson does not. This is due to their vacuum technology which they have named the root cyclone.
The root cyclone uses centrifugal force to spin the air, much like a tornado, at a very high velocity. When this occurs the dirt and debris separates from the air. The Dyson cleaner has a three stage process to accomplish this. The air travels into the canister and larger dirt and debris drop into the canister due to their weight. The air thin passes through a sieve, which is like a strainer that captures pet hair, and carpet fluff. The third stage removes the small dust particles from the air.
A secondary benefit resulting from the root cyclone technology is that it releases air that is cleaner than the air that was originally picked up. Once all of the dirt and debris is separated from the air, the air passes through a lifetime filter, which is washable and never needs to be replaced. This is especially helpful for allergy sufferers.
Because the Dyson never gets clogged, it can work on almost any type of surface. It is able to clean hard floors such as tile, wood, and vinyl and can immediately go to being used on carpet. Due to its design it works just as effectively on hardwoods as it does Berber or plush carpets.
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Over 300 years ago Anton van Leeuwenhoek, the inventor of the microscope, discovered the existence of dust mites. These small spider-like creatures are invisible to the naked eye, but they can be found all over your house. The problem with these pesky little critters is that, after pollen, they are the biggest cause of allergic reactions in humans. In this article, we’ll look at how using a Dyson vacuum cleaner can help people who suffer from dust mite allergies.
Dust mites feed on the dead skin cells that we shed every day as we walk around, so dust mites basically live where we do. Because they also like “warm”, humid places, the places we spend the most of our time like beds, sofas and armchairs are their most furtive feeding grounds. As an example, a typical mattress can have anywhere between 100,000 to 10 million dust mites living inside!
If our skin comes into contact with dust mite droppings, this can trigger an allergic reaction and lead to itchy red bumps on the skin. If someone breathes in dust containing these droppings, they can experience more serious symptoms such as shortness of breath or even, in extreme cases, an asthma attack. Some experts even believe that exposure to the mites in the first, crucial year of life can trigger a lifelong allergy. So dust mite control can be especially important if you have a newborn baby.
Research has shown that taking people with allergies out of an environment with a high incidence of mites can alleviate their symptoms. Some asthmatics can also benefit hugely from being removed from high-mite environments. So how can a Dyson vacuum cleaner help?
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When researching the next vacuum cleaner you will buy, you can’t help but notice all the wonderful reviews of Dyson vacuum cleaners. The durability, the quality, the unsurpassed cleaning power–Dyson’s vacuums are some of the very best that money can buy. However, as the old saying goes, “You get what you pay for.” Superior quality and cleaning power are not cheap. So why spend several hundred dollars on a Dyson vacuum cleaner when there are so many vacuums that are much cheaper? Is the Dyson really that much better?
The short answer is–yes! Dyson vacuums produce a powerful suction that cleans the carpets all the way down to the backing. Unlike inexpensive vacuums that only pick up the surface dirt, Dyson vacuums remove the deep-down, hidden grit that settles between the carpet threads deep in the pile. This grit, if left behind, slowly grinds away at the carpet threads, reducing the life of the carpet. Ordinary vacuums simply cannot remove this deeply ingrained grit, but Dyson vacuum cleaners can do it with ease. You won’t believe it!
Also, Dyson vacuum cleaners are durable. Made of a plastic so strong it is called “Liquid Steel,” Dyson vacuums are constructed with a long life of service in mind. That cheap vacuum might seem a better deal now, but will it still be around in ten years? Will it still have the same suction next year as it has today? With Dyson, the answers to those questions are–yes!
Dyson vacuum cleaners must surely be one of the least likely fashion items of recent years. Although the inventor, James Dyson, was turned down by all of the major manufacturers he eventually managed to launch his cleaner in the UK in the early nineties. Since then, it has been a must have for every home that could afford it. It was sold mainly on its design as well as its cleaning capability and this has been a great success. It now has many of the main manufacturers bringing out their own versions of the machine.
The Dyson vacuum cleaners have some advantages over the more traditional type of cleaner. For starters, it does not have a bag. For anyone that has done a lot for cleaning that entailed using a vacuum cleaner, this is a definitive plus. Messing around with bags is not only inconvenient it can also be expensive. If you are doing a lot of cleaning then you will use a lot of bags and if you use the ones that are made by the manufacturers then it can cost a lot of money. Being a bagless cleaner means that all you have to do is to unclip it and empty it in the trash and you are ready to continue cleaning.
The Dyson vacuum cleaners unique continual cyclone cleaning action also means that no matter how full the machine gets it will not lose its cleaning or suction power. Most cleaners that use a bag will begin to lose some of their effectiveness after a while. As their bag begins to get full the air cannot travel through the bag as well and so the cleaning action is less based on a lower suction intensity created by the vacuum cleaner. The Dyson also has very good dust filters. These can be a primary reason for buying it for those individuals that suffer from hay fever or other allergies.
The Dyson vacuum cleaners are also very well designed. They actually look like a design feature rather than a cleaner and this is one of the main reasons that they sold so well. The buyers actually wanted to buy a Dyson rather than any other make because it looked good.
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