Vacuum cleaners, Bagless, and Canister

Vacuum cleaners are a staple in modern household cleaning. For more than a hundred years, the appliance has helped people remove miniscule dust, dirt and potentially-dangerous debris from their floors. This informational site is designed to give some insight on these helpful machines. Regardless of whether you are looking for information about normal vacuum cleaners, bagless, canister, upright, handheld, Hoover, or Dirt Devil vacuums, you will be able to find the best information here.

The reason why is simple: many manufacturers’ Web sites will provide all of the best information about their vacuums, but ignore any of the potentially negative information. We have nothing to lose by being as honest as possible. Even though we mention certain brand names or manufacturers on this site, we have not contracted with any company or organization to write any of their content here.

However, let’s start out with a brief history of the vacuum cleaner. While some machines have been around since the late 1800s, the vacuum as we know it emerged in 1908, invented by W.H. Hoover. After finding his leather-goods business going under, Hoover bought a patent for a rotating brush that would efficiently loosen debris, making it easy to vacuum up. The Hoover design proved to be a magnificent success and the design has remained relatively-unchanged since it was first invented. Today, Hoover is the most popular brand of vacuum cleaners.

Vacuum cleaners were considered luxury items until after WWII, when they became standard in middle class households. There have been numerous advances in how these machines collect dust. Original vacuums stored dirt in disposable bags, but this proved to be very inconvenient and wasteful. Most modern cleaners store debris in a removable cylinder, which is reusable and very easy to empty. Some companies even make robotic cleaners that roam your floor, detecting walls and other obstacles.

When you sip liquid through a straw, you’re performing the fundamental process of a vacuum cleaner. By creating a pressure drop at the top of the straw, the greater pressure at the bottom pushes the liquid up into your mouth – the basic mechanism of a vacuum.

A cleaner possess at least four different parts to make it work:
• An electric motor
• An intake port
• An exhaust port
• A fan

When the fan turns, it creates a pressure drop similar to the one you create with a straw, thereby creating suction. Of course, a partial suction is not strong enough to collect debris alone, which is where the rotating brushes come in (remember good ole Hoover?). The brushes kick up dust, which become trapped in the suction air stream and deposited up through the vacuum into the container.

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