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Considerations When Purchasing

Pet Fur Vacuum Cleaners

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If you have furry pets at home, you already know that their fur and dander can

be found almost everywhere, between sofa cushions, on the stairway, on the

carpet, and on your bed sheets. If you own a cat or dog that sheds hair and

dandder, a vacuum cleaner is just as indispensable as your pet’s chew toys and

feeding bowls.

Remember however that not all vacuum cleaners can handle animal fur, so be

sure to look for the following features when shopping. To begin with, you need

to choose a cleaner with ample suction power. This is probably the most

significant feature that a vacuum cleaner must have to be an effective

implement in a house that has animal occupants. Although many would claim

that 12 amps of power would be sufficient, try to find a vacuum cleaner that has

special technologies that really help increase its cleaning efficiency. One good

example of such is the Root Cyclone architecture found in vacuum cleaners

made by Dyson. Because of their impressive cleaning efficiency, Dyson

receives encouraging reviews in pet hair vacuum forums and websites..

Still, suction power by itself is useless - it should have strong airflow as well.

Suction power said to be the “actual pulling power” of a vacuum cleaner, but

with no airflow there is nothing to draw dirt and fur and move it into the bin or

bag.

Vacuum cleaners also have to have various tools and accessories, which include

special roller brushes, which make them better able to handle fur and dander. If

you use a vacuum cleaner with no roller brush, it would be difficult to loosen

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pet hair that is caught on floor coverings and other fabric surfaces. Other

vacuums may also come with a turbo head or a power head. Both feature a

rotating brush, but the former utilizes a turbine in the main airflow while the

latter has a small electric motor to spin the brush. If you've got hardwood floors

or a combination of carpeted and bare flooring, you might want to look for a

product with a removable roller brush because this accessory can scrape

hardwood.

When buying vacuum cleaners you would likely come across bagless options.

The major advantage of this sort of vacuum cleaner is that it is cheaper to own

because you don’t have to allot

money for replacement bags

which cost about $1 to $2 each.

Bagless vacuum cleaners do an

impressive job of getting rid of

fur and durt, but you would have

to dispose of the dust bin and

unclog the filter from time to

time. Conventional vacuum cleaners are quicker to clean because you’ll just

have to remove the filled bags and you get a new filter each time you put in a

new bag.