Buy a good canister vacuum according to your needs. Popular canister vacuums such as the Miele Polaris or Dirt Devil Vision, or even the Hoover Platinum with its portable canister, being lightweight and compact, are highly recommended for smaller homes or homes occupying more than one floor. They make great car vacuums too!
What is defined as the best canister vacuum cleaner?
1. Being compact, lightweight and portable, it can be easily carried from one place to another, from one floor to another, up and down the stairs and most models come with a strap for carrying on your shoulder while doing floor to ceiling vacuuming. Truly simple and easy whole house cleaning.
2. A strong suction with variable speeds control mounted on the handle means that you can easily switch from a strong suction for floors to a much slower speed for drapes or upholstery in a fast and convenient way, making cleaning different surface areas a breeze. Designs such as Hoover WindTunnel S3765-040, comes with a technology which minimize scattering of dust and debris while vacuuming, thus ensuring a more dust-free and cleaner home.
3. Vacuums fitted with a carbon filter for removing odors and a HEPA filter that is able to remove 99.97% of dirt particles as tiny as 0.3 micron are highly recommended especially for asthma or allergy sufferers. One of the worst allergenic contaminants found in a home, dust mites and their faeces, as well as pet dander, tiny dust particles, are removed more efficiently using a HEPA filter resulting in a more allergens free home.
4. Additional features such as a silence-noise insulation ensures that the vacuum is extremely quiet when in use, a sealed system construction ensures that dust particles are not leaked back into the air prior to filtering.
5. Canister vacuums are better equipped for cleaning tiles and hardwood floors or light carpeting but if a turbo brush is attached, such as the Miele Neptune, then will do a great job cleaning carpets and pet dander.
6. Motor warranty is important with variations from 1 year to 7 years.
7. Other attachments such as a crevice tool, upholstery tool, dust bag change indicator, transparent dust bins, 20-30 feet long power cord with auto-rewind, thermal indicator with safety shut-off if overheated, passage way blocked object indicator light, all contribute to a much more superior and better cleaning system. A long power cord means vacuuming at one go without having to tediously plug-in and plug-out. An adjustable telescopic wand which can be lengthen or shorten according to your most comfortable height is an added advantage.
