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Top Tips For a Healthy Vacuum Cleaner

Healthy homes are important for everyone and a vacuum cleaner like SEBO can make your home and the air you breath better for the family.

SEBO products are built to last and should provide years of trouble-free use. However, a little simple maintenance is recommended to get the best performance from your SEBO vacuum cleaner and avoid repairs which may not be covered by the guarantee. Please follow these simple steps for a healthy vacuum cleaner and watch the Troubleshooting Videos.

Cable storage

CABLES

Cables can easily be damaged by incorrect use which is not covered by the guarantee, yet a few simple precautions can reduce, or even eliminate damage altogether.

  • When winding on the cable after use, leave a little slack where it exits the handle, otherwise the constant tension over time will fray the internal cable filaments. Also, always unplug first then wind from the machine and work towards the plug, otherwise it will corkscrew up.
  • Never run over the cable, or tug on it when it is trapped by furniture.
  • Never let the cable yank the vacuum cleaner as this will break the internal cable filaments.
Genuine filters are best

FILTERS

The filters let the vacuum breathe. If they get dirty, performance will suffer and eventually the motor may be damaged.

  • When replacing the bag, please check all filters. If they are dirty, please replace them. Only use genuine bags and filters.
Genuine bags are best

BAGS

SEBO bags retain harmful and unpleasant material for hygienic disposal and protect the machine.

  1. Use only genuine SEBO bags as these are carefully designed for optimum performance and longevity of SEBO vacuum cleaners.
SEBO Delicate Brush Roller
Regular cleaning improves pick up

BRUSH ROLLERS

The brush roller bristles comb the pile and lift away the dirt and fibre. Inevitably, like brushing hair with a hair brush, long hairs/fibres can get trapped on the brush. Eventually this will affect performance.

  1. Regularly check the brush roller. If hair or fibre is wrapped around it, use a pair of scissors to cut them along the brush roller between the rows of bristles. Use the crevice nozzle attached to the hose to suck off the cut hair.
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Luxury Vinyl Plank Vacuum

New Luxury Vinyl Plank flooring requires a special care vacuum cleaner.

Luxury vinyl planks (LVP) are a very popular product which can transform a room featuring many different designs and textures such as tile, stone and wood. A special luxury vinyl plank vacuum is important because correctly caring for your new luxury vinyl planks helps to retain the appearance and texture for as long as possible whilst providing a clean and hygienic environment for your family. Most LVP manufacturer care guides recommend using a vacuum cleaner with suction only heads. SEBO offers this gentle clean and so much more!

Luxury vinyl planks can look like the real thing! Use the correct vacuum accordingly.
Some LVP’s can look like real wood

It’s important to use the right floor head to protect and effectively clean the surface.

Flooring Manufacturer

The SEBO AIRBELT E Series barrel vacuum cleaners feature easy-glide rubber coated castors that let the machine move with ease and suction only heads to adhere to flooring manufacture care guides keeping your flooring warranty intact!

Professional ‘suction only’ SEBO vacuum cleaner heads that are designed for hard floor surfaces including luxury vinyl planks (LVP), wood, tiles and other hybrid floors.

Is an Upright vacuum okay to use on luxury vinyl planks?

Yes! The SEBO Felix Premium Upright Vacuum cleaner comes complete with soft bristle ‘suction only’ hard floor head ideal for LVP use. A professional suction only floor tool with rubber wheels and double row floating brush strips simply glide across the LVP floor uneven with textured surfaces. SEBO Upright vacuum cleaners are versatile, ergonomic and easy to store in the cupboard too!

Check out the SEBO vacuum cleaner range for your LVP flooring – click here

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Five reasons to take better care of your carpet

Why should you take the time to learn how to take better care of your carpet?

Keep your carpet for your health and vacuum correctly.

Here are five good reasons:

Health

1. You care about the air you breathe.

Did you know that indoor air quality can be worse than that outdoors?

Proper cleaning can improve the air in your home (and car!) by removing pollutants and allergens trapped in the carpet.

Carpet cost

2. Maintaining your carpet correctly also protects your ‘back pocket’…

In the long run proper cleaning helps protect your carpet investment and safeguards you from having to replace it before its time

e.g. Australian Carpet Beetle

Looks

First Impressions Count

3. The beauty of your home requires carpet to be kept in its finest form

First impressions count

— it can be the largest surface area the eye is drawn to and widely touched by guests.

Stepping out of bed onto a lush, clean carpet is more than ever one of life’s pleasures.

4. Your time is extremely valuable.

With the pressures of our demanding lives you don’t have any time to waste on methods that don’t work properly.

5. Your home is your castle

Your place to socialise, rest, and restore. A well-cared-for carpet provides that sense of harmony and flow from room to room that will attract you to the space where you spend so much of your time.

The living room floor is made for fun times

Carpet / Health / Vacuum… So which vacuum suits?

That all depends on your carpet type and fibre. Check out SEBO’s floor guide here

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Indoor Air Quality Matters

Why indoor air quality matters to your health.

You might not think about it often, but the air you breathe indoors can be far more polluted than the air outdoors. Poor indoor air quality can lead to a host of problems, including respiratory disorders, allergy flare-ups, headaches, fatigue, and mental health issues. The results of poor indoor air quality is often referred to as “Sick Building Syndrome”. 

Using a SEBO vacuum cleaner at work or home can contribute to positive Building Biology by removing harmful allergens (dust mites, mould, pets and pet dander) and improving indoor air quality (IAQ) not to mention also keep the soft floor furnishing looking great for many years to come.

How do SEBO Vacuums help Indoor Air Quality

Not only do our vacuum cleaners clean the floor but they also enhance the air. 

Vacuums equipped with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration trap the dirt you can’t see, rather than sending allergens back into the air.

Only high-quality filter material is used in combination with an excellent sealed vacuum cleaner casing achieve the requirements of SEBO S-CLASS filtration. 

Sensitive Choice Approved SEBO XP20
Sensitive Choice Approved Partner

SEBO is a proud partner of the National Asthma Council Australia’s Sensitive Choice® Program.

SEBO E, SEBO X and SEBO Felix machines carry the British Allergy Foundation Seal of Approval as well as the Approval from the National Asthma Council of Australia – Sensitive Choice Program, making SEBO the perfect choice for people who suffer from allergies.

Vacuum Cleaner Filtration

anti allergy vacuum design indoor air quality matters

SEBO vacuums possess 3-step filtration system consisting of:

  1. A multi layer filter bag.
  2. A micro-hygiene filter.
  3. An exhaust filter. 

Together they achieve excellent filter results.

S-class Filtration

Only high-quality filter material is used in combination with an excellent sealed vacuum cleaner casing achieve the requirements of SEBO S-class filtration. 

To meet the S-CLASS standard the filtration system has to remove a minimum of 99.97% of particles of 0.3 microns. The SEBO S-CLASS system will remove 100% of particles of 1 micron and above. Dust mite faeces are approx. 10 microns.

The SEBO S-CLASS system will remove 100% of particles of 1 micron and above

SEBO S-CLASS FILTRATION STANDARD

When indoor air quality matters which vacuum suits a work environment?

SEBO XP Series for Hotels

SEBO XP20 Sensitive Choice Approved - BEST Healthcare Hospital for when indoor air quality matters

Sensitive Choice Approved SEBO XP20 – Removes what other brands leave behind

So which vacuum should you use at home?

vacuum your bedding if indoor air quality matters
SEBO E3 Premium Barrel

With a model to suit every floor and home, SEBO is the perfect healthy vacuum choice. Check out the domestic range here

Anti Allergy Vacuum

Which anti allergy vacuum cleaner is best? Well, that all depends on your carpet type and fibre. Check out SEBO’s floor guide here or ph 02 9678 9200 to speak with a friendly customer service staff member.

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What you should know about Building Biology and how it affects you

We understand that Building Biology is the study how a man-made environment impacts your health.  Understanding Building Biology principles can help you create a healthier home and workplace using SEBO Vacuum Cleaners.

Indoor air quality and children
EPA studies show poor indoor air quality contributes to poor health and learning outcomes

SEBO vacuum cleaners support the Building Biology principles by:

1. Removing harmful allergens (house dust mites, mould, pet and pest dander)

Deep cleaning electric brush rollers that feature on the premium SEBO vacuum cleaner range remove maximum debris and allergens from carpets and hard floors.

Not all vacuum cleaners are the same. Tests conducted by CHOICE show SEBO vacuum cleaners can remove up to 92 percent of debris from carpets – far more than any other vacuum cleaner brand on the market.

Dust mite drop faeces

The S Class Filtration system captures house dust mites, pollen, mould spores, dust, pet and pest dander. The SEBO S-CLASS system will remove 100% of particles of 1 micron and above. Dust mite faeces are approx. 10 microns.

This method ensures that the fine dust particles and allergens stay in the closed vacuum cleaner system. Every SEBO bag has a convenient hygiene lid to seal the bag after it is full – no dust will escape.

2. Improving indoor air quality (IAQ)

Not only do our vacuum cleaners clean the floor but they also enhance the air. 

Vacuums equipped with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration trap the dirt you can’t see, rather than sending allergens back into the air.

Cleanier air

European manufacturers use the term S-CLASS on their models.

Only high-quality filter material is used in combination with an excellent sealed vacuum cleaner casing achieve the requirements of SEBO S-CLASS filtration. 

The Sensitive Choice® blue butterfly symbol appears on products and services that may be a better choice for people with asthma or allergies.

SEBO is a proud partner of the National Asthma Council Australia’s Sensitive Choice® Program.

Bag or Bagless Vacuum

Bag technology has come a long way and, if you suffer from allergies, asthma or simply want a clean emptying process, look for a machine with micro-fibre high filtration vacuum bags which keep all the dust and allergy particles inside.

All SEBO vacuums are bagged technology – more hygienic!

Debris Collection and Disposal

Vacuum bags add another level of filtration – best for hygienic debris disposal

Vacuuming is a great way to improve indoor air quality. Choosing a machine which captures the debris in a filter bag will decrease the chances of dust blow back. The advantage of using is a filter bag is that it is disposable thus you don’t’ have to worry exposing yourself to the harmful dust.

Check out SEBO’s other high performance floor care products that improve building biology including the SEBO UHS Polisher – no chemicals or water required!

Check out SEBO Domestic Vacuums for a healthy home here

Check out SEBO Commercial Vacuums for your workplace here