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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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Healthcare Hospital Vacuum Indoor Air Quality

Indoor Air Quality is of high importance in a healthcare hospital environment. Filtration and the right vacuum cleaner for correct floor care matters!

There can be no short cuts when it comes to vacuuming and sanitising Healthcare Hospital environments. The wrong type of vacuum cleaner can spread air borne illnesses. Using the RIGHT vacuum cleaner with a electric brush roller for maximum debris removal and HEPA grade filtration for capturing nasty air born particles is BEST.

Popular Healthcare Hospital Vacuum Cleaner Brands

Many popular vacuum brands will clean the surface of the carpet and miss picking up the harmful debris and allergens at the bottom of the carpet pile.

Hospital Healthcare Hygiene is paramount

Healthcare – Hospitals and nursing homes have a need to ensure that their premises are kept clean so as to prevent the spread of infection. Imagine all the allergens, dirt and debris that you bring with you on the bottom of you shoes when you walk through the doors of a building. Much of this debris is left on the carpet where it is compressed down into the bottom of the carpet pile.

Suction only vacuums just don’t clean well enough!

Debris that is left behind by ‘suction only’ barrels and backpack vacuum cleaners causes two problems one being that it destroys the carpet fibre. The second problem is that without the carpet being cleaned effectively there is a potential for the carpet pile to harbour micro – organism growth.

Using an upright vacuum with the motorised brush roller will solve this problem!

Why an Upright Vacuum Cleaner?

Upright vacuum brush roller

The aim of the bush roller is to agitate the base of the carpet removing all the built up debris and potential micro-organisms like mould spores, dust mite faeces, etc.

This may contribute to the reduced spread of potential infectious diseases as they are now vacuumed up, filtered from the air stream rather than being left in the carpet to fester and grow.

An Upright Vacuum Cleaner is better for your body, allow for ceiling to floor reach all without breaking your back!

See more on the benefits of uprights – here.

Best Healthcare Hospital Vacuum Cleaner – SEBO

SEBO XP20 Sensitive Choice Approved - BEST Healthcare Hospital
Sensitive Choice Approved SEBO XP20 – Removes what other brands leave behind

SEBO XP Series is available in three working widths: in rooms, hallways and public spaces:

  XP10XP20XP30
Vacuum Motor Max 890890890
Filter Bag 5.3l, 3-layer5.3l, 3-layer5.3l, 3-layer
Working Width 31cm / 12″37cm / 15″44cm / 18″
Weight 7.8 kg8.1 kg8.4 kg
Cable length 10.0 m10.0 m10.0 m
Floor Adjustment AutomaticAutomaticAutomatic

SEBO Clean Floors = Cleaner Indoor Air

In improving healthcare hospital hygiene we not only have to consider the risk of bacterial growth on surfaces we make contact with, we also have look at the potential risk of airborne diseases.

So the carpet has been cleaned. Now we must dispose of the contents hygienically to not only protect the Operator but reduce the allergens being released back into the atmosphere!

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 vacuums here including the SEBO UHS Polisher – no chemicals or water required!

Clean Hospital Healthcare Floor properly
SEBO UHS Polisher – hygienic clean hard floors
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Anti- Allergy Vacuum Cleaner

The air is clean with SEBO Vacuums 

A good quality vacuum will of course clean the floor but a great vacuum will also enhance your indoor air quality (IAQ). Dust seems more prevalent nowadays and a lot more people suffering from allergic reactions. Best to invest in a vacuum cleaner with anti-allergy design.

a great vacuum will also enhance your
indoor air quality

SEBO FLOORCARE

Vacuum Cleaner Filtration

anti allergy vacuum design

SEBO vacuums possess 3-step filtration system consisting of:

  1. A multi layer filter bag.
  2. A micro-hygiene filter.
  3. An exhaust filter. 
Sensitive Choice Approved SEBO XP20
Sensitive Choice Approved Partner

Together they achieve excellent filter results.

SEBO E, SEBO K, 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.

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

Sealed vacuum bags – anti allergy

Sealable vacuum bags ensures that the fine dust particles stay in the closed vacuum cleaner system. SEBO domestic vacuums have S-class filtration with anti-allergy design. 
Every SEBO bag has a convenient hygiene lid to seal the bag after it is full – no dust or allergens (such as mould spores or pet dander) will escape into the ambient air.

For increased asthma and allergy protection your SEBO vacuum bag door will not close unless the filter and bag are in place.

Electrostatic filter material

Other than usual filtration systems, the SEBO filtration takes place by using the principle of electrostatics. 

Several charged micro fibres block the opposite charged particles. This allows a relative open structure that favours the air stream and at the same time lowers the chance of plugging. The result is a much smoother and long-lasting filtration.

So which vacuum suits?

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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Allergies: Should you remove your carpets?

Allergy and Asthma sufferers have long been told that having carpets causes allergies and allergic reactions to increase. Read this before you rip your carpets up…

Do you have allergies?

Allergen – Pet dander

…. Believe it or not, you can keep your carpets.

Do carpets cause allergies to increase? Studies have shown that carpets are often better at trapping allergens than hard flooring such as tile or hardwood.

How can carpets be better than hard floor for allergies?

Particles and allergens fall to the floor (out of the breathing zone) and onto the carpet. The fibres of the carpet trap allergens and particles, reducing their continued circulation in the air beneficial for asthma and allergy sufferers.

Minimise allergens in carpets

Proper cleaning with a SEBO vacuum cleaner effectively sucks up the dust, dirt and allergens such as pollen, pet dander, dust mites, in the carpet, locks it in the air tight machine and keeps it out of the air.

Don’t ditch your carpets solely because of allergies.

Creating a healthy home can help you and your family breathe cleaner, fresher air and potentially reduce allergic reactions or allergy-related asthma attacks.

SEBO Vacuum Cleaners remove maximum debris, retain the debris in a sealed system and disposal of the debris is hygienic.

With SEBO you clean the air you breath as well as the floors you walk on!

Check out Building Biology and what it means to you 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.