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3 Top tips on choosing the right vacuum cleaner

SEBO offers some handy healthy tips on what to consider when purchasing a new vacuum cleaner for your home.

Healthy Vacuum = Healthy Home

1. Upright or barrel vacuum cleaner?

SEBO E3 Komfort

Uprights are great for a large carpeted area as they are easy to manoeuvre and increase productivity, whereas a barrel could be considered for small areas with lots of furniture and hard floors.

Many vacuum cleaners, however, can do both jobs as many premises have different floors.

Also, take a look at the attachments and make sure your whole site is catered for (bear in mind you’ll be vacuuming furniture, curtains and A/C vents)

A barrel could be considered for small areas with lots of furniture and hard floors

SEBO FLOORCARE GUIDE

2. What floorcoverings do you have in your home?

It’s not just the difference between carpet or hard flooring; it’s the type of flooring fibre or material too. For example, if you have the niche Triexta carpet fibre, you’ll want a model that specifically caters for that plush pile. The SEBO X7 Boost Automatic (91542AU) with a rotating electric brush roller, large wheels, adjustable brush height and high filtration is recommended by Godfrey Hirst (Eco+) and Feltex (Redbook Green) for the correct care and maintenance of their product.

Hard flooring can be uneven so look for something designed to cope with this, such as a parquet head that comes as standard with the SEBO E3 Premium Barrel (91646AU).

Godfrey Hirst Eco+ Triexta
Godfrey Hirst Eco+

When it comes to vacuums, one size does not fit all!

SEBO CARPET SPECIALISATION

3. Bag or bagless vacuum?

Allergens and bagless vacuums
Allergens in the atmosphere

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 bags which keep all the dust and particles inside.

Bagless debris disposal can allow dirt and allergens to escape back into the air contributing to poor indoor air quality.

Debris disposal method can contribute to poor indoor air quality

SENSITIVE CHOICE

In conclusion SEBO’s barrel and upright vacuum cleaners are the healthy option, offer outstanding performance, they are easy to use and are ideal for all floor types. The machines can scoot under furniture enabling you to reach every nook and cranny.

A health home is best for everyone

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

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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