The device should be cleaned regularly complying with the recommendations described in the section on cleaning and maintenance. The dust bin is smaller than those on most full-size upright vacuums and therefore requires more frequent emptying.

The powerful suction feature in Miele vacuums means you'll be spending less time going back and forth with your vacuum and more time enjoying your spotless floors and relaxing in your clean home.

When testing to make sure vacuums can accommodate homes with pet hair, we make sure that brush rolls and attachments can handle long hair without inconveniences like tangling. Vacuums with “HEPA-like” filters are less expensive but often are only able to trap airborne particles as small as 0. Ideal for picking up pet hair, this multi cyclonic vacuum features an HEPA filtration for cleaner air. We have tried to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (box),polystyrene foam(buffer) and poly ethylene (bags, protective foam sheet). Models that are tested in consideration for our annual Cleaning and Organizing Awards are also sent to consumer testers who rate and provide feedback on the vacuum’s maneuverability, ease of use and more.

If you're leaning toward a cordless model, look for ones that include a second battery for longer run time. In addition to performance testing, each vacuum must also undergo ease-of-use evaluations that include assessing the weight, battery runtime, maneuverability and ease of emptying and using the controls of the devices.Our range includes options in different sizes and budgets, which means there is something there for everyone. It earned good scores for its ease of use and powerful suction, but our favorite feature is the mess-free dust cup's easy-to-empty, hands-free design, with a hair spooling system inside the canister that makes it easier to empty.

Yes, vacuums with HEPA filters are especially great for homes with allergy sufferers as they trap 99. Download to get full access to our product range, watch how-to videos and get notified of our latest offers on your phone or tablet.

To clean hardwood floors, you can attach the bare floor brush hands-free using a foot pedal — though one tester found that the compartment doesn't open all the way each time, so you may have to nudge it a bit to get the brush out. If this is the case, you can take a long object such as a broomstick and carefully push it through the hose. Make sure that the bag has been correctly placed into the vacuum cleaner compartment and it is not full. This cordless handheld vacuum from Black+Decker is a great affordable vacuum for pet hair that's especially nice for cleaning up the car.

Although it lacks some of the features that other vacuum cleaners offer, like auto height adjustments for different floor types and a retractable cord, we're impressed by its large capacity dust cup, ample hose storage, variety of tools and that it can be manually height adjusted for easier pushing across all carpet styles. As a member of ASTM International's F11 Vacuum Cleaner Committee, our Cleaning Lab's executive director helps to develop the standards used across the industry to assess a vacuum’s performance, ease of use, durability and more. Argos Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority as a credit broker (713206), and works exclusively with the lender, Home Retail Group Card Services Limited trading as Argos Card and Argos Financial Services, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide credit (716148). She’s currently a full-time freelance journalist who contributes to GQ, Architectural Digest and The New York Times.Anyway, I noted during heavy rain that my main house gutter was overflowing and the downpipe seemed very solid. If you’re frequently vacuuming small amounts of pet hair, you may want a handheld or stick vacuum that’s compact and lightweight for quick detail work. Free yourself from the constraints of traditional hoovering with the Cordless Vacuum Cleaner from Blaupunkt . They said, "While a small device will never be as powerful as a full-size model, this little vacuum's suction was impressive.