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Black Friday Sales Greenworks 26032 20-Inch 12 Amp Electric Snow Thrower

noreply@blogger.com (KRich) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:55:00 +0000

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Greenworks 26032 20-Inch 12 Amp Electric Snow Thrower

Product Features

The Greenworks 12 amp electric snow thrower clears a 20-inch path
Cord lock conveniently holds extension cord securely in place
This electric snow thrower is capable of clearing a depth of 10 inches
Saves money while protecting the environment
8-inch wheels; 20-foot discharge distance

Couldn't be happier so far!, December 15, 2010

Russ Logic (Canton, OH USA)

This review is from: Greenworks 26032 20-Inch 12 Amp Electric Snow Thrower (Lawn & Patio)

So I ordered this model even though it had no reviews at the time. I was looking at the comparable Toro and Snowjoe models, but couldn't bring myself to buy either since there were so many negative reviews in addition to the positive ones.

I went with the Greenworks for two reasons:
1) The 4-year Warranty
2) The 20" width

Well, let me say that so far I feel I absolutely made the right choice.
The unit looks great, and seems to be built with very high quality parts.
How it was packaged was also excellent. There's no way this baby's going to get damaged in delivery like I heard about with the competitors.
The only negative was that Greenworks actually went overboard with their packing... They actually put the unit together by screwing directly through the plastic covers that go on the parts so I couldn't get all the plastic off the pieces without taking some pieces apart.
I see this as no big deal as again it is their effort to make sure everything is protected for delivery but just letting everyone know about it.

Once built (very easy to do I might add), the machine is very easy to maneuver since it has quite large rubber wheels. I know there have been negative reviews about the Toro due to the cheap tiny wheels. No issue here!
The handle is adjustable to 3 levels (I'm 6'2") and I was able to make it comfortable for my height.

Well I had to wait a week until the snow came, but come it sure did! I live in northeast Ohio, so the last few days have been a downpouring of the white stuff.
I had purchased 2 50-foot outdoor cords rated at 13 amp (this unit is 12 so we're fine).
I also purchased some Snow Jet non-stick coating spray and used it per the directions prior to the first use. I had read about it as a way to avoid the snow clogging in the thrower or chute while working.
The first time I used this thrower, I noticed how easily it moved the snow. The chute is very easy to adjust in direction, and it easily shoots at leat 6-10 feet so you're able to make sure you don't shoot snow over an area you've already worked on.
Once I got used to it, I was able to do the whole driveway and walk in 15 minutes the second time. Piece of cake!
The snow was soft the first time but a mixture of wet snow and ice the second time. This made no difference it worked just as well. It also worked perfectly on the slush at the bottom of the driveway where the street plows make that big mess all the time.

The blades are steel covered with rubber, and it really hugs the ground and pulls the snow off.
I'm not going to say it will get you to bare ground in all spots, but it sure tries and it's more than good enough to get your vehicles in and out which is the main purpose right?
I mean if you want to get the bottom layer of ice completely off you'll need rock salt and a shovel anyway.
This thing did get some of the ice off, but I didn't want to push too hard to get it to do that and possibly damage the blades.

Bottom line is that I got this for $200 on Amazon and I already feel it's my top purchase of the year. I had a Snowjoe 12" snowbroom last year and it broke, then I had to do the old shovel routine. It would take me at least 2 hours to do my driveway and walk last year.
Now, with twice having at least 6 inches of snow on the driveway, I was done in 15 minutes and back in the warm house.
As long as the wind was in my favor, I didn't get too much snow on me and certainly saved my back.

You absolutely cannot go wrong with this one. I only hope its longevity matches its performance so far, but with a 4-year warranty, I can afford to take that chance.

It didn't hurt that Amazon gave me free shipping and it showed up the NEXT DAY!
I did not pay for overnight and I got this the next day after I ordered it. I still don't know how that was possible but I'm not complaining!

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Viliv S7 EXP S 7-Inch Pearl White Tablet PC - 9.5 Hour Battery Life

noreply@blogger.com (KRich) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:42:00 +0000

Technical Details

* 7 inch WSVGA (1024 x 600) swiveling Touch Screen
* 1.33GHZ Intel Atom Processor
* 16GB Solid State Drive
* 1.76lb light weight
* 9.5 hours battery use

Product Details
User's Guide [960kb PDF]

* Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.6 x 1 inches ; 1.8 pounds
* Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
* Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
* ASIN: B002VBXR2E
* Item model number: S7 EXP S US
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* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,537 in Computer & Accessories (See Bestsellers in Computer & Accessories)

Product Description
The viliv S7 weighs just 1.76lb (799g), yet features fantastic battery life and swivel-touchscreen--making it a true "mobility-tablet". It's a fantastic fun and productivity tool for a short business trip, or a day spent running around the city for meetings. Ultra Mobility: The viliv S7 strikes the productive blend of usability and portability. At 799g, it's so small and light that you can conveniently hand-carry anywhere and S7 gives you full Windows XP(TM) on-the-go. Battery Life: The S7 has a run-time of 7h 30m doing nonstop video playback at 80% brightness, and 9.5 hours under ideal conditions. Along with instant-on feature that allows you to resume Windows XP from sleep in 4 seconds. Swivel touchscreen: Touchscreen convenience lets you sign documents, draw charts, take handwritten notes--and, of course, provides super-intuitive navigation of web pages. Twist-and-fold the screen down for a 7 inch touchscreen PMP with extreme battery life! Easy PC to PC Data Transfer: Unique capability to link directly with another PC using a standard USB cable, and move files back-and-forth. Built-in webcam and mic for mobile VOIP: Use Skype make video conference calls from everywhere. The S7 keyboard is tight, but it's large enough to type on after getting used to. There's also an on-screen virtual keyboard intended for use in tablet-mode. The viliv’s unique user interface, called viliv Shuffle, allows you to customize the look and feel of your computing experience. S7 features integrated 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x mini-USB, SDHC slot, camera, VGA-out, AV-out (requires dongle), audio in/out, and internal speaker/mic.

Netbook Buying Tips

noreply@blogger.com (KRich) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:27:00 +0000

Netbook Structure: Most netbooks sport small LCD screens, 8.9-inches to 10-inches, versus an average of 15.4-inches for normal laptops. Netbooks generally weigh around 2.2 lbs (1 kilogram) each, far lighter than most laptops, and carry batteries that last up to 8 hours. They cost between US$199 and $799 and lot more benefits.

Here are useful tips for your first netbook:

1. Make sure you want a netbook and not a full-fledged laptop computer.

What do you want to use this netbook for? Do you want a lightweight device for easy Internet access? Or are you really looking for a device to carry around that you can edit video on, play games, or use for other applications that test the computing limits of a netbook?

Don’t buy a netbook if you’re really looking for a laptop, it would be a mistake.

To ensure longer battery life, some key components on a netbook, such as the microprocessor, are less powerful than common laptops. That’s why they’re good for surfing the Internet, sending e-mails, or doing homework.

2. Buy a netbook with an 8.9-inch screen or larger.

Tested an Eee PC with a 7-inch screen, the Surf, and found screen too small. I was not able to view an entire Web page on the cramped display. On a screen that small, you have to scroll left and right as well as up and down to see an entire Web page. Scrolling up and down is normal, but left and right was annoying.

That’s less of a problem on the slightly larger-sized screens and, in the 8.9-inch screen size, the weight and size of the netbook is nearly the same as devices with 7-inch screens.

The 10-inch screens are even better, yet add size and weight to the netbook.

3. Make sure you get a 6-cell battery for your netbook, although you may have to pay $50 more and the device will weigh more.

Most companies started out offering netbooks with 3-cell batteries as the standard, but that doesn’t offer a whole lot of run time, just 2-3 hours. A 6-cell battery doubles that, and in some devices designed around a 6-cell battery, such as Asustek Computer’s Eee PC 901, you can get up to 8 hours.

Another benefit of the larger battery is that it props up the back of the device, putting it on a slight angle that makes typing easier. Keyboards on netbooks are smaller than normal keyboards, and comfortable typing was one area I was not willing to compromise on.

4. Try out the keyboard and make sure it’s right for you.

None of the devices, I tested had a better typing pad than Intel’s ClassMate PC, which has a keyboard far smaller than the Eee PC 1000. Keys on the ClassMate PC’s keyboard are raised and there is a lot of space between them, making them easy to find by touch.

I really liked the keyboards on Acer’s Aspire One, Hewlett-Packard’s Mini 1000 and Everex’s CloudBook Max, but the best keyboard was on HP’s Mini-Note.

5. Software: See what comes preinstalled and consider trying the Linux OS.

There are two lessons on software.

First, some vendors have skimped on including software in their netbooks on the pretense that users can download a lot of free software on the Internet. That’s true, but it’s a bad excuse for not going the extra distance for customer satisfaction.

Who wants to spend time downloading when many netbook makers have added lots of software so users can play with their new netbook right away?

Second, it may be time to the give the Linux OS a try.

Most of the netbooks I tested with Linux booted up far faster than Windows XP or Windows Vista. Which reminds me, don’t buy a netbook with Vista — it’s just too slow.

There are also free Linux-based word processing programs and spreadsheets available on the Internet such as Open Office, Sun’s inexpensive StarOffice and Web-based software such as Google Apps.

Google also offers a nice package of free software, Google Pack, which includes several popular applications such as Adobe Reader, Skype, RealPlayer for music and video, Norton Security Scan and two browsers, Google’s Chrome and Firefox.

6. Price: if it costs more than $500, start looking at a regular notebook computer.

Companies have started promoting a wide range of netbooks at ever higher prices, but once you pass $500, netbooks start to compete with laptops, and a laptop will almost always give you more value for your money.

Laptop computers have far more powerful microprocessors and other components than netbooks, and sport DVD drives. BTW, there are no DVD drives on netbooks.

7. Look around at what’s available.

Many new netbooks have come out. There are a lot of look-alikes since newcomers have copied what the pioneers found to be the most popular configurations. The net effect is to put more good devices out there from a number of competitors. You may be able to pick up a nice machine for a very low price.

In any case, the 10-inch screen devices are a little bigger and more expensive than what I was looking for. Size is important to consider in terms of weight. Ten inch screens, hard disk drives (HDDs) and 6-cell batteries add a lot of extra weight to a netbook.

Several netbooks are now on sale with built-in 3G modules and mobile phone service providers are offering them with 3G (third generation telecommunications) contracts, so people can access the Internet from anywhere on their mobile phone network.

People can also buy add-on 3G or WiMax cards for any netbook.

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Best 2 Buy Best Bread Maker

noreply@blogger.com (KRich) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:25:00 +0000

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Bread Maker Guide

noreply@blogger.com (KRich) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:18:00 +0000

It is just great to be coming back home to the exhilarating aroma of freshly baked bread. Usually, most people do not get to experience this aroma because they are short on time and do not have the patience to knead, roll and stew the flour in order to prepare the bread- this is where a high end bread maker would come in to your rescue. The power outage and the wattage of your bread maker would play a major role in deciding the amount of time that would be required for you to bake the bread. Sometimes, a high wattage bread maker bakes the bread faster than a bread maker with a lower wattage, but bread which is baked faster might not taste as great as bread that is made slowly and containing the right mix of all the ingredients.

Normally, you can pre-set the time on most high end bread makers, which makes the baking process an easy affair. The more complex the bread machine, the more features the baker can play with, but this can also be confusing to the less experienced bread machine user. It is also important that you have an idea as to how the bread would finally look like after being baked.

Normally, there are two variants into which bread makers can be broadly classified- single paddle and double paddle bread makers. More often than not, seasoned bakers opt for bread makers with two paddles. Keep in mind that bread machines will take a long time to prepare and make bread from scratch. New bread mixes can cut down on the preparation time, but the bread will still take at least an hour to cook.

Nearly all the models now have the facility to delay the start time for up to 10 hours. It can be really useful if you want to wake up to a freshly-baked loaf. This will allow you to stop the process to add more water etc. if needed, or to extend the cooking time. Please ensure that the number of features and the cost of the bread makers are linearly proportional, therefore, you should opt for those features only which you actually desire.

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How To Choose The Perfect Bread Maker

noreply@blogger.com (KRich) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:16:00 +0000

Bread makers are extremely popular. The average person can make delicious, homemade bread quite easily with a bread maker. Even with the ease of a bread machine, you must still use caution when adding the ingredients, even if you use a mix. You can make a variety of shapes and sizes of loaf with a bread machine. Many people use a bread machine to simply mix the ingredients then bake the loaf in a traditional oven. Sizes range from one pound to two pounds or more, and you will most likely choose between a square or round loaf pan.

Some bread makers will have a preheat cycle to heat the ingredients before baking. If you want your bread to rise properly, choose a bread maker that does not heat before time to bake the bread. Bread makers will generally have separate settings for different types of bread. There may be settings for wheat or French bread, and you will be able to choose the doneness of the bread such as a light, medium, or dark setting. There will also normally be a regular or rapid bake cycle. It is desirable to have a window in the top or side of the bread machine to allow you to see the progress of your bread while it is baking.

There are a variety of options from which to choose in bread makers, so you may first want to consider how much space you have to store your new machine. Bread makers come in a variety of sizes, so choose one that you can store easily. You should choose the capacity of the bread maker based upon how big your family is and how much bread they eat. You can choose a bread maker with a delay timer which will allow you to place the mix in the bread maker before you leave home each day and the bread will be ready when you return. If you want your bread maker to prepare the dough but not cook it, you will need to find a bread maker with this feature. Choose a bread maker that will alert you when it is time to add additional ingredients such as fruit or nuts. You will also want a "keep warm" feature in case you are gone when the bread is finished. Look for crust control features and special setting for fruits, nuts, cheese, and vegetables.

Study the warranty very carefully to make sure you will be able to get service and replacement parts if necessary. Keep in mind that if your family consumes a small amount of bread now, once you purchase your new bread maker that consumption is likely to increase dramatically. Choose a slightly larger size that you anticipate needing. Remember that the keep warm feature is great, but if you leave the loaf in the bread maker for an extended period of time it may become soggy and flat. A bread maker is a wonderful addition to your home. Nothing compares to the smell of freshly baked bread from your very own kitchen.

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How to Choose a Vacuum Cleaner (2)

noreply@blogger.com (KRich) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:37:00 +0000

Other Considerations

Once you have identified the type of vacuum cleaner you can begin look at these other considerations, which include the type of fibers used in the carpet or rugs; the amount of traffic and the types of soiling in the home; performance, durability, ease of use, filtration, noise level, capacity, storage, features and cost in order to narrow down your choices even further.

Carpet Fibers

The type of fibers that your carpet or rugs are made with will influence your choice of vacuum cleaner. Most carpeting today is made of synthetic fibers, primarily nylon, though olefin and polyester are also used. Synthetic fibers are very durable and you can use the most aggressive household vacuum cleaner without fear of fiber damage.

Natural fibers, however, must be treated more gently. The most common natural fiber used in wall-to-wall carpeting is wool, but this represents less than 1% of the wall-to-wall carpeting in the U.S. Where wool is very popular, however, is in area and Oriental rugs.

Wool is a very durable fiber and has been used for thousands of years to create rugs around the world, but it must be vacuumed with care. A revolving brush can be used on wool, but the bristles must be flexible and forgiving, perhaps not so densely backed on the brush roll, so as not to fuzz the yarns and prematurely wear the carpet.

Oriental rugs are most often wool but can also be made with silk. These rugs can vary in value from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars and more. Many Oriental rugs are sold for everyday use and can be cleaned with a good household vacuum cleaner with the type of flexible and forgiving bristles just mentioned.

However, if you have high value Oriental rugs, you will need to consider the age and condition of the rug, as well as the soiling conditions. High value rugs such as these often see very little traffic and are protected from heavy soiling. You may want to consider cleaning such rugs using a carpet and rug tool without a revolving brush, one that cleans only by suction.

Other natural fibers are also cropping up more and more, especially in area rugs. Most of these fibers are from plants and include sisal, sea grass, mountain grass, bamboo, coir, cotton, jute, viscose, and even leather! Many of these rugs are woven and quite durable but they will still require softer bristles on the vacuum cleaner used to clean them. Again, a canister with a turbo power nozzle can perform very well on these types of rugs.

If you own specialty rugs like these, check the manufacturer's recommended care instructions before purchasing a new vacuum cleaner.

Therefore, if you have synthetic fiber carpeting and/or rugs, you can select the most aggressive vacuum cleaner, whether upright or canister. If you have wool or other natural fiber carpeting or rugs, you'll need a power team with flexible and forgiving bristles to properly vacuum without damaging the fibers. The option of softer, more flexible bristles is available primarily on power team canisters but there are some uprights available with less aggressive bristles.

Traffic and Carpet Soils

The amount of traffic and the type of carpet soils also influence your choice of vacuum cleaner. Most carpet soils come in on the shoes of people and pets that enter the home. If you have a house full of kids and pets, you will have more carpet soils being brought into the home.

80% of carpet soils are dry soils with sharp edges that, left in the carpet and walked on, act as sandpaper, actually abrading the fibers and changing the light reflection, resulting in the appearance of traffic patterns that cause carpets to ?ugly out? long before they actually wear out. This is why it is important to choose the right vacuum cleaner based on the amount of traffic and types of soils encountered.

If you have synthetic fiber carpeting and/or rugs and high traffic and the resulting heavier soil load, choose a vacuum cleaner with aggressive bristles on the revolving brush. Vacuum cleaners with dense, stiff bristles as well as a beater bar function (there are many designs that accomplish this) are excellent to bring these dry soils up from the carpet pile where they can be brushed from the surface of the carpet and vacuumed away.

Another dry soil that won't abrade your fiber but is one of the most pervasive is dog and cat hair. Pet hair is best removed by using a revolving brush with stiff, densely packed brushes.

If your home has low traffic and no special soiling conditions, you can choose a less aggressive vacuum cleaner and maintain your home perfectly well. However, the general rule of thumb is to choose the most aggressive vacuum cleaner that your carpet and rug fibers can safely tolerate.

Vacuum Cleaner Performance

You will certainly want to evaluate the performance, or cleaning ability, of the vacuum cleaners you are considering. Determining performance or cleaning ability requires evaluating a range of vacuum cleaner specifications such as watts, amps, volts, water lift (or sealed suction), horsepower, air watts, and airflow.

You can click here to read an article devoted to understanding these and other vacuum cleaner specifications.

But to summarize, whether you are looking for an upright or canister, look for amp ratings between 10 and 12 amps or wattage ratings between 1200 and 1440 watts. (Most vacuum cleaners are rated in either amps or watts, not usually both. For detailed information about comparing watts and amps, see the article referenced above.)

Even more important than amps and watts ratings are airflow (the most important of all) and sealed suction (listed on vacuum cleaner specifications as ?water lift?). On canister vacuum cleaners (with or without power heads) airflow of 100 CFM or more and water lift of 90 inches or more is recommended.

Upright vacuum cleaners come in a wide variety of configurations, but there are two basic designs. The first is the ?Direct Air? or ?Dirty Air? design where the dirt passes through the motor prior to any filtration en route to the dust bag. Dirty air uprights are only rated in amps.

The second basic design is one that features a by-pass motor where unfiltered air does not go through the motor. In uprights with this design, only filtered or completely clean room air passes through the motor in order to cool it. By-pass uprights will usually provide airflow but not water lift specifications and a high performing upright will offer 60 CFM or better.

There is no need for water lift ratings on both types of uprights, because there is so little distance for the air and soil to travel. CFM ratings do not have to be as high as canisters for the same reason.

Many uprights will not offer airflow ratings at all and will only rate the motor in terms of amps. This only measures the electrical consumption of the motor, which is not a measure of cleaning ability. Still, when comparing different vacuum cleaners of this type, amp ratings are better than nothing.

When you choose a vacuum cleaner with excellent airflow and water lift specifications, you are well on your way to a machine with outstanding cleaning ability.

You will also want to select the appropriate attachments or cleaning tools that will easily remove the soils from the carpeting, smooth floors and above the floor surfaces in your home.

Filtration

An important, but often overlooked, element of cleaning ability is the capability of the vacuum cleaner to retain the soils, and especially the fine particulates, that it picks up.

If a vacuum cleaner does not offer high levels of filtration, these fine particles can simply go right through the vacuum cleaner and are returned to the room air, where they settle as dust.

And, if anyone in your home suffers from allergies, asthma or any other health condition that is impacted by fine particles or allergens in the indoor air, a high filtration or HEPA filtration vacuum cleaner is strongly recommended.

Quality and Durability

The quality of your vacuum cleaner is also important and will determine whether your vacuum cleaner will be replaced in a year or two or will last for many years and even decades.

When evaluating durability, evaluate the quality of the construction. Look for solid components of good quality as opposed to flimsy or brittle appearing materials. Look for good fit and finish without rough edges. The seals should be heavy duty and components that open and close should do so with a nice solid feel.

Generally, mass-market, low-priced products are not designed for long-term use. Once you compare a mass-market vacuum cleaner to those made by companies specializing in high-quality, long lasting ones, the differences will be obvious.

Another indication of quality and durability can also be partially determined by the length and specifics of the warranty.

Ease of Use

No matter how great a vacuum cleaner might be in terms of specifications, it must also be easy to use. Think about what you don't like about your current vacuum cleaner and look for a new one that eliminates those problems.

Consider whether you have any specific issues concerning weight or personal preferences concerning uprights versus canister vacuum cleaners. If there are specific reasons for buying a new vacuum cleaner, remember to be sure that your new one provides solutions to these cleaning challenges.

But, regardless of the specifics of your situation, the vacuum cleaner you choose should feel good in your hand and not be fatiguing to use. It should maneuver easily and be able to get under your furniture.

Noise Level

Noise is also a significant consideration. Some vacuum cleaners can be so noisy that they're almost unbearable to use. Many good vacuum cleaners can operate at levels that are quite comfortable and will allow you to hear the phone or doorbell ring quite easily.

The amount of noise a vacuum makes while operating is rated in decibels (dB). To give you some idea, a conversation at home is rated at 50dB, a garbage disposal at 80 dB and a motorcycle or lawnmower at 100 dB. Extremely quiet vacuum cleaners can operate at decibel levels in the mid-sixties while cleaners in the 70-77 dB range are still very quiet compared to the vacuum cleaner you grew up with.

Capacity

The capacity of a vacuum cleaner relates to the size of the dust bag. The bigger the dust bag, the less often it needs to be changed.

If you have a large home and/or lots of traffic (think kids and pets) this means that you will have larger amounts of soil to remove. In this case, consider a full-sized vacuum cleaner. This way, you won't have the inconvenience and additional cost of constantly changing the paper bag.

Storage

Some homes have plenty of storage space and some don't have an inch to spare. If storage space is at a premium in your home, be sure to give some thought to where you will store your new vacuum cleaner. Will it fit in the space where you stored your last one?

There are a wide variety of sizes of vacuum cleaners, both uprights and canisters, and you can find the right one that will fit in the storage space you have available.

Features

You will also need to decide whether the vacuum cleaner you're considering has all or most of the features that you need for effective and pleasant cleaning.

Be sure that the vacuum cleaner you choose gives you everything to make the chore of vacuuming as easy as possible. Does it feature a cord rewind, variable speed controls, on-board tool storage, height adjustable wands, an adequate cleaning radius, the proper tools for your flooring such as a soft brush for your slate entry tiles and so on.

Cost

And, last but not least, you need a vacuum cleaner that represents the very best value. If you follow the information listed here, you will get the right vacuum cleaner for your home and family regardless of the price point. As with everything, better quality usually costs a bit more, but is often worth it in the long run.

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How to Choose a Vacuum Cleaner (1)

noreply@blogger.com (KRich) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:13:00 +0000

There are so many different vacuum cleaners on the market that it can be confusing to choose the right one.

The first step is to determine whether an upright or canister is right for your lifestyle and home environment. So, we'll identify the different types of vacuum cleaners and examine how you decide which type is right for you.

This decision is based on the amount of carpeting and other flooring in the home, whether or not you have stairs, as well as any specialized cleaning situations.

Once you have identified the type of vacuum cleaner, there are still a number of other considerations that will narrow your choices further and ultimately lead to the vacuum cleaner that will perform optimally for you.

These considerations include, the type of fibers used in the carpet and/or rugs; the amount of traffic and the types of soiling in the home; performance, durability, ease of use, filtration, noise level, capacity, storage, features and cost.

The Different Types of Vacuum Cleaners

While there are all sorts of specialty or secondary vacuum cleaners, such as hand vacuums, car vacuums, wet/dry vacuums and so on, this article is focused on choosing the primary vacuum cleaner for a home.

There are two major types of vacuum cleaners, uprights and canisters. There are significant differences between these types. The most obvious is that you push an upright and pull a canister.

Uprights generally have a revolving brush roll to provide agitation and may have one motor that provides the suction and also turns the agitator or it may have two motors, one to provide suction and one to drive the brush. There are a wide variety of different upright designs for many different cleaning situations.

Upright vacuum cleaners excel at cleaning synthetic (nylon, olefin or polyester) carpeting and many also have the ability to turn off the revolving brush for cleaning smooth floors. Recent innovations like on-board attachments and integrated extension hoses have made uprights much more versatile and able to offer many of the features of canisters.

Uprights have traditionally been the favorite type of vacuum cleaner in the U.S. and Great Britain. In Europe and the rest of the world, canisters are the vacuum cleaner of choice.

A canister vacuum cleaner has a base unit that contains the vacuum motor, dust bag and filter system. There are three types of canister vacuum cleaners. All three are used with a hose, wands and attachments. The difference is in the attachments.

Canisters may utilize a revolving brush like uprights in a cleaning tool known as a power head or power nozzle. The first type of canister has no power nozzle of any kind is called a straight suction canister and uses a variety of non-revolving brush floor and carpet tools to clean flooring.

The second type is a canister with a turbo or turbine power nozzle, which is a power nozzle with a revolving brush that is powered by the airflow created by the canister's suction motor.

The third type of canister features a power nozzle where a separate electric motor drives a revolving brush roll. This type of canister is often referred to as a power team.

Canisters are by far the most versatile vacuum cleaner design, offering outstanding performance on carpet and smooth floors as well as above the floor surfaces. Because the cleaning tools are used with a hose and wands, these vacuum cleaners are more maneuverable and easily able to get under most furniture and into tight spaces.

And, because canisters are designed to be used with attachments, they generally have more thoughtfully designed, highly functional attachments that perform a wide variety of above the floor cleaning tasks easily and effectively.

The Cleaning Environment

The next step is to evaluate the surfaces that you will be cleaning, starting with flooring. Is your home primarily wall-to-wall carpeting except for smooth floors (vinyl, wood, tile, marble, etc.) in bathrooms and kitchen? Or do you have large amounts of smooth floors, perhaps with area rugs?

Another important question is whether or not your home has stairs.

Also, are there any special above the floor cleaning requirements that might require specialized attachments? These might include high ceilings, elaborate light fixtures, ceiling fans, special collections and so on.

Choosing the Type of Vacuum Cleaner

With this information you can now decide on the type of vacuum cleaner you're looking for.

If your home has stairs, a canister or power team is the recommended type of vacuum cleaner. An upright is not designed to clean stairs by itself. And, even with attachments, attempting to clean stairs with an upright is awkward and the results are generally poor because you cannot use an upright's revolving brush on the stair treads, an area of high traffic.

If you do not have stairs, and if your home is primarily synthetic fiber (nylon, olefin or polyester) wall-to-wall carpeting, an upright with smooth floor cleaning ability and the necessary attachments to clean above the floor surfaces is a good choice.

However, many homes today feature a combination of smooth floors in a variety of materials, area rugs and some wall-to-wall carpeting. In these homes (or in homes with stairs) a canister or power team will provide the best results.

As mentioned above, there are three types of canister vacuum cleaners. A canister that has no power nozzle of any kind is called a straight suction canister. It is suitable for environments with very little or no carpet at all. If there is any carpet, the soiling conditions will be light to moderate, as this type of machine cannot be expected to do a good job removing soils from carpet pile.

The second type is a canister with a turbo or turbine power nozzle, which is a power nozzle with a revolving brush that is powered by the airflow created by the canister's suction motor. This type of canister is a good choice when soiling conditions are moderate or when the amount of carpet and rugs in the home is either not a large percentage of the flooring or has lower pile (the thickness of the carpet fibers), such as Berbers.

A canister with a turbo nozzle is also an excellent performer on the new woven area rugs made from natural fibers such as sisal, jute, coir, etc.

The third type of canister features a power nozzle where a separate electric motor drives the brush roll. This type of canister is often referred to as a power team and is ideal for homes with large amounts of carpet or rugs and standard to heavy soiling conditions, like pet hair. There are different types of power nozzles that are used for different types of carpet fibers and soiling conditions, which are discussed below.

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