Allergy problems? Your vacuum cleaner might be the culprit
Achoo! Could you please pass me a tissue? Does this situation happen to you when you are vacuuming your home? Have you noticed that your allergies get particularly bad when you are vacuuming and your vacuum looks dusty, as if it spewed dirt all over itself? Insufficient filtering of expelled air is probably the cause of this predicament. To have a vacuum completely seal in dirt and particles you must have a true Sealed HEPA filtration system. If your vacuum is not a sealed system your vacuum might be doing more harm than good to the air in your house.
My vacuum cleaner has a filter, so why is it not filtering? A common misconception is that when you are vacuuming, all of the dirt and dust are contained within the vacuum cleaner. This definitely is not the case with many vacuum cleaners with a standard filter. When you are using a vacuum cleaner with a standard filter, the air expelled from the vacuum is not HEPA certified. A standard (not HEPA) filter does NOT have the filtering capabilities of a HEPA Filter because it does not use the same kind of highly compacted filter medium in order to filter the exhaust air.
Why is a HEPA filter better? A HEPA filter has the ability to dramatically cut down on allergy and asthma triggers. A HEPA filter leaves the house cleaner, healthier and can greatly suppress allergy and asthma symptoms.
But many cheap vacuum cleaners on the market today do use a HEPA filter, so why not purchase one of those? A manufacturer can put a HEPA filter on any machine but in many cases the machine is not constructed well enough in order to filter at true HEPA filtration levels. A vacuum may have a HEPA filter but not HEPA filtration because the air leaks out of cracks and around the HEPA filter. However there are manufacturers such as Miele that are capable of achieving true HEPA filtration.
What exactly makes a Miele vacuum stand out from other vacuums? Miele vacuum cleaners are unique because they have a sealed system that makes sure all of the expelled air is pushed through a HEPA filter before leaving the machine. The vacuum is completely sealed so the only air leaving you vacuum is HEPA certified and virtually free of allergens and asthmatic triggers.
What exactly is Miele’s Sealed System? Miele vacuum cleaners have a rubber sealing around the body of the machine, which prevents any dirty air from escaping. A Miele HEPA filter is also surrounded by a rubber sealing, which ensures that the all of the air that leaves a Miele Vacuum is HEPA certified clean air.
Does a Miele Vacuum perform any other incredible feats? Absolutely! The Miele HEPA filter contains charcoal on the bottom of the filter to help rid the air offensive odors. Most vacuum do not even have the filtration capabilities to properly clean the air, yet amazingly Miele vacuum cleaners are capable of efficiently cleaning and deodorizing the air.
Many vacuum cleaners do not have the filtration of the Miele Vacuum Cleaner. With Superb Filtration and Odor Elimination, the Miele Vacuum Cleaner is one of the cleanest machines on the market today. Hopefully this article will help you with your future vacuum purchase.
