Vacuum Cleaners

A vacuum cleaner, also called vacuum or hoover, is an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction. It is designed to remove dirt and debris into a bag or fixed container.

The first inkling of a vacuum cleaner was invented by Ives W. McGaffney in 1869. He called his invention the "Whirlwind" and it was a manual hand crank mechanism to produce suction and had no brush roller. Melville Bissell, in 1876, is largely credited with the major invention of what we know today as a vacuum cleaner.

Hubert Cecil Booth patented the first powered vacuum cleaner in 1901 and started the British Vacuum cleaner company.

Hoover soon followed in 1908 with their Model O vacuum cleaner. This machine had a cloth bag filter and a variety of attachments.

The vacuum cleaner did not become a commodity until after World War II, and is even now most popular in Western countries. Recent innovations in vacuum techniques include:

• the cyclone technology introduced by Dayson in the 1980's. The cyclone technique ensured vacuum power would remain constant over time, while in the same time eliminating the need for cleaning bags.
• The HEPA anti-dustmite filter cleans out 99,9% of dust-mites, and is easily cleanable. The HEPA filters are often used by many animal owners, as well as asthma and allergy sufferers.
• Robotic vacuum cleaners: Robotic vacuum cleaners move autonomously. Most commonly, they move in a random pattern ("random bounce"). One of the first robotic vacuum cleaner is the iRobot Roomba. http://homesupport.irobot.com/cgi-bin/irobot_homesupport.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=136&p_created=1154461969&pThe Trilobite from Electrolux scans the room using ultrasonic sensors and infrared.http://trilobite.electrolux.com/node217.asp

Some of the highest rated current brands are:

1. Dyson - Pricey, but sturdy, stylish and highly valued. Inventors of the cyclone, bagless vacuums.
2. Hoover - Well-built and high value.
3. Bissell - High-tech and good value make this a top brand.
4. Electrolux - Known for long-lasting quality and functionality
5. Nilfisk - Extremely durable, industry standard vacuums
6. Dirt Devil
7. iRobot - Inventors of the vacuum cleaning robot.
8. Eureka

Dirt Devil has the following vacuums in its product range:

Upright vacuums:
-Vision Cyclonic with Power Hand Tool,
-Featherlite Bagless,
-Ultra Swivel Glide Bagless,
-Extreme Quick Vac,
-Breeze Bagless Upright,
-Easy Lite Quick Vacuum,
-Ultra Vision Turbo Bagless Vacuum,
-Featherlite Bagged Upright,
-Vision Cyclonic,
-Dynamite with Tools,
-Featherlite Bagless,
-Dynamite


Stick Vacuums include:
-Easy Steam Deluxe with Bonus Pads
-Sonic Sweep sweeper
-Power Stick
-Easy Steam
-Versa Power


Canister Vacuums include:
-Vision Canister w/Power Nozzle
-Breeze Canister w/ Power Nozzle
- EZ Lite Canister


Hand Vacuums:
A wide range of vacuums, including
-Gator 15.6V Cordless Hand Vac w/ Brushroll,
-Ultra Hand Vac
-Purpose for Pets Hand Vac

Designer Vacuums:
-KWIK, a detailing vac for keyboards, which can be charged though USB.
-Brum, a lightweight broom-vacuum cleaner in one for hard surface floors.
-KRUV, a cordless curvy hand cleaner.

The following models are available through Dyson:

1. DC31 Dyson Handheld Vacuum - for small jobs, features a digital motor for high performance
2. DC15, DC17, DC28, DC25, DC31 Animal Vacuums - vacuum designed for environments with pet hair
3. DC17, DC24, DC25 All Floors Vacuums - designed for typical floor environments in the home or office
4. Dyson G Force - the Dyson G Force was the first Dyson model vacuum released in 1983. It has been replaced with upright models like the DC15, DC17, DC24, and DC25http://www.dyson.com