!8: Purchase Best Canister Vacuums: January 2012

!±8± Major Benefits Of Small Vacuum Cleaners For Your Home

There are several advantages of using compact or small vacuum cleaners in your home. They are perfect for cleaning small flats/houses, small holiday homes and caravans. They are also ideal for those who may be elderly, or someone who just cannot lift or navigate weighty vacuum cleaners around the home. They are simple to use and are easy to store away in limited storage spaces when you are finished cleaning at home.

Some people believe that because they are small, they may not be as expensive as more bulky vacuum cleaners on the market. This has been found to be untrue. In fact, the modern high-tech compact vacuum cleaners that are being sold today are around the same price as other vacuums that carry more weight. Consumers are willing to pay more for less weight. Less weight equals less effort required when vacuuming at home.

Of course there are some disadvantages to these smaller vacuums. Starting with dust capacity, which is going to be smaller than larger machines that can cope with bigger dust bags and containers, regardless whether bagged or bag less. Smaller capacity causes more frequent emptying of the bag or dust container which is not good news. No one likes to have any contact with dust or dust bags, but this is a very important consideration, especially for asthma and allergy sufferers who are advised to have absolutely no contact with dust at all.

Vacuum cleaner hoses and cord lengths are usually shorter on small vacuum cleaners, which may cause some inconvenience if you want to vacuum where there is no electric output, or you find it difficult to reach areas where you wish to vacuum. Usually, the smaller the vacuum, the shorter cleaning or vacuuming range you have at your disposal. The only solution to this is to find a long extension cable, but stopping often makes your vacuuming chores longer and takes more effort.

Small upright vacuums would especially suit you if your home has wide areas of wall to wall carpeting, as they use powerful air driven brushes to dislodge dirt and vacuum up pet hair and dust. Their hoses are sometimes longer than cylinder vacuums, enabling effort free vacuuming of stairs and removing dust from ceilings and curtains. Traditional upright vacuums are more bulky and difficult to manoeuvre in small tight areas of the average home.

Small upright lightweight vacuums can be stored neatly away in any small cupboard or in spaces under your staircase. Small or compact cylinder vacuum cleaners are good for a broad variety of flooring types, carpeted or hardwood/tiled. These vacuum cleaners have a wide cleaning range and can reach inaccessible parts of your home.

They can easily clean under beds as the suction head is not incorporated within the main frame of the vacuum. But some models of small cylinder vacuums can be stored in a small cupboard, and these vacuums will be far easier to store than traditional upright cleaners. Small or compact vacuums are ideal for cosy little homes and caravans, and they are very manoeuvrable in smaller awkward spaces in your home.