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I found this funny news story and couldn’t help but think: If only they’d had an iRobot 532 Vacuum, none of this would have happened.

Vacuum Salesmen Charged With Damaging Mattress



SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two vacuum salesmen didn’t exactly close the deal at a recent home demonstration in central New York. State police charged the Syracuse men with a misdemeanor after a $1,300 Sealy latex foam mattress was damaged. Trooper Andy Davis said the damage occurred during a demonstration Monday at a home in Richfield Springs. Davis wouldn’t elaborate on what was done to the mattress.



Davis said the men were both at the home when police arrived and were trying to save the situation. They were charged with reckless endangerment of property.



The mattress owner is looking for reimbursement.



Story from www.wftv.com.

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Recently, I happened on the site of the Housekeeping Channel.  First off, I can’t believe I didn’t even know there was a housekeeping channel!  Live and learn.  Besides learning about the channel, I also learned a bit about vacuum cleaners.



Now I must admit that as I get older, there are some things I’d rather not fill up my brain’s storage capacity with and, personally, I’d be happy to restrict my vacuuming knowledge to knowing how to push the button on an iRobot 532 Vacuum, but . . .  If you’re considering buying a traditional vacuum cleaner, you might want to know about the  “Eight Myths of Vacuuming.”

Myth #1: Amps Mean Performance
Amps is a measure of electrical current, not vacuuming performance.  Measuring a vacuum cleaner’s performance based on amps is like buying a car based on how much gas it guzzles.



Myth #2: Everyone Needs HEPA
What you’re looking for in a vacuum filter is one that releases the fewest particles into the air. HEPA is a technical definition; there are some microfiltered systems that do this just as well as HEPA systems.



Myth #3: Picking Up a “Bowling Ball” Shows Cleaning Power
Once a seal is created on a smooth surface, that seal is difficult to break. Period.  It has nothing to do with how well the vacuum can remove soil from a surface.



Myth #4: All Vacuum Bags are the Same
Wrong.  Multi-ply microfilters greatly increase vacuum efficiency over generic single-ply paper filters.  Microfilter bags have greater media density and thus capture far more fine dust while one-ply generic bags have relatively large pores that permit fine dust to escape.

Another thing: Filter bag size does matter. The greater the “area” of the filter media, the longer airflow, suction, and cleaning can be sustained.



Myth #5:All Vacuum Belts are the Same
A cheap vacuum belt will stretch, slip, and wear out quickly, whereas a high-quality belt is geared or sprocketed like an automobile timing belt and can last for years. Plus, geared/sprocketed belts don’t slip.



Myth #6: Cyclonic Systems Do Not Use Filters and Require Less Maintenance
Virtually all cyclonic or bagless vacuuming systems use a final filter to catch the dust that cyclonic filtration cannot remove from the airflow. This final filter requires regular cleaning or replacement to ensure optimal performance.



Myth #7: All Vacuum Cleaners Have Similar Design Features and are Equally Easy to Use
Just not true. Consider ergonomic design and weight.  (And, seriously, what vacuum could possibly be easier to use than a robotic one?)



Myth #8: Suction Alone Makes a Vacuum Work Well
Actually, it’s the entire vacuum system that makes it effective — or not. There are four key benchmarks to use in evaluating a vacuuming system:

• airflow                                                                                                                                           
  This is the amount of air moving through the vacuum and affects the amount of soil that can be carried along by the airflow and contained in the vacuum’s filtration.
• lift                                                                                                                                                
  Lift, also known as static lift or water lift, is the ability of the vacuum’s airflow to lift dirt.
• filtration                                                                                                                                        
  Filtration is mainly responsible for reducing “particles out”.
• design                                                                                                                                           
  Poor design can defeat good vacuuming potential and/or filtration.

So, there you have it, the eight myths of vacuuming.  I hope this information will be useful to you if you’re considering a traditional vacuum.  If you’d like to read the complete article, visit http://www.housekeepingchannel.com/a_112-Eight_Myths_of_Vacuuming.