Vacuum cleaner for wet cleaning

Spring is the time of small and large( general) cleaning in apartments, houses and cottages. It's even nice to open all the windows, let the spring fresh air into the house and clean up your home, because in the spring it always starts all over again. But dry cleaning is just a preliminary stage, which will only allow you to get rid of visible large debris, but a vacuum cleaner for wet cleaning will make the floor much cleaner and sterile, and with dry cleaning of carpets and upholstered furniture it is simply necessary.

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Vacuum cleaner with wet cleaning

Units with wet cleaning can perform standard dry cleaning and also can be used for wet cleaning. There are a lot of similar vacuum cleaners in stores, one is better than the other. Let's try to answer the question: what do you need to know when you come to the store for such a vacuum cleaner?

Application

Vacuum cleaners for wet cleaning are useful for those who have a large enough area of ​​an apartment or a house, as well as an abundance of carpeting, textile upholstered furniture or several pets. Very useful unit for periodic cleaning of the house.

The optimum surfaces for using vacuum cleaners are:

• Floors and walls, which are covered with tiles( paved with stone).
• Carpet coverings on a thin latex base.

Important! Do not use detergent vacuum cleaners on a parquet floor, carpet on a foamed basis, carpets on natural jute, as well as furniture that does not tolerate moisture.

Disadvantages

However, for daily or weekly cleaning in a small house or apartment, we recommend buying a vacuum cleaner for dry cleaning, since, having a lot of advantages, the vacuum cleaner has several disadvantages, in particular:

• The unit is much larger in size than a regular vacuum cleaner.
• Heavy.
• More clumsy.
• After use, the washing vacuum cleaner must be rinsed, disassembled and dried, which takes time and effort.

Vacuum cleaner action for wet cleaning

Main principle of the vacuum cleaner for wet cleaning:

1. Fill the clean water tank( cleaning solution).
2. Then - the solution is supplied with a hose and distributed under a sufficiently strong pressure over the entire area of ​​the nozzle.
3. As a result of air depletion, dirty water is sucked into the mud channels during the cleaning process.
4. Through channels, dirty water enters the second tank, designed for collection of waste water.

As a result of the operation of the device, the quality of cleaning is uniformly clean throughout the surface, since the detergent vacuum cleaner uses only clean water during cleaning. In addition, linoleum, tile, laminated parquet, almost immediately become dry, and you can walk on them immediately after harvesting.

Important! If the hard surfaces can be handled without the device by hand, then return the carpet to the old bright and fresh colors at home, only a washing vacuum cleaner is capable of.

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How to choose a washing vacuum cleaner?

Today in the stores are presented different models of devices, differing not only in color and design, but also technical, functional characteristics, as well as pricing policy. Although the main task for all units is one - the struggle for the cleanliness of the premises, but they solve it all in different ways, depending on the design features. There are models only for dry or only for wet cleaning, but there are hybrids that can clean both dry and wet.

During the selection of the device in the store, pay attention to the following characteristics of the vacuum cleaner:

1. Power.
2. Filtration system.
3. Shape.
4. Size.
5. Weight.
6. Ease of maintenance.
7. Noise level.
8. Availability of additional attachments.
9. The quality and material of the tube and hose.

Let us dwell on the above characteristics in more detail.

Power

For quality cleaning of all types of surfaces, it is sufficient to have a device with a suction power of 300 W.However, for a more rapid cleaning of the apartment with the unit with installed various filters it is recommended to have a model with a suction power of 400 W.

Important! The more suction power, the better, because excess capacity can be considered as an additional resource, which is used only from time to time.

Some manufacturers for advertising purposes operate with a maximum power consumption, which is measured at 1500, 2000 watts. But the power consumption is not the suction power. Even with the best household devices, suction power reaches up to 900 W, and power consumption is much lower than that of cheaper analogues.

Important! Both consumed and suction power are often indicated as maximum and average. Usually, the average suction power is less than the maximum by 15-30%, since the maximum suction power is reached only in the first seconds of operation, it is more useful to know the value of the average power. Comparing the indicators of the maximum and average effective suction component for different models, you can most accurately choose the one suitable for you.

Filtration system

In detergents, dust is sucked into the water tank, where it remains( 90-95% of the dust gets wet and settles in the tank).The remaining light dust "emerges" from the water together with air bubbles. Remaining still dry, the dust is retained in the final fine filters( the same filters are used in dry vacuum cleaners) - usually AFS, HEPA, S-filters.

Important! The more filtration steps, the better for human health. The best filtration degree is provided by a vacuum cleaner for wet cleaning with an aquafilter.

Shape, size, weight

In the household appliance market, detergents are available in two versions: vertical, horizontal.

The classic vertical design has a cylindrical or trapezoidal shape with control buttons and transfer knob, rollers, etc. The engine compartment is usually located at the top of the device above the tanks.

Apparatuses in vertical design are present in the model line of companies:

• Thomas.
• Vax.
• Rowenta.
• Delonghi.

Cylindrical models, as a rule, larger in size, and therefore - heavier. However, the advantage of this model is that it is equipped with the most capacious tanks for both clean and used water.

Important! For reference: in a vacuum cleaner with a wet cleaning firm Thomas( Bravo20S Aquafilte) you can pour 3.6 liters of washing solution, and the waste water tank is designed for 20 liters. This technique is suitable for cleaning an apartment and a large area house.

If you like models that are not different from conventional dry devices, then choose compact, maneuverable devices that have a drop-shaped shape and good maneuverability. They look modern and stylish, and you can use them even in the crowded rooms.

Important! The volume of tanks of such units for clean water varies from 2.3 to 10 liters. For waste and dirty water - from 5 to 20 liters.

For cleaning a three-room apartment, 5-7 liters of plain water or detergent solution is enough.

Manufacturers have also provided for the situation that a waste water tank may overflow: a special float valve is installed in the vacuum cleaners, which turns off the engine when the container is full.

Important! The size and weight of the detergent directly depends on the volume of the tanks.

Tube and hose

Modern vacuum cleaners for wet cleaning are equipped with telescopic sliding tubes, which allows you to customize the length for any growth. Pipes are:

• Plastic.
• Aluminum.
• Steel.

Important! The plastic tube is cheaper, but the steel tube is much stronger.

In the latest models, some manufacturers have fitted suction tubes with convenient handles with control panels.

According to the principle of operation, there are 3 types of control:

• Wired - wires are inside the hose from the vacuum cleaner to the handle. This is the most common method. The disadvantage of this control is that the hose is quite heavy.
• Infrared - according to the principle of the remote control. It works on batteries, but there is a drawback: if you vacuum somewhere under the sofa, the signal may not reach.
• Radio control. This is a fairly new direction, it works clearly and without errors. Disadvantage: the high cost of vacuum cleaners and their sale is still small.

Nozzles for vacuum cleaner

Each model usually has 5-7 nozzles:

• For dry cleaning( with "floor / carpet" mode).
• For wet cleaning.
• For washing glass.
• Turbo brush for deep cleaning of carpets and upholstered furniture.
• For upholstered furniture.
• Dry brush with antistatic treatment of villi( for cleaning the TV screen or computer keyboard).
• Sometimes - a plunger.

For wet cleaning, the main carpet cover and the adapter for washing hard surfaces are usually used. Also used is a nozzle for upholstered furniture and a brush for washing hard surfaces. For dry cleaning, the main brush is usually designed, with adjustable pile height, as well as a small brush and crevice nozzle.

Important! Various companies and manufacturers offer their own set of attachments, for example, Philips has developed a universal nozzle that performs 3 different functions:

• Removes dirt adhering to hard floors.
• Washes hard surfaces without using too much water.
• Collects dirty, waste water.

Using such a nozzle, it is possible to clean any hard coatings in a single pass.

Noise level

The noise level is determined by the design of the units, as well as the quality of the device. Leading manufacturers managed to reduce the noise of the working vacuum cleaner for wet cleaning up to 60-65 dB.It is much quieter than the sound of a dishwasher or washing machine.

Important! By the noise level, the washing machines do not exceed the usual ones, and this is not the main characteristic of the vacuum cleaner, since it does not work for long.

Ease of servicing

All manufacturers try to simplify and simplify the process of assembling and disassembling detergents as much as possible after every use of the vacuum cleaner. In high-quality models, where everything is correctly thought out and done, it takes 10 to 15 minutes to manipulate with washing, assembling, disassembling. And in models with hard-to-reach time nodes, much more takes place, because the tanks for clean and waste water can be arranged in the housing in different ways.

Let's consider features of some models by criteria of simplicity of service.

Vax

Vax in all models places the tanks one above the other( on top - a container for clean water).To fill the cleaning solution or water, you need to open two locks on the body, and then remove the top of the cover where the engine is located. But to remove the waste water will have to remove not only the lid, but also the upper capacity, so manipulation of this kind is not too convenient.

Important! The most popular and widespread among the models in the vertical version is a container-in-a-container type construction( a removable container with detergent solution is installed in the dirt collection tank).To fill the vacuum cleaner with water( detergent), it is enough to remove the upper part of the case from the locks and get a removable tank. During operation, the dirty water sucked in fills the rest of the tank.

Rowenta

In Turbo Bully RB 839( Rowenta), the tanks for clean and used water are made of plastic as a single container, and represent two cylinders of different diameters inserted one into the other. This design is much more convenient, because you can repeatedly fill the shampoo reservoir before emptying the container with dirty water.

Important! For a small cleaning, a small amount of detergent and water will be needed, and during general cleaning, you can repeatedly top up the shampoo until the full tank with the used water is filled.

In some models, in addition to the used water tank, a removable cassette is provided, which is located on the outside of the casing. It is very convenient for the maximum reduction of the preparation time of the vacuum cleaner to work. It is enough to remove the corresponding tank and fill it with the necessary liquid.

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The most popular vacuum cleaners for wet cleaning

To fully understand what kind of vacuum cleaner with wet cleaning is right for you, familiarize yourself with the features of some of the most popular models to date.

Karcher SE 5.100 EU

The Karcher SE 5.100 washing vacuum cleaner is a classic, modern machine. It can work not only as a detergent, but also as a vacuum cleaner for dry cleaning. To do this, it is sufficient to remove the tanks for clean and used water from the device and install a special paper container for debris.

For simplicity of design, some users called the Karcher SE 5.100 EU a "bucket with a motor".The device has 2 containers for washing solution and waste water. Also, an additional filter( except water), a corrugated hose( 2 m), with a shampoo channel( or water) connected to it. The device works simultaneously for sprinkling and for suction, thanks to a special motor.

Included in delivery:

• The main attachment for carpets.
• Adapter for cleaning hard surfaces( except laminate and parquet).
• Slotted brush.
• Nozzle for upholstered furniture.

Important! All accessories are stored on board the device in special mounts.

Weight of the vacuum cleaner without accessories - 7 kg, and with water, pipe and hose - 10 kg.

FC7070 / 01 AquaTrio

An alternative to the traditional washing vacuum cleaner is the entertaining model FC7070 \ 01 AquaTrio from Philips. During the cleaning cycle, this unit performs 3 operations:

1. Cyclone vacuum cleaner. As a result of such cleaning, dust and large contaminants are absorbed.
2. Wet cleaning. Thanks to one of the two rotating brushes made of microfiber, the stains and liquid remaining on the floor are quickly removed.
3. Drying. As a result of the process, the second( rear) brush absorbs the remaining moisture and dries the surface.

The vacuum cleaner has two tanks for clean and dirty water. Clean( if desired with a detergent, cold or warm), is fed to the first brush, which collects dirt, dust, all the stains are wiped off. Thus there is a wet cleaning, and the second - a rotating brush, simultaneously collects excess water and accelerates the process of drying the floor. Water and dirt are absorbed by the vacuum cleaner and come to a separate tank. When it is full, the indicator light on the casing lights up.

Important! This model is designed for hard flooring: parquet, laminate, vinyl, natural stone, ceramic tiles and wooden floors. For carpets this model is not suitable. Advantages of the device:

• There is no need to clean the device after use. The cleaning process is automated: place the device on a specially designed washing tray, pour a glass of tap water into it and turn it on for a few seconds.
• Brushes made of microfibre do not need special care. Due to the centrifugal force( brush rotation speed - 6700 rpm) and constant supply of clean water during operation, dirt and water from the brushes get directly into the waste water tank, where they automatically clean them.

Important! With intensive use of a vacuum cleaner every six months, brushes are recommended to be changed.

We hope that the information obtained from this article will help you choose a high-quality modern vacuum cleaner - a reliable assistant in the cleaning process. Choose, buy, use only high-quality equipment and enjoy the cleaning.