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• Eight Myths of Vacuuming

  Are you an informed consumer? Consider these eight myths, and corresponding truths, about vacuuming.

• How to Buy A Vacuum Cleaner

  Type vs. hype: what’s the best vacuum for your needs?

• Why Should People with Asthma & Allergies Vacuum?

  Vacuuming is an essential part of limiting exposure to asthma and allergy triggers such as pet dander, dust mites, pollen and other allergens.

• Vacuum Cleaner Testing at Consumer Reports

  When Consumer Reports talks, people listen.

• Should Asthmatics and Allergy Sufferers Have Pets?

  That depends, but either way they can take the proper steps to reduce exposure to pet allergens.

• Vacuum filtration

  Keeping the dust inside your vacuum.

• Air watt

  This standard measures the cleaning power of a vacuum cleaner.

• Vacuum cleaner

  Which style is best? Choose on personal preference and the jobs at hand.

• HEPA

  A term relating to filter effectiveness. HEPA filtration removes 99.97 percent of all particles 0.3 microns and larger.

• Air filter

  All forced-air heating and air-conditioning systems have HVAC filters.

• Simplicity Synergy Upright Vacuum

  This upright vacuum has two motors to enhance performance, and a high-end filtration system.

• Riccar 1800 Canister Vacuum

  A high-end canister with great filtration.

• Sierra Backpack Vacuum

  The Sierra packs commercial power in a backpack vacuum weighing less than 10 lbs.

• Dyson DC14 All Floors

  The Carpet Professor checks out this brother model to the DC07.

• Dyson DC07 All Floors

  The Carpet Professor weighs in on this bagless model with features designed to reduce common vacuuming headaches.

• The Big Vac™

  Tough on dirt but easy on you.

• Canister Vacuum — Miele

  HEPA-certified canister vacuum cleaner.

• Upright Vacuum — ProTeam

  High performance dual-motor vacuum providing 96 CFM, 72 inches of static lift, a 16-inch cleaning path and quiet 77 dB operation.

• Silent Master Central Vacuum

  Quiet, powerful central vacuum.

• IQAir HealthPro Plus

  Indoor air purifier captures both fine particles and gases.

• How to Clean Practically Anything

  Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.

• Do I Dust or Vacuum First? 2nd Ed.

  Answers to the 100 toughest, most frequently asked questions about housecleaning.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Carpet Cleaning Tips for Dummies®

  How-to guide offers easy carpet cleaning tips.

• Green Clean

  Step-by-step guide to ecological housekeeping.

• My House Is Killing Me!

  A step-by-step approach to identifying, controlling and often eliminating the sources of indoor pollutants and allergens.

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