A vacuum cleaner (also hoover in colloquial British English) is a device that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors. The dirt is collected by either a dustbag or a cyclone for later disposal.

History of the vacuum cleaner

A pneumatic vacuum cleaner, circa 1910 Nilfisk Vacuum cleaner of 1920

Melville Bissell

In 1876, Melville Bissell of Grand Rapids, Michigan created a vacuum cleaner for his wife, Anna, to clean up sawdust in carpeting. Shortly after, Bissell Carpet Sweepers were born. After Melville died unexpectedly in 1889, Anna took control of the company and was one of the most powerful businesswomen of the day.

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Top 10 Consumer Reports vacuum cleaners?
Q. Can anyone tell me which upright vacuum cleaners were rated top 10 in Consumers Report for 2007? Thanks!
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A. They were just on the Today show this morning touting their CR best buy Kenmore vacuum, but here is the 5/07 list from least repairs to most repairs: Eureka Smart Vac Ultra 4870 Best Buy Kirby Eureka Bissell Dirt Devil Kenmore Oreck Panasonic Hoover Riccar Simlicity Fantom But, Check out this month's edition because they have a list in there as well.
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Does anyone like Oreck vacuum cleaners?
Q. I've heard Oreck vacuum cleaners are very good and light weight, has anyone had good or bad luck with them?
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A. Dyson is way better than Oreck. Dyson offers way more capabilities and are cooler to look at than a dull Oreck.
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what exactly are steam vacuum cleaners?
Q. im just really curious about it and whats the difference with the conventional vacuum cleaner?is it worth buying? but is there anything needed to put in it..or it just uses water?
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A. Steam cleaners are somewhat misnamed. Even though some of the heat the water themselves, it's not really steam. The machine sprays a fine mist of cleaning solution or clean water into the carpet and the vacuum sucks it up into a recovery tank for disposal. The dirt embedded in the carpet comes up with the cleaning solution. You can use just plain water but many soils need more than that to get out of your carpets. The solutions sold for carpet shampoo machines do work but they're pretty pricey if you use the machine a lot or are doing a large amount of cleaning. I use Simple Green in my machine at a very low concentration and then rinse with clean water. Simple Green is non-toxic and biodegradable and smells nice. The label on the… [cont.]
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    Manufacturer of the Rainbow vacuum cleaning system using water filtration.
  • Cen-Tec SystemsCen-Tec Systems
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    Produces central vacuum parts, accessories and kits.
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    Exporter of robot, cannister, and portable vacuum cleaners and other electrical products. China.
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