Suck it up: Invest in a HEPA vacuum filter
Is your trusty
vacuum cleaner, the most crucial of all spring cleaning tools, about ready to
bite the dust instead of suck it up? Use this unfortunate occurrence as an
opportunity to invest in a vacuum that harnesses HEPA (High Efficiency
Particulate Air) technology.
Although
they’re great at removing clumps of dust and dirt, traditional vacuums with
standard filters also do a bang-up job of recirculating tiny-teeny fine
particles (pollen, animal dander and dust mite feces for example) around your
house. This, of course, is bad news for those suffering from asthma and
allergies. Vacuums with HEPA filters, however, remove 99.97 percent of
allergens of .3 microns. In other words, they suck up pretty much everything. Although
more expensive, HEPA vacuums can help to dramatically improve indoor air
quality – just be sure to look for true HEPA filter models and not “HEPA-like”
models.
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