Vacuum Cleaners

In stick vacs, Shark edged out both Dyson and Hoover in satisfaction. That’s an impressive combo of kudos—performance, reliability, and owner satisfaction—especially given that Shark vacuums are competitively priced. Here we highlight five of the brand’s best models. Why is my Roomba leaving clumps? Why does Roomba leave clumps of hair? A Roomba may leave…

Standard decibel range for vacuum cleaners is 78 to 85 dB. The vacuums that are designed for quiet function are in the 60-70 dB range. How loud is sound in a vacuum? The vacuum of outer space has essentially zero air. Because sound is just vibrating air, space has no air to vibrate and therefore…

Asthmatic American inventor James Spangler sold his idea for an electric broomstick-like cleaner—with cloth filter and dust-collection bag attached to the long handle—to William Hoover in 1908. His invention proved to be arguably the first truly practicable domestic vacuum cleaner. Which company invented vacuum cleaner? In 1907 department store janitor James Murray Spangler (1848–1915) of…

A machine that can be electronically programmed to carry out a variety of physical tasks automatically, and is the face of humanity’s downfall. How do you make immortality in Little Alchemy 2? Keeping it going with the next item in the How to Make Immortality in Little Alchemy 2 walkthrough, the Elixir of Life takes…

[1] The first person to patent a version of the vacuum cleaner is Daniel Hess, from West Union, Iowa, in 1860. His patent (above) was actually called a carpet sweeper and not a vacuum. [2] This carpet sweeper had round brushes that spun around to pick up the dirt. Who invented the vacuum cleaner in…

In the 1920s, an Ohio janitor named James Murray Spangler created a carpet sweeping contraption out of a soap box, a broom handle, a pillow case, and an electric motor. He then began to sell his machine to local housewives. One of these housewives was a woman named Susan Hoover. When did vacuum cleaner become…

Rinse the inside of the suction cup under warm water then shake off the excess water. 4. Press the suction cup firmly in place, making sure there are no air bubbles between the cup and the mounting surface. Depending on the use, you may need to attach the suction cup to the shelf or hook…

Selected as the Good Housekeeping Institute’s best overall stick vacuum, Samsung’s Jet 90 Stick Vacuum impressed us with its three levels of pick-up power as well as its great design and wide assortment of useful tools. Use it on low for area rugs, medium for bare floors and max for deeper pile carpets. What vacuum…

Vacuum cleaners work because of Bernoulli’s Principle, which states that as the speed of air increases, the pressure decreases. Air will always flow from a high-pressure area to a low-pressure area, to try to balance out the pressure. How does a bagless vacuum cleaner work? A bagged vacuum cleaner works in the traditional way of…

Vacuum is always spelled with one c, two u’s, and no e. Spellings such as vaccum, vacume, or vacum are incorrect: There’s no such thing as a perfect vacume . Why does the word vacuum have two u’s? Now for your question about why some English words continue to be written with “uu.” The reason…