QUICK TIPS ON HOW TO VACUUM
Proper vacuuming is the easiest and most effective way to keep your carpet clean. Regular vacuuming can also have the largest impact on the air you breathe.
To get the most out of your vacuuming regime, remember these few easy tips:
� A quick once-over doesn’ t do much. Slow and steady does the trick.
� When vacuuming, don’ t ignore those corners and crevices where dust builds.
�“ Top-down” cleaning saves you the step of vacuuming again after dusting. Dust blinds, windowsills, and furniture surfaces first and then vacuum away any fallen dust.
� Remember to replace or empty vacuum bags when they are half to twothirds full.
How Often Should You Vacuum?
As a rule of thumb, you should vacuum at least once a week with a quality vacuum cleaner. However, the more foot traffic over your carpet, the more you need to vacuum. The general formula is:
� Vacuum daily in high-traffic or pet areas.
� Vacuum twice weekly in medium-traffic areas.
� Vacuum weekly in light-traffic areas, using attachments at carpet edges.
Common Mistakes You Make Vacuuming Make sure you ' re vacuuming correctly! Here are seven mistakes you might be making.
1. You don ' t vacuum in both directions
If you only vacuum in one direction, you ' re not removing all of the dirt and dust. Some of it can hide under carpet fibers, and vacuuming in both directions— north and south, and east and west— will ensure you get every last speck of dust out of your carpet.
2. You let your vacuum bag fill up completely
Bagged vacuums work best half-full, at most. The Vacuum & Sewing Dealer ' s Trade Association recommends always emptying your bags once they ' re halfway full— more than that, and they ' ll lose efficiency. On that note, never reuse your vacuum bags. That can cut efficiency by up to 50 percent.
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