Vacuuming tips

• If you drop a fine screw or contact lens, locate it with a vacuum nozzle covered with a piece cut from pantyhose secured with an elastic band.  Anything that the vacuum sucks up will be held against the stocking until you remove it.
• Sweep things like pet litter into a pile to make it easier to suck up.
• Be cautious when emptying your vacuuming cleaner debris into the bin.  Avoid disturbing or getting the collected dust, soils and fine debris airborne.  With careless handling these can enter one’s breathing, especially when emptying a bagless vacuum.  Take precautions when disposing of dirty cleaner bags.
• Dry soil and dust from heavily laden rugs are best removed by first beating or vacuuming the rug upside down.  It can be turned and then and then vacuumed again, right side up.  The damaging dry soils, sandy and fine dirt particles get trapped deep down in the pile fabrics.  This is known as double- sided dry soil removal
• Vacuum high-traffic areas more often and rigorously than less trafficked carpet areas.  Vacuum more frequently to preserve the lifetime and appearance of carpets and rugs.
• Use the flat, rectangular floor and carpet nozzle of a vacuum cleaner for cleaning carpets and hard floors.
• The narrow, angled crevice nozzle works well on stairs, curtains and drapes and will remove dust from around the buttoning on mattresses and along skirtings.  Use it to clean refridgerator grilles as well.
• The more powerful “wet-and-dry” cleaners can unblock a drain by sucking up by sucking up the blockage.  You can also use them to suck out leaves from drain covers.
• If you run out of disposable dust bags, cut neatly along the base of the old one and shake out the contents.  Fold the cut end over twice and staple securely before re-using.
• Fine ash from fires tends to blow about very easily.  Wait until it is cold before vacuuming and clean the nozzle afterwards.
• Never attempt to suck up water or spills with an ordinary vacuum cleaner.
• Replace your filter regularly!