Cleaning your home is a part of life. From dusting, to tending to the floors and everything in between; keeping your home clean helps keep your environment healthy, prolongs the life of the various materials in your home, and emphasizes the pristine appearance. But what often gets neglected, is the tools and equipment’s maintenance. Like everything we own, routine maintenance ensured efficiency, keeps everything in optimal condition, and often extend the longevity; true is said of your vacuum. Today, we at Nadia’s House Cleaning would like to share how the beg-less vacuum should be cleaned once a month.
 
1) Collect the following items to clean your vacuum:
– New filter
– Dust cloth
– Toothbrush designated for cleaning
– Vacuum’s manual
– Screwdriver (Compatible with your vacuum)
– Scissors
– Sink filled with warm soapy water
– Can of compressed air
 
2) Break down the vacuum to clean parts:
Pull off the detachable parts of the vacuum accordingly. All the removable components of your vacuum cleaner that can come off include; all attachment accessories, HEPA post-motor filter, the secondary cyclone piece, the dust bin, the pre-motor filter, roller, and any other parts specific to your vacuum.
 
3) Wash and dry the detachable vacuum components:
To ensure none of the pieces will be compromised review your vacuum’s manual before submerging any pieces in the soapy water. Typically the following parts can be safely soaked in the soapy water; extension wands, the vacuum’s dust bin, secondary cyclone, and pre-motor filter. The components that are not water friendly need to be wiped clean with a dust cloth. Manufactures recommend that the vacuum’s HEPA filter be replaced every 6 months in addition to monthly cleanings. Allow the washed pieces to air dry over night, or if need be longer, just make certain all parts are completely dry before reassembly.
 
4) Rotating floor brush cleaning:
Remove the rotating floor brush; you will have to use the screwdriver to unscrew the casing. After you have freed the cylinder, remove the debris; use the scissors to cut loose the tangling of strings and hair from the rotating brush, and grip the debris with your fingers. Wipe it down with a damp cloth if it is not able to be scrubbed in the soapy water. Wait until the cylinder is clean and dry before you reattach it and screw the casing back together.
 
5) Clean the vacuum interior:
The dust bin doesn’t completely seal in bag-less causing, resulting in the interior of the vacuum collecting dust. If you have allergies, wear a face mask. Use the can of compact air outside to clear out the dust; be sure to do this outside or somewhere that the dust can spread out as the dust will explode off the vacuums surface.
 
6) Clear out any vacuum obstructions:
Use a toothbrush designated for cleaning to ensure the path is free from obstruction where the primary passageway of the suction path for dirt and debris is a small circular air passageway just behind the floor brush. Be sure to clean the hose out of any existing clogs.
 
7) Put the vacuum back together:
When all the parts are completely dry and you are satisfied with the vacuum’s cleanliness, install the new post-motor filter at this time and put the vacuum back together. Wipe down the entire exterior of the vacuum once you have it all put together.
 

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