Best Vacuum Cleaner For Hardwood Floors

As times change so do people’s preference in how to decorate their homes and how they should look.

Previously it was more popular for them to have wall to wall carpeting, but the trend has changed and now more people are enjoying the look of hardwood floors.

These are overall much easier to care for than carpeting and makes for a cleaner more open look to one’s home.

Hardwood floors are kept clean by using a mop and bucket to wash them and polish to make them shine.

Before you can do either of these you need to have a good vacuum cleaner for hardwood flooring.

Cleaning specialists will tell you to clean hardwood floors daily with the vacuum cleaner. Mop it weekly with a water and vinegar solution and don't let the floor get wet as this will damage it.

Nonetheless even after it is polished you must make sure you use your vacuum cleaner daily to lift the pet hair, dust and dirt.

Some people feel that ceramic floors are superior to hardwood ones. They think that ceramic is best because it is easier to clean.

It's true that you can wash them without fear of damage as in the case of hardwood floors, and they come in a wider variety of styles, but nothing adds class to your home like wood floors do.

Choosing A Vacuum Cleaner For Hardwood Floors

Upright vacuum cleaners were originally designed to vacuum only carpeted floors. Vacuuming bare surface floors was an after thought on upright vacuum cleaners.

Most upright vacuums have some kind of switch or setting that infers that you can vacuum bare surface floors, but as is often the case, most of these vacuums even after selecting the bare floor option will just spit the dirt out of the back of the vacuum, or even worse just leave it sitting on the floor.

For brand new hardwood floors, get a canister style of vacuum cleaner, and one that has soft rubber wheels. Using a vacuum with hard plastic wheels will scratch or gouge hardwood floors.

Miele Aquarius S5580

Canister vacuum cleaners are designed specifically for bare surface floors, and will do a fantastic job on the bare floors.

If you have carpets in the home, you may want to get a canister vacuum with an electrical power nozzle which is a rotating brush attachment that will help clean carpeting and rugs.

The best canister vacuum cleaners on the market are Miele canister vacuums.

These machines provide the best possible filtration on the market, and have soft rubber wheels to prevent scratching and gouging of the floors.

They also are built for durability in mind, and will last usually 15-20 years with minimal maintenance issues.

Miele make several models ranging from models that have just a suction attachment, to models that have electrical power brushes for carpeting.

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