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Vacuum Cleaner Know-How from A-Z!
| Activated | Carbon filter: Odours remain in the activated carbon filter when they flow through it; particularly recommended for households with pets! |
| Additional | Properties: The following properties are certified for the carpet stamp: Anti-static properties, under-floor heating, wet rooms, chair casters, stairs. |
| Blow-out | Filter: Foam absorbs carbon brush abrasion from the vacuum cleaner ventilator Floor vacuum cleaner: Most common vacuum cleaner in Germany; upright or tank form; on casters, wheels or runners; 56% of all vacuum cleaners sold in 1997. |
| Brush | Vacuum cleaners: Brushes and vacuums in one process; also with beating fixture; 1% Cecil Booth brit. engineer invented the first vacuum cleaner in 1901, the patent of the modern vacuum cleaner. |
| Carpet | Fibres: A differentiation is made between natural and man-made fibres; natural fibres = plant material 2% (e.g. sisal, coconut) and animal 8% (e.g. wool, silk) man-made fibres: = cellulose 10% (viscose) and synthetic 80% (polyamide, polyacrylic, polypropylene). |
| Cleaning | Work: The time required for "cleaning work in the home" totals approx. 15 to 25% of the total time required to run a household. |
| Coding | System: Important feature for the consumer facilitating simple search for vacuum cleaner bag (e.g. determination of appliance type and manufacturer and bag closing fixture). |
| Combi | Filter: Ensures a healthier room climate thanks to high level of fine dust and small dust particle retention and protects the vacuum cleaner motor by preventing dirt penetration. |
| Comfort | Value: Signalises the density, height and material of the flora layer of the carpet; 5 levels (simple to prestige). |
| Cyclone | Principle: Patented system of Dyson vacuum cleaners (Engl.); centrifugal air flow throws dirt particles onto the inner wall of the dust container; without bag. |
| Delivery | Order: 20% of all vacuum cleaners are still bought directly from the manufacturer via order and payment cards. |
| Deo-Sticks | Improves and freshens the air blown out of the vacuum cleaner; inserted in bag; available in lavender, lemon and flower aromas. |
| Dual-circuit | Blowers: Separation of suction air flow and cooling air flow: (by-pass) required when suction air would cross the motor unfiltered and for the suction of liquids. |
| Durability | Value: Specifies the durability of a carpet; 4-stage scale (slight to extreme). |
| Dust | Space volume: Differs depending on the vacuum cleaner model; Small vacuum cleaner approx. 0.5 l Floor vacuum cleaner approx. 1.5 - 1.0 l Tank vacuum cleaner; wet-dry cleaners 20 l and more, also see useful volume. |
| Dust seal | Allows the full bag to be removed hygienically without the dust escaping. |
| Environmental | Protection: By use of unbleached paper. |
| European | Carpet association (ETG) issues the carpet stamp for the utility value of a carpet. |
| Filter | Change indicator: Measurement is made in the vacuum cleaner by means of under-pressure in the bag or by recording the pressure difference between the external and internal bag space in the vacuum cleaner. |
| Flat | Floor nozzle: Special nozzle with casters on the side and strips of brushes and/or strips of rubber; for tiles, parquet, laminate, PVC etc. |
| Getting | What you need: Don't let anyone try to sell you the wrong type of vacuum cleaner bag. The right bags in top quality are available from Top Filter/ Fackelmann. |
| Growth | Market: The floor vacuum cleaner market in Germany grew by 3% in quantity in 1998. |
| Hand | Vacuum cleaner: Held with a handle; Pole, handle, nozzle, suction pipe directly connected with the appliance (can be released); 13% market share. |
| HEPA-Filter | High Efficiency Particulate Air-Filter; highly efficient suspended matter filter for persons with allergies. |
| Hygiene | Seal: different seal types on the vacuum cleaner bag (flap; automatic, pull; rubber seal) |
| Industrial | Vacuum cleaner: Common name for large volume vacuum cleaner types, mostly with wet-dry function (tank suction). James Dyson company boss and manufacturer of vacuum cleaners with the Cyclone principle. |
| Joints | Nozzle: Accessories for vacuum cleaners for cleaning joints, corners, cracks etc. |
| Joke | "Our carpet is so dirty that we should let the man come again to do a vacuum cleaner demonstration!" nach oben |
| Layers | Vacuum cleaner bags are comprised of special paper and are tuned to the specific vacuum cleaner; depending on the vacuum cleaner's output (wattage) and application possibilities, different papers strengths, also called layers, are required. |
| Memo | Label: Removable label on vacuum cleaner bag packaging for easy recognition of correct bag type. |
| Micro | Filter / blow-out filter: Filter for healthier room climate; electrostatic charged core; high level of retention of fine dust and bacteria, pollen, spores, dust mites etc. |
| Motor | Filter: Prevents dirt penetrating the motor and also ensures an optimum of suction power for the appliance. |
| Multi-level | Blower: Vacuum cleaner motor with more than one blower wheel for suction power. |
| Multi-purpose | Vacuum cleaners: Practical suction types in upright or tank form; on casters; market share in FRG: 8%. |
| Nail | Fleece: Tufted carpets; longitudinal, crosswise, diagonal and non-arranged fibres are mechanical fixed; durability thanks to chemical fixing agent. |
| Polti | Manufacturer of a vacuum cleaner type which achieves filtering and pick up of dust by means of water instead of a vacuum bag (Legologico) Quality: Vacuum cleaner bags are inspected for their durability against ripping, for their porosity and fit. |
| Reverse | Side hardness: Necessary measure when manufacturing carpets; made of fabrics, fleece or smooth, compact foam. |
| Shampooing | Appliance: Special appliance with which cleaning foam is worked into the carpet (also powder cleaning). |
| Single | Circuit blower in the vacuum cleaner: Suction air is directed over the motor for cooling. |
| Small | Vacuum cleaner: Hand appliance with plug or batteries; also in 12 V model specially designed for cleaning cars, market share in 1997: 22%. |
| Spray | Extraction appliance: for wet-dry cleaning: Vacuum cleaner with water tank and pump for cleaning carpets or wet floors. |
| Steam | Cleaner: Cleans with steam; picks up dirt and damp in a cloth wrapped around the nozzle (without suction function) or as a steam vacuum; market share less than 1%. |
| Suction | Output: Measures the ratio of the under-pressure and air flow: For vacuum cleaners between approx. 180 and 430 watts. |
| Supporting | Materials: For tufted carpets especially polypropylene, polyester fleece and polypropylene band fabrics. |
| Suspended | Matter filter: Made of folded fibre-glass fleece; in the minute particle field (<3 mm) higher filtration as micro filter (i.e. blow-out air must be at least 99.97% dust-free); see also HEPA filter. |
| Textile | Filter: Application of fibres instead of paper for vacuum cleaning appliance; can be used once or several times. |
| Textile | Flooring: This includes knotted, woven, needle fleece and tufted carpets; these make up 60% of the total floor space in Germany. |
| Tufted | Carpets = 60% of all carpets; Thread is "pinned" onto the base material; models: looped, velour, cut loop. |
| Under-pressure | Working principle of the vacuum cleaner; in an artificially created under-pressure the dust laden air flows in and is filtered before it is blown-out. |
| Useful | Volume: Actual useful bag volume in accordance with standardised measurement regulations: Optical load display: Signalises how full the vacuum cleaner bag is on some appliances. |
| Wet-dry | Vacuum cleaner: Multi-purpose cleaner for dirt and liquids; wash suction function has a fixture for non-pressure application of liquids. |
| Wonderbag | The first vacuum cleaner bag which can be used in all appliances (textile fibres; for one-off use); manufacturer Rowenta. |
