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Add FavouriteNumatic Replacement Bags Hepa-Flo for Henry & James Vacuum …Cleaners - Pack of 10
- Replacement Bags
- Hepa-Flo
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Add FavouriteNumatic NLL332 Floor Cleaner with Tank & Brush
- A compact and lightweight floor cleaner
- Assorted pads enable this to be used for all of the primary floorcare functions
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Add FavouriteNumatic Pro Vacuum Cleaner / Twinflo Hepa-Flo Filtration / Retractable …Handle
- Professional specification 15L capacity
- Lift off storage caddy
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Add FavouriteNumatic PPH320A2 Vacuum Cleaner - Hepa-Flo Filtration
- H14 Hepa-Flo filtration
- Plugged cable rewind
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Add FavouriteNumatic Hetty Vacuum Cleaner - Pink- Energy efficient, A rated
- High Efficiency Motor - Numatic high efficiency long life motor
- 10 Metre Cable - Easy reach, 10 metre cable and rewind storage system
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Add FavouritePad Drive for Numatic NLL332 Floor Cleaner
- Nuloc Pad Drive Board
- Suitable for Numatic Floor Cleaner LL332
- 330mm
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Add FavouriteBlack and Decker V2400 Handheld Dustbuster Vacuum Cleaner
- 700ltr/min airflow
- 5W power (air watts)
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Add FavouritePolyscrub Brush for Numatic NLL332 Floor Cleaner
- Polyscrub Scrubbing Brush
- Suitable for Numatic Floor Cleaner LL332
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Add FavouriteScrub Brush for Numatic Twintec TTB3450S Floor Cleaner
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- Manufacturers reference 606203
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Add FavouriteNyloscrub Brush for Numatic NLL332 Floor Cleaner
- Nyloscrub Scrubbing Brush
- Suitable for Numatic Floor Cleaner NLL332
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Add FavouriteSoft Scrub Brush for Numatic Twintec TTB3450S Floor Cleaner
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Add FavouriteNumatic Replacement Bags Hepa-Flo for Charles & George Vacuum …Cleaners - Pack of 10
- Replacement Bags for Numatic Charles A10X and George GVE370A26 Vacuum Cleaners
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Add FavouritePolish Brush for Numatic NLL332 Floor Cleaner
- Union Mix Polish Brush
- Suitable for Numatic Floor Cleaner LL332
- 330mm
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Add FavouritePad Drive Board for Numatic Twintec TTB3450S Floor Cleaner
- Pad Drive Board for Numatic Twintec Battery TTB3450 and TTB4045 Floor Cleaners
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Add FavouriteMechanical Sweeper Dual Action For Hard Floor & Carpet
- Two types of brushes provide maximum cleaning and versatility
- Dual debris pans with one-touch cleaning doors
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Add FavouriteNumatic Henry Vacuum Cleaner - Red- Compact whilst offering professional 9L capacity
- Reliable, long-life TwinFlo vacuum motor
- Easy reach, 10 metre cable and rewind storage system
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Add FavouriteNumatic George Vacuum Cleaner - Green
- Complete wet and dry cleaning system
- Dry vacuuming, wet pick up, carpet cleaning and upholstery cared for easily
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Add FavouriteNumatic James Vacuum Cleaner - Yellow
- Compact and lightweight whilst offering professional 8L capacity
- Reliable, long-life TwinFlo vacuum motor
- Easy reach, 10 metre plugged cable
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Add FavouriteNumatic Charles Vacuum Cleaner - Blue
- The wet pick up and dry cleaner for flexibility, easy to use
- Mainly for dry dust cleaning, but will pick up wet spills and blockages
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Add FavouriteNumatic Replacement Vacuum Bags for 900 & 750 - Pack of 10
- Numatic Vac Bag 900&750 replacement bags
- Packed 10
Vacuum Cleaners at Paperstone
A vacuum cleaner is a cleaning appliance that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum that sucks up dust and dry muck from floors, upholstery and other surfaces. The dirt is collected in dust bags or in cyclones in bagless devices. In Britain, vacuum cleaners are also referred to as hoovers, a genericised trademark.
Vacuum cleaners can be upright (with handle and bag directly attached to cleaning head) or canister (vacuum head is attached by flexible hose). In addition to suction power, upright cleaners also have motorised brushes to loosen the dirt. Although upright models can be more effective, canister vacuum cleaners such as “Henry” are popular because of the manoeuvrability of the head.
Which vacuum cleaner should I buy?
- Upright or canister? Upright models use less power as the impeller (the fan which creates the suction) is closer to the vacuum cleaning head. Uprights are easier to control as they are steered directly. The relatively mobile cleaning head of a cylinder model is far easier to use on curtains, furniture and stairs. Cylinders are therefore suited to fiddly hoovering jobs while powerful uprights make good work of large areas of carpet. Cylinders are better suited for hard, smooth floors.
- Power. The higher the wattage (e.g. 1600W), the more powerful the suction – and this applies especially to cylinder vacuum cleaners where the dust has further to travel. Adjust power for different vacuuming jobs – for example, use a lower setting for cleaning curtains.
- Filtration. Filters remove particles of various sizes from the airstream in a vacuum cleaner. Stage filters include the skin of the bag and a filter between the bag and the motor. HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filters retain tiny particles including allergens.
- Commercial vacuum cleaners? “Commercial” refers to the grade of device and means that it is of a quality suited for use in commerce. Commercial cleaners are generally more powerful and heavy duty than household models. Because they are used in offices and other business environments, they may also have high visibility features.
- Cable length and cleaning range. Long cables should be a feature of all vacuum cleaners but make sure your model has a range so that it can reach any area which needs to be cleaned from the nearest socket.
- Dry and wet mess. Some models are equipped to pick up wet spills and blockages.
A very short vacuum cleaner history
Early precursors to modern day vacuum cleaners – carpet cleaners using suction devices – appeared in the second half of the nineteenth century. These included Ives W. McGaffey’s “Whirlwind”, patented in 1869. The first motorised vacuum cleaners appeared around the turn of the century. An asthma-suffering janitor called James Murray Spangler invented the first upright model in 1908. He gave one of his “Suction Sweepers” to his cousin Susan Hoover, the wife of W. H. Hoover. W.H. bought the patent from Spangler and became very rich from it.
Cyclone (bagless) cleaners became popular in the 1990s. Sold for £200 in 1993, the Dyson DC01 upright became the most popular cleaner in the UK. “Robotic” vacuum cleaners – navigating unaided around furniture – emerged in the 2000s.