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Post# 327232   6/19/2015 at 17:40 (3,230 days old) by parwaz786 ( )        

I saw an article on Facebook which I can't seem to find, it lead to another website and I though it would just be any old rubbish most of us would probably have heard before but it said things like "Vacuuming too fast" and "vacuuming in different directions" and I'm like wow, sounds good. Anybody else got any other tips or seen this article?

Post# 327249 , Reply# 1   6/20/2015 at 10:54 (3,230 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)        

Iv'e not seen it. But one thing is not over lapping your strokes.

Post# 327253 , Reply# 2   6/20/2015 at 11:05 (3,230 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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Always pull your vacuum backwards at 6 inches per second. Push forward at one foot per second. By showing down on the backstroke, you give the brushroller time to sweep, beat, and clean the deeply embedded dirt and grit from the depths of the carpet pile.

Post# 327259 , Reply# 3   6/20/2015 at 11:40 (3,230 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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I almost always tell folks they are moving it too fast and be sure and overlap. Also before I shampoo, I do it north/south, then east/west, to pull up the nap.

Post# 327263 , Reply# 4   6/20/2015 at 12:08 (3,230 days old) by parwaz786 ( )        

I think I'm like the worst vacuumer on VL, I don't vacuum slowly! lol

Post# 327268 , Reply# 5   6/20/2015 at 12:39 (3,229 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)        
I've seen youtube vids

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of people vacuuming so fast it annoys the hell out of me, but I don't vacuum super slow, sort of medium speed and I overlap a lot. I honestly don't enjoy vacuuming at all for the most part though. Maybe that's why?

Post# 327285 , Reply# 6   6/20/2015 at 14:05 (3,229 days old) by citroenbx (england)        

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I vacuum very slow because I use a dyson dc01

Post# 327340 , Reply# 7   6/20/2015 at 16:32 (3,229 days old) by parwaz786 ( )        

Whatever vacuum I use, whether it's a Root cyclonic Dyson or something not as powerful like a straight suction cylinder or something, I always vacuum fast, I really don't know why. However, I do go over areas of carpet where dirt is stubborn for example a straight suction cylinder struggles with strings and hair, so I have to go over the same spot again, or dsmething like burber carpet which is uneven, even up upright vac struggles so I either have to go over it a bit slower or pull the hose and wand out

Post# 327418 , Reply# 8   6/21/2015 at 00:32 (3,229 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA)        
Normally

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I try not to vacuum too fast or too slow; my vacuuming pace is somewhere in between. Yes, I do overlap my strokes.

Before I deep clean my carpets, I vacuum at a slower pace than normal, to make sure that I get as much surface dirt as I can.

Post# 328490 , Reply# 9   7/2/2015 at 11:59 (3,218 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)        

You're supposed to make at least 3-4 passes for best results. Most folks dont edge clean (using wand & crevice tool) around furniture & along walls

Post# 328495 , Reply# 10   7/2/2015 at 12:19 (3,217 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)        
@floor-a-matic

 I don't clean the skirting boards much lol. Tut tut, naughty me :P

Post# 328545 , Reply# 11   7/3/2015 at 08:37 (3,217 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)        

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I vacuum the skirting boards every week - and the doorframes, banisters and windowsils.

Post# 328547 , Reply# 12   7/3/2015 at 09:20 (3,217 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The Hoover Company published a bulletin many years ago that gave the correct speed as 12 inches per second forward, six inches per second backwards. Works for me, and then I only have to make one forward and one backwards pass over any one 'line' of carpet. I also don't use my shoulder when I vacuum, nor extend my arm. I hold the machine, and walk forwards and back. Saves MUCH effort.

Post# 328559 , Reply# 13   7/3/2015 at 14:31 (3,216 days old) by Mike81 ()        

This is my way of cleaning the carpets. If I want to do more thought cleaning I go twice the same steps.






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