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Widespread concerns about allergies,
asthma and other respiratory problems have made people more sensitive
to the purity of the air we breathe. Dust and mold threaten the
health of family members. So getting the irritating particles
out of the air is important.
Technology to the Rescue - The
HEPA Standard
Pollen, pet dander, tobacco
smoke, mold and dust are too small to look like dirt, but they're
the major challenge to any vacuum cleaner. One that most fail.
HEPA is an official standard established by OSHA (Occupational
Health and Safety Administration). HEPA certified means a filter
removes 99.97% of particulates 0.3 microns or larger in size.
That's about one-hundredth the size captured by most vacuum cleaners.
(HEPA stands for "High Efficiency Particulate Air")
A conventional vacuum cleaner
only removes particulates down to about 35 microns. Particles
below 10 microns are invisible to the human eye. The most common
airborne particle size is 2.4 microns. How big is a particulate
0.3 microns in size?
Consider these size comparisons:
· Human hair 60 - 80
microns
· Pollen 10 - 40 microns
· Bacteria 0.3 - 50 microns
· Mold 4+ microns
· Dust mite waste 10 - 24 microns
Even if asthma and allergies
aren't major problems for you, who'd want to breathe that stuff?
A HEPA Filter is Not Enough
Many vacuum cleaners claim to
be HEPA certified because they use HEPA filters. However, unless
the whole vacuum is sealed, the collected particulates can easily
be released back into the room. The first vacuum cleaner (not
just the filter) to be HEPA certified is the Miele. It has redefined
how much "clean" vacuuming can deliver.
Miele isn't a brand that's well
known in the US. But in Europe it has represented the best of
German precision engineering and innovation for 100 years. Their
engineers continuously rethink how people live, work and clean
their homes, as they pursue their mandate, "Forever Better."
The Miele http://tinyurl.
com/6urc3 is the Porsche of vacuum cleaners - the finest
standard for quality and clean.
Bringing Together Tradition
and Technology
Tradition coupled with excellence
permitted Miele to elevate the vacuuming experience. Griggs Vacuums
http://www.griggsvacuums.com
supports those priorities as well. We're a third-generation,
family-owned, customer-oriented operation. Although we're no
longer only "down the road," we act like we are. The
Internet allows us to serve a global marketplace, but we still
operate with the same priorities and customer-pleasing policies
as we've done for 22 years.
This article is one of a series
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