STACK #200 Jun 2021

LIFE TECH FEATURE

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THE‌ ‌SURFACE‌ ‌PROS‌ continued

TOP‌‌TIPS‌ ‌TO‌‌MAKE‌ ‌SURE‌‌YOUR‌ ‌VACUUMING‌ ‌REGIME‌ ‌DOESN'T‌ ‌SUCK ‌ 1 Give‌‌up‌‌your‌‌children‌ ‌and‌‌pets‌‌–‌‌your‌‌vacuum‌ ‌will‌‌thank‌‌you‌‌for‌‌it‌‌and‌‌your‌ ‌house will‌‌be‌‌eternally‌‌clean.‌‌ 2 OK,‌‌if‌‌you‌‌can't‌‌offload‌ ‌the‌‌kids‌‌and‌‌dog,‌‌pick‌ ‌up‌‌all‌‌large‌‌debris‌‌around‌‌the‌ ‌house‌like‌‌hair‌‌clips,‌‌bottle‌ ‌tops,‌‌marbles‌, ‌etc‌, ‌before‌ ‌you‌‌start‌‌vacuuming.‌‌There's‌ ‌nothing worse‌‌than‌‌stopping‌ ‌and‌‌starting.‌‌ 3 Every‌‌vacuum‌‌will‌‌be‌ ‌accompanied‌‌by‌‌a‌‌set‌‌of‌ ‌specialist‌‌tools‌‌for‌‌upholstery‌ ‌or‌‌hard to‌‌reach‌‌areas‌‌–‌‌learn‌ ‌what‌‌each‌‌tool‌‌does;‌‌these‌ ‌are‌‌your‌‌new‌‌best‌‌friends.‌‌ 4 Vacuum‌‌in‌‌a‌‌shallow‌‌M‌ ‌shape‌‌from‌‌one‌‌side‌‌of‌ ‌the‌‌room‌‌to‌‌the‌‌other‌‌–‌‌that‌ ‌way‌‌you won't‌‌miss‌‌a‌‌spot.‌‌ 5 Regularly‌‌clean‌‌your‌ ‌vacuum.‌‌This‌‌will‌ ‌ensure‌‌peak‌‌performance‌ ‌throughout‌‌its‌lifespan.‌

V12‌‌Detect‌‌Slim‌‌

The‌‌V12‌‌is‌‌designed‌‌to‌‌fit‌‌in‌‌between‌‌the‌‌V15‌‌boss‌‌and‌‌the‌‌existing‌‌V11‌ ‌range.‌‌As‌‌the‌‌name‌‌suggests,‌‌this‌‌is‌‌a‌‌lightweight‌‌vacuum‌‌utilising‌‌all‌ ‌the‌‌new‌‌technology‌‌designed‌‌for‌‌the‌‌V15‌‌but‌‌with‌‌slightly‌‌less‌‌power.‌‌So‌ ‌you‌‌get‌‌the‌‌same‌‌laser‌‌tip‌‌detection‌‌that‌‌casts‌‌an‌‌illuminated‌‌light‌‌out‌‌at‌ ‌90‌‌degrees‌‌field‌‌of‌‌view‌‌to‌‌capture‌‌all‌‌the‌‌nasties‌‌lurking‌‌on‌‌your‌‌floor‌ ‌surfaces,‌‌and‌‌the‌‌acoustic‌‌sensor‌‌that‌‌enables‌‌the‌‌user‌‌to‌‌log‌‌what‌‌is‌ ‌being‌‌picked‌‌up‌‌through‌‌a‌‌clever‌‌algorithm‌‌we‌‌could‌‌never‌‌possibly‌ ‌even‌‌begin‌‌to‌‌understand.‌‌The‌‌design‌‌has‌‌also‌‌been‌‌modified‌‌so‌ ‌while‌‌it‌‌retains‌‌the‌‌familiar‌‌shape,‌‌the‌‌trigger‌‌button‌‌has‌‌been‌

‌switched‌‌for‌‌a‌‌power‌‌button‌‌on‌‌top.‌‌And‌‌it‌‌will‌‌also‌‌come‌ ‌with‌‌the‌‌hair‌‌screw‌‌tool‌‌head‌‌to‌‌alleviate‌‌any‌potential‌‌brush‌ ‌tangling‌‌with‌‌errant‌‌hair‌‌or‌‌animal‌‌fur‌‌picked‌‌up‌‌off‌‌the‌‌floor.‌ ‌A‌‌60-minute‌‌battery‌‌life‌‌will‌‌see‌‌you‌‌through‌‌just‌‌about‌‌any‌ ‌vacuum‌‌quest‌‌you‌‌choose‌‌around‌‌the‌‌home.‌

Dyson‌‌Omni-Glide‌ ‌

You‌‌need‌‌to‌‌see‌‌this‌‌one‌‌in‌‌action‌‌to‌‌understand‌‌the‌total‌‌manoeuvrability‌‌the‌ ‌head‌‌provides‌‌the‌‌user.‌‌The‌‌secret‌‌here‌‌is‌‌the‌‌motor‌‌–‌‌this‌‌is‌‌sited‌‌in‌‌the‌‌actual‌ ‌cleaning‌‌head‌‌itself‌‌and‌‌can‌‌move‌‌forwards,‌‌backwards‌‌and‌‌even‌‌sideways‌‌like‌ ‌a‌‌mop.‌‌There‌‌are‌‌two‌‌brush‌‌bars‌‌in‌‌the‌‌head‌‌that‌‌are‌‌fitted‌‌with‌‌carbon‌‌fibre‌ ‌bristles.‌‌Why‌‌is‌‌that‌‌important?‌‌Well,‌‌static‌‌makes‌‌dust‌‌stick,‌‌and‌‌just‌‌like‌‌a‌ ‌carbon‌‌brush‌‌applied‌‌to‌‌the‌‌grooves‌‌on‌‌a‌‌vinyl‌‌record‌‌tempers‌‌the‌‌dust‌‌settling‌ ‌on‌‌the‌‌surface,‌‌the‌‌same‌‌science‌‌applies‌‌here.‌‌It's‌‌light‌‌and‌‌when‌‌combined‌ ‌with‌‌that‌‌exceptional‌‌direction‌‌control‌‌and‌‌the‌‌ability‌‌to‌‌strip‌‌it‌‌down‌‌to‌ ‌a‌‌handheld‌‌option,‌‌no‌‌dusty‌‌corner‌‌of‌‌any‌‌shaped‌‌room‌‌or‌‌the‌‌surface‌‌beneath‌ ‌furniture‌‌will‌‌be‌‌safe‌‌again.‌‌

V11‌‌Animal‌

Australian‌‌households‌adore‌‌their‌‌pets‌, ‌with‌‌over‌‌60‌‌per‌‌cent‌‌of‌‌homes‌‌purportedly‌‌owning‌‌one.‌‌Unless‌‌the‌ ‌breed‌‌of‌‌your‌‌pet‌‌ends‌‌with‌‌an‌‌'oodle'‌‌of‌‌some‌‌description,‌‌you'll‌‌know‌‌the‌‌pain‌‌associated‌‌with‌‌shedding‌ ‌animal‌‌fur‌‌penetrating‌‌literally‌‌every‌‌surface‌‌in‌‌the‌‌house.‌‌In‌‌order‌‌to‌‌stay‌‌on‌‌top‌‌of‌‌the‌‌vacuuming‌‌stakes,‌‌you‌ ‌need‌‌a‌‌vacuum‌‌built‌‌for‌‌this‌‌specific‌‌purpose.‌‌And‌‌that's‌‌exactly‌‌what‌‌the‌‌V11‌‌Animal‌stick‌‌brings‌‌to‌‌the‌‌party.‌ ‌Designed‌‌for‌‌pet‌‌owners‌‌in‌‌larger‌‌homes,‌‌this‌‌is‌‌a‌‌very‌powerful‌‌vacuum‌‌that‌‌works‌‌well‌‌across‌‌all‌‌floor‌‌surfaces‌ ‌and‌‌the‌‌suction‌‌will‌‌adapt‌‌accordingly‌– ‌when‌‌the‌‌motorised‌‌head‌‌hits‌‌carpet,‌‌the‌‌suction‌‌will‌‌increase.‌‌Just‌‌over‌ ‌3kg,‌‌the‌‌V11‌‌has‌‌three‌‌power‌‌settings‌‌and‌‌a‌‌six‌-‌stage‌‌filtration‌‌system‌‌that,‌‌according‌‌to‌‌the‌‌company,‌‌collects‌ ‌99.97‌‌per‌‌cent‌‌of‌‌particles‌‌as‌‌small‌‌as‌‌0.3‌‌microns.‌‌It‌‌comes‌‌with‌‌four‌‌different‌‌tools‌‌to‌‌ensure‌‌all‌‌jobs‌‌are‌ ‌covered‌‌and‌will‌‌convert‌‌to‌‌a‌‌hand-sized‌‌vacuum‌‌to‌‌tackle‌‌stairs,‌‌couches‌‌and‌‌cars.‌

Hubert‌‌Cecil‌‌Booth‌‌is‌‌probably‌‌a‌‌name‌‌from‌‌history‌‌you‌wouldn't‌‌recognise,‌‌but‌‌this‌‌industrious‌‌chap‌ ‌designed‌‌the‌‌first‌‌vacuum‌‌cleaner‌‌in‌‌1901.‌‌The‌‌huge‌, ‌bulky‌‌petrol-driven‌‌machine‌‌was‌‌pulled‌‌by‌‌horses‌‌and‌ ‌parked‌‌out‌‌the‌‌front‌‌of‌‌a‌‌home.‌‌A ‌hose‌‌was‌‌then‌‌passed‌‌through‌‌the‌‌window‌‌before‌‌the‌‌cleaning‌‌began.‌

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