by Linea Lorenzo
If you're a proud pet owner, you've probably already had problems with finding pet-related messes on your floor, where they wait for you like landmines. Should you be unfortunate enough to step into one, you will not only have a tough job cleaning up your carpet ( or whatever surface you've got ), but you will also ruin your socks or slippers and have to wash those, too.
Now, to avoid this turn of events, what you have to do is potty-train your pets. However, there's always that period of learning, where they will still poop around your house profusely no matter what you do to stop it. And shed.
Indeed, even though you can train your dog or cat not to spread their excrement all around the house, there's always the issue of shedding, which is a natural process in animals that can create a proper headache for pet owners. So, to be able to get rid of these messes, you'll have to have a tough 'n' ready cleaning contraption onboard.
A vacuum cleaner seems to be the best overall device to use on a wide variety of messes around your house. What's more, if you pick a contraption that you can use to easily reach certain awkwardly-positioned areas in your home, you can truly say to have come across a great anti-pet-hair cleaning tool.
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In this article, we're going to talk about handheld vacuum cleaners with a special purpose - getting rid of pet hairs. We'll present to you ten products in this category, explain how do you approach the delicate task of vacuuming pet hairs, as well as provide a brief buying guide about how to tell a good pet hair-specific vacuum cleaner from a bad one. In the end, we've also answered some of the most frequently asked questions for this topic, so that you can have a clearer idea about what makes these vacuum cleaners different from the other models.
Right then, without further ado, here's the deal.
One of the most important parameters of any vacuum cleaner would be its suction power rating. The thing is, the amount of suction power of any given vacuum cleaner depends on its motor - that is, on how powerful the motor itself is.
The more powerful the motor, the more suction will it be able to generate by powering up the fan that creates suction. Generally, the power of a vacuum cleaner is expressed in either: 1) Amps - if the power of the motor itself is described, or 2) Air watts - if the suction of the unit is described.
Either way, when buying a vacuum cleaner, make sure to get a model with the highest possible amperage or air wattage you can, because this will mean more suction power. Simple maths.
As you may have anticipated, when it comes to picking up pet hairs, it's not all about suction. ( Although a vacuum cleaner with powerful suction will certainly be better at vacuuming pet hairs than a model with a poor suction. )
Arguably an equally important parameter would be the accessories, which often play a key part in removing various sorts of pet hairs from off your floor. A brush roll, for example, can be a great 'weapon' against pet hairs, because it can pick them up quite easily. On the other hand, a crevice tool can come in handy when it comes to extracting these pet hairs from tough-to-reach areas. ( For example, behind pillows on sofas, or in those spots where two pieces of upholstery meet in various pieces of furniture. )
Pet hairs are not only annoying because of their tough-to-clean properties and the fact that they stick to the furniture, but they're also irritatingly smelly and can be carrying lice or some other parasite that may have been 'occupying' your pet.
This is where the filtration of a vacuum cleaner comes into play. A model with a powerful filter will be able to easily sift through the pet smells and microscopic pollutants so that they cannot reenter your living space once you've vacuumed them off your floors. Typically, it is generally agreed that HEPA filters are some of the best and most desirable ones currently on the market when vacuum cleaners are in question.
So, if you aren't sure what filtration system to look for when buying a vacuum cleaner, try to find a model with a HEPA filter and you'll be good to go.
As is the case with pretty much any commerce, the more you pay - the better product you're going to get.
That said, you can save some money if you know exactly what you're looking for. For example, why buy a vacuum cleaner with a powerful suction if you only want to pick up hairs that are on the surface of a hard floor? In this situation, for example, you can buy a vacuum cleaner with a less powerful suction but with different attachments, which can make your cleaning task easier.
Also, here's an interesting thing to take into consideration. If you have a large house with plenty of tough-to-reach areas, you may want to go for a cordless model. There are plenty of these out there on the market, so you shouldn't have too many issues finding one that suits your interests the best. ( And that don't cost an arm and a leg. )
Vacuum cleaners come in all shapes and sizes.
Whether they are large, and have a sizeable canister, or small and don't have much of a canister but a bag instead, these contraptions all serve a certain purpose and have their optimal utilization.
For example, if you have a large house or apartment and need to vacuum clean it regularly, you can opt for a big and powerful canister cleaner. On the other hand, if you have only a small amount of 'territory' to cover and the messes aren't that bad, a simple handheld model may be all you need. ( Storage of these vacuum cleaners should also be considered a factor. )
Compact build, excellent filtration, and a long power cord are what make this model from Bissell an interesting solution for a pet owner in the middle of a shedding season. ( And outside of it, of course. ) Thanks to its simple build and a special rubber nozzle designed to attract pet hairs toward this Bissell vacuum cleaner, you can rest assured that picking up hairs with this model will be a piece of cake.
When surfaces on which this thing would work are in question, the manufacturers claim that this vacuum cleaner will work well on stairs, upholstery, car seats, and other areas commonly affected with copious amounts of pet hairs. ( Also, you can clean hard surfaces such as hardwood floors and tile using this model. )
There's another nozzle that you'll get if you decide to buy this vacuum cleaner. The second one is designed for picking up dry messes and it looks like a regular vacuum cleaner suction head. ( Sans rubber, just plastic. )
Boasting probably the most powerful suction out of all vacuum cleaners currently on the market, this model from Homasy represents a proper beast of a cleaning contraption that will be able to take on pretty much every mess you put before it. This is thanks to its mighty 100-Watt motor, which can produce up to 8Kpa. This immense suction power gives you the ability to get rid of even the smallest dust and dirt particles - down to 0.3 microns.
Since this model works on batteries, the folks at Homasy decided to equip it with a powerful battery that can give you up to 30 minutes of running time. While this may not seem like much, it can be the perfect ' weapon of choice ' for a person with a smaller house or apartment. ( If you have a larger house, you may be better off with another vacuum cleaner. )
In the department of dust collection, this model doesn't lag behind other handheld models too much. It's got a large, 600 ml dust container, so you want to have to empty it too often. Once it's full, all you have to do is chuck the lot over a trash bin, pop it back on the rest of this vacuum cleaner, and Bob's your uncle.
If you're after a vacuum cleaner that is small in size, can work on multiple surfaces, and comes with an easy-to-empty dust cup, this model can be just the cleaning contraption for you. Weighing in at just 4-pounds total, this vacuum cleaner would fall into the category of lightweight models - making it a perfect contraption for older people, or folks who cannot hold heavier objects for a long time.
When it comes to getting rid of pet hairs, arguably the most important tool would be the motorized brush, which can pick up hairs easily. This thing comes as an attachment, so you can pop it on your vacuum cleaner whenever you like and get rid of some pet hairs as soon as you can say, Jack Robinson.
As our entry number 4, we've got another powerful handheld vacuum cleaner that can do wonders for a wide variety of purposes. With its 90-Watt motor, this thing can produce a stable amount of suction that will help you get rid of some of the most stubborn messes on your carpets, hard floors, area rugs, as well as upholstery.
To help you clean various areas with ease, the folks at Holife equipped this vacuum cleaner with several quite important attachments, including a special nozzle for cleaning up liquid messes. There are also standard brush-based attachments for cleaning out different messes on upholstery and other areas easily.
Since the Holife folks included a powerful motor in the build of this vacuum cleaner, they also made sure this thing is well protected. So, you can rest assured this model has a vacuum, as well as battery protection, which is there to make sure that nothing will get wrong with it. ( In fact, if it gets overheated, the automatic shut-off feature will make sure it doesn't 'suffer' a fatal failure. )
Featuring a host of attachments that you can use for a wide variety of cleaning tasks, this Kimitech vacuum cleaner can enable you to take care of various messes with notable ease. An interesting design choice on the part of Kimitech folks would certainly be the LED light located just above the dust front nozzle. It enables you to see what you're vacuuming and to reach certain tough-to-get to areas in your home with ease.
There's a feature on this model that's arguably even more interesting than the LED light. We're talking about the curious case of a stainless steel filter. Namely, the folks at Kimitech have figured out a way to make stainless steel to be a good choice of material to filter out the tiny dust and dirt particles you pick up from off the floor. This filter is washable and you can reuse it up to 1,000 times. ( This means you can actually wash it a 1,000 times and then put it back in and use it again. ) Quite impressive, isn't it?
Powerful suction, elegant design, as well as the ability to easily take care of a wide variety of messes across several different types of surface is what makes this model a great cleaning contraption. The thing that makes this vacuum cleaner so efficient would certainly be its mighty motor, which gives you about 100 Watts of uninterrupted power whenever you press the ON and OFF button.
Using this suction, you can remove dust, dirt, other particles from off a wide variety of surfaces easily and effortlessly. Add to that the fact that this model comes with several quite important accessories and you can see how this model can truly help you clean up a wide variety of messes with ease. There's also the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which you have to charge up before you can use this contraption. ( For this reason, this model can be a great solution for a person with a smaller apartment or a similar living space. On the other hand, folks who don't like to wait for the batteries to fill up will probably benefit more from buying a larger vacuum cleaner model. )
If you're after a tough 'n' ready handheld vacuum cleaner that also looks as if someone ripped it right out of a sci-fi flick, this model from Hikeren will surely pique your imagination. With a mighty 100-Watt motor, this contraption can be an excellent choice for anyone in need of a model with a strong suction that can easily take care of a wide variety of messes on different surfaces.
Other than the powerful motor, this model also comes with an excellent filtration system made out of stainless steel - believe it or not. Thanks to this unusual property, you can rest assured that you'll be able to reuse this filter many times over because stainless steel doesn't rust. Also, stainless steel is quite long-lasting, so as long as you don't damage this filter in any particular way, it could be reused for quite a long time, indeed.
Sitting pretty at its charging station, this handheld vacuum cleaner model from NOVETE can easily pass for installation at one of those modern-day art galleries with futuristic exhibits. The qualities of this model aren't just surface deep, though. Thanks to the advanced cyclone technology, this model can provide you with excellent suction and help you get rid of some of the toughest pet hair-related messes. ( And other debris, too. But predominantly pet hairs and the odors that come with it. )
Since this model is cordless, the folks at NOVETE thought of an excellent way to make the lives of owners of this contraption a little bit easier. Namely, they've installed a special sort of battery that you can easily replace on your own. This means you can spare time and money on NOT having to send the entire vacuum cleaner over to the official service for the manufacturer's mechanics to take care of the issue.
Representing a compact, tough, and a well-rounded handheld vacuum cleaner, this model from KingSo can be a proper lifesaver for whatever vacuuming task you have in your house. Thanks to its two power levels, as well as to the useful accessories it comes with, you can use this KingSo model to clean up pretty much any surface in your home quickly and easily.
To start, let's mention the cyclonic suction on this model, as the manufacturers call it themselves. The motor on this unit can reach up to 9000 Pa, which is enough to tackle even some of the most stubborn stains.
When it comes to the way this motor works, the folks at KingSo decided to equip it with two speeds. One is the standard one for smaller messes and stains ( such as dog food spillage, pet hairs, and smaller piles of dust ), while the max setting is for tackling tough-to-remove stains that the standard model can't get through to.
For all of you planning on vacuuming different surfaces in your house, this compact but powerful vacuum cleaner can be just the thing you've been looking for. Thanks to the accessories it comes with, you can rest assured that there won't be an area in your home you won't be able to get to.
This vacuum cleaner comes with three difference attachments each designed to perform a special function when cleaning up various areas. For example, the first accessory - the gasket nozzle, serves to clean hard surfaces such as hardwood floors, tile, or even some tough but smooth upholstery such as leather. ( You can also pick up pet hairs with this one. )
The second one is the brush nozzle you can use to clean the areas with an irregular pattern or with a soft surface, such as high-pile carpets. Last but not least, there's the extension hose you can use to simply extend the reach of your vacuum cleaner. ( Can come in handy for cleaning corners, tough-to-reach areas, and those small narrow spots between the steps on stairs. )
Even though the biggest headache pet owners have with the shedding season is that their pets will spread their hairs pretty much everywhere around the house, it's still possible to find some hotspots containing most of the hairs.
As you probably know, pet hairs ( as well as human hairs and any type of hair ) typically attaches itself to items that emanate static electricity. Also, areas in your home where there's not too much air draft or ventilation are not the best would certainly qualify as these pet hair hot spots.
More often than not, the areas where the majority of pet hairs will be concentrated would be around laundry baskets, on the pet beds ( if you have those ), and under furniture. Once you find these spots, you can proceed to clean them off one by one.
If you've purchased a vacuum cleaner for pet hairs, chances are - the manufacturers have already included one or more accessories directed specifically toward battling, well, what else - pet hairs.
One of the most commonly used attachments for vacuuming up hair would be the rubberized attachment. Thanks to its natural properties related to static electricity generation, rubber is a great material for picking up pet hairs, because the hairs will automatically be drawn to the rubber. ( Regardless whether there's suction or not in the vacuum cleaner itself. )
Of course, if the vacuum cleaner also has strong suction, then the rubber attachment will be even more effective. Other than this rubber kind of attachment, pet hair-specific vacuum cleaners also sports a range of other useful attachments, such as extension wands and various brushes for extracting these hairs from carpets and area rugs.
The thing with pet hair is they aren't just tough-to-remove and cause allergies, but they also can be smelly. No matter how clean you keep your pets, and how regularly you wash them, they're still going to excrete their natural odors - and this will be noticeable on the pet hairs you pick up from off your floor.
So, to make your cleaning session as sanitary as possible, after you're done picking up all the pet hairs from the floor, make sure to clean the vacuum cleaner itself, because some of the smells and even pieces of pet hair can remain ' unvacuumed ', so to speak.
When it comes to vacuuming pet hairs, the type of vacuum cleaner isn't the most important parameter, in all fairness. As long as the model you've chosen has excellent suction, a specific pet brush for picking up the hairs, and perhaps an advanced filter that can prevent harmful bacteria from reentering your room after you've finished vacuuming - you're good to go.
That said, one of the shapes a vacuum cleaner for pet hairs can come in would be the canister model. Thanks to their large dust canisters ( hence its name ), these models can store plenty of pet hairs before you'd need to empty them, which can be useful if you have a large home to take care of.
On the other hand, the maneuverability of the vacuum cleaner, as well as the ease of handling of a model, also play an important role in how successful you'll be at removing pet hairs from off your floors.
This is the reason many pet owners opt for small and easy-to-carry vacuum cleaner models - handheld vacuum cleaners. As their name suggests, you can easily carry them in your hand, which allows you to approach tough-to-reach areas comfortably, and finish the cleaning process relatively quickly.
There are many upright vacuum cleaner models out there on the market that can be used as either upright vacuum cleaners or handheld models. Often, these models are designated as 2-in-1 or 3-in-1, depending on what sort of design they have. Some can even be used as handheld, upright, and then stair-specific vacuums. ( These are the 3-in-1 sort. )
Bottom line, as long as an upright model you're ogling comes with a pet-specific brush, you'll be able to use an upright vacuum cleaner to as much success as any other contraption for getting rid of pet hairs out there.
As we've already pointed out, handheld vacuum cleaners are a breeze to carry around and use on different surfaces whether they're high or low.
The thing is, pets will climb everywhere and get under every piece of furniture in your house, so having a model that's easy to carry everywhere is a massive advantage over a cumbersome model - when pet hair vacuuming is in question.
The small size and low weight of handheld vacuum cleaners mean you'll be able to use them on a wide variety of surfaces easily, even if you're not that physically fit.
So, you can rest assured that with a handheld vacuum cleaner on your side - you'll be able to easily handle a wide variety of cleaning tasks and get to every nook 'n' cranny of your house.
Handheld vacuum cleaners are well known for their convenience thanks to the fact that they are small, quiet, and easy to handle.
Do you have a small apartment and can't afford to lose more space in your larder? No problem, a handheld vacuum cleaner can fit into a shelf in your cupboard. Don't want to empty large canisters full of dust and debris? Handheld vacuums have small dust cups that are a breeze to empty. ( Although you would have to do it more often than with, say, canister models. )
Last but not least, a good pet hair vacuum cleaner will have plenty of attachments for purposes of getting rid of pet hairs in various spots around your house.
For example, a rubber pet hair nozzle can come in handy for picking up hairs from off a carpet. On the other hand, a crevice tool may be all you need to vacuum clean a fur ball from your hard floor. Bottom line, the more accessories a vacuum cleaner comes with - the better.
Yes, if you have a pet. ( If not, then not so much, of course. )
The thing is, pet hairs can be tough to remove from certain surfaces with just a regular vacuum cleaner. This is why vacuum cleaner manufacturers have devised vacuums specifically for pet hairs so that the owners of furry animals can have an easier time getting rid of these pesky shedding season messes.
Pet vacuums may be more powerful, easier to carry, and have special attachments for attracting pet hairs, so they're different from just your regular vacuum cleaner.
Of course.
From a vacuum cleaner's perspective, so to speak, hair is just another form of the mess that needs to be taken care of. Not much different from dust, spilled food, and other debris that can be found on your floor.
That said, some vacuum cleaner models are better suited for removing hairs from various surfaces around your house, so buying these models if you have a pet would be highly advisable.
By using a specific attachment for it - to put it simply.
The trouble with pet hairs and carpets is those common vacuum nozzles can't always pick up pet hairs from high-pile carpets, which renders them pretty much useless for this purpose. Generally speaking, a rubber nozzle can be useful for picking up pet hairs, because it will naturally attract it to itself thanks to good ole static electricity.
As you're probably already aware, a large percentage of dust is simply dead skin cells from us humans, and pet hairs are similar to this in the sense that they can't control where they shed and where their hairs fall off.
So, the best way to ensure you're a house is to a large extent free of dust and pet hairs would be to get a powerful vacuum cleaner that can suck up both dust and these pesky hairs from off your floor.
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pet hairs can be quite a nuisance during the shedding season but can be easily taken care of by a willing person with a mighty handheld vacuum cleaner in their hand. We hope this article helped you learn more about handheld pet-specific vacuum cleaners and that you were able to find a model that fits your needs. Best of luck in your fight against pet hairs and cheers!
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About Linea Lorenzo
Linea was born to love drawing and just a few tech gadgets. While not working or sleeping, he often spends hours to look through the coolest, latest gadgets at different shopping sites, drooling about them. He also likes to keep things clean and tidy - now that the reason you see so many cleaning devices and electronics reviews at linea.io. Ah yes, he made the site also just for that. Occationally, he invited friends to share their expertise around here too. Linea received Bachelor of Arts in Arts & Letters at Sacramento State University.
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