How To Use a Vacuum
This is Part One of a three-part series about How To Use a Vacuum. In order to know how to use a vacuum, you must know what the parts are and how they work.
Vacuuming is usually a dreaded and despised Adulting Task, but I think that’s only because most people don’t understand how the vacuum works or what the parts are.
In this Mominar, I will be explaining the parts of your machine, what each one does and how they all work together.
I’m also going to show you some of the attachments which you can use, which will help you get those hard-to-reach or awkward surfaces.
Where Does All The Dirt Go?
You might have a vacuum that has a bag, which will collect the dust and debris. When that bag is full, you simply throw it out and replace it.
Or you have one that has a canister. Everything you suck up will be stored in there and you simply empty it out and clean it regularly. This is the kind that I have.
If you have a canister, there will be a release button to remove it from the vacuum. You will see that there is a latch at the bottom, which allows you to open the lid and dump all the contents out into the garbage can.
All vacuums will also have a filter mechanism. This is to control the dust. You don’t have to worry about these until it comes time to clean or replace them.
To replace the canister, you just line it up and it clicks right into place.
Your machine will also have a hose, and that is what connects the vacuum head to the bag or the canister.
Attachments Tools
The hose can be removed from the vacuum so that you can extend the hose and also use the attachments. My machine has a wand release button because the wand is already attached to the hose. And at the end of the wand, all your attachments are going to fit right on it.
A crevice tool gets into narrow spaces that the large roller brush head can’t get into.
Another great attachment is called a stair tool. It has a roller brush, just like the vacuum head, but it’s very small so that you can get a really good vacuum on your stairs.
You might also have an upholstery attachment, so you can vacuum couches, chairs, or any type of soft material.
Watch Parts 2 and 3 of the How To Vacuum Series
Now that you’ve been properly introduced to your vacuum, make sure that you watch Part Two, Vacuuming Techniques: How To Vacuum Your Floor, and Part Three: How to Clean it Out and Maintain It.
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