<p>A vacuum cleaner is a device that uses underpressure to suck in air via an attachment &lpar;hose&rpar;&period; The sucked in air will pull debris and dirt with the in going air&comma; which often ends up in a removable bag&period; The vacuum cleaner makes it possible to transport material without mechanical cleaning or the use of cleaning liquids&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Why use a vacuum cleaner<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>A vacuum cleaner is mostly used to transport dirt&comma; dust and other unwanted particles from a surface into a collection device such as a paper bag&period; When the all the particles have been removed&comma; they will be stored within the collection device&period; By replacing the collection device with a clean one&comma; all the collected material can be transported easily and safely into a garbage bin &lpar;or similar&rpar;&period; This makes it possible to clean a surface without the use of cleaning liquid&comma; mechanical cleaning or other forms of surface contact&period; The vacuum cleaner is a popular household device and is very commonly used to clean interior&comma; floormats&comma; bootcarpets and floors made from various materials&period; When using a wet-vac&comma; the device is capable of sucking up liquids and can be used to remove cleaning solution that are soaked into fabrics and&sol;or foam&period; One of the advantages of a vacuum cleaner is the fact that the collected debris is stored in a bag &lpar;or similar&rpar; that is easy to remove&period; This prevents that the sucked up debirs floats around&comma; making other surfaces dirty&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>What is a vacuum cleaner<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>A vacuum cleaner has a mechanical and&sol;or electrical unit that blows out air from a compartment&comma; the absense of air within that compartment will cause a very low pressure&period; Due to the surrounding atmospheric pressure&comma; the vacuum created inside the compartment will try to equalize the pressure&period; As much air as is being removed from the compartment&comma; will be sucked in via another opening&period; By connecting a hose on this opening&comma; the in-going air can be used to aim at a certain surface&period; The moving air will pass over the surface&comma; dragging along dirt and debris&comma; which is then caught in the stream of air and sucked in via the hose&period; The vacuum compartment houses a filter &lpar;such as a paper bag&rpar; that allows air to pass through&comma; but filter out dust and other particles&period; Very small particles that might pass through the paper filter&comma; will have to pass through a second filter before the air reaches the motor that causes the movement of air&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Because the filter &lpar;often a paper or cotton bag&rpar; stops dirt and dust from going any further&comma; these particles will remoain withint this compartment&period; When the machine is turned off&comma; this collection bag can be removed and emptied and&sol;or replaced for next usage&period; This makes it possible to suck up very small grains of sand&comma; dust and other dirt on floormats&comma; which are very difficult to remove by mechanical cleaning&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Different types of vacuum cleaners<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>There can be several different types of vacuum cleaners being used in different situations&period; Apart from cosmetic and technical differences &lpar;such as power&comma; length of hose etc&period;&rpar; these machines can come with a few charateristics&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Capable of sucking in liquids and&sol;or moisture without damage<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Having attachments to spray a liquid from a nozzle attached to the end of the hose<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Being powered electrically or gasoline &lpar;usually only applies to industrial sized vacuum systems&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Being a static unit&comma; or mobile<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Having a removable container&comma; or using a bag that functions as a collection filter<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;

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