Principles of Design to Value Excerpt 3 from 'Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology.'

As cylinder vacuums have a floorhead that’s attached to a hose, rather than the main body of the vacuum, they are much better than uprights for cleaning under low furniture..

In particular, we found that the pet tool makes it much more effective at cleaning carpets, sofas, and rugs than many other handheld models.. It’s also brilliant for cleaning hard floors.During our testing, it picked up both larger debris and smaller items with ease on hard floors and laminate.. There’s a good mix of tools for picking up spills from all sorts of places, including work surfaces, hard floors, and furniture.

The crevice tool can get into drawers and down the sides of furniture without any hassle.We also found the suction power is strong enough to pick up small crumbs, as well as larger debris, like cat litter.. We found the dusting brush useful for more delicate surfaces, although we felt that the fibres were stiffer than we would like.Be careful when using the dusting brush on very delicate surfaces, as the bristles could cause small scratches..

The Shark Handvac is good for these areas of spot cleaning, but thick rugs and carpets will drain the battery life quicker.When it’s already short at 10 minutes, this is a downside.. It’s also a difficult vacuum to use in tight spaces.

The rigid design and lack of a hose makes it difficult to clean behind furniture, around PC monitors, and other small locations.

But for general spot cleaning it’s hard to beat in this price range..They also usually have self-sealing designs to prevent allergens from leaking into the air during the emptying process.

This makes bagged vacuums a safer choice for allergy sufferers.. Upright and cordless vacuum cleaners often have a bagless design, but there are plenty of bagged cylinder options.So, if you’re looking for a bagged vacuum cleaner, then a cylinder vac is probably your best choice.. 7.

Wide Cleaning Radius.Cylinder vacuums often reach further from a power socket than upright vacuums.