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Is Your Vacuum Cleaner Asthma & Allergy Friendly?

Dust off the winter blues and any dirt, allergens and harmful containments lying around your home with a new vacuum cleaner.

With spring around the corner, now’s the best time to do a spring clean to remove allergens around the home, reduce asthma, allergies and hay fever. To help you make light work of cleaning, we’ve rounded up our current top four favourite vacuum cleaners. Each with their own unique cleaning abilities, technologies and attachments, these vacuum cleaners will quickly remove mess more quickly than you can brush it under the carpet.

BRAND: ELECTROLUX
VACUUM: ULTIMATEHOME 900 PET CORDLESS STICK VACUUM CLEANER
COLOUR: URBAN GREY

The vacuum of choice for: pet owners and small to mid-sized homes

Perfect for homes with pets (and pet hair), Electrolux’s UltimateHome 900 Pet Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner is designed to help pet owners eliminate daily mess and remove pet hair from all types of surfaces. Spot cleaning or a whole house clean, this stick vacuum leaves a spotless home with its:

  • 25.2V motor
  • 5-step filtration, designed to remove 99.9% of particles 1
  • 400ml dustbin
  • Suitable for: hard floors, carpets and area rugs
  • Interchangeable batteries allow for up to 120 minutes of cordless cleaning 2
  • 4 power modes: Min, Mid, Auto and Turbo
  • Adjustable telescopic handle reaches multiple surfaces
  • Converts to a handheld, ideal for cleaning tabletops and car seats
  • Included attachments: PowerPro Hardfloor and Multi-Surface Nozzles, Dusting Brush, Short Crevice Tool and Delicate Brush

VIEW THE ELECTROLUX ULTIMATEHOME 900 PET

BRAND: LG
VACUUM: A9 CORDLESS STICK VACUUM CLEANER WITH ALL-IN-ONE TOWER
COLOUR: BEIGE

The vacuum of choice for: large households, individuals with allergies and sensitivities, smart homes

An all-in-one cleaning machine, LG’s innovative A9 stick vacuum automatically empties itself on its charging and storage tower, delivering hygienic cleaning results. Never again will you have to manually empty the dustbin and risk harmful pollutants re-entering your home. There’s so much to love about this LG A9 Stick Vacuum:

  • Powered by a Smart Inverter Motor™
  • 5-step filtration removes up to 99.97% of dust particles
  • Suits all floor types including carpets, tiles and hard floors
  • Kompressor Technology compresses collected particles reducing recurring emptying
  • Interchangeable batteries provide up to 120 minutes cleaning time 3
  • One-touch thumb control
  • Smart enabled with ThinQ compatibility for remote monitoring & maintenance:
    • To check the filter’s status
    • Receive alerts when the battery is charged
    • Run a diagnosis & more via the ThinQ app 4
  • Docking and charging tower automatically empties the dustbin, with collected dust stored in the tower’s dust storage bag 5, which can be replaced
  • Included attachments: Slim Hard Floor, Multi Surface Head, Bedding Power Punch, Crevice & Combination Tool

VIEW THE LG A9 WITH ALL-IN-ONE TOWER

BRAND: MIELE
VACUUM: TRIFLEX HX2 CAT & DOG CORDLESS STICK VACCUM CLEANER
COLOUR: OBSIDIAN BLACK

The vacuum of choice for: pet owners, households with allergies and sensitivities

Boasting a 3-in-1 design that can clean all surfaces, Miele’s Triflex HX2 Cat & Dog Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner is one suited for busy homes with all types of family members including pets. Daily mess, pet hair and harmful containments and allergens can be removed, meaning this vacuum is great for those with allergies and sensitivities too:

  • Powered by a German-made Triflex brushless motor
  • HEPA filter captures & filters 99.9% of microscopic particles & allergens 6
  • Up to 60 minutes run time
  • Great for all floor surfaces, table tops and furniture
  • 3 operating modes:
    • Comfort Mode: for everyday floor cleaning
    • Reach Mode: PowerUnit at the top provides greater flexibility, ideal for reaching further like under furniture & cleaning ceilings
    • Compact Mode: for spot cleaning like on sofas and tabletops
  • 500ml dustbin and Twist2open container emptying
  • A XXL floorhead with extra-wide brush & LED lighting clearly illuminates your floor for optimal cleaning
  • Included attachments: Electro Compact Hand Brush, Dusting Brush and Crevice Nozzle

VIEW MIELE’S TRIFLEX HX2 CAT & DOG

BRAND: BOSCH
VACUUM: UNLIMITED 7 CORDLESS STICK VACUUM
COLOUR: BLACK

The vacuum of choice for: any household, especially those with low-lying furniture & limited mobility

Eliminating awkward manoeuvres as you clean up, Bosch’s Unlimited 7 boasts a flexible and bendy tube to effortlessly get into hard-to-reach areas and under furniture. Great for cleaning all floor types and surfaces in the home including furniture and mattresses, this Bosch stick vacuum cleaner is perfect for any household:

  • Powered by a brushless German-made TurboSpin motor
  • Bendable 90˚ Flex Tube reaches under low-lying furniture
  • Perfect for cleaning floors, rugs & carpets and furniture & bedding
  • Vacuum head with motorised brush & LED lights illuminates your cleaning path
  • Rechargeable & exchangeable battery delivers up to 40 minutes of runtime
  • 3 power modes: Auto, Turbo & Eco
  • 300ml dustbin with RotationClean feature
  • Various standing modes: Quick Stand function, Easy Parking Clip
  • Included attachments: 2-in-1 Furniture Brush & Upholstery Nozzle, Crevice Nozzle, Mattress Nozzle and Long Flexible Crevice Nozzle
  • Charging and docking station stores all accessories

VIEW THE BOSCH UNLIMITED 7

 OTHER CLEANING PRODUCTS, TIPS & TRICKS TO KNOW

Be spring ready. Whether that looks like cleaning and storing your rugs, refreshing furniture and mattresses for house guests or reducing allergies and hay fever symptoms, we’ve got a suite of cleaning solutions to help make cleaning your home, simple.

Find the perfect cleaning tool for your needs, access cleaning ideas, tips and tricks below!

SPRING CLEAN YOUR HOME

DISCLAIMERS

1 Internal tests according to EN60312-1:2017 standard #0.3 to micrometre.

2 Based on internal tests for suction power on hand unit according to IEC 62885-2, compared with Well Q6 series.

3 Up to 120min run time when using 2 batteries, vacuum set to starting ‘normal’ mode without Power Drive Nozzle. Up to 80min run time when using a Power Drive Nozzle. Actual run time may vary when using attachments and depending on the operating environment and settings. Vacuum to be placed on dock and battery in designated slot for simultaneous charging.

4 Compatible smartphone Android 4.1.2 (JellyBean) or later or iOS 9 or later) required for LG ThinQ® app. Mobile and Home Wi-Fi Data connection required.

5 Additional replacement dust storage bags sold separately. Please refer to LG.com for stockists.

6 According to EN 60312-1.

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