Washing vacuum cleaners: main features; modes of operation; Factors affecting cleaning quality. Technical characteristics of models. Manufacturers and prices.
Removable tank for dirty water (b),
Chassis with a motor (B)
and container (g), where the washing solution is poured
Modern vacuum cleaners are, of course, a rather powerful weapon in the eternal struggle for cleanliness in the house. That's just most of them are designed for dry cleaning and is limited, as a rule, eliminating dust. Aesley has a need to wash the floors? Yes, and the carpets need to clean carefully, and the tile in the kitchen, and dirty windows, which last time walked in October? For all this, the cleaning vacuum cleaners are good.
Key Features
In essence, the main advantages of the washing vacuum cleaners are two. The first wet cleaning of tile and stone floors, carpet and PVC coatings, any plastic panels, as well as mattresses, upholstered furniture, sofa covers and curtains. Some models will allow you by changing the nozzle, wash the windows, plumbing, lined with a wall tile, and if you even clean the clouded sink. In a word, general cleaning in full program. Even theoretically, the perfect "dry" vacuum cleaner sucks only the dust to which his nozzle was able to approach, which means nothing can be done with that dust, which is in the air of suspended state or lies on inaccessible surfaces, taking off at the slightest dover. Yes, and remove the dirt from the depths of the carpet only at the expense of suction it is possible that with the pile.The second is the ability of the washing vacuum cleaner to collect moisture and wet garbage. Imagine that your sofa with luxurious upholstery was inadvertently shed juice. Or in the bathroom traversed the pipe. Or the favorite puppy left the spots on the road and in addition to the light palace. The elimination of all these troubles requires rapid and effective actions. Want to try manually? You can simply roll out the vacuum cleaner and cope with work in a few minutes. Washing vacuum cleaner you will collect water, but "dry" - never.
Optimal surfaces for wet cleaning are carpets on a thin latex basis, as well as floors and walls lined with tiles or stone. Washing vacuum cleaners are better not to use for cleaning parquet, carpets on natural jute, carpet on a foamed basis, as well as wooden furniture, not tolerant moisture.
In cases where the use of water is undesirable, switching from a wet mode to dry is not difficult. For this, the entire volume of the tank is filled with a paper or textile dust collector (it is attached to each vacuum cleaner). There are models with Aqua Filter, manufactured by Thomas, which do not require dust bags.
Of course, the washing vacuum cleaners have relatively large dimensions and weight. But this is an inevitable charge for placing in the housing, at least two tanks - for clean and dirty water. Of course, the vacuum cleaners for wet cleaning require more attention to themselves - after work, they need to be washed and dry, since water, dirt and thermal comfortable medium for the reproduction of microorganisms. But we do the same with the bucket, from where you need to pour dirty water, and with a rag that requires drying. All operations with the device after completing the operation - rinse the nozzles, draining dirty water, drying the tanks, the winding of the electric shuffle is 10-15 minutes. But the apartment shines cleanliness, breathes freshness, and the weekend turn out to be completely free to occupation much more pleasant things than cleaning.
About manufacturers
If the market of vacuum cleaners for dry cleaning boasts an abundance of trademarks, then in the class of detergent models such a variety is not observed. But this does not mean that you will have problems with choosing a suitable device. Just some firms concentrated all the forces on the improvement of the "dry" model range, while others do not supply their detergent technique to Russia. Among the potential "mechanized assistants" can be found products from LG (Korea), Philips (Holland), Rowenta (Germany), Delonghi (Italy). Presented in our market and models of companies for which the vacuum cleaner is the main specialization. These are Thomas (Germany), Bissel (USA), Zelmer (Poland) and VAX (United Kingdom). Domestic wet cleaning vacuum cleaners from Krcher (Germany) deserve attention. It is a queue because this company is known worldwide as one of the largest manufacturers of professional detergent.
By the way, the first detergent vacuum cleaner was created by the British company VAX. It was the British who decided to adapt professional equipment to the household conditions, having released a household model. It was not left aside and Germany, where purity is known to be erected at Absolut: Uthomas for today, perhaps the widest range of detergent vacuum cleaners - 10 models, and most are sold in Russia.
At first glance, detergent models, like all other vacuum cleaners, have a housing on wheels (or rods), facilitating maneuvering during operation, hose, nozzle and electric cord. But here the design itself of such an apparatus is fundamentally different from the device of its "dry" fellow.
The detergent vacuum cleaner is necessarily supplied with a tank for clean water (or detergent) and a container where the liquid is assembled. In a special way, the brush-nozzle is also arranged (usually from transparent plastic) - it has channels for air and water. The detergent solution is supplied by a flexible tube ("capillary"), which is widecred along the main hose. By the way, it is also made from a transparent plastic - it is easier to observe the process of feeding the fluid, determining whether it enters the nozzle. Extractive models (for example, AQUILLXTW15E from Delonghi) this tube is hidden inside the main hose, so it cannot be hooked about the furniture, and the probability of water flow when switching modes is reduced to zero.
The volume of tanks for clean water in washing vacuum cleaners, as a rule, varies from 2.3 to 10l. The tank capacity with a waste liquid is usually somewhat greater, from 5 to 20 liters. For cleaning a three-room apartment 5-7 liters of solution or simple water. Achetle You did not worry about the fact that the tank with the assembled mud will overflow, a special float valve is installed in the vacuum cleaner, turning off the engine when filling in the container. For air purification, the same multi-stage filtering systems are used as inside ordinary vacuum cleaners - embedded motor and outlet filters, HEPA and AFS filters, etc.
Today you can meet wet cleaning devices in one of two vertical or horizontal vertices. A classic vertical design gives a vacuum cleaner a funny kind of "automatic" control bursts, handle for ease of transfer, rollers, etc. The housing has a cylindrical or trapezoidal form. The engine compartment is usually located in its upper part over the tanks. That is how the first washing vacuum cleaner appeared on the light, which immediately began to stand out among the diverse "comrades". Vacuum cleaners made in the classic style are in the model range of companies VAX, Rowenta, Delonghi, Thomas, etc. As a rule, cylindrical models are larger in size and harder. But they are equipped with the most capacious tanks for clean and spent water (so, in the BRAVO20S Aquafilter vacuum cleaner from Thomas, you can pour a 3.6 liter of detergent solution, the receiving tank is calculated by 20l). In fact, this is a semi-professional technique, suitable for cleaning apartments of a large square.
Those who do not like to mess around with the "bucket on wheels", some manufacturers offer models, externally, no different from ordinary "dry" vacuum cleaners. They look very modern and stylish. This is compact, maneuverable devices for small town apartments. Here you can mention Twin Aquafilter from Thomas, as well as Aquill from Delonghi. The Vacuum Cleaner Triathlon4D1 from Philips has an unusual drop-like shape, thanks to which they are easy to maneuver in forced room furniture.
Despite its impressive species, in terms of noise, the washing vacuum cleaners do not exceed the usual. Unbend models (say, CollectorB860 from Rowenta) tanks are located above the engine and serve as an additional noise absorber. Asseta such a layout makes it easier to remove the tank with dirty water after cleaning (the engine remains on the chassis), but gives the device with reduced stability.
Almost all models are equipped with a molding or rubber belt around the body, capable of protecting and furniture, and the vacuum cleaner itself from scratches when colliding.
There are super-flaps, which, in addition to the standard set of functions, have the ability to clean up with steam. The purification of the ferry is very helpful when it is necessary to remove the impaired solar sediments from the floors from the natural stone, facing tiles, tiles in the bathroom, toilet bowl, sinks, reinforcement, and kitchen furniture. Couples extremely carefully dissolves the dirt, fat and labor-based stains. At the same time there is no need to apply chemical cleaning products. That is why with the help of such a device it is possible not to simply clean various fabrics (furniture covers, clothes, curtains and curtains), giving them a fresh well-groomed look, but also stroke. In addition, this cleaning is optimal if you have little children or someone from homely suffers from allergies.
According to the design, such vacuum cleaners are similar to detergent models, only inside the case there is a steam generator that provides a pair of step with a temperature of about 140s. The process can be adjusted to the control panel for convenience located on the hose handle. The only drawback of "steam machines" is a rather high price, because it is a semi-professional technique. For the model Penta VAP Electronic from Delonghi (a pair of a pair of order 100 ° C) will be required to pay $ 450, and the Cleaning System from Thomas (PAR140C, electronic suction power control) will cost at least $ 1400. For a home vacuum cleaner, it will agree is not at all cheap.
Wet
So how do all these tubes, hoses and tanks work? When you include a vacuum cleaner, clean water or detergent solution is supplied to the nozzle and sprinkles on the surface cleaned. The fluid flow flushes and dissolves the dirt, after which the spent solution together with dust and mud is suused through the hose into the tank-utilizer. That is, the vacuum cleaner simultaneously performs three consecutive operations at once: spraying detergent, washing the surface and absorption of dirt. Before you start work, you just need to pour clean water into the tank and add a special shampoo.Unlike the usual method of washing the floors (when, after the very first pressing of the rag, the water becomes dirty), the detergent vacuum cleaner allows you to use in the process of cleaning only clean water. Therefore, the quality of cleaning result is homogeneous over the entire surface. Floors coated from linoleum, laminated parquet or tile almost immediately dry out, and you can walk along them. If with solid surfaces in the extreme case you can handle and manually, then return the carpet of bright and fresh paints, carefully removing the dust from it, only the washing vacuum cleaner is capable of.
The fact is that ordinary vacuum cleaners for "dry" cleaning solve this problem no more than half. Judge for yourself: even in the purest apartment, dust, settled on the carpets, gradually accumulates at the base of the pile. Passing through the carpet, you and your households apply all new and new dust layers, and at the same time it is more densely tamper the previous ones. Over time, the dust attracts moisture, and in the depths of the palaces, earthy contaminants accumulate, which are not visible until the carpet is "filled" to the top, for the entire height of the villi. This is where your gaze appears completely taped, fading the carpet, once a joyful eye and decorated the interior. Even armed with the most powerful "dry" vacuum cleaner, you can collect only the top layer of dust from the carpet. But the contamination at the base of the pile will continue, so after a few days you will have to start cleaning from the very beginning, since the carpet will take the former unbearable appearance.
Immediately alleged: the residual moisture of the carpet coating after its cleaning the washing vacuum cleaner is the concept of relative. Of course, sellers in the store, telling about a particular model, can even call you some numbers and interest. In fact, this indicator is not given any manufacturer, since the moisture content of the coating in each particular case can be different, and it depends, in turn, on the humidity and temperature of the air indoors, the type of carpet (natural or synthetic), the length of its pile etc. Therefore, the exact criteria for evaluating humidity does not exist. Operating Winstructions All manufacturers recommend necessary to air the room for about an hour to dry and dry the coating and restore normal humidity in the rooms.
With a cleaning vacuum cleaner, cleaning technology becomes fundamentally different, since purification occurs by applying the solution to the carpet itself, and in the depth of the pile. Clean water from the reservoir is supplied using a special flexible tube and under pressure is sprinkled throughout the area of the nozzle, evenly distributed over the surface. Earthly pollution dissolve and, together with the spent solution, are removed.
The detergent vacuum cleaner not only cleans the surface, but also moisturizes the air indoors. In other words, he struggles not only with that dust that fell into the vacuum cleaner, but also with the one that was in the air or lay under the sofa or on the closet. In essence, even after completion, cleaning continues. Since the humidity in the room increases slightly, dust in such conditions quickly heavy and settles, without harming your lungs. And, as you know, the moistened air is significantly better filtered by the nasooplot.
I pour into the tank mortar ...
Reservoirs for clean and spent water can be embedded in the case in different ways. For example, VAX firm in all its models traditionally places tanks one over the other (top is the container for clean water). To pour the cleaning shampoo or water, you need to open two locks on the housing and remove its upper part, where the engine is located. Avot for dirt plum will have to remove not only the lid, but also the upper container. Manipulations of this kind are not too comfortable. Yes, and the vacuum cleaner itself is quite cumbersome (dimensions of the model 1600 from VAX-300550mm) - not in each apartment you can find a place to store it, not to mention the hose and other accessories.
The most common among models in the vertical version is the design by the type "Container in a container" - a removable tank with a detergent is installed inside the tank for the collection of mud (the lower part of the case plays the latter). To fill the vacuum cleaner with water or cleaning solution, it is enough to remove the top part of the case from the locks and remove the removable tank. During operation, the suction dirty water fills the remaining volume of the tank. This principle is implemented in the BRAVO20S Aquafilter models from Thomas and 3001 from Krcher. TURBO BULLYRB839 from Rowenta tanks for clean and dirty water are cast from plastic as a single container-visa of two cylinders of different diameters inserted one in another. This design provides you with more amenities. You can fill in a shampoo container several times before emptying the tank with dirty water. With a small amount of work, you will need minor amounts of water and shampoo; For general cleaning, in the spring and autumn, you can repeatedly pour shampoo until the tank is completely filling with dirty water.
In the XWF1500EDL Aquafiltro and Penta Electronicex2 models from Delonghi, Triathlonfc6842 and FC6841 from Philips, Twin Aquafilter from Thomas, except the tank for used water, provides a special, also removable, tank-cassette. It is located on the outside of the housing. Aquill (DELONGHI), all the necessary containers are placed in a special cassette, which is extracted from the case in seconds. The removable tank for the cleaning solution of Collecto from Rowenta is located under the top lid of the vacuum cleaner. All these tricks are needed to minimize the time of preparation of the vacuum cleaner to work. In addition, you will not have to carry the whole vacuum cleaner to the crane, it is only necessary to remove the corresponding reservoir and fill it with fluid. By the way, a rather original method of "refueling" is invented by LG. The upward part of its detergent vacuum cleaners (Hippo series) is a wide neck with a plug where the shampoo is attached, without disconnecting anything at all.
And yet, most importantly, do not forget to clean and dry the vacuum cleaner after a wet cleaning. Nozzles, hose and tank for shampoo need to rinse. To do this, it is sufficient to lower the suction tube in a bucket with clean water and turn on the motor. The tank for collecting pollution empties, rinsing and dried. If these procedures do not spend immediately and leave the vacuum cleaner, say, for a week, you risks to start at my own side of the little flicker Bolotze.
It is important to remember that only special non-adhesive shampoos use for carpet washing. The foaming agents are too deeply penetrated into the carpet, and sometimes in the floor, which is theically systematically subjected to their destroying effect. In addition, the float valves that turn the vacuum cleaner motor when overflowing the tank for dirty water, do not respond to the foam, and as a result, the device can be outlined. A suitable detergent composition from others on the labeling "for washing vacuum cleaners" is distinguished. You can buy and shampoos manufactured under the brand of manufacturers of the technique itself, for example, L43 compounds from Moulinex, HR-6965 from Philips, 787502Protex10 from Thomas, ZS-065 from Rowenta. It is possible to even carry out such washing, which will remove various kinds of pollution and will delete ticks. For example, the German company Karcher offers the MITEX765 tool for cleaning textile coatings, allowing at home to get rid of ticks for a period of at least six months (after one-time).
Before starting a wet cleaning, it is recommended to test the color stability of the carpet and install whether this cleaning agent is suitable for it. The procedure will take no more than one minute, but you will know whether the carpet is linked.
Most carpet racks to the effects of acids. Rinsing with an acidic concentration with acidic concentration improves color, softens the pile and extends the life of the product. Many compositions used to clean the carpets have an alkaline basis (such shampoos are included in the kit, for example, vacuum cleaners from LG).
Injection or foam?
The scheme of action of all detergent vacuum cleaners is the same, but the quality of cleaning is largely depends on the method of supplying a detergent solution from nozzles. One of the most common solutions is the inkjet extraction method (injection / irrigation), in which the detergent composition is injected into a purified surface under pressure through one or more nozzles. It is important here how the nozzle is arranged.Let's say, in the vacuum cleaners from Thomas, it has a trapezoidal form and a "sharp" flat working insert, deeply penetrating the inside of the carpet. In this case, the nozzle moves only in one direction to the user, since the injection nozzle is located in the rear part. Thus, the cleaning solution is first sprayed in the form of a shallow water dispersion through a pressure of 4ATM, dissolving and washing the dirt, and then the air, as in the "dry" vacuum cleaner, is absorbed into the nozzle, capturing wet dirt, water and dust. At the same time, the pile is also sucking into the nozzle, pulls out and straightens, due to which the structure of the carpet coating is restored, and hence its dust-absorbing properties. Due to the narrow nozzle, the speed of the air flow is high, therefore the waste liquid is collected rather quickly, and a little residual moisture remains on the carpet. The coating itself is washed and cleared at the entire height of the pile. Such systems use Karcher, Delonghi, LG, Zelmer in their devices.
VAX patented a fiber-flow nozzle for cleaning soft coatings, in which the principle is implemented by the manufacturer as a vacuum removal of moisture. The Fiber Flow nozzle is quite wide, tightly pressed to the surface of the surface, and in the center of the contact area, a vacuum is formed (due to the powerful range of the vacuum cleaner), due to which dust, water and dirt are drawn into the hose. Additionally, an increased evaporation of water occurs, and the surface is quickly dried. Such a scheme allows you to carefully collect the spent fluid.
For cleaning floors with solid coating VAX offers Hydrodry nozzle. In addition, the cleaning solution is evenly distributed on the sponge, and the special bristles raise dust and dirt, sealing them in lumps. This mixture is sent to the suction scraper to the suction chamber, from where the air flow is removed. The direction of movement of the nozzle in this case does not matter: it can be moved and forward, and back- Water is fed to the cleaning surface and is collected anyway.
Vacuum cleaners Triathlonfc6842 and FC6841 from Philips own a special nozzle with a double injection. The principle of its action is both in a washing machine that rotates underwear, mixing it with water, detergent and air. The air is absorbed through the carpet villi through 14 channels (7Vextane and 7 vessels of the nozzle). Under the action of a jet of air, the VILROWS are straightened and lighter cleaned from dirt particles. At the same time, a fine solution of detergent is supplied from the top of the pressure of 3bar. Cleaning occurs independently of the direction of movement. The advantage of such a design is more efficient, the ease of handling the nozzle (inappropriate to apply special efforts, pressing it to the floor), as well as in reducing the contact time of the detergent mixture (air and shampoo) with the carpet. So carpets will serve longer.
If the usual vacuum cleaner loses the suction power as the paper or fabric dust is filling out (since the air is "driven" through the all-thick layer), then the cleaning this shortage is not: suction power remains unchanged throughout the cleaning. Detergent models are generally more powerful "dry" (1300-1500 W). Soda side, this is a disadvantage: electricity is spent more. But, on the other hand, high power makes it more efficient to suck dirty water.
Step Aqua Filter
In many structures, the dusty air is simply passed through the water. This is not enough, because the fine dust is perfectly preserved in air bubbles and is released when they are bursting when exiting water. Then additional "dry" filters are embedded in the vacuum cleaner, and the whole story with the burnt microparticles is repeated.
It is especially interesting to original water filtration developed by Thomas engineers. The system includes three chambers for intensive mixing of water, dust and air. It works like that. At first, the air was addressed through the hose in the aqua filter veil, which is formed by four occupied directional sprayers. With this water, over 96% of dust is held. The rest enters a turbulent water filter, where in the created dust fluxes are wetted, mixing with air and water. The retention of dust particles, already moistened in the previous phases, but not mastered into water, and continuing to move with air flows, is assigned to a sponge filter (it is required to periodically wash it). Finally, the final purification of the "exhaust" air from dust particles and bacteria is carried out using the built-in microfilter.
Thus, even the smallest dust particles are made larger and heavy and held with the easiest large-scale filter. The degree of filtering in the instruments of the THOMAS AQUAFILTER series (Twin, Bravo and Super30) reaches 99.99% -99.998%, while the particles of 0.3 mikron are delayed.
Replaceable devices
The set of each detergent vacuum cleaner, as a rule, includes 5-7 nozzles: for dry cleaning (semid "floor / carpet"), for wet cleaning, for upholstered furniture, glass washing, in some cases - VANTUZ, etc.For wet cleaning, the main nozzle for carpet coatings with an adapter for washing solid surfaces is usually intended, as well as a nozzle for upholstered furniture or small surfaces and a hard coating washing brush. For dry cleaning, the main brush for any surfaces with adjustable height of the pile, a small brush and a slit nozzle. VAX includes a dry brush with anti-static machined verses, which allows you to clean the TV screen or a computer keyboard without fears. Uplices from Thomas are provided by Vanutuz, putting which on the suction hose can be cleaned with a closed shell. Rowenta supplies its models by nozzles for dry cleaning SWIP and WIP: SWIP bruster is designed to fight dust in hard-to-reach places (computer keyboard, blinds, etc.), and the WIP foam nozzle is able to process the surface-sensitive surfaces (screens of computers and televisions, Polished furniture, etc.). The compartment also includes a turbo sheet for deep cleaning of carpets and upholstered furniture.
Using the nozzle for solid surfaces, which has a brush bar, you can wash the floor as a mop. In this case, in contrast to the usual wash manually, you always use only clean water. Philips has developed a universal nozzle that performs three different functions: removal of dirt puffed on solid floors, washing solid surfaces without using too much water and finally collecting dirty water. A stack of the nozzle solid coatings can be high quality in one pass. Window glasses, mirrors, ceramic coatings are laundered with a window nozzle (Philips, Rowenta) or roller-nozzle (LG, DELONGHI). First, the surface is washed with the side of the nozzle on which the sponge is located, and then the water is cleaned with a rubber scraper located on the other side.
A little about choosing
Before getting a cleaning model, you need to accurately realize what you want to get from your vacuum cleaner, what functions or modes of his work are really needed. Some attracts the convenience of control, the other and large selection of replaceable nozzles (the overwhelming majority uses standard, with the "floor / carpet" switch), the third-increased volume of the dirty water tank and the possibility of installing a large dust collector. If you are planning only occasionally use the washing function and do not apply it for regular cleaning, think if it will meet costs comparable to the cost of several "dry" vacuum cleaners.
Buying a detergent device makes sense if you have a large apartment, a large carpet area, or, let's say, a few pets, or the house is often visited by large companies. Now there are many relatively compact and maneuverable detergent models. The controls of the controls are located on the housing (it is interesting that the instruments from the Philips switch is located on the hose handle, this design resembles a "gun" on the petrol station: it turns out original and convenient).
Although the main task of washing vacuum cleaners is fast and high-quality wet cleaning, they also have a lot of additional functions. If you need to remove water and wet garbage, the entire volume of the tank is used, from which the dirt at the end of the work is simply merged. Wet cleaning can be carried out both in the deep cleaning mode using a shampoo and in the waterproofing mode, convenient for the processing of solid surfaces.
Soft coatings can be cleaned by such technology. A chemical agent is applied to the surface with a sprayer, after which the brush is whipped with a foam that raises the deep dirt on the surface of the carpet. Then the foam solution together with dust and contaminations is collected by a vacuum cleaner into the tank-utilizer and at the same time the drying of the surface is performed.
The main disadvantages of detergent vacuum cleaners are the need to buy consumables (not a special detergent liquid, but also replaceable paper dust collectors), a slightly larger compared to the "dry" models of electricity consumption, and, of course, a fairly high price. However, the diversity of operations performed by the vacuum cleaner over time fully justifies the funds spent when buying.
| Manufacturer | Model | The possibility of dry cleaning | Filters | Power, W | Power suction | Volume of tank for clean water, l | Tank volume for dirty water, l | Price, $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krcher (Germany) | K3001. | +. | Three-step filtering | 1400. | There is no data | five | 6. | 298. |
| Rowenta (Germany; assembly in France) | RB 839 TURBO BULLY (6B1) | +. | Five-speed filtration in dry cleaning mode | 1200. | 16 kpa | four | four | 212. |
| Collecto. | +. | Five-speed filtration in dry cleaning mode | 1600. | 20 kpa | five | five | 265. | |
| LG (Korea) | V-C9145WA. | +. | Four-stage filtering | 1400. | 300 W. | 3. | eight | 155. |
| V-C9165 WA | +. | Four-stage filtering | 1600. | 310 W. | 3. | eight | 266. | |
| Philips (Holland) | FC6842TRIATHLON. | +. | Four-stage filtering | 1500. | There is no data | 3. | nine | 250. |
| Zelmer (Poland) | 619.5s. | +. | Aqua Filter | 1600. | 260 W. | five | eight | 261. |
| 619.5 Wodnic | +. | Aqua Filter | 1500. | 160 W. | five | eight | 224. | |
| Thomas (Germany) | Twin Aquafilter. | Complex air purification during cleaning | Aqua Filter and Hepa Filter | 1500. | 230 mbar | 3. | 6. | 370. |
| Bravo20saquafilter. | Comprehensive air purification | Aqua filter and HEPA filter during cleaning | 1600. | 300 mbar | 3.6 | twenty | 270. | |
| VAX (United Kingdom; assembly in the PRC) | Washvac6130E. | +. | Four-stage filtering in dry cleaning mode | 1300. | 230 W. | four | eight | 470. |
| Wash VAC 6150SX | +. | Four-stage filtering in dry cleaning mode | 1500. | 275 W. | four | eight | 576. | |
| 1600. | +. | Four-stage filtering in dry cleaning mode | 1550. | 140 W. | four | eight | 507. | |
| Delonghi (Italy) | XTW-15E Aquill | +. | Seven-step filtering in dry cleaning mode | 1500. | 300Aert. | 2.5 | 4.5 | 180. |
| Penta Vap Electronicex2. | +. | Five-speed filtration in dry cleaning mode | 1300. | 24 kpa. | 2.5 + 2.5 | eight | There is no data |
The editorial board thanks the representative offices of the Philips, Rowenta (SEB Groupe), Delonghi, shops "M.Video" and "Electroflot", as well as the firms "TVODODAR", "Newcom" and "net company" for help in the preparation of material.