How to Use a Carpet Sweeper Properly

How to Use a
Carpet Sweeper ✪

Properly?

Carpets are a great way to spruce up
the look of any room, whether it be
your personal home, a commercial
establishment, or perhaps even an
educational institution. However,
with their ability to make any place
look better comes the headache of
having to clean it every now and
then in order to keep it looking as
pristine as possible.

After all, who would want to
live or work in a place that
has a dirty floor, especially
considering all of the
potential diseases that you,
your family, or your
colleagues could pick up due
to unsanitary conditions?

Carpets Are a Magnet for Disease-
Causing Germs

In fact, in some parts of Asia, people
have become used to the idea of
leaving their shoes at the door and
walking barefoot around the rooms.
While many continue to do this out
of habit, researchers have discovered
that there is more to this practice
than meets the eye. For one thing,
your footwear could also pick up all
sorts of grit that could actually cause
damage to your carpet, according to
Apartment Therapy.

To make matters worse,
according to an article by
Melissa Breyer on a site called
Treehugger, research conducted
by the University of Arizona
showed that over 400 thousand
units of bacteria were found on
a typical shoe on any given day.
These germs include the likes
of meningitis and E. coli,
among many other culprits for
potentially serious diseases.
Sounds like it’s time to get out
the vacuum cleaner, but before
you do that; you might want to
consider another option first.

According to the book TheVacuum Cleaner:A History by Carroll Gantz,
the first design for a carpet sweeper was patented by Melville R. Bisesell
way back in 1876.

If you have never heard
of the contraption
before, then you may be
wondering how exactly
you are supposed to use
this manual cleaning
tool. If you are still
scratching your head,
read on to get a few
simple tips on how to
operate it.

How to Properly Handle the Manual Sweeper?

These tools are usually
made up of a little box that
contains brushes and
rollers that are attached
with the use of either gears
or some type of belt.
Somewhere inside the box,
you will also find a
container that is meant to
collect all of the dust and
dirt that you find.

As for actually using the unit, all you
have to do is push it over the dirt that
you want to get rid of. This will cause
the rollers to start spinning and help the
brushes catch and put away the debris
into the container inside the box. There
is no need to stoop or bend over while
you are sweeping, since most of these
tools have a long handle that will allow
you to reach certain spots without
having to strain too hard. Keep pushing
and pulling the device until you are
finally able to collect all of the dirt, dust,
crumbs, and other offending items from
the carpet.

Make sure to empty the container each
time you use it, because if you do not,
you might end up with a box
overflowing with unwanted debris,
adding more to the things that you need
to clean.

Also, remove any particularly large items that
you feel may get stuck in the rollers, as these
may block your box and cause damage to the
unit as well. Also check if there are any cables
or wires that are in the way so that you can
prevent the unit from getting entangled in
them.

Manual Sweepers Are Still in Fashion

If you just can’t help but keep your shoes on when you go from one
point to another, then you will at least have to regularly maintain your
carpet so that it is not only free from dirt but also any potential germs
that might be hiding in it.You could always use a heavy-duty vacuum
cleaner, but there may be times when you need to clean without
producing any noise.

This might be the case if you were having trouble sleeping and decided
to be more productive by doing some sweeping, but have other people
in the house who need to get their rest.Try a manual sweeper instead for
those times when you need to sweep up quietly or just can’t be bother
to haul the whole bulky unit out of your closet.Your carpet and your
guests will be thankful that you did.