We've shared some great professional allergen solutions
this morning, now let's talk about another important way to
reduce and control allergens and airborne particles, and joining
us is Joy Petty, the director of marketing for Maytag vacuums.
It is so great to have you with us, Joy, this morning.
Oh, well thanks.
I'm excited to be here.
You know, Joy, right off the bat, can a vacuum truly make a
difference, not just getting dirt, but getting allergens out?
Absolutely.
Not all vacuums are created equal, so it's important for
allergy and asthma sufferers to really pay attention to what
vacuum they're using.
well, in the green room, you referred to the rugs and the
carpets being like a giant filter.
Can you explain a little more about that?
Sure.
When you think about pet hair and dustmites and all those
other yucky things you don't really want to think about, if
they're dropping to your floor and surface, if you have bare
floors, they're going to be kicked back up into the
breathing area of your home when they get recirculated when
somebody walks through the room.
But if you have carpets instead, all those dirty dusty allergens
get trapped into the carpet fibers and are held onto when
somebody walks back through that room.
You can't just replace your carpet as though you're changing
the filter.
No you can't.
Instead, you just have to clean it with a high-performance
vacuum.
Wonderful.
Now, earlier, you gave us a demo, and I want to take a look
at that so our viewers can see and explain exactly what's
happening in this demo.
Sure.
Well, what makes the M-1200 unique and different than
anything out there is the fact that it has two motors working
for both suction and agitation.
So let's start by taking a look at what an ordinary vacuum does
with suction.
And then, if you take a look here, we'll show you what the
difference is when you have both suction and agitation working
together.
Oh I can totally see the difference.
Just bubbling up through the carpet.
We say all the time that it creates like a mini-earthquake,
with that agitation to bring everything up to the surface and
then the suction motor can sweep it away.
I see it right before my eyes.
Now, talk a little bit about the feature that makes the Maytag
different, especially that stretch hose that you were
talking about.
Sure.
Well, you know irritants can be high or low.
Just think about those dusty ceiling fan blades.
Oh I don't want to think about that.
Well, it's easy to get to them with your Maytag M-1200.
You can just take the stretch hose and it gives you 17 feet of
cleaning reach.
Yeah, that's really important, to think high and low.
When it comes to removing allergens with a vacuum, what's
the most important thing that a vacuum should accomplish?
Well first of all, you need a really powerful vacuum to get
all of that stuff out of the carpet, but that's only half the
story, because you don't want it just out of your carpet, you
want it out of your home.
Absolutely.
And so if you think of emptying a bagless vacuum, you're
coughing, you're sneezing, you have watery eyes, all of that,
that doesn't seem to keep you real safe from all those
irritants from out of your home.
So, instead, the Maytag uses a self-sealing poof-proof bag that
as you remove it from the vacuum, everything is trapped
inside, so you don't have to come in contact with the dirt.
It also leads to a much cleaner vacuum.
I brought my M-1200 from home that I've been using for over a
year.
Okay, did you bring that on the plane with you?
I did.
I flew down with my very own Maytag!
I've got a house full of kids, and pets, and you would never
know that I've been using this vacuum for over a year because
it's still clean in here, and as good as the day I got it.
Wow, that's really cool.
Let's talk about the filter.
A lot of manufacturers claim to have that HEPA media filter, but
there are differences, right?
Absolutely.
A HEPA filter is a good start, but it needs to be part of a
sealed system, because otherwise, the air can blow
around that filter, and spew dirty air back into your house.
But, if all the air path is close, everything has to go
through the HEPA filter and only filtered clean air is returned
to your home.
So that's really an important feature, right?
Absolutely.
If you have asthma and allergies, you need to look for
that.
Okay, fantastic.
And for those seeking more information, or they want to
know where to find you, where can our viewers go?
You can go to MaytagVacuums.com or you can find us on Facebook.
Alright.
Such a great segment.
Such great information, and you really educated us.
Thank you for coming in, Joy.
It was great.
Thanks for having me and happy vacuuming.
Happy vacuuming.
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