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Halo Ultaviolet Vacuum Cleaners - These New Vacuums Can Improve Your Health
Just about any household vacuum cleaner picks up dirt. A more important factor is what a vacuum leaves behind, such as bacteria, parasites and allergy-causing dander and pollens.
Halo UV-ST Ultraviolet Vacuum
This upright vacuum emits germicidal ultra-violet-C (UV-C) radiating, the same component in sunshine that kills germs outdoors. UV-C also is used in hospitals and doctor's offices to sterilize equipment.
The Halo destroys most dust mite eggs and flea eggs while you vacuum!
In laboratory studies, one-second exposure from the vacuum's UV-C light killed:
* 97% of Dust Mite eggs...
* 100% of Flea eggs...
* Flu Viruses...
* 99% of disease-causing Bacteria, such as S. aureus and E. coli...
* and more than 99% of other harmful organisms.
The bulb is in the base of the unit and is activated only on a flat, solid surface in its reclined (in-use) position while pressing a UV-C activation switch. The bulb lasts for 8,000 hours of use and has a lifetime warranty. Moving the vacuum slowly exposes more germs to UV-C light. The light will not harm or fade carpets or flooring when used as directed. The vacuum attachments - a crevice tool and a dusting brush - don't incorporate UV light.
I purchased this vacuum because I have a cat who is extremely allergic to everything! She constantly has itchy skin, and we have determined that it comes from dust mites. Now add a dusty house, that no matter how much I clean, I can't seem to eliminate the dust. This is a disaster for our baby Blue. I am a clean nut and believe in holistic remedies, so this vacuum works perfectly for me. I can kill the pesky dust mites without chemicals. When I first pulled it out, I didn't have much hope in it's abilities to extract as much junk from the carpet as my beloved Dyson but I was pleasantly surprised. It did an excellent job! The ability of a UV light to kill bacteria and viruses has been well documented for 100 years, to actually put it in a vacuum, is pure genius. I will continue to use my Dyson daily as the work horse and use the Halo once a week to kill the mites & other critters. Yippee!
I recently saw the Halo UVX vacuum on The Today Show and thought it was a great idea, particularly for families with young children.
Although I clean often, I feel as though there is little that I can do to truly disinfect my home and kill dust mites, bacteria, and other viruses. It disgusts me to think about all the things that live in my home's carpets and mattresses and how that can lead to illness and allergies. Given that I have young children (who are frequently getting sick and have asthma), the Halo vacuum was perfect. I purchased the Halo UVX as soon as it was launched and am extremely happy with it so far. The Halo vacuum works better than my old vacuum, plus I feel confident that it is killing any microorganisms that might be harmful to my family.
I am very happy that there is now a vacuum that disinfects, and, so far, Halo vacuum works great. I highly recommend to anyone.
The Halo also incorporates a High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filtration system and weights less than 17 pounds. (www.BottomLineSecrets.com)
