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Allergy Ratings
The Allergy Ratings at ABCVacuumWarehouse.com are
based on the filtration specifications of our vacuum cleaners and air
purifiers. Steam cleaners, rug shampooers, floor buffers, small appilances,
and other non-vacuum non-air purifier products are not rated. Each item is
grouped into the following categories.
| Category |
Description |
| 1
Star |
No Filtration:
- Filterless hand-held and lightweight
vacuums
- Filterless bagless vacuums
Examples:
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| 2
Stars |
Standard
Bag Filtration and Commercial Filtration:
- Vacuum cleaners with standard bags only.
- Filterless commercial vacuums with
shakeout cloth bags
- Filterless commercial vacuums with
bagless dust cups
- Shop-Vacs and other wet/dry vacuum
cleaners
Examples:
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| 3
Stars |
Allergen
Filtration:
- Non-HEPA filtered vacuum cleaners
- Most non-HEPA bagless vacuums
- Vacuum cleaners with Microfiltration
bags.
Examples:
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| 4
Stars |
Basic
Small Room Air Purifiers and HEPA Vacuums:
- HEPA filtered vacuum cleaners
- Bagless HEPA filtered vacuums
- Washable HEPA filtered vacuum cleaners
- HEPA-type or equivalent filtered vacuum cleaners
- Water filtered vacuum cleaners
- Air purifiers for rooms less than 500
square feet
- Air purifiers with HEPA filtration, odor
removal, and ionizers
Example Vacuums:
Example Purifiers:
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| 5
Stars |
Central
Vacs, Premium Air Purifiers and Vacuums:
- Vacuum cleaners designed for high
allergy users
- True HEPA sealed vacuums
- Bagless/Cyclonic vacuums with true HEPA
filtration
- Central vacs that pull air outside the
home
- Air purifiers for rooms larger than 500
square feet
- Air purifiers with anti-chemical and
anti-microbial properties
- Industrial or commercial use air
purifiers
Example Vacuums:
Example Air Purifiers:
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