Facts and Figures
• One gram of household dust may contain as many as 19,000 dust mites.• An average mattress contains an estimated 42,000 dust mites per ounce.
• Up to 10% of the weight of a two-year-old pillow may be composed of dead dust mites and their droppings.
• Dust mite allergy is one of the main triggers of asthma and eczema.
• 3,400,000 people in the UK suffer from asthma and it kills at least 2,000 a year.
• Dust mite allergy sufferers are not allergic to the mites themselves, but to the droppings they leave behind.
• Exposure to mite droppings in the first crucial year of life can trigger a lifelong allergy.
Carpets, upholstery and mattresses provide ideal breeding grounds for dust mites. Although harmless in themselves, their droppings can cause allergic reactions, especially in young children and sufferers of asthma and eczema.
Dust mites feed mainly on dead skin cells and bacteria. Each of us sheds up to 10,000 million scales of dead skin tissue each day. Much of this ends up in our mattresses. This, mixed with sweat (we produce up to four pints a night) and the bacteria that thrive in it, makes your mattress a welcoming home for dust mites.
The VK136 has been specifically designed with allergy sufferers in mind. It has incredible suction power, cleaning effectively to a depth of seven inches. It also incorporates a hygienic micro filter, certified as a class 11 HEPA filter. This prevents more than 99.97% of particles larger than 0.0003mm from escaping from the machine, including viruses and smoke, as well as mite excrement. So the air filtered through the machine is considerably cleaner than the existing air in the room.
HOW to remove them from your home?
Multi-faceted household assist
The Vorwerk Kobold is an upright vacuum cleaner. With its wide range of accessories, it is a quick household tool that can tackle many jobs. It stands out for its thorough deep cleaning and high quality. Vorwerk began to produce the Kobold as of 1930.
Hard floor nozzle HD 35
The hard floor nozzle HD 35 can be used for daily vacuums and care on all smooth and even ceramic floor tiles, parquet and waxed floors. Its bristles adjust optimally to all surfaces so that HD 35 is perfectly suitable to clean along walls. HD 35's oscillating head allows you to clean even hard to reach places with ease.
Electric brush EB 360
The electric brush Kobold EB 360 has its own motor to power its roller brushes leaving carpets thoroughly clean. When vacuuming hard surfaces, the motor is off. The electric brush is suitable for cleaning all carpets, wall-to-wall carpeted areas and hard surfaces.
Soft nozzle
The soft nozzle - with 10 adjustable intensity grades - is suitable for gentle to strong dusting jobs. The soft nozzle allows you to remove dust from furniture, books, picture frames and delicate and textured surfaces.
Attachements and tools
Use the Vario Nozzle to remove all traces of dust from crevices and corners, upholstery and mattresses, between items of furniture and anywhere else dirt collects. The two joints can be adjusted to the needs of the task at hand, making light work of even the toughest job. To dust radiators, Venetian blinds and other tricky places, simply use the special Attachment Brush for the Vario Nozzle. Tackle messy drilling jobs effectively with our Drill Shoe: switch on your Kobold, place the Drill Shoe over the place you want to drill a hole and the vacuum suction will hold the attachment to the wall until you’re finished.
Clean hair, fur, fuzz and fluff off textiles, fabrics, upholstery and mattresses with the Textile Nozzle.
For all those difficult to reach places, the Telescope Extension Arm with its angled, rotating nozzle (with four positions) is the ideal solution. The Telescope Extension Arm can be pulled out to the length you require. Used with the Textile Nozzle, it can be used for many tasks, e.g. cleaning curtains gently and thoroughly.
Its what’s inside that counts
Why are Vorwerk vacuum cleaners “suitable for allergy suffers”?
The answer is simple: because of their outstanding filter technology.
And that’s why we recommend that you use only original Vorwerk filters and bags, because only our specially designed bags and hygienic micro filters can guarantee complete and systematic cleanliness.
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