This information is concerning vacuums, but it is accurate for any appliance what has an electric motor.
You observe vacuums marketed as making use of twelve amp motors. The reality is, this only means that the motor employs twelve amps of electricity. This amperage measurement does not advise you if the motor is of high quality or not. This doesn't tell you if the motor is durable, has lots of suction, or moves plenty of air flow.
Your home is wired to take a twelve amp appliance. So the most "electricity hungry" gadgets use that amount of electricity. Toasters, hair dryers, and heaters all use this much electricity.
Measuring amps in a vacuum cleaner is like measuring milage in a car. The milage doesn't tell you about the quality of the car, or its performance. It only tells you how much gas the motor needs to run.
Suction is about how vigorously the motor can remove air from a space.
Canister vacuums generally have more suction than upright vacuums, because the motors are designed differently. Most upright motors are designed to move air rapidly. The more expensive the airflow, the faster the vacuum picks up the dirt. The more suction the vacuum has, the more mass it will pull if you seal the end of the nozzle.
Have you ever watched a vacuum cleaner pick up a bowling ball? It demonstrates great suction, but no airflow. The airflow is what picks up the dirt.
Also at sea level, air pressure is fifteen pounds per square inch.
Because suction is just a matter of reducing the amount of air in a space, the amount of suction a vacuum cleaner has is severely limited. No vacuum cleaner ever made could have more suction that fifteen ponds per square inch.
But the speed of the air? That can be augmented based on the area the air is traveling through, and the air pressure behind it. Airflow has no real upper limit.
As an example, a vacuum cleaner that has airflow of one hundred gallons of air per minute is going to do a brilliant job of moving the dirt off of your carpet, and into the bag or canister.
But the number of amps? It doesn't translate to efficient airflow. The amount of suction? It also doesn't translate to airflow.
When shopping around for a vacuum, ask about the airflow speed and volume. That will tell you whether the vacuum cleaner will clean or not.
I hope this helps.
Author Resource:-
Vacuum specialist Claude Whitacre owns The Sweeper Store in Wooster Ohio. The store services the Wooster Ohio, Medina Ohio, Cleveland Ohio, Akron Ohio, Canton Ohio, Columbus Ohio, and Holmes county areas. You can watch review videos at http://www.sweeperstoreonline.com or read other articles at http://www.vacuumcleanerswoosterohio44691.com
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