6 Super Useful Handheld Vac Uses You Need to Know About

If a plate of crisps gets overturned at a party, or if someone treks in grass from the garden, out comes the handheld vac. However, your trusty vacuum is good for more than just cleaning up the occasional spillages! Here are some awesome ways to use your handheld vacuum more often and really get your money’s worth… and don’t forget, if you need any spare parts or accessories for your vacuum such as vacuum bags, filters, or nozzles, we have everything you need in our wide range of vacuum cleaner parts and accessories!

If you’re happily using your handheld vac around the home but lugging your main vacuum cleaner outside to vacuum your car, you’re missing a trick! There’s no need to fiddle about with extension cables and crevice attachments to get your car clean with your bulky vacuum. Whip around your car with your nifty, portable handheld one instead. Much easier!

Feather dusters are so 1950s. Times have changed and your handheld vac is far more effective at clearing out the cobwebs. It’s a lot easier to reach around with than your main vacuum cleaner too; you can get into the corners of your rooms without your arms aching! A handheld vac is especially useful for garden shed cobwebs where there’s no power supply.

Anyone who’s ever tried to vacuum the stairs whilst simultaneously balancing their vacuum cleaner knows how perilous this task can be. At any moment your appliance could topple and drag you down with it… but a handheld vacuum cleaner is far less perilous. Sadly, you do still have to carry the vacuum cleaner up and down the stairs to vacuum both floors, unless you have two!

If you’ve dropped an earring on the carpet, you may be tempted to just assume your jewellery is lost for good. Not so fast! Attach some tights over the vacuum nozzle and run it over the carpet. With luck, the vacuum will suck up the earring onto the tights (which will stop your jewellery being sucked into the vacuum itself). This also works for small parts of children’s toys, glasses, screws, and the like!

A trip to the beach means sand everywhere - on your feet, in your bags, and in your beach equipment. To minimise the amount of sand coming back with you, take a handheld vacuum with you in your car and vacuum down your feet, buckets, and spades before you pack them away. Please note: Getting all the sand out of every crevice is practically impossible… you’ll probably still be finding it at the bottom of your bags for months!

When you’ve got your little ones off to sleep (at last), you may feel like you need to have a quick tidy before you put your feet up… but the one chore you can’t do is vacuuming for fear of waking the kids. However, with a quieter handheld vac, you can quickly and easily tackle crumbs without disturbing anyone’s slumber. The same goes if you live in a flat or terraced house and can’t vacuum in the evening for fear of disturbing the neighbours.

Finally, here are a few extra handheld vacuum cleaning tips before we send you on your way!

• Empty your vacuum after every use. Handheld vacs have a small capacity to hold dirt and keeping them clean stops bacteria build up. Need some new bags, either for your handheld OR your main vacuum? Check out our range of vacuum bags today!
• Clean or replace the vacuum filters regularly to ensure maximum suction and effectiveness. Our selection of vacuum filters is here to help if you need a new one!
• Keep your vacuum charged. Leaving it with no charge for long periods will damage the batteries over time.

Oh, and before you go, it’s also a good idea to make sure your vacuum cleaner doesn’t leave behind the unpleasant musky odours so often associated with vacuuming. Fortunately, our own Eucalyptus Vacuum Air Freshener will get your appliance nicely scented and odour-free again asap!