I’ve tested dozens of top-rated vacuum cleaners on multiple types of messes, including flour, sand, and cracker crumbs — plus scrambled-egg and applesauce spills for the wet/dry vacuums.

A crackling fire adds coziness and ambience, but the resulting ash cleanup is unpleasant; that’s where an ash vacuum comes in. While traditional hearth cleaning involves a broom, a dustpan ...

I used to mop and vacuum my home at least once a week to keep up, but in the year-and-a-half that I’ve been testing robot vacuums, I’ve been able to cut that down by about one or two cleaning ...

A handheld vacuum is often ideal to quickly clean up common messes. Though lightweight and compact, today’s options are powerful enough to perform many of the same functions as upright ...

My husband dug deep into the rabbit hole of dust mites and what regular vacuums blow out and we will never have a regular vacuum in our home again. We even picked our son's preschool specifically ...

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All vacuum cleaners can pick up dirt and dust, but the best vacuums go a step further with powerful suction that works on all types of flooring, allowing you to clean your home quickly and ...

Believe it or not, several of the best robot vacuums we've tested are budget-friendly bots. The best cheap robot vacuums might lack advanced features, but they definitely don't skimp on cleaning ...

If you're in the market for a Black Friday vacuum deal, you've come to the right place. November – or 'Black Friday month' as some retailers like to call it – is here. While the best offers ...

Learn more It's easier to overlook the constant clean-up that stems from our beloved cats and dogs when you're equipped with one of the best vacuums for pet hair. The best pet vacuums can stand up ...

Thankfully, robot vacuums can take on some of the legwork to minimize how often you manually clean. Our pick for the best robot vacuum for pet hair is the iRobot Roomba j7+, a mighty but compact ...

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