It’s been a few years since I had a Thomas vacuum cleaner in my house, but the housemates still speak of it fondly. And lo and behold, joy! – The updated and even more versatile Thomas Smarty, this time in red, visited my apartment.
FUNCTIONALITY
First of all, let’s evaluate the range of services:
- Dry vacuuming with an aqua filter.
- Wet cleaning.
- Local cleaning.
BREATHE DEEPER
The best part is that it makes the air in my room fresher when I clean it. It’s true! No more dust floating around the room, no more flying out of the cleaner with the airflow. There’s really less of it!
Believe me, I’ve always had good vacuum cleaners in my home, but both the paper bag model and the cyclone vacuum cleaner very reputable brands do not provide the same air cleaning as the Thomas. That’s why I love aqua filters. I’ve purposely looked through the reviews of Thomas vacuum cleaner owners on the Internet – all notice that the air is noticeably cleaner.
OLD HAIR FALLS OFF
The water filter has not changed, it is the same as in other Thomas models.
New extra long hair filter added to our arsenal. It separates the dirty water tank into two compartments: the first collects all hair and coatings, while the second collects the more fluid dirt. The cleanser has a dual filter compartment, which traps all the hair and liquids in the dirty water tank, and also makes the other filters in the cleaner much less clogged.
The amount of dirt in the tank after cleaning is amazing! And this effect is achieved even when the floors and carpets are regularly cleaned.
After cleaning, we check how the filter for long hair works: one part of the container collected a drier lump of dirt, dust, hair and a bunch of other things could it all have been on the floor? , in the other – just very dirty water with fine grains of sand and dust.
The filter for long hair is necessary not only for owners of dogs and cats, but also for all unkempt people. One can understand how much dirt accumulates on the carpet and floor only after Thomas cleaning. And, even if you’re a cleaner and clean very often, the vacuum cleaner will still pick up a lot of dirt. We decided not to put a picture of the dirty bin on this page because it’s really embarrassing. But the knowledge that the house is so much cleaner, fills life with positivity.
I WALK ON THE CARPET
The first time we cleaned it, the carpet was very dirty, plus we also sprinkled it with threads and small pieces of paper. The cleaning process took 10 minutes, the natural color returned to the product very quickly, all the threads, hairs and papers disappeared into the vacuum cleaner. We did it at maximum power and we didn’t touch the switch on the handle. Note that when you clean with your “native” vacuum cleaner, cleaning this carpet, if it’s in this condition, usually takes more time.
The second cleaning – one day later – even took five minutes, the carpet was noticeably brighter.
And after washing with a special cleaner included it not only got cleaner, but also noticeably fluffier. Another important detail is that the carpet wasn’t wet, just a little damp.
FLOOR
Switching the pedal on the nozzle with your foot, we move on to cleaning the wooden floor. We just threw all this debris on the floor. I must say that there were no difficulties with cleaning the surface.
A flower pot falls on the balcony by accident and spills the earth on the floor. Vacuum cleaner collected all the lumps instantly, and “got” them from under the baseboard, and from the corners.
THE FOLLOWING QUESTION
There are two wet mopping heads: the carpet/floor mopping head and the smaller wet mopping head for upholstered furniture. To wash a parquet or laminate flooring with this model is not recommended, but what’s nice, the effect of wet cleaning is also felt after a “dry” cleaning with an aquafilter.
We scrubbed the tile in the kitchen and wet-cleaned the carpet. You can’t say it all worked out right the first time. One still needs to learn how to do everything, even mopping floors with a special vacuum cleaner.
No need to think that cleaning with a vacuum cleaner will save you time, the process is not faster. The difference is in the quality of cleaning: you don’t have to get your hands wet, you don’t have to wash the cloth all the time, you don’t have to pull the hairs off your hands, etc.d. The vacuum cleaner does all that dirty work. You just have to meticulously – meter by meter – run the vacuum cleaner brush across the floor, adjusting the pressure of the water pressure, and then wait a few seconds for the vacuum cleaner to suck up that liquid.
FAST – CLEAN
The biggest complaint about Thomas from many users was the difficulty of using it for quick cleanup – when, for example, you have guests on your doorstep and you knock over a jar of cereal and it spills all over the place. Now in these cases, a vacuum cleaner can help, so we recommend keeping it between cleanings with a dust bag installed. You put a special container, and for an unexpected and quick cleanup, you do not have to pour water in it, then pour it out, etc.d. The process is lightning quick: plug in, push the button, and you have your hands full of debris in the vacuum bag.
The manufacturers have taken care that during the replacement of the paper dust bag you have as little contact with the garbage as possible: you do not even need to take the bag in hand, you just above the trash can press the container latch – and the bag with dust falls into the bucket.
WHAT A COMPACT
Of course, when this vacuum cleaner is called a compact, the average person may be surprised: the device is big, it can not be called small. But this depends on what to compare. After all, in front of us a professional wet vacuum cleaner with aquafilter, capable of not only removing dust, but also wash the floors, carpets and sofas, as well as collect water spilled on the floor. Here is compared to other vacuum cleaners that provide a similar range of services, Thomas SMARTY – compact.
Advantages
Excellent cleaning quality.
After cleaning, the air is fresh.
Although the vacuum cleaner is quite large, it travels easily around the room, it does not scratch the floor or furniture.
No expensive consumables.
Disadvantages
You need to make a certain effort to remove put on the nozzle.
In the kit there is no no nozzle for sucking up liquids.
Is the Thomas Smarty vacuum cleaner as smart as it claims to be?