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HEPA vacuum [1 record]

Record 1 2004-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Cleaning and Maintenance
CONT

"There are cleaning techniques that can be used, everything from vacuuming with a hepavacuum (a vacuum cleaner designed not to recirculate dust in the air) to shampooing carpets with various detergents," ...

OBS

Probably a trade name; stands for a type of vacuum cleaner used by cleaning teams specialized in the cleaning of air ducts in houses and buildings.

OBS

HEPA: high efficiency particulate air filter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
CONT

Passez l'aspirateur (appareil muni d'un filtre HEPA ou aspirateur central à évacuation extérieure) sur les surfaces à nettoyer dans le but de retirer toute particule détachée. Un aspirateur HEPA ou un appareil central à évacuation extérieure empêche les spores et autres particules fongiques de réintégrer la maison.

OBS

HEPA; high efficiency particulate air filter / filtre, dépoussiéreur à haute efficacité. Voir la fiche HEPA filter / filtre absolu; filtre HEPA.

Spanish

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