Automatic Dust Pans save energy as you sweep the dirt into your vacuum and turn the system on for just a second to pick up the mess instead of turning on the system and using the hose and floor tool to clean up.
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Hello, I'm wondering how this product would help save energy while I clean? Since this site is about building green I'd assume it would me electrical energy am I right? If anything you are using more energy by using electrical energy to pick up the dirt instead of bending over with a dust pan. Or is there something else I am missing? Anyone Know? I purchased one to be installed in our new home that is being built I'm just doing some reasearch.
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Mike
For those who own a central
For those who own a central vacuum system, taking out the hose and using it to clean up a mess requires your system to run quite a bit longer than sweeping the mess into an automatic dust pan where the system is activated for only a few seconds. I agree a regular dust pan would be the most energy efficient, but not nearly as convenient.
Central Vacuum Systems are
Central Vacuum Systems are considered a green option and actually add LEEDS(?) points to a green building project. I guess a dust pan and broom would be the most energy efficient, but central vacs actually improve indoor air quality. A vac pan would save energy because you would use a broom and just run it for a few seconds as opposed to using a central vac hose and floor tool to pick up the mess.