Suction figures explained
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What a given pascal or air watt figure means, by machine type, and what it does not tell you. There are 54 tables in this set, each worked through for one specific combination.
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2,000 Pa on a robot vacuum
2,000 Pa on a robot vacuum is entry. Fine on hard floor, struggles on anything with a pile. Sealed suction pressure, with the inlet blocked....
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2,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer
2,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer sits outside the range this machine type is normally quoted in, which usually means the figure is being m...
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3,000 Pa on a robot vacuum
3,000 Pa on a robot vacuum is mainstream. Handles hard floor and low pile carpet. Sealed suction pressure, with the inlet blocked. There is ...
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3,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer
3,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer sits outside the range this machine type is normally quoted in, which usually means the figure is being m...
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4,000 Pa on a robot vacuum
4,000 Pa on a robot vacuum is mainstream. Handles hard floor and low pile carpet. Sealed suction pressure, with the inlet blocked. There is ...
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4,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer
4,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer sits outside the range this machine type is normally quoted in, which usually means the figure is being m...
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5,000 Pa on a robot vacuum
5,000 Pa on a robot vacuum is mainstream. Handles hard floor and low pile carpet. Sealed suction pressure, with the inlet blocked. There is ...
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5,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer
5,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer sits outside the range this machine type is normally quoted in, which usually means the figure is being m...
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6,000 Pa on a robot vacuum
6,000 Pa on a robot vacuum is mainstream. Handles hard floor and low pile carpet. Sealed suction pressure, with the inlet blocked. There is ...
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6,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer
6,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer sits outside the range this machine type is normally quoted in, which usually means the figure is being m...
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8,000 Pa on a robot vacuum
8,000 Pa on a robot vacuum is strong. Copes with medium pile and embedded pet hair. Sealed suction pressure, with the inlet blocked. There i...
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8,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer
8,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer sits outside the range this machine type is normally quoted in, which usually means the figure is being m...
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10,000 Pa on a robot vacuum
10,000 Pa on a robot vacuum is strong. Copes with medium pile and embedded pet hair. Sealed suction pressure, with the inlet blocked. There ...
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10,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer
10,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer sits outside the range this machine type is normally quoted in, which usually means the figure is being ...
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12,000 Pa on a robot vacuum
12,000 Pa on a robot vacuum is strong. Copes with medium pile and embedded pet hair. Sealed suction pressure, with the inlet blocked. There ...
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12,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer
12,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer sits outside the range this machine type is normally quoted in, which usually means the figure is being ...
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15,000 Pa on a robot vacuum
15,000 Pa on a robot vacuum is flagship. The headline figure, rarely the mode it runs in. Sealed suction pressure, with the inlet blocked. T...
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15,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer
15,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer sits outside the range this machine type is normally quoted in, which usually means the figure is being ...
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20,000 Pa on a robot vacuum
20,000 Pa on a robot vacuum is flagship. The headline figure, rarely the mode it runs in. Sealed suction pressure, with the inlet blocked. T...
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20,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer
20,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer sits outside the range this machine type is normally quoted in, which usually means the figure is being ...
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25,000 Pa on a robot vacuum
25,000 Pa on a robot vacuum is flagship. The headline figure, rarely the mode it runs in. Sealed suction pressure, with the inlet blocked. T...
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25,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer
25,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer sits outside the range this machine type is normally quoted in, which usually means the figure is being ...
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30,000 Pa on a robot vacuum
30,000 Pa on a robot vacuum is flagship. The headline figure, rarely the mode it runs in. Sealed suction pressure, with the inlet blocked. T...
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30,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer
30,000 Pa on a wet dry floor washer sits outside the range this machine type is normally quoted in, which usually means the figure is being ...
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40 AW on a cordless stick
40 AW on a cordless stick is light duty. Hard floors, crumbs and quick jobs. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressur...
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40 AW on a upright
40 AW on a upright is budget. Adequate on low pile. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conv...
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40 AW on a canister
40 AW on a canister is light duty. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conversion between pa...
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60 AW on a cordless stick
60 AW on a cordless stick is mainstream. Real carpet capability in boost. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. ...
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60 AW on a upright
60 AW on a upright is budget. Adequate on low pile. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conv...
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60 AW on a canister
60 AW on a canister is light duty. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conversion between pa...
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80 AW on a cordless stick
80 AW on a cordless stick is mainstream. Real carpet capability in boost. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. ...
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80 AW on a upright
80 AW on a upright is budget. Adequate on low pile. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conv...
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80 AW on a canister
80 AW on a canister is light duty. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conversion between pa...
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100 AW on a cordless stick
100 AW on a cordless stick is mainstream. Real carpet capability in boost. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure....
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100 AW on a upright
100 AW on a upright is mainstream carpet machine. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conver...
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100 AW on a canister
100 AW on a canister is mainstream. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conversion between p...
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120 AW on a cordless stick
120 AW on a cordless stick is strong. Full size performance without the cord. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressu...
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120 AW on a upright
120 AW on a upright is mainstream carpet machine. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conver...
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120 AW on a canister
120 AW on a canister is mainstream. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conversion between p...
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150 AW on a cordless stick
150 AW on a cordless stick is strong. Full size performance without the cord. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressu...
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150 AW on a upright
150 AW on a upright is mainstream carpet machine. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conver...
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150 AW on a canister
150 AW on a canister is mainstream. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conversion between p...
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180 AW on a cordless stick
180 AW on a cordless stick is flagship. More than most homes need outside boost mode. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow an...
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180 AW on a upright
180 AW on a upright is strong. Deep pile and pet households. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no v...
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180 AW on a canister
180 AW on a canister is mainstream. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conversion between p...
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200 AW on a cordless stick
200 AW on a cordless stick is flagship. More than most homes need outside boost mode. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow an...
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200 AW on a upright
200 AW on a upright is strong. Deep pile and pet households. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no v...
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200 AW on a canister
200 AW on a canister is strong, and usually bagged. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conv...
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240 AW on a cordless stick
240 AW on a cordless stick is flagship. More than most homes need outside boost mode. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow an...
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240 AW on a upright
240 AW on a upright is strong. Deep pile and pet households. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no v...
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240 AW on a canister
240 AW on a canister is strong, and usually bagged. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conv...
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280 AW on a cordless stick
280 AW on a cordless stick is flagship. More than most homes need outside boost mode. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow an...
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280 AW on a upright
280 AW on a upright is strong. Deep pile and pet households. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no v...
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280 AW on a canister
280 AW on a canister is strong, and usually bagged. Useful work at the cleaning head, combining airflow and pressure. There is no valid conv...
Every figure here comes from published manufacturer specifications, owner reported measurements and repair documentation, and each is labelled as either a standard or a convention. This is researched general information to help you diagnose and plan, not professional advice, and it cannot tell you what is wrong with one particular machine. Your own manual and the part number printed on your machine are the final word.