Brooms Buying Guide
Brooms, one of man's most ancient inventions, are still one of the most useful and eco-friendly cleaning tools.
Types of Brooms
Brooms consist of stiff fibers or bristles attached to a handle so that they are parallel to each other. Usually the handles are long; however some cross functional brooms are brushes with short handles.
* '''Snow brooms''':
Snow brooms are utilized for shoving and pushing snow off the exterior of the vehicles. They are made of synthetics and do not cause any damage to the car.
* '''Electric Brooms''': Similar to an upright vacuum cleaner,
electric brooms sweep dust on flat surfaces. They can be recharged.
* '''Power broom''':
Power brooms remove snow, leaves and debris from the drive way.
* '''Angled broom''':
Angled brooms have bristles that are angled and can clean nook and corners that cannot be reached by vacuum cleaners.
* '''Corn broom: ''' The traditional
corn broom has straight bristles and is good to clean rough surfaces.
* '''Whisk broom''':
Whisk broom is a corn broom that has a short handle which can remove dust from screens, carpets and floors. It looks like a cleaning brush.
* '''Push brooms: '''
Push brooms have a long handle and clean all surfaces. The long handle lets us to stand and sweep floors. They are used for outdoor cleaning.
* '''Specialty Brooms''':
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Concrete finishing brooms
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Vehicle brooms
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Garage and patio brooms
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Contractor brooms
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Barn Brooms
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Combo brooms with squeegee or scraper
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Street brooms
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Deck brooms
Broom Tips
* Get the material of your convenience. Aluminum metal brooms are light weight, wooden brooms are durable and plastic brooms are inexpensive and should be handled carefully to avoid cracks.
* You can use a plastic duct tape to fasten loose broom heads and repair the damage caused to wooden brooms. However the brooms should be held straight while taping them for efficient sweeping.
* Brooms with synthetic bristles can be washed regularly for broom upkeep.
* It is always good to have a variety of brooms or a broom set in hand. So that if the requirement arises, a specific cleaning broom is utilized.
* Wall mounted
storage units to store brooms comes in handy. Some storage units also have snap closures for fastening brooms.
* Get
dust pans along with your brooms, to collect the swept dust.
Manufacturers of Brooms
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Proline
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Carlisle Food Services
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Dirt Devil Vacuums
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Rubbermaid
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