I decided to make this thread to ask a pretty interesting hypothetical question that had been floating around in my head for a long time now:
What if on bagless vacuum cleaners, the clear dust bin was made using glass *instead of* plastic?
I was inspired to ask this after seeing how most front-load washing machines have a glass window on the door.
Right off the bat, I can see one big pro to this scenario: No more fogginess! After just a few uses, every plastic dust bin will get permanently fogged up due to the rapidly spinning dirt. A glass bin would no longer have that issue, and would remain clear as day for years to come.
However, I can already see some cons to this. First off, owing to the fragility of glass, the bin could potentially shatter if large, hard debris, such as rocks and coins, were picked up. Companies would be in the business of selling bins if this issue were at large.
Second, because glass is heavier, especially if tempered, the bin, as well as the vacuum, would naturally have additional weight. This would make the vacuum more difficult to manuever, not to mention the need to carry a heavy and fragile dust bin to the trash can in order to empty it. This brings me back to con #1, where if you were to accidentally drop and shatter the glass bin, the whole vacuum would become unusable until you purchase a new bin.
This alternative material would apply only to the clear bin. The rest of the vacuum, including the separation system (either filtered or cyclonic), would still be made out of plastic and probably, some metal (such as the wand). This might make the vacuum more expensive.
What are your thoughts, opinions and additional questions on this hypothetical scenario?
What if on bagless vacuum cleaners, the clear dust bin was made using glass *instead of* plastic?
I was inspired to ask this after seeing how most front-load washing machines have a glass window on the door.
Right off the bat, I can see one big pro to this scenario: No more fogginess! After just a few uses, every plastic dust bin will get permanently fogged up due to the rapidly spinning dirt. A glass bin would no longer have that issue, and would remain clear as day for years to come.
However, I can already see some cons to this. First off, owing to the fragility of glass, the bin could potentially shatter if large, hard debris, such as rocks and coins, were picked up. Companies would be in the business of selling bins if this issue were at large.
Second, because glass is heavier, especially if tempered, the bin, as well as the vacuum, would naturally have additional weight. This would make the vacuum more difficult to manuever, not to mention the need to carry a heavy and fragile dust bin to the trash can in order to empty it. This brings me back to con #1, where if you were to accidentally drop and shatter the glass bin, the whole vacuum would become unusable until you purchase a new bin.
This alternative material would apply only to the clear bin. The rest of the vacuum, including the separation system (either filtered or cyclonic), would still be made out of plastic and probably, some metal (such as the wand). This might make the vacuum more expensive.
What are your thoughts, opinions and additional questions on this hypothetical scenario?
