Most conventional vacuum cleaners are not designed to clean dusty air in the same way that air purifiers do. Vacuum cleaners are primarily intended for cleaning solid surfaces like floors, carpets, and furniture by removing dirt, dust, debris, and allergens from those surfaces.
When you use a vacuum cleaner, it sucks in the air and passes it through filters to capture the debris, dirt, and dust particles, while the cleaned air is then expelled back into the room. While some vacuum cleaners come with filters to capture fine particles and allergens, their primary purpose is to prevent these particles from being released back into the air during the vacuuming process rather than purifying the air itself.
On the other hand, air purifiers are specifically designed to clean and improve the quality of indoor air. They use various types of filters, such as HEPA filters, activated carbon filters, or other specialized filtration technologies, to remove airborne particles, allergens, dust, pet dander, smoke, and other contaminants from the air. Air purifiers continuously circulate the air in a room, passing it through their filters, and then release the purified air back into the environment.
If you're concerned about improving indoor air quality and reducing airborne particles, investing in an air purifier would be more appropriate than relying solely on a vacuum cleaner. Combining the use of a good air purifier with regular vacuuming can help create a healthier and cleaner indoor environment.