Brooms: varieties and tips for choosing

It is difficult to imagine a farm without a broom. It is needed for cleaning the interior and the surrounding area. For a long time, brooms were made from twigs, but modern industry produces more efficient sweeping devices.

The broom is an outdoor household tool that is necessary for sweeping yards and removing debris, as well as fallen leaves. This cleaning tool is also called a broomstick or broomstick. Brooms are made from synthetic and natural materials. In the overwhelming majority of cases, pomelo consists of long rods (usually 25-50 cm), collected in a bunch and fixed on a long handle (up to 2 meters high).

Many people confuse a broom, a broom and a regular brush. Let's figure out how all these devices differ from each other.

The broom is a device with the longest history, which was used by women in ancient times. Its relevance has not diminished to this day. Good housewives pick it up more than once a day. Unlike a broom, a broom does not have a handle - it is tied from straw rods, their ends fastened with a metal wire and act as a handle. As a rule, its height does not exceed 50-70 cm.

Mops and brushes are tools for wet cleaning, they are a stalk about 2 m long, at one end of which a panel about 30-45 cm long is perpendicularly attached. Depending on the model, many synthetic bristles are attached to this panel or simply put on a floor rag made of a wide variety of materials.

A utility broom can be used to clean a wide variety of surfaces. The garden broom sweeps on asphalt, paving slabs, as well as on the ground and sand. Some even sweep the lawn grass and areas between the beds. Summer cottage options for brooms do an excellent job of cleaning small adjoining areas, and can also get rid of dirt from the street and parks, and in addition, they are often used to clean industrial and warehouse premises.

Panicles remove small and light debris, and do an excellent job with both dry and wet leaves, as well as with snow, clods of dirt and various household dirt. Brooms are not suitable for picking up bulky debris, stones and construction waste. Also, they are not used for cleaning interiors, since they do not remove dust - brooms and a vacuum cleaner are better at home with the task of cleaning.

For many years, brooms were made from natural materials: from rods, from bristles. Also very popular was the chillig broom for janitors, made of shrub acacia branches. But most of the time, consumers preferred sorghum harvesting implements. Such panicles are made from environmentally friendly plant materials of the same name, which are grown in many countries for the needs of the food industry, as well as for grain and various household needs. Their sorghum is often made sugar, and some crops serve as feedstock for biofuels.

Special broom varieties are used for the manufacture of brooms, while the grains are used for the manufacture of feed mixtures for birds. It should be noted that sorghum is a rather unpretentious plant that grows successfully even in the most arid climatic regions.

In recent years, synthetic materials have replaced and plastic inventory has taken the lead in the market. It should be noted that a plastic pomelo copes well with a wide variety of debris and differs from a broom made of branches in its durability, as well as the quality of cleaning. In terms of its effectiveness, one plastic broom can replace a hundred birch brooms.

An inventory made from synthetic materials has many advantages. First of all, it is distinguished by its durability - the operational parameters of such a tool remain unchanged during the entire period of use (as a rule, it is 3-4 years).

It is important that it is possible to work with propylene brooms in any weather conditions - they are not afraid of rain, snow or heat. They do not deform at subzero temperatures and retain all their parameters under direct ultraviolet radiation.

Modern manufacturers, as a rule, make panicles in such a way that the cut is located at a slight angle - in this case, better adhesion of debris to the pile is provided, in addition, during work, you do not have to bend your wrist every time, so your hands do not get tired even during prolonged cleaning ...

It is important that such a broom meets all aesthetic requirements - it is produced in a wide variety of colors and shades. As for the cuttings, they are steel, wood and plastic.

For cleaning in residential and industrial warehouse use fan brooms. In this case, when cleaning, the pile is invariably in a straight position. The mass of such equipment is 400-500 grams, so even children and elderly people can operate it. In the process of using the rods and pile are not lost, do not deform or break.

Other popular types of brooms.

• Flat panicle - such products are reinforced with metal rods, so that when the panicle part is placed on the handle, they do not break. The pile is usually cut at a 20 degree angle.

• Round panicle - the main difference between such equipment is that in this case, with the help of a distance ring, the stiffness of the pile can be controlled.

• Flat assembly panicle - such a pomelo is assembled using two-piece screws, while the wood handle is also attached to the screw.

Among the manufacturers and natural brooms, the products of the company are in the greatest demand. Eco Clean Brooms... This factory is located in Serbia and is the center for the production of sorghum brooms in Europe. The enterprise has been operating for over 100 years and annually produces about half a million brooms, which are successfully implemented in various countries of the Eurasian continent.

Brooms are in the greatest demand among domestic manufacturers. factories "SibrTech"... The products of this manufacturer are distinguished by an optimal ratio of price and quality, they are affordable, they serve for a long time, and with careful handling they can be used for up to 3-4 years.

I must say that the debate about which broom is better - synthetic or natural - continues to this day.Of course, plastic is more practical and more durable, they do not rub off on the asphalt, unlike natural ones. At the same time, products made from natural materials in the process of use quickly acquire an optimal shape, thanks to which it becomes very convenient for her to take revenge.

Most consumers note that modern domestic brooms are of rather low quality: If in previous years their production was subject to the strict requirements of GOST, today the standards do not apply, therefore, many cheap models become unusable after a month of use, especially if the cleaning is done by employees of housing and communal services in an intensive mode.

In recent years, many bamboo panicles from China have entered the domestic market. Contrary to the opinion of the low quality of everything on which the Made in China badge stands, the quality of the Chinese cleaning equipment is quite high. Bamboo rods are tied in such a way that they resemble a fan, as a rule, a bamboo cutting is also included in the kit.

Generally speaking, when choosing a broom, you should pay attention to some basic parameters:

• weight - weight is very important, especially if you have to clean large areas;
• when buying, make sure that the handle is ergonomic - it should be comfortable to hold in your hands, it should not slip and pop out;
• pay attention to the grip of the rods, try to pull out a few - if they easily leave the bundle - feel free to go to buy a pomelo somewhere else;
• preference should be given to models with beveled pile - in this case, garbage will be collected more efficiently, and much less effort will be required;
• if you buy a plastic product, then no extraneous chemical odors should come from it, in addition, the handle should not stain your hands.

How to make a broom from branches, see the video below.