"John" wrote in message
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Elderly relative was complaining about Hoovering being tiring. I
watched her doing it and saw she was "scrubbing" quite hard and fast with
it. I suggested she should let the revolving suction, brushes and beaters
do the work and guide it slowly around the room - single pass.
She looked at me in total disbelief!

Am I right?

ISTR an industry recommendation that, to clean a carpet properly, you needed
to do at least six passes over the same spot.

Colin Bignell