Verilux CleanWave VH02WW4 UV-C Sanitizing Sweeper

by Verilux

Product Features

• Sanitizing Sweeper uses powerful ultraviolet light to kill germs, mold, bacteria and viruses that inhabit low-pile carpeting and floors
• CleanWave Technology uses UVC light, not chemicals, keeping your family protected harmful household cleaners
• Rotating brushes and an efficient suction system picks up dust and dirt from low pile carpet and hard-floor surfaces
• Powerful cordless motor and quick-charge system provides plenty of cleaning ability
• 1-year limited warranty against defects in material and workmanship

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Protect your family and pets with the Verilux CleanWave VH02WW4 UVC Sanitizing Sweeper. Featuring CleanWave Technology, this sweeper is lightweight and cord-free for quick and easy cleanups in your kitchen, bath, or baby's room. The Sanitizing Sweeper uses powerful ultraviolet light to kill germs, mold, bacteria and viruses that inhabit low-pile carpeting and floors throughout your home.

The Verilux CleanWave VH02WW4 UVC Sanitizing Sweeper offers: Powerful ultraviolet light that kills germs, mold, bacteria and viruses. CleanWave Technology that uses UVC light instead of dangerous chemicals. Cordless motor and quick-charge system for plenty of cleaning ability.

The powerful cordless motor and CleanWave Technology eliminates dust and dirt while killing germs, mold, bacteria, and viruses. View larger. View rotating brushes.

While the powerful beater brushes snatch up crumbs an dust, the UVC light kills dangerous germs leaving your floors truly clean and disinfected. Because CleanWave Technology uses light, not chemicals, your family is fully protected from exposure to harmful household cleaners.

The Sanitizing Sweeper features rotating brushes and an efficient suction system that picks up dust and dirt from low-pile carpet and hard-floor surfaces. The powerful cordless motor and quick-charge system provides plenty of cleaning ability, and it even comes complete with a multi-length shaft (to convert for use on stairs and upholstery). Four built-in headlights provide a clear view of flooring under chairs and tables, and the entire unit comes complete with a 1-year limited warranty against defects in material and workmanship.

The UVC light is rated 15,000 hours (about 7 years of normal use). Light and powerful, the Verilux Sanitizing Sweeper stores easily in any closet and the dust pin empties into your wastebasket without exposing you to dirt. If want to destroy 99.9 percent of unhealthy and potentially dangerous germs, bacteria, and viruses while your sweep your floors, then you're ready for the Verilux CleanWave VH02WW4 UVC Sanitizing Sweeper.

Cleaning with UVC Light Provides Allergy Relief
Many people are concerned about dust mites, germs, bacteria, and viruses lurking on surfaces throughout their homes, but most don't want to use dangerous chemicals to eliminate these microscopic hazards. Through rigorous research and development, Verilux has perfected a way to clean surfaces with safe, effective light that leaves no chemical residue. It's better for you, your children, your home and the Earth.

Verilux has three products in its Home Health Series -- the Verilux UVC Sanitizing Sweeper, UVC Sanitizing Wand, and UVC Sanitizing Travel Wand. All three utilize Verilux's exclusive CleanWave Technology.

What is UVC Light?
Ultraviolet light is a natural part of everyday sunlight, and it is an essential part of the light spectrum. UVC light is known as the germicidal bandwidth and is a proven antimicrobial agent used in a wide variety of purification and sanitization processes. Just outside the visible light spectrum, UVC light has been used safely in hospitals, clinics and laboratories for more than 60 years. UVC sanitizing light has been effectively used to sterilize surgical equipment, water and the air in operating rooms, and in germicidal lamps to disinfect various types of product containers in other industries. Verilux is proud to bring this proven technology into the home.

The Science of UVC Light -- How Does it Work?
Ultraviolet rays with wavelengths shorter than 300 nm are extremely effective in killing bacteria and viruses. Short-wave ultraviolet light (UVC) works by destroying DNA of microorganisms like bacteria, mold, viruses, and dust mites. These compounds break down with exposed to high-intensity UV at 240 to 290 nm. UVC's effectiveness is directly related to the intensity and exposure time.

UV rays must strike the contaminants directly in order to penetrate the microorganism and break down its molecular bonds. This bond breakage translates into cellular or genetic damage, rendering the germs harmless by robbing them of their ability to reproduce.

Spring Cleaning without the Chemicals
According to Verilux, your home may contain more deadly chemicals than most laboratories did just over 50 years ago. Many of the contents of common cleaners in your home have been found to be extremely hazardous to the health of children and adults. The all-purpose cleaners you use to clean counters and floors can contain the following chemicals:

• Ammonia: Known to cause kidney and liver damage
• Butyl cellusolve: Neurotoxin that rapidly penetrates the skin
• Ortho phenyl phenol: Severe eye and skin irritant
• Diethanolamine (DEA) and Triethanolamine (TEA): Reacts with nitrates in other cleansers to develop carcinogenic nitrosamines
• Coal tar: Known carcinogen often used to color or tint products
• Paraben: Hormone-disrupting chemical; used as a preservative

And when you spray air fresheners around your home, they often contain:

• Formaldehyde: Highly toxic, known carcinogen
• Ethoxylated nonyl phenol: Skin contact can cause swelling, burning, peeling, circulatory collapse, coma or death
• Naphthalene: Suspected carcinogen
• Xylene: Neurotoxin
• Butane gas: Used as a propellant; neurotoxin
• Paradichlorobenzene: Carcinogen often present in solid deodorizers

If you want to minimize your family's exposure to these types of chemicals, switch to the chemical-free way to sanitize your home with Verilux's clean powerful UVC light.

Petri dish lab tests without CleanWave Technology show widespread growth.

Using CleanWave Technology dramatically reduces germs, mold, bacteria, and viruses.

What's in the Box
Verilux CleanWave VH02WW4 UVC Sanitizing Sweeper, multi-length shaft, AC adapter/quick-charge battery charger, and instructions.

Product Description

The Verilux Sanitzing Sweeper with Verilux CleanWave Sanitizing Technology uses advanced UV-C technology to kill dust mites, viruses, bacteria and 99.9% of household germs. Rotating brushes and efficient suction system pick up dust and dirt from low pile carpet and hard floor surfaces, while sanitizing surfaces as you clean. Powerful cordless motor and quick charge system provides plenty of cleaning ability. Easy disposal system and micro filter system make it easy to clean and empty the dust bin. Convenient foot switch provides three levels of service; UV-C and Vacuum, UV/Vacuum/Headlight (for seeing in dark corners and under beds) and off. Even when you have vacuumed yur home, you leave behind potentially dangerous allergens, germs and bactier and multiply and pose a threat to the health of your family.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9 x 45 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00144I3ZA
• UPC: 768533371157
• Item model number: VH02WW4
• Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #261,559 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, January 15, 2009

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elephant7 (Clarks Summit, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Verilux CleanWave VH02WW4 UV-C Sanitizing Sweeper (Health and Beauty)

Purchased this to replace a "shark" that was pathetic. I thought at $ 99.00 it would actually clean. Not so, if the item (more like crumb or piece of cereal) is over a 1/2 inch it won't pick it up. Also it does not clean along edges (and i thought the shark was pathetic, at least it actually swept along the edge under the counter) so it leaves a 1/2 inch of crumbs and dirt around the corner of the floor under the counter. It looks like I didn't even spot vacume. As for the UV light, I'm not a scientist so I can not tell you if it actually kills germs and bacteria, but I think it's an expensive light on the front of a poorly working vacume. Yeiks!

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, July 13, 2008

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Cautious Shopper (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Verilux CleanWave VH02WW4 UV-C Sanitizing Sweeper (Health and Beauty)

First of all, the thing doesn't pick up dirt, the little wheels get stuck with lint and hair on the floor, and the little UVC light is not bright enough to do anything. Even the experts will tell you that pushing a sweeper around the floor with a little UVC light, won't kill any real number of germs -- so, why would you buy it?? The one I purchased, broke within a week (the handle at the base broke off), the battery lasted for about 15 minutes and needed 8 hour to recharge -- and, it doesn't pick up anything!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is a useless sweeper and is really flimsy!, October 6, 2008

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Cautious Shopper (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

I bought one of these for a family member and it would not hold a charge, couldn't sweep anything up (it just doesn't have the power) and the UV lamp is too small to really kill anything. The final insult was that the handle broke! When I called Verilux, they told me they didn't think it was very good either!! Save your money and buy another brand of cordless sweeper for $29.95 at Amazon.