Yuly's Cleaning Secrets

This is my absolute favorite for tight spaces. ProTeam redesigned the backpack vacuum cleaner to be flatter and triangular. The result? It hugs your back like it's part of you. You no longer feel like an "astronaut" bumping into walls.

What I love most is its chiropractor-designed harness: all the weight (which is very little, less than 10 pounds) goes to your hips, not your back. Plus, its HEPA filter traps 99.97% of dust, something my clients with allergies really appreciate.

Although it weighs about 10-11 pounds, you don't carry it with your arms or back. It has a professional harness (like those used for mountaineering) that transfers all the weight to your hips. It forces you to walk upright, eliminating the pain of hunching over.

It weighs only 8 pounds (3.6 kg). Regular vacuum cleaners weigh between 18 and 20 pounds. Using the Oreck is like pushing a feather. Because you don't have to strain to push or lift it, your lower back gets a rest.

If you have thick or high-pile carpets where dirt hides deep down, lightweight vacuums won't cut it. You need heavy-duty power. This machine is a two-motor beast: one motor dedicated solely to suction and the other dedicated to agitating the carpet to dislodge deep-seated dirt.

This is the vacuum cleaner I started my business with, and it's the one we still use in 90% of the homes we clean. Why? Because it weighs only 8 pounds. You can lift it with just one finger. After cleaning three houses a day, my back doesn't hurt thanks to this machine.

This little machine is what we use for fine upholstery, sofas, and car detailing. It has an internal heater that heats the water to high temperatures to 'melt' away dirt on contact. It's not for cleaning the entire living room carpet; it's for tackling specific stains and making furniture look like new.

Forget everything you know about cleaning with chemicals. The Dupray Tosca uses the power of dry steam at extreme temperatures (316°F / 160°C) to disintegrate anything. I call it "The Dirt Eraser."

The big difference compared to the smaller S-300H? Capacity and power. It has 4-gallon tanks (instead of 1), so you can clean an entire car or a giant sectional sofa without stopping to refill the water. Its 1,000-watt heater is almost twice as powerful, blasting boiling water at 210°F that instantly dissolves grease from mechanics or food stains.