Yes, and this is worth understanding before you buy.

Dust mites live several centimetres deep inside a mattress and no vacuum reaches all of them. If you only do one thing, fit a fully sealed mattress protector first. That is the step that changes how you wake up. Use the vacuum on top of it to keep the surface, your sofa, carpets and curtains under control.

The Full Protection option above pairs this vacuum with the complete protector set at a discount, or you can buy the Dust Mite Proof Bed Protector Set on its own.

Because most of what people try never reaches the problem. Antihistamines treat the reaction, not the cause. Washing your sheets at 60 degrees cleans the sheets, not the mattress underneath them. A normal upright vacuum lifts a little surface dust and blows the fine allergens back into the room you sleep in. This is built to do one job properly: pull dust mites, their eggs and their droppings out of the mattress itself and hold them in a sealed HEPA canister so they cannot get back out.

What your body reacts to is dust mite droppings sitting in the bed you breathe on for eight hours a night. This reduces how much of that is in your mattress. Most customers use it alongside a sealed protector, because the vacuum removes what is in there today and the protector stops what is left from reaching you again.

You see the difference on the first pass, because the canister is clear. Lift it off after your first mattress and you will see exactly what has been in your bed. How quickly your symptoms settle depends on your home, your humidity and what else is in the room, which is why we recommend pairing it with a sealed protector rather than relying on the vacuum alone.

Anything soft that holds warmth and moisture, which is anywhere dust mites live. Pillows, mattress toppers, sofas and armchairs, fabric headboards, curtains, rugs and carpets, car seats and pet beds. The mattress is where it matters most, but the sofa is usually the second worst place in the house.

This one, if your problem is the bed. It's the only one with vibrating pads, a UV lamp and heat drying, which are what actually lift mites and eggs out of a mattress rather than just off the surface. The cordless vacuum with 9 attachments is the one for curtains, car seats, skirting boards and anywhere the wide head cannot reach. Most people who are serious about it end up with both, one for the big soft surfaces and one for everything else.

Corded, and it weighs 1.3kg. Corded is deliberate. There is no battery to fade halfway through a mattress, so the suction on your last pass is as strong as your first. At 1.3kg most people cover a double mattress in a few minutes, one-handed.

No. The HEPA filter is washable and reusable. Rinse it under the tap, let it dry fully, and put it back. There is nothing to reorder and no ongoing cost.

Every week on your mattress protector or mattress base. Do your pillows, mattress topper, sofa and any fabric headboard while you are there. Go slowly. Slow overlapping passes are what pull the mites out, fast passes only skim the surface.

No. Strip the bed and run it straight over the bare mattress.

It comes with a one year warranty, and you have 30 days to return it if it is not right for you. If anything goes wrong, contact us and we will sort it out. You can also call and speak to a real person about getting the best out of it, which is what most of our customers end up doing.

Yes on both. The UV lamp only runs while the head is flat against a surface and cuts out the moment you lift it, so there is no exposure to you, your children or your pets. It is also safe on memory foam and on delicate fabrics, so you can use it on toppers, sofas and curtains without worrying.