Don’t get me wrong; I love my dog. But one thing I could definitely do without? The pet hair that seems to get everywhere. In fact, I’m convinced that my carpets, rugs and upholstery are now 70% pet hair, which is why I was incredibly eager to see if Joseph Joseph’s new CleanTech 3pc Pet Hair Cleaning Tool Set (£28 at Amazon) would help me out.
I already own one of the best vacuum cleaners for pet hair and celebrate all of its pet-hair-busting qualities, but anyone with pets will know getting rid of pet hair isn’t as simple as it seems. Fluff bunnies seem to congregate in every corner, soft furnishings attract hair like magnets, and it’s impossible to vacuum every single strand, as these hairs are often invisible to the naked eye.
So, when I learned that Joseph Joseph had expanded its ridiculously successful CleanTech range to include pet hair cleaning tools, I knew I had nothing to lose. I immediately snapped up a set and put it to work in Barney’s playground (AKA my home), and, spoiler alert, it’s a game-changer.
Joseph Joseph CleanTech 3pc Pet Hair Cleaning Tool Set
The 3-piece Joseph Joseph set is ideal for pet owners – or even long-haired humans!
The Joseph Joseph CleanTech 3pc Pet Hair Cleaning Tool Set consists of three components: the carpet-cleaning tool, designed to remove pet hair from carpets; the upholstery tool for softer furnishings; and the extension pole.
I decided to use the upholstery tool first, as Barney likes to sleep everywhere but his actual dog bed – like my fabric sofa footstool and the sofa bed in my home office. And while the grey footstool didn’t look like it was covered with hair, a few swipes of the plastic upholstery tool proved that it was hiding a very hairy secret.
This was all thanks to the rubber edge, which gently picks up hair without damaging fabrics. And due to the claw-like design of the upholstery tool, you don’t even have to touch the hair as you pick it up and deposit it in the bin. Yes, it really is that clever.
And the results were equally as horrifying on my velvet sofa bed, which was covered in tiny, thin dog hairs that quickly bundled together into one giant hairball. It even allowed me to scrape and remove a lot of pet dander and dust from the sofa, which I then vacuumed up using the handheld part of my vacuum cleaner (the Shark PowerDetect Speed, in case you were wondering).
As I wanted to test the entire set, I grabbed the carpet-cleaning tool and used it on the rug my dog often sleeps on at night. This is something I’ve begun carpet scraping recently anyway, as the intricate pattern makes it impossible to see hidden pet hairs. But even though I’d recently used a carpet scraper, the Joseph Joseph pet tool still managed to highlight a small dog’s worth of hair embedded within the fibres.
In my eyes, it’s the dual-sided nature of the carpet scraper that makes it a winner. On one side, you have rubber blades for woven rugs and longer-pile carpets, but on the other side, there’s a brass comb that helps you scrape shorter-pile carpets. This way, you can tailor your cleaning to the surface you’re working on while also protecting it from damage.
Personally, I found that using both worked wonders for my carpeted stairs in particular. I used the comb to agitate the carpet fibres and get right into the tread, then used the rubber blades to gather all the agitated hair into one ball that can be picked up and popped in the bin.
The bonus of the carpet scraper tool is that you can also attach the extension pole, which is helpful if you can’t (or simply don’t want to) bend down – or you want to clean a larger area in one fell swoop.
All of the components can then clip onto the CleanTech Utility Tool Storage Organiser (£20 at Amazon) for safe-keeping when they’re not in use, so you don’t lose them. And trust me, you won’t want to lose them.
My only slight niggle is that I’ve run out of space in my storage organiser for all the CleanTech products I have now, so it would have been nice to see Joseph Joseph try to merge the carpet and upholstery tools into a single product. But perhaps I’m asking too much there.
Especially for the bargain price of just £28!
Alternative Joseph Joseph CleanTech tools I rate
Joseph Joseph CleanTech 3-in-1 Duster with Storage Cover
Featuring a microfibre side for flat surfaces and a noodle fabric side for uneven areas, this duster even has an integrated dust-removal tool for a clean house – pets or not.
Joseph Joseph CleanTech 3-in-1 Spot Cleaning Tool
If you struggle to clean the tight spaces in your home, this cleaning tool is perfect for the job. The 3-in-1 design has flat bristles, V-shaped bristles, and an integrated scraper for dirtier areas.
Joseph Joseph CleanTech 2-in-1 Surface Scrubber Tool
I refuse to have a home filled with pet hair, and now I’ve got my trusty Joseph Joseph pet hair cleaning set to help me.
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