Bag or Bagless? (vacuum cleaner)
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Comments (40)Here is some help for those who don't know which way to go, Bags, bag-less or HEPA vacuums. Tip of the year! I have a Hoover Empower upright, works great. It's great all except for the price of the Hepa filter, $29. I soon realized that the filter became extremely dirty after it's first cleaning and saw that replacing this Hepa filter will be soon and often. Built almost like automobile filters, as well as other paper filters. How I solved the replacement, cost problem. Go buy a roll of Bounty paper towels- 2 ply . Take one sheet, (not the half sheet) and separate the ply sheets. You end up with 2 separate sheets of ply. You will notice how the one ply is constructed of many small fine holes, enough for air to pass through, just like a filter. Wrap one sheet around the round, approx. 12 inch Hoover Hepa filter. There will be an overlap. To secure it tape it in 3 spots. You are only adding a paper filter as an added last step prior to the to the filtering action of the HEPA filter. Save the other ply for your next vacuuming. You will find the paper ply sheet will stop much of the real dirt from reaching your filter, but it will suck dirt just fine, and will prevent replacing this Hoover Hepa filter as often, as it gets dirty real fast. Empty dirt cup more frequently, perhaps after each room. After each vacuuming, tap the Hoover filter to clean out any other small dirt it many have accumulated, and replace the paper ply filter. This may work with other filters. Try it, youÂll like it! To give you an idea of the filtering action of Bounty paper towels, I found this on the website for Trawlers and Trawlering. "http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/howto/captnwil.html" 2. Gulf Coast Filters F-1 fuel filter and water separator. The phone number is (800) 398-8114. This filter is recommended to be the main fuel filter if it can be fitted in the space. It uses a roll of Bounty paper towels. The element replacement cost of this filter is always attractive, but if you have a very dirty system to clean up, you will appreciate it even more. In addition, it filters in the sub-micron range and will add life to your injection pump and injectors....See MoreVacuum Cleaners - What to buy?
Comments (36)Tomatozilla - You just cracked me up! I need a new vacuum - have an Old Eureka and been looking at what is out there. Was going to by a Dyson as Walmart had them advertised...well, they got 3 in and 3 went out in a day. Of course they don't get any more. BUT I use a shop vac in the house for a lot of things...under the beds, the edges of the cabinets, around the edges of the floors and places up high. Heck, I might as well go get me a new shop vac. My old one in the garage has such a short cord, I don't like using it. My husband has a bigger, heavier one in his shop that has a long cord. I never even thought of just going and buying me a new shop vac! A lot cheaper I am sure...Thankssss!...See MoreGross unsanitary stuff can get into a bagless vacuum
Comments (7)No, after it is in the vacuum, I don't want to touch it again. I don't want clouds of dust rising to my face as I shake the cup, or where ever the dirt goes, into the trash. Shelly2, I vacuum bugs, too, with my Oreck canister vac. Once I cleaned out a whole yellow jacket nest and did not get stung. DH was impressed. The wasps are not very aerodynamic-- they get near the suction, and they are history. Then I stuffed a sock in the hose and put the whole vacuum in the freezer. No poison necessary. I vacuum up stray wasps on occasion, but usually don't go for the freezer treatment. The dust in the bag kills them....See MoreNeed new vacuum cleaner
Comments (50)Is this the Shark Pro Navigator Lift-Away you guys all like? I just returned a very heavy (20-lb) Dyson Ball Animal (purple) that sucked so much--literally--that I could not move it, either forward or back, on my polypropylene area rug. Could. Not. Move. It. I ordered it online from Macy's and just returned it to the store. The saleswoman said she's heard they destroy carpets. It was awful....See Morechipshot
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