Vacuum cleaner discussion (again, sorry)
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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 Cleaner Recommendation Needed ASAP Please
Comments (31)jamrock; With your situation, I would suggest that you purchase a canister vacuum cleaner. You have a lot of hard flooring to vacuum. You say that you have area rugs. If they are room sized and thick, I probably would suggest a canister with a power nozzle. If it is something like an oriental rug, you could do fine with a turbo brush attached to the end of a suction only canister. I do not know what size home you have, but the small canister vacuum cleaners, like the Simplicity Jill and Riccar Sunburst have bags which may fill up quickly if you have a lot of dirt to pick up. Not every Tacony(Riccar & Simplicity) canister vacuum cleaner is made in the USA. The Simplicity Jill(Riccar Sunburst) is made in China. I would suggest that if you like this canister, but do not want to spend the money, I can suggest the same vacuum cleaner under a different brand. With the cost of it, you could purchase three of them. Recently, Big Lots was selling the Oreck Quest refurbished canister @$99. That is a "so-so" price, but Oreck's regular retail price is too high for what you are getting. Bissell also markets a small canister with an electric power nozzle, which could fit your needs. It is called the CleanAlong. Look at canister/canister with power nozzles under the Riccar/Simplicity nameplate, for small to large canisters. Also, take a look at Miele's more affordable S2 series or the higher priced S6, then the TOL S5 series. Each series will have what you need. BTW, what vacuum cleaner are you using now? Are you happy with it?...See MoreLong Crevasse Tool for Vacuum Cleaner
Comments (5)You're welcome Jerry. And anymore these days, you can find everything including the kitchen sink on ebay (years ago it used to be a more "true" auction, now it's that plus an internet pitstop for wholesalers, retailers, etc.) A note about PayPal. Ebay bought out PPal a few years ago and I don't hear so many complaints, prior to that, there were anti PayPal websites everywhere. The way it works is you go to PayPal and register with a credit card (I use a credit card that I keep a low limit on, under $1,000, strictlty for internet use. That way if it's ever stolen or hacked, they won't get too far with it ). When you win an auction or use "buy it now" feature, you can log into PayPal and the screens will walk you through the steps of sending $ to the seller. The charge then shows up on your credit card. Others might disagree with this next part: PayPal has what they call "Verified" buyers and sellers. Those are the ones who have provided them with bank account info. Never in a million years am I giving them my bank account info (I had a friend who had so many problems, too many funds taken out of her bank acct, not enough funds put in, I just won't risk it.) So you can still use paypal and only use a credit card. Don't let all the hype about being a 'verified' member convince you to hand over your banking info. You can still buy and sell perfectly well on ebay with PayPal and just registering with a credit card. If you want to get the scoop on anything ebay, check out their message boards. To get there click "Community" at the top of any ebay page. But I've linked to their message boards below. If you scroll down a bit, under "General Discussion Boards" you'll see "New to Ebay". You can read and learn a lot from those posts, or register and ask away! Oh, and a critical P.S. Whatever you do, always check the sellers Feedback (you can read it by clicking the number to the right of their user name). If they have more than 1 or 2 Negatives, be very wary. There are plenty of sellers who have 100% positive feedback and those are by far the ones best to deal with! Here is a link that might be useful: Ebay Message Boards...See More6 Months Old Vacuum Cleaner Started Hissing
Comments (15)It looks like you are having a hard time believing anything I say. What is the brand, model name and model number of the vacuum you have? What you should do after emptying the dirt bin is take your finger and rub it over every pleat of the filter. As you do it hard enough and quick enough, dirt will dislodge from the pleats, because of movement and vibration. Think of it another way, when we were boys(at least in the USA), we would attach cards to our wheel spokes of our bikes. As we rode, the card would flick against each spoke; making a clicking sound. You are virtually doing the same thing. As you rub your finger over each pleat, it moves and vibrates each pleat; dislodging dirt. Some Panasonic made bagless vacuum cleaners utilized this technique, where plastic "fingers" would rub over the pleats of the filter, with just a turn of a knob. If you are rubbing every pleat good enough, you should be making a small "clicking" noise and see dust fall out. Another thing to do, in between filter rinses, is take the dusting brush attachment(if your model has this attachment) and brush in between the pleats. You could use something like a soft paint brush also. Be careful to not wear the filter material out. Some vacuum brands tell the user not to do this. Brands which prohibit are usually using a thin paper filter. Tapping the filter against the trash can will help dislodge thick layers of collected dirt from the filter. Just make sure the plastic filter frame is the only thing hitting against the trash can. This is usually done before flicking the filter pleats with your fingers. Be sure to do all of this outdoors, because it can get messy. Let me say again, I listened to your short video originally and knew what was going on. You partially did what I said, and noticed a difference, but you still do not believe. I said nothing about dropping any part of the vacuum. Most bagless vacuums have the filter in the dirt bin. This filter will usually come apart from the lid or base of the dirt bin. It will either unscrew or lift out of the bin lid or base. If you remove the filter, then replace the lid, then reinstall the bin in the vacuum, you can then turn the vacuum on and listen. Do not pick up any dirt, while doing this test. If I knew the brand and model number, I would know for sure how your filter is installs in the dirt bin....See Morelonestar123
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