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Thread Number: 11691
Forever Vacuum Bags? |
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| Post# 125828 2/24/2011 at 07:51 (4,799 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
I came across this on youtube by accident......These look like they would work great and filter really well.......But emptying them....
They are machine washable... Check them out and let me know what you think. CLICK HERE TO GO TO mark40511's LINK | ||
| Post# 125830 , Reply# 1 2/24/2011 at 09:56 (4,799 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Seen them before, wouldn't waste my money on them if I were you.... :) | ||
| Post# 125831 , Reply# 2 2/24/2011 at 09:56 (4,799 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
I've seen those before, but that's the first time I've seen one for a Kirby. My one concern is the size of the bag. A Kirby bag is much larger. With a larger surface area, my guess is that it will allow for greater airflow and thus have more power. That's just a guess. The material looks just like the material on my Tristar.
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| Post# 125833 , Reply# 3 2/24/2011 at 10:01 (4,799 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 125834 , Reply# 4 2/24/2011 at 10:43 (4,799 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Very interesting Mark, I just wonder if anyone out there has tried these and what they think of them?? Any idea of cost? | ||
| Post# 125835 , Reply# 5 2/24/2011 at 10:52 (4,799 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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Allergies?
Actually I think they would filter really well (like the hepa bags).........I notice a major difference with the paper micro lined bags as opposed to the hepa bags .....You can tell when emptying the bag, in the chamber that holds the bag, the chamber is messy with some dust that leaks out of the paper bag.....When using a hepa bag.........The chamber is perfectly clean.......... This is why I don't like to use the paper bags....Not only does the hepa bag filter better, but the fact that it filters better means you rarely will need to change the hepa or motor filter............ So I'm wondering if this filters as well as a hepa bag.....I don't have a problem with running out to the garage to empty it and the fact that it's machine washable is great....... Those hepa (even aftermarket) bags are expensive.. These bags are 40 dollars though..... But I'm a vacuuming freak. I go through them pretty quickly...... | ||
| Post# 125839 , Reply# 7 2/24/2011 at 11:10 (4,799 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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| Post# 125843 , Reply# 11 2/24/2011 at 13:16 (4,799 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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Twocvbloke
So when you say polyprop bags you actually mean "cloth" bags.......In your post above, you mention not to use paper or cloth, but to use polyprob bags, and that didn't make sense to me, because the cloth hepa bags ARE polypro bags........Right? This is the type of bags I have been using and they are AWESOME! They don't lose suction as they fill and they don't leak AT ALL......If the forever bag works as good as these, which I suspect they do, then I may get one when my stash of bags comes close to running out. CLICK HERE TO GO TO mark40511's LINK | ||
| Post# 125847 , Reply# 13 2/24/2011 at 13:42 (4,799 days old) by joshdonnell () | ||
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forever bags true but throw away bags just seat in landfil for years they don't biodegrade . not being eco friendly . the forever vacuum bag is best end of story | ||
| Post# 125855 , Reply# 15 2/24/2011 at 14:45 (4,799 days old) by joshdonnell () | ||
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forever bags i think it a good idea . btw i know because i own one . good day :) | ||
| Post# 125856 , Reply# 16 2/24/2011 at 14:53 (4,799 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Owning something doesn't make it the best... | ||
| Post# 125866 , Reply# 17 2/24/2011 at 19:07 (4,799 days old) by scvacuumguy (SC) | ||
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| Post# 125868 , Reply# 18 2/24/2011 at 20:13 (4,799 days old) by joshdonnell () | ||
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forever bags well i don't know where you heard that i have had mine for for 4 months now and it still works . | ||
| Post# 125870 , Reply# 20 2/24/2011 at 20:48 (4,799 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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What is "cloth"?
Felt isn't a "woven" fabric. It's usually made of cotton or wool fibers that are PRESSED together and not woven. Yet felt is still considered a textile or cloth. Given that textiles are made from a variety of natural and artificial fibers and bonded together by a variety of methods, I think it would not be incorrect to refer to polypropylene bags as "cloth bags".
Also, I've decided to order one of the Forever Bags and try it for myself. I'd rather make a judgment regarding a product's usefulness and quality based on firsthand experience. I'll let you all know what I find. I want to thank Mark for starting this thread, because I've been curious about them for a long time. | ||
| Post# 125871 , Reply# 21 2/24/2011 at 20:54 (4,799 days old) by scvacuumguy (SC) | ||
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Think about the reality of air filtration in a vacuum cleaner. Let's say one vacuums twice per week, and it takes maybe 30 minutes of continuous vacuum use to clean a normal sized home. The average person is going to be vacuuming 4-5 hours per month. Does filtration really matter- if you are only moving air through the machine for 4-5 hours per month?
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| Post# 125872 , Reply# 22 2/24/2011 at 21:20 (4,799 days old) by joshdonnell () | ||
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hey and a vacuums job is to keep the home clean | ||
| Post# 125909 , Reply# 26 2/25/2011 at 07:45 (4,799 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Felt
By definition, felt is a "non-woven" CLOTH. Cloth is produced by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting, or pressing (e. g. felt) natural and/or artificial fibers together. My Kirby 4C bag has a felt bag. As far as I know, it is the only Kirby ever produced with that type of bag. I think most people would agree that it has a CLOTH bag, even though it wasn't made on a loom. Therefore, it's clear that not all CLOTH is produced on a loom by weaving fibers together. For that reason, polypropylene bags are CLOTH.
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| Post# 125912 , Reply# 27 2/25/2011 at 08:28 (4,798 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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| Post# 125928 , Reply# 28 2/25/2011 at 12:10 (4,798 days old) by swiveltop (Galveston, TX) | ||
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Mark I started using my rainbow D4 SE ,this is my third one ,I sold the first two,I didn't really like these vacuums, but started using this one and after a week or so my alergies have diminished greatly,I can now breath fron both sides of my nose | ||
Post# 125930 , Reply# 29 2/25/2011 at 13:09 (4,798 days old) by jfalberti  (Visalia, CA) |
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I had a Panasonic | ||
| Post# 125931 , Reply# 30 2/25/2011 at 14:43 (4,798 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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@ Mark | ||
| Post# 125932 , Reply# 31 2/25/2011 at 14:46 (4,798 days old) by luxg () | ||
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That will be great Bill, I am very interested in hearing what you think of them as well. Terry | ||
| Post# 125945 , Reply# 32 2/25/2011 at 18:34 (4,798 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
Reminds me of | ||
| Post# 125952 , Reply# 33 2/25/2011 at 21:14 (4,798 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||
Good idea
Oreck had a washable bag just like the Forever Bags. I never used one, but it seemed OK. I have come to prefer the cloth-like white HEPA disposable bags, but would be willing to try one. I have emailed the store that sells them and asked if they will be making one to fit Fairfax. That is the machine I'd like to try the Forever Bag in. The Fairfax has really strong air flow, I'd use the Fairfax more often if it were so blasted loud.
Justin | ||
| Post# 126911 , Reply# 34 3/7/2011 at 17:27 (4,788 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 127110 , Reply# 39 3/9/2011 at 15:17 (4,786 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||
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Pillow case as a bag???
Gary,
That shows just how cheep some people are. I could see using one disposable bag over and over again, but a pillow case? That's just stupid. When I worked for the local Oreck franchise I was told by one of the managers of a store that we were supposed to re-use the cones in the old Filter Queens in the work shops. So, for the first year that I worked for that company I would carefully remove the cones from the FQs(there were 5 stores owned by the same family) use a natural hair paint brush to dust off as much of the fine dust as I could, then put it back into the dust bin(after the bin had been emptied.). I was getting three uses out of each cone. Then the boss caught me do that, I told him what I was told. He thought that was funny, then told me to NEVER re-use the cones. As cheep as the 'after market' cones were, it was just a waste of my time to re-use them. LOL Justin | ||
| Post# 127130 , Reply# 41 3/9/2011 at 18:37 (4,786 days old) by vac_whisperer () | ||
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oops, sorry for that "tomorrow" typo. ^blush^ VW | ||
| Post# 127135 , Reply# 42 3/9/2011 at 19:37 (4,786 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Beaten you to it on Number 1... :P (though I didn't use any paper towels as a lining) 
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| Post# 127136 , Reply# 43 3/9/2011 at 19:45 (4,786 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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And a later revision to the mod, using a Kirby filltube and generic bag: 
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| Post# 127141 , Reply# 44 3/9/2011 at 20:42 (4,786 days old) by vac_whisperer () | ||
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Thats interesting! How'd you do it? Tomorrow im going to doctor some bags! VW | ||
| Post# 270204 , Reply# 46 3/4/2014 at 08:30 (3,695 days old) by dandagreer (Nashville, TN) | ||
Wow
I was strolling through the archives and read through this thread which inspired a search on reusable Kirby bags. I came across this blogger who came up with her own. Pretty creative I must say!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO dandagreer's LINK | ||
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