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Thread Number: 18409
Keeping The Powerforce Turbo Clean |
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| Post# 202301 , Reply# 1 9/29/2012 at 20:03 (4,220 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
Washing
Bagless parts should be washed out now and then
As for washing out hoses, i disconnect them from the machine then i put soap and water into the hose and slosh the water through the hose a few times then dump it you might have to do that more than once depends on how bad it is. Remember to rinse it out with plain water for drying i typically attach the hose to a blower to speed dry times but you can just hang it over a shower curtain rod to allow it to drip dry but if the hose has exposed metal coil i would recommend blowing it out | ||
Post# 202333 , Reply# 3 9/30/2012 at 00:47 (4,219 days old) by Durango159  (State College, PA) |
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Ruby Tuesday that I used to work with had the Wolly World Bissel PowerForce Turbo. I took the vacuum home about every 6 months and washed everything. Hose got soap and water sloshed through. Rinse thoroughly and hang to dry over clothes rack, in hot sun or something that it can lye on. Everything else gets washed--dirt cup, foam filter, dirt separator, bottom plate. I do wash brush rolls. Soap and water in hand in hand sink, holding brush roll on angle to get near 0 water in agitator or on bearings. I lather and rinse all agitators twice. Dry immediately with towel.
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| Post# 202348 , Reply# 4 9/30/2012 at 06:16 (4,219 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
Actually No.. Sorry Steve - paper filter cones CAN be washed - all they need is a gentle lukewarm water, some time from a pair of gentle massaging fingers and washing up liquid. It is how I've maintained the paper pleated cone filter on my little Vax Dynammite model for many years. What they obviously can't handle is a scourer or an abrasive implement that will tear the paper - but the paper is thick enough to be washed; early Vax user manuals indicate this as a suggestion when the filter gets really packed up.
To dry filters, I often just toss the damp ones into a pillow case with a tea towel and tie up the pillow case before putting it into the tumble dryer on a low heat. I can't be done waiting all day for the filter to dry.
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| Post# 202401 , Reply# 6 9/30/2012 at 16:50 (4,219 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Ah but the HEPA filter cartridge is totally different to the paper pleated cone filters in a bagless/cyclonic and having owned the Powerlite upright, I know where you're coming from. For starters the HEPA cartridge has viewable glue that holds the paper to the grid, no wonder it turned to mush - the glue disintegrates with warm water. Besides, Electrolux don't really suggest that you wash the filter as shown below from the user manual, but rather "clean it with another vacuum cleaner," or to shake the dust off.
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| Post# 202414 , Reply# 8 9/30/2012 at 18:03 (4,219 days old) by jdrums0789 () | ||
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My old roommate had a bissell helix turbo, I washed that paper filter loads of times. They clog up fairly quickly. And speaking of filters, had anyone tried those fabreeze filters? The scent is so strong, just walkin by them in the store gives me a headache. | ||
| Post# 202416 , Reply# 9 9/30/2012 at 18:18 (4,219 days old) by madabouthoovers () | ||
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We've just had a new Bissell launch over here that uses those Febreze filters - havent smelt them yet though and wont be either, as these cleaners aint cheap for Bissells. They look cool though: They call them the Bissell Floors and More 
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| Post# 202529 , Reply# 10 10/2/2012 at 03:56 (4,217 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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You could just spray non-aersol type Febreeze on an existing Microfilter and see what happens - provided the solution you use isn't flammable.
As for the filters - cone filters are the types you've shown here, and of the type that Vax and Bissell in the past have installed in their bagless cyclonics. Nifty idea with the Miele filter with the HEPA cartridge filter though. I used to install cut to size Dyson filters from my DC01 in my Hoover Telios cylinder vacuums and they worked a treat. | ||
| Post# 202842 , Reply# 12 10/6/2012 at 04:17 (4,213 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 202918 , Reply# 13 10/6/2012 at 21:51 (4,212 days old) by director12 () | ||
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Oh I see. | ||
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