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Post# 288413   7/12/2014 at 18:07 (3,576 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Just some input on change interval please. It is not used all the time, but weekly, bags are never showing resistance on the gauge, but full from cat hair, they last almost a year. I just noticed the exhaust filter is 4 years old, looks new as the pre motor filter always has. You guys would change it when? I am on my 4th bag just now
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Post# 288421 , Reply# 1   7/12/2014 at 18:30 (3,576 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 288426 , Reply# 2   7/12/2014 at 18:33 (3,576 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 288451 , Reply# 3   7/12/2014 at 20:35 (3,576 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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David, my advice to you would be NOT to change the filter. If you are going through only 1 or 2 bags a year & are mostly picking up cat hair- which would explain why they last so long for you- the HEPA filter really wouldn't have been exposed to a lot of dust yet. When Miele suggests a yearly filter change, I would think they are assuming the average household will go through one bag a month....so change it once a year or every 12 bags, so you would go thru 3 4-packs of bags & 1 HEPA filter per year. However, considering how little actual dirt you are picking up & seeing it's mostly animal hair, you could probably double the amount of bags you go through before changing the HEPA filter. I would think you should be able to go through 24 bags before changing the HEPA filter.
Also, a word to the wise, whoever reads this....be VERY CAREFUL about aftermarket Miele HEPA filters. The only ones I have used so far that work as well as genuine Miele HEPA filters are the Filtrete brand. Others I have found don't work well, especially the ones with the charcoal layer. The Filtrete filters don't have the charcoal layer, so no problems. I think the issue is how the charcoal layer is manufactured....it seems the type of fabric used to hold the charcoal in, as well as the type of charcoal used, resists air going through it, so it leaks around the filter to escape, meaning unfiltered air. The ones that are particularly bad are the aftermarket filters that have an arrow embossed in the casing, I will post a link below to the one you want to avoid. Find below a link to the Filtrete filters I recommend to anyone that wants to use aftermarket filters. Rob CLICK HERE TO GO TO kirbylux77's LINK |
Post# 288454 , Reply# 4   7/12/2014 at 20:43 (3,576 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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And here's the aftermarket Miele HEPA filter to avoid....made by Envirocare, it's black & has a arrow embossed in the plastic. I have also seen it made in blue on Amazon & at other online retailers. I bought one of these, & it was so bad I had to remove the charcoal layer from the filter to make it work. Like I said above, it's the charcoal layer & how it's manufactured that's the problem with this filter. Another obvious clue to buying aftermarket filters is to avoid the dirt-cheap ones....there are some on there selling for under $10 dollars....considering how much the genuine Miele HEPA filter sells for, that should be a dead giveaway the aftermarket filter's quality is subpar.
Rob CLICK HERE TO GO TO kirbylux77's LINK |
Post# 288457 , Reply# 5   7/12/2014 at 20:46 (3,576 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 288563 , Reply# 6   7/13/2014 at 21:04 (3,575 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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I have only ever purchased the Miele HEPA filter once. I think it is a waste of money personally speaking - I've forever purchased the Active Air Clean because Miele suggests its a good one for pet owners, which basically means its full of charcoal - that's enough for me - anything is better than the sweaty dank smell of the standard "free" Super Air Clean filters.
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Post# 288567 , Reply# 7   7/13/2014 at 21:38 (3,575 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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The exhaust honestly always smells wonderful. Just one cat, he gets a bath and never outside
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Post# 288573 , Reply# 8   7/13/2014 at 22:16 (3,574 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 288574 , Reply# 9   7/13/2014 at 22:28 (3,574 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 288575 , Reply# 10   7/13/2014 at 22:33 (3,574 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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after bath
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Post# 288619 , Reply# 11   7/14/2014 at 12:00 (3,574 days old) by DesertTortoise ()   |   | |
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A remarkable cat that allows you to bathe it. Must be declawed too, heh, heh, heh. |
Post# 288624 , Reply# 12   7/14/2014 at 12:17 (3,574 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 288634 , Reply# 13   7/14/2014 at 13:04 (3,574 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 288674 , Reply# 14   7/14/2014 at 18:04 (3,574 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 288679 , Reply# 15   7/14/2014 at 18:17 (3,574 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 288802 , Reply# 16   7/15/2014 at 07:38 (3,573 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 288831 , Reply# 17   7/15/2014 at 11:01 (3,573 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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