Thread Number: 26616
NEW RICCAR BAGS R20S- CHANGE TO PAPER BAGS |
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Post# 298025 , Reply# 1   9/11/2014 at 16:02 (3,485 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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The type B bag is too long for the dust compartment. The type B bag was for the Riccar 8000 series and the Simplicity 7000 series. There's little reason to get the inside of your new cleaner all dirty - paper bags leak about 10% of the fine dust. If you're cleaning commercially, the exhaust air will need to be 100% clean, or dust will settle into the computer terminals and monitors. For the sake of your motor, and your surroundings, and your lungs, please use the HEPA bags. Did you know that the HEPA bags are available for your machine "in bulk" with no printing and no box. This makes them inexpensive, as there's no printed cardboard box, no plastic packaging, and no printing on the bags. These are the bags that are used on the assembly line.
You would not be able to change out the inlet flange - the injection molds are different sizes for the new models. |
Post# 298044 , Reply# 4   9/11/2014 at 19:19 (3,485 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Andrew, if I was you, I would NOT go for the HEPA bags. If you're commercial cleaning offices & halfway filling bags in 2 days, you would be best served going with micro-filtration paper bags & using the Riccar Type B bag as you were thinking of doing. And either remove the red holder, or you could also tape it in place with a piece of duct tape, & just mount the bag right on the tube. Also, if you wanted to save some money on the Riccar bags, to me the opening looks to be the same size as a Panasonic Type U bag, & of course those can be easily found in most vac shops & online in bulk. As for the bags being slightly longer, just fold them up a little at the bottom when you install your bag.
As to Tom worrying about dust re-settling on office equipment, if that was an issue you could always upgrade to the HEPA post motor filter offered for the Riccar Vibrance Ultra-Premium. It's just under $30 US dollars, & it would be a lot more economical than using HEPA bags. Regarding dust entering your motor, I wouldn't worry about it too much. A little dust never hurt a motor, we have all used paper dust bags in clean-air upright vacuums for years & the dust they let off I have never yet seen kill a motor. Plus, you would of course be checking & changing your pre-motor filter when dirty. Below is a link to the Riccar Vibrance HEPA filter set for your vacuum. Rob CLICK HERE TO GO TO kirbylux77's LINK |