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kenmore powermate/ vintage vacuum filter media made out of merv 10 a/c filter
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Post# 299519   9/23/2014 at 23:12 (3,473 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)        

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to show what i had promised i fred's post about his powermate , here's what i did to increase the filter ability of my 1979 sears best 2997.

the first photo is the a/c filter in the primary pre filter. its honeywell merv 10 a/c filter from depot. i bought a 20 x 36 sheet. this can do many vacuums (over one dozen)

the wire side is facing the motor. however in the first attempt, the motor sucked in the filter media. to prevent this, i put a 1/4 wire screen mesh from home depot over the motor inlet and epoxied it into place. with the wire mesh side of the a/c filter butting up against this, there is no media loss from the filter.

the last photo is the post motor filter. you can see how black it is. im sure alot of the is carbon dust as its not brown like the contents of the bags usually.

this will get you nearly hepa filtration with these older kenmores. i know on the lower end models the filter is only a disc. the media can simply be cut to fit the disc and a wire mesh over the inlet. this merv 10 a/c filter can also be used for hoover portables/ slimlines, and filter cloths in hoover constellations, or greatly effective for dial a matics as well. dont waste time buying crappy vintage filters, a/c filter will last longer and filter much better.


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Post# 299520 , Reply# 1   9/23/2014 at 23:16 (3,473 days old) by marks_here (_._)        

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That's perfect Will.. Thank you!!! I'm going to use that for my Hoover Portable & Slimline.

Post# 299646 , Reply# 2   9/24/2014 at 22:26 (3,472 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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Those Kenmores were recalled for that! You could stick you finger into that nice spinning fan blade! surprised


Post# 299647 , Reply# 3   9/24/2014 at 22:27 (3,472 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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Those Kenmores were recalled for that! You could stick you finger into that nice spinning fan blade! surprised

 

Good call on the filters,I use trimmed HEPA cloth bags for my custom filters! laughing



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