Thread Number: 33131  /  Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Fein dust extractor: source for foam filter / soundproofing material?
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Post# 361845   11/2/2016 at 10:46 (2,724 days old) by vamp945 (USA)        

Hi all,

I have a Fein dust extractor, as shown here:

www.amazon.com/dp/B000022...

This is an excellent machine, made in Italy. It was introduced about 2008 and discontinued about 2014 (I think?)

However, the foam "soundproofing" material surrounding the motor and inside the lid has begun to disintegrate. The result is that the motor blows bits of foam out with the exhaust air. This means that while I'm vacuuming a mess, I'm also creating a new mess!

Unfortunately, the foam soundproofing replacement parts have been discontinued.

Does anyone know where I can obtain the sort of foam used so that I can cut my own replacement parts?

I have attached a photo of the parts list. I need to replace several of these foam parts: 203, 206, 216, and 218. Note that part 218 is a small, round "motor filter" rather than a soundproofing part.

Any other advice on how to deal with this problem? I've thought about just removing the foam altogether. This would solve the problem with the disintegrating soundproofing material (at the expense of increased noise), but not the motor filter.

Thanks for reading!


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Post# 362013 , Reply# 1   11/5/2016 at 04:12 (2,722 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

You may have to "fabricate" your own foam parts for your machine.Fein are REALLY fine pieces of machinery!

Post# 362015 , Reply# 2   11/5/2016 at 08:26 (2,721 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)        
You can use

a foam window air conditioner filter found at any good hardware store. Double the thickness if you need to by cutting two identical pieces and stacking them.

Post# 362064 , Reply# 3   11/6/2016 at 00:49 (2,721 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

The foam window air conditioner filters should work fine-and these can be used in Filter Queen vacuums.


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