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Thread Number: 29002
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Need to clean Royal Prince bag |
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| Post# 324200 5/5/2015 at 21:00 (3,268 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
So I've got this Royal Prince 501 handheld that I picked up at a thrift store a few months ago for about $3. It's in really nice shape and it's just about the best cat fur sucker I've ever used. The problem is it's been used bagless and every time I use the thing it puffs out dust (and cat dander) and drives my allergies nuts. I'm thinking of getting some filter bags for it but I need to clean the inside of the bag first. I'd love to throw the cloth bag in the washing machine (perhaps along with the outer bag for my Kirby G5) but I'd need to remove the metal ring first. Is there any way to do that or am I just stuck trying to vacuum it out as best I can with another machine?
This frustration led me in the past couple of weeks to acquire a Sidekick for my Electrolux canisters but it's just not quite as good as the Royal. | ||
| Post# 324207 , Reply# 1 5/5/2015 at 22:28 (3,268 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Just a little update...
So after I posted the previous message, I decided this was a job for Super J, so I gave my newly acquired Electrolux a little workout. I vacuumed it with just the hose end and no other attachments, I've got about 98 percent of the cat hair out of it, except under the metal band. What I got out of there, I just dislodged with my fingertip and vacuumed up off the floor. The fabric of the bag is still heavily impregnated with dust and dander. I'm going to get some Royal "H" bags and see if that solves the dust problem but I'd like to get the bag itself as clean as possible first.
One thing's for certain. vacuuming with the Royal and then vacuuming it out and literally transferring the dirt from one machine to another is not a very practical approach. | ||
| Post# 324210 , Reply# 2 5/5/2015 at 23:26 (3,268 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 324472 , Reply# 4 5/9/2015 at 14:40 (3,264 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Clean and good to go
I cleaned the cloth bag and the paper toss out bags arrived today. I got nine bags for $15 and free shipping on eBay (five times what I paid for the vac itself, but who's counting). Looking at the packaging, they appear to be NOS from about 1989 or shortly thereafter. It works great with the toss out bag in place and one thing that shouldn't have surprised me but did, it's quieter with the bag acting as sort of a muffler.
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| Post# 438230 , Reply# 6 2/5/2021 at 22:37 (1,165 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Hmm
Gain is made by proctor and gamble. Tide is made by proctor and gamble.
Dawn is made by proctor and gamble. Joy is made by proctor and gamble. There too of the line in detergent and dish soap. Tide is better and dawn is better. I washed every small vac bag in a washing machine. My washer has no agitator. Just down put them in the dryer. If any rust is on any metal steel wool easily gets it off. Get compact envirocare bags with a rubber band works as a bag. I have a eureka mighty mite that has a bag that is cloth and can be shook out. It's sealed so it doesn't leak dirt. | ||
| Post# 438262 , Reply# 7 2/6/2021 at 14:53 (1,164 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Yes, just hang them to dry and wipe away any excess water from the ring with a towel. Rust should not be a problem. Ferrous metals rust with prolonged exposure to water, especially in the presence of salts. but brief exposure won't hurt them.
Kind of amusing to see a thread I started five years ago resurface like this. | ||
Post# 438337 , Reply# 8 2/8/2021 at 02:04 (1,162 days old) by rivstg1  (colorado springs) |
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