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Thread Number: 34867
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Compact/Tristar bags question.... |
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Post# 376271 , Reply# 1 8/2/2017 at 09:14 (2,457 days old) by vacuumlad1650  (Wauponsee, IL) |
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| Post# 376274 , Reply# 2 8/2/2017 at 09:16 (2,457 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
Vacuum bags vary widely in quality. Bojack bags 'can' be really good or really bad. Genuine bags are made to the manufacturer's specifications.
The genuine TriStar bags are single ply bags. That means, while they are strong, they CLOG with fine dust quickly. Reducing airflow dramatically. There are non-genuine bags (Smart Choice micro lined TriStar bags) that have a micro-liner to hold back some of the fine dust. They work "ok" but not wonderful. The problem with the Compact/TriStar design is the air over dirt principal. Debris like pebbles and such tear the micro liner because they are hitting that one side of the bag so HARD. Also, fine dust is forced through the paper at that point as well. The cloth bag is always dirty with fine dust at that point. You can see it when you change paper bags. The best way to keep dust in the disposable bag and keep it OUT of the cloth bag, is to cut your own HEPA disposable bag. If you use paper bags in your machine, change them OFTEN (like when 1/4 full). | ||
| Post# 376289 , Reply# 3 8/2/2017 at 14:31 (2,457 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas) | ||
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Great advice, I never thought about debris puncturing the disposable paper bag. I will have to search my Hepa bag stash for a bag that will easily cut and fit the Tristar. Thanks again. | ||
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Post# 376301 , Reply# 4 8/2/2017 at 16:43 (2,457 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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cloth tristar bags I'm surprised hepa cloth disposable bags were never developed for these vacuums since they are so popular. They are definitely nice machines, it sounds like the filtration is their weak point. Mike | ||
| Post# 376304 , Reply# 5 8/2/2017 at 19:02 (2,457 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB) | ||
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I use envirocare paper bag whit out any problem whit the cloth also .Never had a issue micro liner electrostatic paper bag puxtured below order 36 love em .
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| Post# 376315 , Reply# 6 8/2/2017 at 21:02 (2,457 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas) | ||
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I noticed.... in one of the Hepa bags I cut open (don't remember which machine they were made for), that there was a plastic panel glued inside presumably where the high impact point for debris would be. *what a horrid sentence* | ||
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Post# 376459 , Reply# 7 8/5/2017 at 21:04 (2,454 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA) |
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I use the EnviroCare bags | ||
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