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Thread Number: 38090
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
Vacuum bag odour question |
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| Post# 405840 , Reply# 1 2/22/2019 at 21:23 (1,882 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
OMG this is right up my alley
PLEASE try this!! and it's so inexpensive it's ridiculous...
buy some activated charcoal granules just like in the link. A huge container will last you YEARS. I bought mine literally 4 years ago and it's still 85% full. OK, say you change the bag to a brand new bag, right? When you notice that stale smell, pour a little activated charcoal in the lid from the container and suck it into the bag. The next day, you'll notice ZERO smell. It might take a few days or a week for the new dirt being sucked up to cover up the charcoal (I have to suck up a little charcoal only about every 10 days it seems). I'm literally using a bag that is now over 3 months old and NO smell! It's crazy. I have never been this long on one vacuum bag. I think I might have sucked up a little charcoal MAYBE 4 or 5 times over 3 months. Now, I will say this. I have a CAT. No dogs. I do not know how this would work with dog owners but activated charcoal being sucked into the bag should help tremendously. I have never used anything that works as well. Charcoal filters don't work as well as sucking the granules into the bag. I still can't believe how MUCH of the charcoal is left in this canister. It's like I have hardly put a dent in it. I've never liked adding those smell good tabs to the bag because I feel like you get a mix of the stale bag plus the scent.....even though it's supposed to neutralize odors. I've posted this on other topics in the past and some people said they would try it....but not sure how it worked for them. I hope if you try it works. If you do.......can u come back here and post to let me know? Thanks CLICK HERE TO GO TO mark40511's LINK | ||
| Post# 405847 , Reply# 2 2/23/2019 at 00:40 (1,882 days old) by fairfaxclass (Tillamook, Oregon) | ||
Essential Oils I like to take an essential oil, go ahead a pick a favorite, douse a square of toilet paper, and suck it into the machine before you start vacuuming. It will cover the smell very well. I like lavender especially. Its not my favorite, but Tea Tree oils seems to reduce odor pretty well too. I'll mix it with eucalyptus since that is a more favorable smell to me.
As far as why the odor is more prevalent now, I have no idea. Maybe Sebo has made their bags more anti-microbial and are killing odor causing bacterial more effectively? Does Miele Make a Charcoal bag to add into the mix?
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| Post# 405852 , Reply# 3 2/23/2019 at 06:44 (1,881 days old) by got2bjennyg (Brunswick, Ohio, USA) | ||
Essential oils aren't just "scents" to cover up odor. Studies have actually tested and demonstrated antibacterial and antifungal properties for several essential oils.
The essential oils of cinnamon, clove, thyme, oregano, and rosemary were shown to possess strong antibacterial activity. The essentials oils extracts from many plants such as basil, citrus, fennel, lemon grass, oregano, rosemary, and thyme have shown considerable antifungal activity against a wide range of fungal pathogens. For best results in your vacuum bag put in a cotton ball or pad with 3-6 drops of essential oil from the list above, placed directly into your new bag just before you install it. If you feel you need a boost as the bag gets full, add another. Rosemary and lime are a very nice, clean fresh smelling combo and I like clove and orange (or grapefruit) as well. OFF TOPIC (sort of) If your dog stinks and it has had a bath within the last month and hasn't rolled in something vile, there is a health issue. A truly healthy dog only has a mild earthy scent after several weeks without a bath unless they encounter a skunk or roll in the barn LOL. Up until recently I had 4 dogs (16 year old Rottweiler cross recently passed away). I've actually been asked why my house doesn't smell and why my dogs don't either. My dogs do not eat kibble/dry dog feed or much of any processed feed. A fresh, blanched fresh food diet not only keeps odors at bay, but my vet bills are very very low. Nobody needs their teeth cleaned, no skin issues.....just an annual blood check for heartworm, etc.. CLICK HERE TO GO TO got2bjennyg's LINK | ||
| Post# 405859 , Reply# 4 2/23/2019 at 09:16 (1,881 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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I have tried the essential oil
On cotton balls sucked into the vacuum. I LOVE essential oils and have several of them. But with a bagged vacuum, you will Still get the stale bag mixed with the essential oil smell eventually - at least I did.
When I use my Rainbow, I use essential oil but stale bag smell is a non-issue since rainbows are bagless | ||
| Post# 405869 , Reply# 5 2/23/2019 at 14:46 (1,881 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK) | ||
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I don't mind the smell as such.... and I'm not too fussed over buying things to mask it. The house doesn't smell + is clean and my dog himself doesn't smell. Its just the vacuum LOL I was simply wondering if the Miele smelling a lot more than the Sebo indicated that it was removing more deep down dirt. | ||
| Post# 405872 , Reply# 7 2/23/2019 at 15:28 (1,881 days old) by vexorgtr (Sheffield, Ohio) | ||
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Sucking a bit of active charcoal or baking soda into the bag is the ticket. Even though my central vac exhausts outside, I can still tell a used bag from a fresh one, despite the system being sealed. | ||
| Post# 405880 , Reply# 8 2/23/2019 at 18:11 (1,881 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Matt
Yes, I think the Miele bag being 9 layer microfibre material & constructed differently than Sebo's 3 layer microfibre bag is causing the issue here. It makes sense that more bag layers = more odour retention, as there is more material for odour to get trapped in. It could also have something to do with the fabric layers the bag is constructed with, as well.
I have used activated carbon in my bags as well in the past, & I can attest that yes, it does work & is quite effective at killing the odor. What I have found works best is to wait until the bag starts to develop the odor, DO NOT put the carbon in the bag when changing the bag & it is new, if you do that the carbon gets buried under the dirt in the bag & isn't as effective. Simply place 2 tablespoons of carbon on your coffee table & allow the cleaner to suck it up with the hose. It will go straight to the odourous dirt causing the issue, as well as the walls of the bag, so it will immediately capture & destroy the odour. You might also want to give Fresh Wave Vacuum Beads a try. They are a little different than typical vacuum deodorizers in that they use natural ingredients, & they eliminate the odour, not just cover it up. Rob CLICK HERE TO GO TO kirbylux77's LINK | ||
| Post# 405891 , Reply# 9 2/23/2019 at 20:39 (1,881 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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You are right! The dirt will eventually cover up the charcoal but it takes a while (at least for me) before I have to use more. But it's amazing. Zero smell coming from the vacuum no matter how long you've been using the bag if you continue to do that.
But I have a question: Is the carbon eliminating the odor as well and not just covering it up? From what I've read, the odor is "attracted" to the carbon so the odor would rather go to the carbon than the air - but I'm not sure what constitutes "eliminating" odor in this case. | ||
| Post# 405895 , Reply# 10 2/23/2019 at 21:18 (1,881 days old) by robsmith1977 (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania) | ||
Bag Odor | ||
| Post# 405916 , Reply# 11 2/24/2019 at 07:55 (1,880 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 405925 , Reply# 12 2/24/2019 at 14:20 (1,880 days old) by Miskini (Northville, Michigan ) | ||
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| Post# 405929 , Reply# 13 2/24/2019 at 15:03 (1,880 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 405930 , Reply# 14 2/24/2019 at 15:19 (1,880 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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| Post# 405947 , Reply# 16 2/24/2019 at 19:57 (1,880 days old) by robsmith1977 (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania) | ||
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@rolls_rapide | ||
| Post# 405951 , Reply# 17 2/24/2019 at 20:34 (1,880 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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Damn
Now I'm paranoid.....but I'm thinking about all the applications people use activated charcoal for.... I mean, brushing your teeth with it you're likely going to inhale some.....OR pouring the charcoal pellets out would cause any microscopic particles to become airborne....or using it for your fish aquariums... I mean, no matter what you do with it, it's GOING to be airborne.
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| Post# 405956 , Reply# 18 2/24/2019 at 21:36 (1,880 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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We had an aquarium when I was a kid, and we changed the charcoal and glass floss in the water filter a few times a year. I guess my dad made sure to be careful when dumping a few tablespoons of charcoal into the filter. I’m sure there are safe ways pet shop staff use to handle the charcoal in their tanks.
But I was more worried about a powerful vacuum fan sucking the particles out of the dust bag if they are really really fine microscopic particles. I imagine a hepa exhaust filter would block those fine charcoal particles. | ||
| Post# 405958 , Reply# 19 2/24/2019 at 22:11 (1,880 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 405978 , Reply# 21 2/25/2019 at 05:51 (1,879 days old) by Rolls_rapide (-) | ||
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Carbon filter Here is Roger (ibaisaic) and the Sebo C2. At 9:09 the carbon filter is rattled. | ||
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