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Thread Number: 43568
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
my 12 yer old hepa filter from my Rainbow |
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| Post# 454991 , Reply# 1 7/19/2022 at 05:39 (430 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
Wow - you went longer than I did...I think I went 5 years with my first one...not because I lost efficiency or anything...but I just thought...how much longer can this thing last? so I cut into it after I took it out and it had LOTS of life left in it...and there was zero smell...again..this filter is FIVE years old and it probably could have been used several more years.
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| Post# 455000 , Reply# 3 7/19/2022 at 14:47 (430 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
As with most decent vacuums, if you care for them, they will last. My current vacuum is an Air-Way Ultra Kleen but that's because I'm testing it before I start selling them. My Rainbow black is 12 years old, but the power nozzle is the newer geared belt variety. I use the Rainbow from October through April running 24/7 in my bedroom to clean the air and humidify. I use the green germicide in the water. No dry mouth or sore throat all winter long. When I want to change out the water, I hook up the hose and clean the bedroom before I throw that water away. I use distilled water in it all winter. I recently took the machine apart to wash the fans through the dishwasher and was also surprised at how clean the Hepa filter was in mine.
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| Post# 455021 , Reply# 4 7/20/2022 at 03:58 (429 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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It's true...vacuums will last if you take care of them..... but I've never had a vacuum where the HEPA filter lasts as long as it does in my Rainbow...At this point I can't remember the last time I changed mine and air still pours out the back... I fill my basin up with more water...like 1/2 above the dome and it seems to work great. I cleaned for 2 solid hours 2 or 3 days ago and when I was done...water was still above the dome... I no longer have my cat. After 17 years I lost her. I still try not to think about it. :(... but I definitely don't have any cat hair to vacuum anymore...mostly just daily dust/dirt...
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