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any way to make filters for bagless vacuum cleaners?
QUESTION: I just bought an electrolux robovac ex -demo cheap but am appalled at
the price of the filters it uses- over a pound each. I tried washing
the filters but it doesn't work very well. There is a symbol comes up
when the filter needs changing and it comes up very fast with a
cleaned filter but these filters look like some very basic material
which could be cut to shape if I knew what it was and where to get it.
My question is :any way to make filters for bagless vacuum cleaners?
Anyone got any ideas?
ANSWER: My old Vax is generally bagless these days due to it's promotion to
the workshop/garage. The primary filter is now usually made from a
circle cut out from an old bedsheet. Maybe not as effective as the
original material but this method does lend itself to the production
of filters with quite pretty floral patterns on occasion
You could try cooker-hood filter material.
Use part of an old K&N air filter from a car! It is mesh with oil
impregnated cotton in the middle. That will do the trick and will probably
last for a few million cleans. They do nothing for a cars performance apart
from psychological (boy racers think it turns a Micra/Corsa into a formula 1
car) but might be what you need. You can oil it after cleaning every year.
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