2000s Bagless Systems

[Mike81]

It's funny how bagless vacuums have been around for decades.
For example my aunt got Hitachi C-V160GN vacuum cleaner for wedding present around the mid 70's.
It had very large filter and filter had cleaning mechanism where you rotated the handle to clean it. It worked just okay. Most effective way to clean the filter was banging it against outside wall or something.
She still had it in the early 90's. Very good quality vacuum. She really liked it alot.
I don't remember any loss of suction problems or dust building up around other parts of the machine.
So there is alot of "cyclonic" vacuum cleaners out there that performs much worse.

 

[buster1849]

Bestyson DC07

Worst: Bissell Cleanview

 

[crazykirbydude]

Best: Bissell PowerForce Bagless
Decent: Dirt Devil Vision
Bad: Hoover Twin Chamber
Horrid: Eureka Maxima and Altima

 

[crazykirbydude]

OH MY GOD!!!

Eureka Capture!!! The filter was terrible and it had way too many. The brushroll was absolute garbage and they were notorious for having motor problems.

 

[buster1849]

Proof that the original cleanview was the absolute worst and dirtiest. Note: I got this vacuum as a refurb earlier this year and have not even used it that much yet there is already a bearing going bad in the motor and it is filthy. Here are some pictures.

 

[carolinaguy1996]

Bagged machines are better.

 

[broomvac]

Hoover Twin Chamber Bagless "Elite"

For a little while I had one of those odd, green 12-amp Hoover Twin Chamber Bagless vacuums with an "Elite" type motor. So although it was was bagless, it actually used a fan-first "dirty air" type motor. The dirt was blown into the twin chamber bagless dust cup.

Not only was the system susceptible to losing suction due to the screen blocking up and the pleated filter clogging, but it leaked dust horribly because the dust cup had a positive gauge pressure instead of negative due to the fan-first system. If you lifted the cleaner by its designated upper carry handle above the dust cup, then the body of the cleaner would flex and relieve pressure from the lid of the dust cup. Then dust would come blowing out like crazy! The design was pretty miserable. Thank goodness for modern cyclonic systems.

broomvac

 

[carolinaguy1996]

I might've had one of those too. My first bagless because Dysons were not in America at the time.

 

[rdwdcp]

The Dyson DC07 is a Good Vacuum

 

[fan-of-fans]

Oh the paper filter ones I think were the worst!

My mom had a Kenmore Quick Clean bagless upright. That one at least had the plated filter in a separate part of the bin, with a perforated ring between it, and the cyclone, which caught most of the hair and large debris. But that filter had to be cleaned after every use. We would use a bagged canister with crevice tool to suck out the pleats of fine dust after every use.

What's worse is the higher end Kenmore Progressive bagless models (such as my friend's Direct Drive) had the same filter but had it directly IN the bin with no separation at all. What were they thinking? The Bissells with the foam filter were just about as bad. We had those at our church and they were constantly getting clogged. Finally they started buying the bagged versions which were much easier to maintain.

Today's bagless system are worlds ahead, IMO. I like the washable disc HEPA filters the newer machines are using, such as my mom's Hoover Windtunnel Rewind.

But really, give me bagged any day. I would like to try a Dyson and see how they do, I have never used one.