An argument against Bagless

[nycwriter]

Again ...

... emptying a bagless is neither clean nor hygienic.

I've owned and used a bagless now for 17 years, and no matter how careful you are in emptying the chamber, there is always a poof of dust, which totally negates the hepa filtration system you'd been using all the while you were sweeping.

That, and the vacuum itself ends up being dusty! I had to routinely spray down and wipe my Fantom, which is something I'd never had to do with a bagged vacuum.

 

[suckolux]

My mom lives in a senior apt complex, with central trash bin drops. She used my dc18 for a week when her Hoover broke, the next week was come and get this messy son of a -----, I have no problem with garbage bins outside, but for her it was a big NO

 

[kloveland]

Bagged for me

I agree with Morgan. Kirby bags are good and so are Electrolux and Airway. I would rather use a bag. I don’t see it as throwing money in the trash. I’ve never complained about throwing away a furnace filter or light bulb because it is the cost of maintenance for the appliance. For me bags are a sanitary convenience started by Airway. Using a bagless vacuum would be like taking a step backward to me.

 

[myles_v]

I think the central vacuum that you could vent outside through a window like a portable air conditioner is a great idea! The only problem I see is that it would be noisy and as NYCWriter pointed out, some communities may not allow that.

http://ekonovac.com/ This is similar to what you were talking about. They say you would mount it on a wall, plug in the unit and hose pigtail, then just leave it like that. That seems like a neat idea as long as it has good filtration (or the ability to vent it outside) and it's quiet.