filterboy244
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Since im getting the Queen next week. im going to need help changing the filters and stuff.( primaliry since ive not owned one) 
Calling all Filter Queen experts.
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caligula
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Hi filterboy244.
I'm glad to see you here, there will be people to answer a myriad of questions. What I can tell you is that Filter Queen is a division of Health-Mor, and the coprorate offices used to be in Chicago, Illinois, probably still are, I think there on Wabash avenue in downtown Chicago. Originally it was an upright called Health-Mor, then in the 1930's became the canister Filter Queen. There is no bag, but rather a cone filter, accessed by releacing two clamps. Once you get it, you'll see how easy it is.
Alex Taber,
I'm glad to see you here, there will be people to answer a myriad of questions. What I can tell you is that Filter Queen is a division of Health-Mor, and the coprorate offices used to be in Chicago, Illinois, probably still are, I think there on Wabash avenue in downtown Chicago. Originally it was an upright called Health-Mor, then in the 1930's became the canister Filter Queen. There is no bag, but rather a cone filter, accessed by releacing two clamps. Once you get it, you'll see how easy it is.
Alex Taber,
filterboy244
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Ok. but i also know of two other filters in said machine how and when do those get changed?
briankirbyclass
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Will be glad to help you. Ive owned and used a FQ for many many yrs, and first used one in the early 1970s, so have losts of yrs of experience with them!
The Filter Queen is reguarded by many Vac Experts as one of the very best machines you can own.
Not only are they one of the best filtering vacuum cleaners, but also one of the highest rated in suction strength and longevity.
Its very common for a Filter Queen to last at least 30- 40 years or longer and thats with heavy use.
A friend that owns and operates a Vacuum sales and service center told me once that in the 40 plus yrs he has been servicing vacuum cleaners, he has NEVER EVER found ONE SPECK of dust in ANY Filter Queen motor where the owner has always used the Genuine Filter Queen Filter Cones.
They are made from a special cell-u-lose filter paper, especially engineered by Health Mor. The charcoal filter and the inner motor disc filter are excellent too, and should always be used, but whats more important is that Genuine Filter Cone.
So, number 1 rule in owning a Filter Queen is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS use NOTHING BUT GENUINE FILTER CONES!,,, And your machine will last a lifetime.
Welcome to the Filter Queen family!
The Filter Queen is reguarded by many Vac Experts as one of the very best machines you can own.
Not only are they one of the best filtering vacuum cleaners, but also one of the highest rated in suction strength and longevity.
Its very common for a Filter Queen to last at least 30- 40 years or longer and thats with heavy use.
A friend that owns and operates a Vacuum sales and service center told me once that in the 40 plus yrs he has been servicing vacuum cleaners, he has NEVER EVER found ONE SPECK of dust in ANY Filter Queen motor where the owner has always used the Genuine Filter Queen Filter Cones.
They are made from a special cell-u-lose filter paper, especially engineered by Health Mor. The charcoal filter and the inner motor disc filter are excellent too, and should always be used, but whats more important is that Genuine Filter Cone.
So, number 1 rule in owning a Filter Queen is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS use NOTHING BUT GENUINE FILTER CONES!,,, And your machine will last a lifetime.
Welcome to the Filter Queen family!
briankirbyclass
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As far as when to change which filters.
NEVER re-use the Filter Cone or try to tap the dust off and re-use.
ALWAYS put a new, fresh cone in place, each time you dump the bin.
You will be supprised at how fast and how full that bin will get. This is because the Filter Queen does NOT let ANY dust escape, not ONE SPECK,,as long as the GENUINE HEALTH MOR FILTER CONE is in place.
As for the charcoal Medipure Filter,,you will know when its time to change it. Depends on how much you use the Filter Queen. If you are using the FQ daily, and heavily, i would change the Medipure every 6 -8 months.
As for the inner, motor disc filter,(that is underneath and next to the motor), same as for the Medipure,,depends on how much you are using the machine, and WHAT you are picking up.
IF you are continually vacuuming up very fine, powdery type dust,,,change the filters more often or at least inspect them.
As for the motor baffle filter,(that is visable around the motor top) very rarely does this filter have to be changed.
Again, depends on how often, and what you are picking up. Generally every 5 yrs or so is all that is necessary to change this filter. Of course if it looks or smells dirty, change it.
As for the exhaust cap filter,,there again, at your discretion. Inspect it periodically. It should be the cleanest filter of them all, and should very rarly need changing, except at times of general overhaul, or if you have used some sort of scent oil on it,,and wish to change to a different scent, or just install a new clean filter.
The exhaust of the Filter Queen should always smell VERY VERY clean. Infact, with the Medipure filter in place, the Filter Queen is classified as a certified medical air cleaning device.
Generally tho,,the main thing you have to change the most often, and MUST REMEMBER, is that FILTER CONE,,and use nothing but GENUINE HEALTH MOR Filter Queen CONES! ,,and your good to go!
NEVER re-use the Filter Cone or try to tap the dust off and re-use.
ALWAYS put a new, fresh cone in place, each time you dump the bin.
You will be supprised at how fast and how full that bin will get. This is because the Filter Queen does NOT let ANY dust escape, not ONE SPECK,,as long as the GENUINE HEALTH MOR FILTER CONE is in place.
As for the charcoal Medipure Filter,,you will know when its time to change it. Depends on how much you use the Filter Queen. If you are using the FQ daily, and heavily, i would change the Medipure every 6 -8 months.
As for the inner, motor disc filter,(that is underneath and next to the motor), same as for the Medipure,,depends on how much you are using the machine, and WHAT you are picking up.
IF you are continually vacuuming up very fine, powdery type dust,,,change the filters more often or at least inspect them.
As for the motor baffle filter,(that is visable around the motor top) very rarely does this filter have to be changed.
Again, depends on how often, and what you are picking up. Generally every 5 yrs or so is all that is necessary to change this filter. Of course if it looks or smells dirty, change it.
As for the exhaust cap filter,,there again, at your discretion. Inspect it periodically. It should be the cleanest filter of them all, and should very rarly need changing, except at times of general overhaul, or if you have used some sort of scent oil on it,,and wish to change to a different scent, or just install a new clean filter.
The exhaust of the Filter Queen should always smell VERY VERY clean. Infact, with the Medipure filter in place, the Filter Queen is classified as a certified medical air cleaning device.
Generally tho,,the main thing you have to change the most often, and MUST REMEMBER, is that FILTER CONE,,and use nothing but GENUINE HEALTH MOR Filter Queen CONES! ,,and your good to go!
briankirbyclass
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A couple other points while im thinking of it. IF you didnt already know this.
About dumping the bin (bucket).
DONT just turn it over into the trash can. It will cause a terrible dust storm.
After removing the hose, and PN cord, and unclamping and taking the motor off,(set the motor aside) and removing the bin from the dolly,take the Medipure filter off, leaving the Genuine Filter Cone in place.
Hold a sheet of newspaper TIGHTLY over the top of the bin, and over the cone.
Turn it upside down, tap the bottom of the bin a few times, hold for a few seconds, step back,release the newspaper, and let it all fall out of the bin, into the trash.
Next,i like to spray the inside of the bin with Windex,409,whatever, (or your favorite all purpose spray cleaner) and wipe the entire inside and outside of the bin thoroughly,with a paper towel and let dry. Go over the inside of the bin several times, and make sure its 100% DRY before re-clamping the NEW GENUINE FILTER CONE, the Medipure,(if your using one) and the motor.
Some people like to wash out the bin (bucket) with soap and warm water,and rinse it out,,,thats fine too. However make sure to wipe COMPLETLY dry, so as to avoid any rust.
You DONT need to fill the bin completly with water to do this,,just a little is fine. Just make sure the bin is 100% DRY before re-clamping.
NEVER EVER pick up water or ANY liquids with the Filter Queen, or let water or liquid sit in the bin, Of Course.
Pay attention to the the area around the inside of the air intake inside the bin. Loose hair, string, threads and stringy dust will want to accumulate there. Remove this, as it can hamper the tornadic action of the Filer Queen's air flow path, if a build up gets to be too thick in this area, as THIS is the area that causes the tornado.
You want that tornado to be as free and easy as it can get! The easier that tornado inside that bin turns, the better and stronger the air flow! SO, periodically inspect the amount of dirt and dust in your bin. IF its getting full,,,DUMP and WIPE clean!
About dumping the bin (bucket).
DONT just turn it over into the trash can. It will cause a terrible dust storm.
After removing the hose, and PN cord, and unclamping and taking the motor off,(set the motor aside) and removing the bin from the dolly,take the Medipure filter off, leaving the Genuine Filter Cone in place.
Hold a sheet of newspaper TIGHTLY over the top of the bin, and over the cone.
Turn it upside down, tap the bottom of the bin a few times, hold for a few seconds, step back,release the newspaper, and let it all fall out of the bin, into the trash.
Next,i like to spray the inside of the bin with Windex,409,whatever, (or your favorite all purpose spray cleaner) and wipe the entire inside and outside of the bin thoroughly,with a paper towel and let dry. Go over the inside of the bin several times, and make sure its 100% DRY before re-clamping the NEW GENUINE FILTER CONE, the Medipure,(if your using one) and the motor.
Some people like to wash out the bin (bucket) with soap and warm water,and rinse it out,,,thats fine too. However make sure to wipe COMPLETLY dry, so as to avoid any rust.
You DONT need to fill the bin completly with water to do this,,just a little is fine. Just make sure the bin is 100% DRY before re-clamping.
NEVER EVER pick up water or ANY liquids with the Filter Queen, or let water or liquid sit in the bin, Of Course.
Pay attention to the the area around the inside of the air intake inside the bin. Loose hair, string, threads and stringy dust will want to accumulate there. Remove this, as it can hamper the tornadic action of the Filer Queen's air flow path, if a build up gets to be too thick in this area, as THIS is the area that causes the tornado.
You want that tornado to be as free and easy as it can get! The easier that tornado inside that bin turns, the better and stronger the air flow! SO, periodically inspect the amount of dirt and dust in your bin. IF its getting full,,,DUMP and WIPE clean!
Filter Queen
Fortunately Filter Queens are (in my opinion anyways) easy machines to work on. Once you get it and can look at, you'll see that it is a straightforward design. It is quite easy to take the whole thing to pieces should you ever need to. When I got my Filter Queen, Health Mor sold me what they called a maintenance kit. It contained 12 filter cones, 2 medi-purs, 2 pre motor filters, a felt pad for the scent cap, a new brush roll, belt, gasket for the bottom plate of the power nozzle, a light bulb, and a bottle of fragrance. It cost $99. It also had detailed instructions on what to do. I would recommend paying the money for the kit as you get a lot with it. If you do order it, make sure to have the model and serial number from your machine when you call. When they created my account, they linked the exact machine I had to it.
Fortunately Filter Queens are (in my opinion anyways) easy machines to work on. Once you get it and can look at, you'll see that it is a straightforward design. It is quite easy to take the whole thing to pieces should you ever need to. When I got my Filter Queen, Health Mor sold me what they called a maintenance kit. It contained 12 filter cones, 2 medi-purs, 2 pre motor filters, a felt pad for the scent cap, a new brush roll, belt, gasket for the bottom plate of the power nozzle, a light bulb, and a bottle of fragrance. It cost $99. It also had detailed instructions on what to do. I would recommend paying the money for the kit as you get a lot with it. If you do order it, make sure to have the model and serial number from your machine when you call. When they created my account, they linked the exact machine I had to it.
Generally a motor filter disc is included in every pack of filter cones-you change the motor filter under the cone guard after using a pack of cones.Again,as others say-use the REAL FQ cones and NOT bojack ones.The exhaust filter inside the powerdome is replaced when the machine is refurbished-or odors still present after you have dumpted,cleaned the bin and replaced the cone and disc filters.I like the OLDER METAL FQ vacuums-not the newer plastic ones.The plastic ones seem flimsy to me.And FQ vacuums are usually used by vac shops as bench vacuums-----and one tech I know DID pick up samll amounts of liquid cleaner after cleaning a vacuum with the cleaner-he does that only when the machine is somewhat full.I DON'T do this.The vac shops empty their FQ machines daily or even several times daily.
floor-a-matic
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I have a model K31X & love it. Sometimes I use it for vacing cloth bags & vacuum parts; & still have excellent suction. Even the K88 PN deep cleans shag carpets very good.
caligula
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Thank you BrianKirbyClass, and all others who've respon
I knew I could count on you to provide information on some of the brands I have limited information about. I own a Health-Mor upright circa 1930, and a Filter Queen model 200 and love both of them. However, when it comes to the more modern, and up to date machines, I'm a fish out of water. When you provide info to the members, you're teaching me as well.
Thanks again,
Alex Taber
I knew I could count on you to provide information on some of the brands I have limited information about. I own a Health-Mor upright circa 1930, and a Filter Queen model 200 and love both of them. However, when it comes to the more modern, and up to date machines, I'm a fish out of water. When you provide info to the members, you're teaching me as well.
Thanks again,
Alex Taber
filterboy244
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Thanks for the info. this helps a lot ill be planning to post pics of the machine when i get hold of it which should be next week.
ill be planning to post pics of the machine when i get hold of it which should be next week.
caligula
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Hi filterboy244.
You'll get your Filter Queen, I'll get my Kirby Classic 111, looks like a great week for both of us. By the way, I plan to go to Indiana the last week of April, and will start restoring my machines. Once I get everything here, I'll post pictures of the Health-Mor before the restoration.
Enjoy your Filter Queen, and yes, I do want to see pictures.
Alex Taber.
You'll get your Filter Queen, I'll get my Kirby Classic 111, looks like a great week for both of us. By the way, I plan to go to Indiana the last week of April, and will start restoring my machines. Once I get everything here, I'll post pictures of the Health-Mor before the restoration.
Enjoy your Filter Queen, and yes, I do want to see pictures.
Alex Taber.
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granted the only thing ill have to look for is attachments. but thats no big deal.
vacuumfreak
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I have a question for everyone regarding the Medi-Pure cones. My question is.. What exactly are they? I've worked at a vac shop for almost a year now, and I haven't heard of these cones before. Are they like a cloth cone that goes in behind the paper one to add better filtration? If so I may just order one. I built a Filter Queen out of about 5 at work a few months ago, and I really like it. It is a model 700, with the original single speed motor, but different dust bin. I liked the pattern from the newer brown style machine, so I put it on my machine. I can always get a wood grain one from work if I have to. Anyways, will this "Medi-Pure" cone work with my FQ? If someone could 'educate me' on this I would really appreciate it. Now I'm on the hunt for a cheap used pn, and a used electric hose. I had a cracked open electric hose so I put the ends on it and use it just as a standard hose now because I find it more flexible. If anyone has a used chrome pn, or electric hose, let me know.
Thanks guys!
Daniel
Thanks guys!
Daniel
floor-a-matic
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The MediPure cones are black on the outside & white on the inside. It's just like the EnviroPure (black on both sides) cones; but the MediPure has the white ULPA-type? filter that filters better than HEPA filter.</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Where can I find the "mini wand" adaptor to use generic 1<sup>1</sup>/<sub>4</sub>" tools? I need one to use the Wessel Werk HEB160 with the Filter Queen K31X for vacing car interiors.</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">This is the adaptor I'm refering to (attached to the Air Glider)</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Here's a pic of the MediPure filter</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The EnviroPure filter</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The white PRIMARY pre-filter, which MUST be used with your Filter Queen. ALWAYS USE THE GENUINE FQ CONES; [COLOR=#ff0000; text-decoration: underline]DO NOT[/COLOR] USE GENERIC CONES!</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The new style gasket is recommended if you're going to use either the EnviroPure or MediPure filters (U still MUST use the GENUINE white primary filter cones, which goes <span style="text-decoration: underline;">inside</span> the container & EnviroPure or MediPure INSIDE the primary filter cone)</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Where can I find the "mini wand" adaptor to use generic 1<sup>1</sup>/<sub>4</sub>" tools? I need one to use the Wessel Werk HEB160 with the Filter Queen K31X for vacing car interiors.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">This is the adaptor I'm refering to (attached to the Air Glider)</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Here's a pic of the MediPure filter</span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The EnviroPure filter</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The white PRIMARY pre-filter, which MUST be used with your Filter Queen. ALWAYS USE THE GENUINE FQ CONES; [COLOR=#ff0000; text-decoration: underline]DO NOT[/COLOR] USE GENERIC CONES!</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The new style gasket is recommended if you're going to use either the EnviroPure or MediPure filters (U still MUST use the GENUINE white primary filter cones, which goes <span style="text-decoration: underline;">inside</span> the container & EnviroPure or MediPure INSIDE the primary filter cone)</span>
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filterboy244
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but would the medi pure fit the Model D31x ( the model im getting)?
floor-a-matic
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">These filters should fit all models; as long as it has a round dirt container.</span>
