Cats Create Vacuum Cleaner Needs - Trying To Find Fairfax Manual

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lanesharon

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I was doing TNR (trap, neuter, return) volunteer work in my immediate community and did this for over 110 cats. I would trap them, keep them until they were old enough to get their first shots and spay/neuter and then find them homes. I had a few older vacuum cleaners when I first 'rescued' them. And, I found out that cleaning up litter can create a whole lot of problems for cleaners. I went through a number including Kirby, Shop Vac, Shark, and now I am using a very old Fairfax and a new Stanley shop vac. Cleaning up kitty litter from the floor can destroy some, regardless of how often you change bags and clean them out. I got the Fairfax at a garage sale, decades ago, and always just stored it because I had a number of others working during those years. That was before my cat volunteer rescue actions. Once I started doing that, my other machines broke and I would fix when I could, I have cleaned up my neighborhood and all cats have homes, now. But, somehow during that work, 3 wound up living with me (smile). The latest was just 2 days old and by the time I bottle fed him and rocked him to sleep, I got really attached to him, so, I got 'an extra'. I got down to the Fairfax and just now put it into action as a last resort and found out that the suction on it is fantastic. Even better than my older Kirby's. I want to care for the Fairfax properly, so I am looking for a manual that tells me what filters need to be replaced from time to time. It seems to have several, from what I have seen while looking for parts.
 
I don't have a Fairfax manual. However I would say that foam filters need to be washed when dusty and replaced when they don't hold their shape. Cloth filter can usually be washed and reused. Bags should be replaced when about 3/4 full. If you do end up burning through the Fairfax I would say to replace it with a canister that has easy to clean and replace filters/bags. Maybe a filter queen.
 

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