Cut-and-Paste Budget Bagless Vacuum Design

[cheesewonton]

I get my bags at the op shop or when I buy a vacuum. I am so cheap I will use the bag that was in the vacuum when I got it ( unless it is the wrong type of split open) until it is stuffed full.

I fill a bag in two weeks or less with our abundant pet hair and desert dust. It's raining tonight and the dogs have tracked in all kinds of dirt already. I will be busy tomorrow though it promises to rain more.

 

[centralsweeper63]

I take 1-2 months to fill a bag, dependant on model. My family has 2 dogs and live rurally, though our house is just not big enough to fill bags.

 

[panasonicvac]

Yeah if I had pets running around the house, I'd have a bagless as my daily driver preferably a true cyclonic Vacuflo where there's no filters to mess with and not have to smell anything as I'm vacuuming. Unless if I can have a bagged central vac connected with a cyclonic seperator because I can have the best of both worlds where I can save money on buying bags from all the pet hair I'd suck up but also have great protection for the motor. Otherwise I can get away with washing out the primary filter on the Sanitaire for a while before ever buying a replacement. But I'm a type of person where I'd rather have a vacuum where I can simply unwind the cord, flip the switch on and off, wrap the cord back up and be done. That's one of the reasons why I favor a bagged upright but it just gets challenging with having pets around since I don't want to spend alot on bags.

 

[centralsweeper63]

I would take that bagged and seperator setup.

 

[niclonnic]

Yeah if I had pets running around the house, I'd have a bagless as my daily driver preferably a true cyclonic Vacuflo where there's no filters to mess with and not have to smell anything as I'm vacuuming. Unless if I can have a bagged central vac connected with a cyclonic seperator because I can have the best of both worlds where I can save money on buying bags from all the pet hair I'd suck up but also have great protection for the motor. Otherwise I can get away with washing out the primary filter on the Sanitaire for a while before ever buying a replacement. But I'm a type of person where I'd rather have a vacuum where I can simply unwind the cord, flip the switch on and off, wrap the cord back up and be done. That's one of the reasons why I favor a bagged upright but it just gets challenging with having pets around since I don't want to spend alot on bags.

My pets (3 small dogs and 1 cat) are the main reason I've been such a strong supporter of bagless. Having a Shark robot that runs downstairs is incredibly convenient, since it saves me the labor of using a regular vacuum all the time. This Shark automatically evacuates the dirt into a larger bin on the base; it only needs to be emptied every month or so. I have another, less expensive Shark robot upstairs, but I've stopped letting it run earlier this year. This one has an annoying issue where it skips on the laundry room floor.

As I've stated before, I'd much rather have a vacuum that is always ready to go without any additional costs. There's a reason I prefer Dyson over the aforementioned budget machines: no loss of suction and a filter that hardly gets soiled. In fact, I don't even need to wash the pre-motor filter every 6 months, despite what the company suggests. I've found that it's absolutely fine to go longer in between washes. I no longer follow a strict washing schedule like I did with our DC07 Animal when I was younger.

 

[centralsweeper63]

You can get a robot vacuum that auto empties into a central vacuum. You could also get a hid-a-hose. That is if a central vac install is possibly.

 

[panasonicvac]

I'm not into cordless machines especially robots. Once my cordless machines die, I won't be getting anymore of them in my house unless if it's for collecting purposes. Unfortunately for me, I'm very picky when it comes to selecting a bagless vacuum for myself especially in today's market since there's not very many that I like. That's why for my ideal pick that I'd have a bagged central vacuum connected to a cyclonic seperator. Less costs of replacing any filters, the motors would last longer, I don't have to empty them out as much, and I don't have to smell anything as I'm vacuuming. Not to mention central vacs are the most powerful vacuums I've ever used by far, the most maneuverable, and the most quietest. If I'm unable to get a two piece unit, that's where I'd get a Vacuflo since they do a better job at keeping the debris away from the screens unlike VacuMaid. I would've preferred a Aqua-Air over a Vacuflo but those are so expensive. Otherwise if central vacs are out of the picture for me, that's where I'd get a Rainbow or at least a Filter Queen. They can reach areas that an upright can't do. I also appreciate the simpleness and the reliability of those two, I don't have to mess with any cyclones that can clog from build up and cause an odor. Unlike Filter Queen, I can suck up wet things with a Rainbow and their motors are serviceable like I can completely take them apart. Other than that, there's really no budget bagless vacuum on the market today that I'd buy. Gone are the days where you could buy a Eureka Maxima or a Dirt Devil Breeze because those are example budget bagless machines that I really liked.

 

[cheesewonton]

Water filtration vacuums like Rainbow, Sirena, Big Power and the like require a lot of detailed cleaning after use and even with great care they suffer from corrosion and damp moldy exhaust filters. They are not something you can use for a quick clean up either. Also they don't have the kind of cleaning power a high quality modern canister vacuum has. I found a nice clean Rainbow E in the electronic waste at a local thrift shop. Everything was there, both hoses, wands and power nozzle. It was missing only the attachments. I took it home since I couldn't see tossing it out. But it is truly the weakest modern vacuum I have. 51 inches of sealed suction. I have 50 year old vacuums that do better than that. I asked a local vac shop where I am friends with the owner and asked him if there was something wrong with the vacuum. Nope, "just how they are".

I'm not a big fan of bagless vacuums but have you considered a clean used Amway Cleartrak? New ones are still made in Michigan under the Workhorse brand name and the company also sells refurbished used ones. The company supports them with every part you could ever need and all the accessories. They are built on a steel sub frame and are designed for hard commercial service. Not the most modern design with the very first dual cyclone and meh filtration but if you don't over fill them they just run and run.

I don't know if you would consider a power nozzle canister vacuum but the Kenmore 600 Series, particularly the blue BC4026 and its purple twin the 81614 are probably the best value in a new vacuum there is, and the vacuum itself is darned good by any standard. I have an example of almost every Kenmore canister vacuum going back to the late 1940s and the 600 is the best Kenmore ever sold. Yeah it's now made in China but the Chinese company that took over Kenmore's vacuum business from Panasonic has improved their products in many ways. Better materials and build quality, lots of thoughtful touches that make it easy to use. Kenmore really hit a home run with the 600 Series.

 

[centralsweeper63]

I love my central vacuum. Dual 7.2 inch motors in an old MD SV body hooked up to a cyclone seperator.