Tollvac:
They should put “don’t forget to wash the filters” in big print on those bagless vacuum canisters...but no, they won’t because then people won’t buy them in the first place when selecting a vacuum at the store after seeing that message...and also failure to clean the filters keeps the vacuum companies in business as people burn them out using them stuffed with dust and or throw them out when clogged and just buy another hoping it will be better than the last.
Wonder why Electrolux stopped using the ads. Subsequent bags did have some wording about using only genuine bags but they were all the same. Perhaps imposter bags were coming out and I know the early imposters didn’t have the rubber seal or the tab and were just the one layer of paper, these were really bad bags for the Electrolux. Somehow I ended up with a few that came with an eBay purchase of something or other. I did try them in my Model I use as a shop vac and they left dirt all over the top outside when I opened it between the rubber gasket of the front cover of the machine and the bag clogged then ripped quickly as well. And that was the first one...I threw the others in the trash unused.
Imagine using one of these early imposter bags in an LX and LXI with automatic ejection....with no seal it must have been quite a mess when the bag ejected...dirt likely was also ejected right out of the hole! out of the hole!
The 1205 generation of bags had a message about using only genuine bags to protect the warranty and “Do not be deceived by words such as ‘designed to fit’” printed right on the cardboard top. I’m sure the early imposter bags created quite a mess in people’s Electrolux’s and this became such an issue that Electrolux felt the need to address this on all the genuine bags since the patent on them was likely still in full force and non genuine bags at the time couldn’t measure up without patent infringement. One time we got a 1205 off someone’s trash when I was a kid and there was one of these no seal bags in it and the bag compartment was filthy and the screen at the bottom over the suction opening to the fan was completely covered over with hair and dirt.
I’ve noticed today’s non genuine bags are better including the seal and most are 4 ply paper but I do notice the cardboard tops tend not to be as thick and end up bending inward over time. If it happens badly enough a leak occurs around the outer edges of the bag top where the cardboard top is supposed to seal against the rim of the bag compartment...this seal is important to maintaining proper suction power or suction loss can occur around the bag and bag door.
Jon
