Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

I'm in a house with 4 dogs, 1 cat, and a Miele Capricorn. The bags tend to get quite odiferous before they're even half full and the activated charcoal filter can't keep up. I even tried hosing the bag down with Febreze and drying it out before using it, but that just makes it smell worse.

Have any of you tried the Arm & Hammer bags? Are they any good? Other than that, I'm tempted to go to an aquarium store and buy a box of Zeolite granules.

retardturtle1 wrote:
Hi,

I checked out the Arm & Hammer site but found nothing there for Miele. (Remarkably, they supply a filter for the Dyson DC07). My main gripe with Miele -- as always -- is that bags and filters are way too expensive. However, I can't deny that, as a system, they work wonderfully and I would not want to get into a fuss about warranty should I call for repair while still under coverage.

This time I think I'd bite the bullet and replace the filter too, especially if it's been in use for a while. There sould be an alert on the Capricorn to suggest replacement of its after-filter. Be sure to reset it if you put a new one in.

Venson

DysonInventsBig wrote:

I've never made such a statement.  I don't recall anyone else making that statement here.  Odors are issues for all vacuums.  Some vacuums, like most bagless, more so than others, like bagged.  The reason that original equipment and replacement parts makers, like Arm & Hammer and Honeywell, design and market filters and paper bags that reduce/eliminate odors.

Carmine D.

Carmine,

If I got that one wrong I apologize.  But I would of swore you said something to such effect.        DIB

DysonInventsBig wrote:

Not nice to swear, unless it's your left hand on the bible and your right hand in the air.  Short of that, I wouldn't.

Carmine D.

Venson wrote: kinda seemed like a good idea at the time....and nothing worse than a stinky vacuum......or hey heres a thought.....how about u use a filtrete cloth bag,cut and trim to fit  your aft motor filter...set that piece in first then filter on top of it..its thin enough not to create any clearence issues,.will capture the worst exaust first and can be changed out often w ease...youll get alot of filters out of those bags..

retardturtle1 wrote:

Worth a try, for sure.  The use of the filtrete liner [before/after] for the exhaust filter will most probably muffle the motor noise and restrict the air flow out of the vacuum.  The added questions are:  Will there be adverse affect on suction and over heating of the motor? 

Carmine D.

i see your point.....i do believe you have saved me from some future problems....thank you.  guess i better rethink this one...gonna bug me till  i do.

I just got a new power nozzle for my old Hoover Celebrity that I hadn't used in about two years... the last time I used it, it was in a home that had a dog.   Let me tell you, when I turned that sucker this morning, I was almost knocked over by the smell of the fermented dog hair that came forth...  I changed the bag instantly!  I only have one cat, but my Miele Plus has never smelled bad at all!  And the filters are not nearly as good as a Capricorn.  My litter box has a Zeolite filter on the top... seems to work great!  Just bought a new one this morning! 

DysonInventsBig wrote:
CarmineD wrote:
Carmine,

If only you were as righteous as your are religious.

DIB

DysonInventsBig wrote:

Hi DiB:

I categorize your above comment right up with this one from you:  "Glad to hear steering has benefits for you too.  Changing directions is a bonus over the 1884 sweeper (vacuuming) way.  FYI, your vacuum sacrifices pick-up for steering and is more Dyson-like than you realize or care to admit."

DIB

You're always good for a hardy laugh.

Carmine D.