Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Speaking as a consumer and user, I have owned both bagged and bagless machines and, as well the alternatives -- either vacs with permanent bags or water-type machines. My first preference is a machine with a decently sized, high-filtration disposable bag. You put one in use it until it's full then remove it without a lot of dust exposure or fuss and insert a new one. The best in show allow little to escape them. Pre-filters are replaced only every four or five bag changes and that's all you need to bother yourself about. Second choice would have to be a permanent-bag machine. I am used to them its even though an old-fashioned filtration medium, I find them easier and simpler to empty. Though I much like the performance of my Sears Iridium bagless canister, which I consider a benchmark, I found I could live without the bother of washing the pre-filter and collection bin to satisfy performance requirements and my eye. (Nothing looks nastier when all the little cyclonic tubes start to collect dirt.) That all reminded me too much of working with Rexair and Rainbow. I crazy about vacuums but am not at all interested or inclined toward involvement in complex maintenance regimens. Good bagged machines with the right kind of filtering medium fit the bill for me. At one point in time I swore that Filter Queen was the ultimate for finite air filtration but have found in recent times that Miele, Nilfisk and even some less expensive non-niche brands are equal matches. Venson