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Over the past two years, bagless vacuum cleaners have become more popular in the U.S. compared with the traditional vacuum cleaner. Bagless vacuum manufacturers argue that money is saved because there is no need to purchase bags. Other manufacturers argue differently. One thing is true--bagless technology is not fully understood by most consumers and further explanations are needed.

Bagless vacuum systems use a "cyclonic" technology that separates larger dirt and debris from the main air stream and drops these particles into a cup. This cup can then be removed and the dirt dumped into a waste can. The problem with "cyclonic" technology is that only the larger particles of dirt and debris are removed, and the fine dirt exhausts out of the vacuum -- back into the room.

To overcome this problem, all bagless machines require filters to capture smaller particles. While it's true you'll save money not purchasing bags, you will have to pay yearly for replacement filters. Bagless vacuum manufacturers recommend changing filters 1-2 times per year. New filters cost $20 to $60 per filter.

In addition to this expense, bagless owners complain about having to dump the dirt cup (releasing dirt particles back into the air), unclog the cyclonic filter cup, wash the inside filters on some models, and wash the dirt cup itself from time to time. Plus, bagless machines on the market are built like disposable machines.
Demonstrations on bagless machines show that they do an impressive visual job of picking up dirt, and the idea of not buying bags is appealing. That's why sales of bagless machines are rising. On the other hand, a year's supply of vacuum bags (12 bags) costs about $20, and are simple to remove and throw away. With traditional uprights, there's no issue of washing filters or dirt cups. Many industry experts predict that sales of bagless machines will continue to grow, but also predict that owners will soon see the realities, difficulties and costs of bagless systems and revert to using vacuum bags.

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This is not a question, but spam, or at best, a rant.
Buh-bye!

Would you buy this this for your home/business?

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I have developed a very sophisticated way to utilize water separation ( see Rainbow vacuum cleaner history and design) in an upright vacuum cleaner. As a retrofit to existing bag model vacuum cleaners all that is required is putting about a cup and a half of water in my unit and install it just as you would a paper vacuum cleaner bag. When you are finished vacuuming you simply remove the unit and hold it over the sink and pull down on the 'liquid release' lever. After all of the dirty water is released you dispose of the solid waste into a trash container by pulling down lever a little further . That's it! Since you are already at the sink go ahead and give it a quick rinse, refill it and install it back in the vacuum. So now you are ready to go on to the next vacuuming. Since it is hermetically sealed you don't have to worry about tipping or evaporation so it is safe to store with clean water.
Now for those of you wondering how the water is kept from escaping into the motor of the vacuum, take a look at some of the earlier Rainbow canisters and you will see that with the separator not spinning with the motor turned off you can literally see the motor through the slots on the separator. With the motor spinning the slots become quicker than Wonder Woman's wristbands at deflecting the dirty water back down into the water reservoir , but the air is able to be sucked right past these spinning slots on the separator. That is the ingeniously simple mechanical principle of water separation.
So how do you know when to empty and refill? There is a simple mechanical Whistler loud enough to be heard over even the loudest vacuums.
Who am I? I'm a professional carpet cleaner in Columbus, Ohio
Tell me what you think of my device and if you would buy one if it was on the market. I would like to talk to an industrial designer and anyone who understands the copyright privileges concerning the 70 plus year old separator technology pioneered by The Rainbow Vacuum Cleaner company. Thanks,and BTW this NOT an advertisement for anything just a conceptual pondering. I do have models still in the design stages, and have developed a vital component that works in conjunction with the separator for the product I described above, but nothing is for sale and am not implying so.
I am a Hoover expert and I like them best too, but there are dozens of manufactures of vacuums out there, and every vacuum design has it's purpose. Water is actually a very good thing when it comes to making your vacuuming life easier. Still there are those out there ( my sister is one of them) who just feel dirty when they see dirty water. I on the other hand love to see that filthy water because it means that my floor no longer has the dirt on it and the dirtier the better.

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Sorry, I wouldn't buy it (or Rainbow). I don't like the idea of needlessly messing with dirty water to empty the vacuum cleaner.

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