what catches all the "trash", my old vacuum had a small bag, surely it dosen't go straight to the filter
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The large debris is caught by the in-line strainer/basket before your pump. Small particles are captured on your filter.
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The straner basket at the pump,you have to open it and clean it out,after vacuuming periodically.
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Hose hooks into where the vacuum goes. This gives u control of where to vacuum.
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Hose hooks into where the vacuum goes. This gives u control of where to vacuum. Yes straight to filter
886224
Mine vacuum's the dirty water up. Not sure what you are doing wrong or if your machine isn't working properly.
762594
The handles seen near the top of the filter are for knocking dust off of it. I've only dumped the collector bag twice, but I have not seen any dust accumulating on the filter at all. The vortex seems to do a good job directing the dust into the collector bag. My guess is the filter will last for years.
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just pour it in, it will run through the filter anyway - keep in mind it will cause a lot of scum to collect/ coagulate on the surface. I use my shop vac to suck this stuff out off the surface - it takes awhile to get it all though. and it is a PIA - but it works
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It does to the loose ones. There are little brushes at the bottom which help, but you probably want to use the micro bags to trap them all. But again, the problem with the micro bags are that they block/reduce the suction as they trap the dirt/algae.
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I simply detach my dust bag and attach my shop vac to that port and it seems to get a lot of the dust but not totally. I have only used y smaller shop vac not my big one but I'm sure it will pull in the dust
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I haven't had to try that yet--thank heaven. They (Shop-Vac) says it can, and I put more faith in them than some other brands. The one negative I've found with this machine is that the filter bag is an annoying waste of money. One of those great ideas that fail in the execution. Bits of debris can't get past the opening of the bag and back up into the hose. Then you have to disconnect everything and run a long rod through the hose to shove out the dirt plug if reversing it to blower mode doesn't clear it. I've given up trying to use the bags. Other than that, I'm satisfied with it.
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Blocked fillter????? We has to use the vacuum to clean ours out and get into the nooks and crannies.. After that it was good to go. I also use different filters now. Went to homedepot and got a heater filter and cut to fit. Much better and it doesnt allow as much dirt to get into the system.
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This vacuum picks up all kinds of stuff. Just keep the filters and the canister clean and you should be all set!
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I've had my vacuum for a number of years. I think it came with an extra filter. With all the dirt and dog hair that I pick up, it just kind of got clogged, even after I washed it. But I did use my filters for a pretty long time. So, I thought it was time to replace them with clean filters, but...well, you read my review, right? You should be able to use yours for quite a while.
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I would check the bag first to be sure it isn't at capacity and needs to be changed, after 6 months it may need to be changed. If that isn't it I would check in the inlet area to see if anything was sucked in that is now blocking it. I have had no problems with suction problems at all. The first bag I found needed to be changed earlier than the next bag I guess because my old vac wasn't working as well any more so when I initially started using the Miele the first bag got filled a lot faster than I expected. Good luck.
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I think that is referring to filters for the vacuum cleaner. I have the model that doesn't come with a vac (use my own), there is no filter (but my vac has one).
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Next time improvise a filter in front of it, like a cloth or some screen on it so it won't get dirt, and you just need to clean the filter you had place. :)
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I buy bags for mine they work much better than the filter for fine dust and debris. You can pretty much fill them with no loss of suction.
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It will vacuum up most small objects such as rocks, acorns, coins, etc. As long as the object fits through the slot on the botton, it will be sucked into the bag as debris.
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The dust bag does catch sawdust, but not all of the dust. It does cut down on the sawdust better than it would without it. It does have to be emptied frequently, as it is undersized if you plan on doing much sawing. I have thouht an old pair of ladies hose may work as good if not better, but I don't know if they would hold up. You may try that first.
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It has good suction. My original comment was unfavorable. The fault was mine. I did not have the bag installed correctly. The sweeper is very much up to Hoover standards!