Shop Vac 901-07-19 reusable dry filter. Don't want to use the bags. So, is this dry filter used in place of the foam filter or over the foam filter?
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I have always used the dry filter over the foam filter, both can be emptied and washed along with the vac tub when the tub gets really full of pet hairs and dust. This keeps the air around the shop vac from spewing out fine dust everywhere when vacuuming the vehicle.
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It has a coarse plastic mesh filter. The dry filter bag has to be removed before using the vac for wet vacuuming.
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Hello, for this vacuum cleaner, you don't need the original filter. The filter is nothing more than a piece of foam and and generic filter cloth. I don't even use the original anymore. I happened to have a couple of piece filter material 12" x 6" at home, I cut it to size to use as replacement filter and it is easier to clean., Remember, the function of the filter is to protect the motor from dirt and the filter has to be relatively porous because of the strong suction. My opinion is only my opinion, not official recommended by manufacturer.
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Hi Holli, glad you asked about the filter! Its very important to wash the foam filters on this unit for optimal suction as well as periodically replacing the pleated pre and post motor filters. All for filters can be orders online directly from BISSELL: http://www.bissell.com/hard-floor-expert-deluxe-canister-vacuum/parts/?cid=ccsocial2107
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That bag is just for the top. The bottom bag is not a filter bag, you can buy plastic disposable bags for the bottom.
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No. Bags are option. this is a wet/dry vac and you can use it three ways...with a bag, without a bag and with a foam filter around.
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The vac is on when you put the cloth in the end. It then is sucked into the system and ends up in your collction bag at the end where it stays until I toss that bag out. It doesn't interfere with anything. It is garbage.. After I insert the cloth, and I hear it being sucked into the system, I leave the vac on so that the air will dry out the hose for a full five minutes. Works great, and keeps your hose clean
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Generally speaking the only IN airflow is through the hose of the vacuum, so other places of air flow would to exit the machine. The black foam seal would go towards the inside, to force all airflow through the filter and not possibly around it.
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We've never changed the filters. The hepa filter hasn't needed it yet and the foam one we just clean with soapy water and dry with a blow dryer and reuse. Sorry I couldn't be or more help.
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It is right behind the grates where the air comes out. You drop down the grate. The filter is right there. You wash it and put it back, or you can vacuum it from the front without removing the grate.
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I can't find my users manual right now, which would answer this question definitively. However, other wet/dry vacuums I have and all I have had in the past, all recommend removing the filter in the wet use mode.
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Whatever place you put it, be sure it is secure. It should also complement air flow for dust collection and heat or ac sources? My concern is also access to changing the filters as they clog? It's an odd size filter. I'm considering making a pre filter frame to use cheaper filters from the box store. Good luck, be safe!
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I've used the replacement filters for about 8 months now and they appear to work fine for me. Compared to the original all foam filter, the replacement filter does have a "cover" over the foam but I would not call it impenetrable. Air continues to flow through the cover and the vacuum seems to work just as well. I tend to rotate through the original and three replacement cover periodically. I rinse the cover in warm water with soap and air dry them. I probably use the filter about two weeks before I cycle through the next filter. So far all filters seem to be holding up okay but I will most likely throw them out and order another replacement set within the next month or so.
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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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Traveling at present. The bag is very nice, including a tape tab to seal in dust when changing bags. The vacuum has no other filter, no cartridge or foam ring, so I would hesitate to use lesser bag.
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just a word of warning--if you wash the foam filter, make sure it is totallydry before you run vacuum. i blew my original one up because that littlevacuum has enough power to bust all the plastic within itself! you can notbuy parts, so your unit is throw away!!!my experience!
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Yes, these are the thin foam filter behind the bag. I've been very happy with the purchase of this product. It is actually better quality than the original that came with my panasonic vac.