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melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I’m disappointed in my cordless stick vac. It seemed to work well at first and I liked that it was relatively quiet but it doesn’t pick up anything… or maybe it just struggles with larger particles like tracked paper cat litter pellets. But that’s what I got it for!

The Big W corded stick was literally half the cost, crevice tool is broken and the thing is kind of falling apart in half but it puts the fancier model to shame. Sucks large stuff up no problem.

Unfortunately it’s incredibly loud, requiring me to wear ear protection and scares the cat. So it’s not easy to vacuum

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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
You need to regularly clean the filters on these. I use a paint brush to get a good clean on both the hepa filter and the foam like cover.

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- melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yeah, I checked that nothing was blocked but will have to check again
  
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  - CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    You’ve got the barrel right. Watch it and when the shit stops spinning, empty it. Then after every third empty, pull it apart and clean the filters with a stiff paint brush. Tap the shit out of them over a bin. No need to wash them.
    
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    Put them back together and see if there’s better suction.
    
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    melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    This one doesn’t have a barrel like that, it’s a plastic canister with holes in it with a small fabric bag inside. I’ll see if rinsing or washing helps
    
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TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Um, have you washed the filter? Not just emptied the bag - the filter screen needs to be rinsed and dried too. Also the rollers might be full up with floof and need to be combed free. Failing that, there might be blockage in the tube that connects the bag to the business end - poking with a chopstick from the underside might help a bit.

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- melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I should try that. It was much weaker from the start and there doesn’t seem to be a blockage but I haven’t washed the filter yet
  
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StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I need a new vac, so I won’t be getting the Kmart one lol. I have a hand-me-down phat-ass Dyson, but the bucket clip is broken, so I have to hold the bottom until it’s over a trash bag to empty it. I think half the apartments dust particles make it up my nose each time lol. I just wish I could fix the bucket because I like the Dyson, I’m very grateful I was given it, even though it was used for years beforehand.

I wonder if there is such a thing as a GOOD cheap vac sigh

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- melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I don’t think there is. I always want to get a proper vac and not cheap junk but finances
  
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