I do that, sir; because I can, living way out here in the country and all that.
But now I'm confused about something.
The guy said the filter should last as long as the vacuum cleaner.
I dunno much about filters, but it looks to be a pretty strong and permanent filter to me.
The filter should last as long as the cleaner in theory.
On the model I have there are two filters , a white very fine protective filter , and the fixed paper filter.
The fixed paper filter I clean with a stiff paintbrush outdoors, as the dirt cakes in the fins of the filter and doesn't fall with tapping alone. I suspect this is a product of the humidity here.
Of course the paper filter is becoming thin in places due to repeated cleanings (my house is a dust magnet) and will in my case need to be replaced long before the workings of the machine are even well worn.
