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How do you clean your wet/dry vacuum cleaner filter? vlasala 05-16-2008
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Posted by Dave Martindale on May 18, 2008, 12:49 pm
>Jeff Wisnia wrote:
>> Agree with the question. The paper filters for my Rigid shop vac cost
>> about $15. Too rich for my blood to just toss them away the first time
>> they get dirty. (Or the second, third, fourth, etc. for that matter.)

>I own two. When the one in use is dirty I replace with the other one and
>then use a hose with a spray nozel to clean the dirty one. It then goes on
>a shelf in the shop and will be dry and ready to use by the time the fresh
>one has gotten dirty.

If you have compressed air available, you can use a short air gun to
blow out the filter from the inside. This will remove a lot of what's
stuck in the pleats of the paper filter. Do this outdoors, placing
yourself upwind. Probably not as effective as washing, but the cleaned
filter is ready to be used again immediately.

        Dave

Posted by The hooligan on May 21, 2008, 7:14 pm
The 15 gallon shop vac I bought at lowes has its own bag, like a home
vac, when its full just replace it. 3.00 bucks, it hold a BUNCH, the
filter never gets dirty, not for wet apps though obviously


Posted by Ben on May 21, 2008, 11:00 pm
> Jeff Wisnia wrote:
> > Agree with the question. The paper filters for my Rigid shop vac cost
> > about $15. Too rich for my blood to just toss them away the first time
> > they get dirty. (Or the second, third, fourth, etc. for that matter.)
>
> I own two. =A0When the one in use is dirty I replace with the other one an=
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> then use a hose with a spray nozel to clean the dirty one. =A0It then goes=
on
> a shelf in the shop and will bedryand ready to use by the time the fresh
> one has gotten dirty.


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