Everything you need to know about Vacuum Bags Part 2

Part 2! Click here for the first part.

Bag-less vacuums share a lot of the problems that cloth bags do.
You have to manually dump them, it can get messy, and clumsiness may lead to dust
explosion. The added benefit is that you don’t have to spend any money on bags. However, what you do have to spend money on is your filter. The filter on your vacuum… Let’s look at the above picture that I drew on my iPad. The blue is the vacuum, yellow is the airflow with dust, green is airflow with dust and things dumped down, and pink is the clean air that comes out. The red box is your filter. It filters out the air that comes out your vacuum. This filter will have to be changed, and the biggest problem with bag-less units is that your vacuum will lose suction quickly due to the filter getting dirty.

The Water Filtration system vacuums (Rainbow) are iffy. The problem with water near electronics is that… there’s water near your electronic. The way these work is that the dust you vacuum goes through the water, and gets trapped in there. What you’re left with is really dirty water, which must be handled with care when emptying it. It’s much more of a hassle than it sounds, and if not handled properly or if there is any fault in the workmanship, your vacuum will quickly rust, short circuit and/or deteriorate. Plus the water gets really smelly if you leave it around too long.

Conclusion in part 3!