Practical Application: Vacuum Cleaner Filter

If you think you need to buy a new vacuum cleaner, you might be mistaken. I have recently seen the light.

My vacuum was getting so pitiful that Asher was actually picking up Goldfish Crackers by hand and feeding them into the accessory hose because my machine didn't have enough power to pick them up. I don't know why it took me so long to realize that (A) although my bag-less vacuum doesn't need vacuum bags, it does use a filter, and (B) not changing the filter for seven years might affect the vacuum's performance.

With a toddler in the house, vacuuming is a daily necessity. I was getting very fed up with the lack of suction power from my vacuum - to the point that I found myself daydreaming about a new vacuum at Wal-Mart and online, starting at around $100 and going up to $1,000.

When the realization hit me that I should at least TRY to give my old vacuum a tuneup, I started looking at filters. All I had to do was go to the Eureka web site and type in my machine's model number. From there I got the part number for a replacement filter and then went online to find the best price (eventually at vacuumsinc.com). For $20 including shipping, I now have a new filter and a very powerful vacuum. Thank goodness I didn't shell out $100-plus for a new vacuum before I tried the new filter!