Making a dust collector for a vacuum cleaner with your own hands

To clean the premises, you must have the appropriate tools in your arsenal. One of the popular devices is a vacuum cleaner. Often there is a situation when his dust collector becomes unusable. But you do not need to buy it - this part for a vacuum cleaner can be made with your own hands!

Types of dust collectors

In vacuum cleaners, dust collectors for garbage absorption are of two types:

1. Disposable. Designed to collect small debris, after which the container is sent to a landfill.
   
2. Reusable. These bags suck up all the garbage, but it is not necessary to throw them away - you can use a large number of times.
   

The advantage of disposable containers is that the person does not come into contact with the rag, and they hold the garbage inside more firmly than the reusable ones.In addition, their hygiene is evident. Reusable bags are used for a long time, and there is no need to constantly spend money. But such dust bags need wash periodically. If wet debris has been collected, a reusable bag can be a source of pathogenic bacteria.

When cleaning the dust collector, all the dust is sent to the respiratory organs of the cleaning person, therefore a protective mask should be worn.

Bag Making Materials

Dust collector, made by hand, suitable for anyone vacuum cleaner type. The following materials are used to make a fabric bag:

• synthetic fabric consisting of multiple layers;
• non-woven fabric;
• satin.

Bags Stitched satin fabric with their own hands, durable in operation. They can be used for a long time: they will not be damaged.

Synthetic dust bags replaced satin a couple of years ago. Such models perfectly pass the air mass, which is created when operating the vacuum cleaner. But synthetic fabric is much more expensive and not so durable compared to satin.

Bags have become the most popular non-woven base. Take several layers of fabric and sew in one layer. These containers collect any garbage, even construction, and are not damaged when the unit is operating.

Recently, many manufacturers began to introduce reusable non-woven dust collectors into the package of their vacuum cleaners.

The process of creating a homemade bag

In addition to fabrics, you can use different paper. In order to make a container by yourself, you will need:

1. 1 meter of covering agricultural material or a cut of any fabric. This material can be purchased at the store, where various tools for gardeners / gardeners are presented, or in sewing shops.
2. Cardboard no more than 2 mm thick. This paper can be purchased at the store for artists.
3. A jar of glue, scissors, stapler and staples.

In order to get a two-layer dust collector for a vacuum cleaner, you need to fold the material 2 times. Next, bend the edges and fasten them with a stapler. The resulting bag unscrew. On cardboard paper, draw two circles 6-9 mm larger than the diameter that is provided in your vacuum cleaner.Cut the shapes along the contour and smear both circles on one side with glue. One of the circles is located inside the dust collector in the central part. Glue the second circle from the outside. Scissors incise inside to get an asterisk. For strength, fasten the cardboard with a stapler. Dust collector ready for use! Creating a bag for a vacuum cleaner with your own hands take you about 10 minutes and help save your family budget.

Reusable bags: the pros and cons

The main advantages of reusable containers is their low price and durability. Self-made dust collectors will cost you much less than disposables. Such bags are durable and will not burst at the very first cleaning, and will also be able to withstand the impact of sharp objects. Do not harm them and moisture. Such containers have electrostatic filtration. The only disadvantage is that the microbes in the dust collector cause a fetid odor, which is why flavors should be used.

Both disposable and reusable dust collector has its pros and cons.However, it is much easier to make a dumpster for a vacuum cleaner with your own hands, than to purchase it at an inflated price.

If you are tired of cleaning and changing dust collectors, pay attention to bagless or washing models vacuum cleaners.