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Reuse a Vacuum Cleaner Bag

repair and reuse

Our canister vacuum cleaner was losing suction because the bag was full.  I went to get a replacement bag, and found we had none in the closet.  What to do?

empty vacuum bag
The contents of a household vacuum bag can be extracted with a Shop Vac. I had to pull the mass of dust and fiber out with my fingers, then use the shop vac to fish inside for the next wad. It took a few minutes. The newly-emptied bag worked fine.