Eureka Style Micro Filtrati...
$14.99
Product details
Five Eureka-style micro-filtration bags to a pack, which is the right number to keep in a cupboard: one goes in the machine and there are still four waiting for the day a bag fills up halfway through a room. SKU 161 is the micro-filtration media rather than plain paper, so it is holding the fine dust rather than passing it along to the exhaust.
Weak suction on a bagged vacuum traces back to the bag far more often than to the motor. As the media loads up, the airflow the motor was designed around narrows, the machine strains against the restriction, and debris that used to lift straight off the carpet stays where it is. Fitting a fresh bag restores the airflow and the filtration in one step, which is why changing at roughly two-thirds full beats waiting for the bag to pack solid.
- Type: Eureka-style upright paper bags in micro-filtration media
- Pack: five bags
- Alternative version: also offered as part 63213B
- Change point: around two-thirds full
- Order as: SKU 161
Signs it is time: the note of the motor rises, the head becomes easier to push because there is less air pulling it down onto the pile, and pet hair starts riding over the nozzle instead of disappearing into it. Any of those is the bag talking.
Fit a new bag with the machine unplugged, seat the collar squarely so no gap is left around the inlet, and look the old bag over for a split as it comes out. A torn bag means fine dust has already gone past the media, so the filters downstream are worth checking at the same time.
This listing answers searches for Eureka style vacuum bags, Eureka upright micro filtration bags and 63213B bags. Eureka has used several collar styles across its upright range, so hold the old bag mount up against the picture before ordering to be certain of the match.
