Sunday, October 4, 2009

Good-smelling vacuum

I've always had a problem with the vacuum exhaust stinking - probably because I've always had a dog. Our dog is an indoor dog who is very clean and gets regular baths and grooming, but it doesn't seem to keep my vacuum from stinking up the house when I use it. I've resorted to using a very inexpensive vacuum cleaner because replacing the filters is so expensive. Anyway, I heard a trick and tried it without much hope, but it's completely solved my stinky vacuum problem. Just stick a scented drier sheet in the bag (if it's bagless, you can throw it in the canister), and the exhaust will smell fresh and clean. It works tremendously. I am almost at the point of having to replace the bag again, and it still smells as fresh as it did the first time I used it. Nice!

2 comments:

Amy said...

Genius. Will try this...I do want a new vacuum, though, and think I'll go with the Shark one that's a Dyson knock-off. I love my Shark steam mop. We'll see...

Charla (SHar-la) said...

What a great idea! We just "inherited" a brand-new, never been used Kirby, but I haven't figured out how to use it yet, so I'm still using our old one (which STINKS!!!). I am going to try this! Thanks, Alicia!