Let’s talk about ways to clean Dyson V11 filters to keep the suction power of your vacuum flowing.
If you own a Dyson vacuum, you understand how high-quality and consistent their performance is even after extended use.
These vacuum cleaner’s justify their higher than average price above their competitors with their performance and use of innovative technology as well their high-quality construction.
However, similarly to similar devices, you know that the way to make these devices to last as long as possible is to learn how to properly maintain them.
Dyson’s vacuums are popular for many reasons, one of the most important being how they tend to last longer than their competition with them being seen as an investment as well as a tool.
While Dyson’s innovative design makes it, so they are made to last as long as possible, they still need to be regularly maintained and cleaned to make sure they last as long as they possibly can.
There are many stages to keeping a device like a vacuum clean, this can include making sure to regularly empty the dust cap, making sure there is nothing stuck or caught in the brush heads, looking after the battery and not abusing it, charging properly, as well as ensuring there is nothing stuck in the device’s inner workings.
However, there is one stage of maintenance that is arguably more important than these steps and is commonly overlooked.
Since they are not always easy to see and usually kept on the inside of the machine, many people overlook cleaning or replacing the filter of a vacuum.
However, the filter is in charge of 2 of the most important features of a vacuum being its ability to filter out any harmful particles, so they do not come out of the exhaust, as well as regulating part of the device’s air flow and making sure the air can properly escape.
Since the vacuum’s filter is used in these 2 important jobs, it is important it stays maintained as if it does not, it will become less and less efficient at filtering and exhausting.
If it loses its ability to filter efficiently, there is a chance some of the pollutants, and dangerous particles could escape the exhaust, and if its ability to exhaust properly is impeded, the air flow of the vacuum will be limited and the power of the vacuum’s suction will subsequently be significantly lower.
While some Dyson vacuums use similar filters and these can be cleaned in similar ways. It is best to get a guide made specifically for the device you are working with.
This guide is for cleaning the filter of the Dyson V11 but some of the advice is similar for other similar Dysons, so the advice can carry over. If you need help cleaning the filter of a Dyson V11, keep reading for all the help you need!
Clean Dyson V11 Filters
It is recommended by Dyson to clean the filter of the vacuum once every month.
This will obviously depend on how often you use the vacuum so if you are more lax with your vacuuming you may not need to do so for a few months, but if you prefer to vacuum more often, you might have to do this sooner.
If you can not find a guide on how to clean the filter for a Dyson V15, the filter for a V11 works, and is cleaned in a very similar way, so if you have this device, you should be able to follow most of the advice in this section. We also have a separate guide on how to clean the filter for a Dyson V11 Animal.
Once you know that you have to clean the filter, make sure that the device is completely turned off and there is no power running as this will impede with your ability to remove the filter.
The filter for the Dyson V11 is located on the back of the vacuum cleaner’s main body and all you need to do to remove it is to gently twist it anti-clockwise and then simply pull it from the device.
If the filter needs to be cleaned, it will be visibly dirty, so try to have a trash can or something similar to tap loose any excess dust and dirt.
This step might be best to do outside to make sure none of the dust gets stuck indoors, especially if you have allergies, and especially because you are about to put your vacuum out of commission temporarily.
After this you will want to angle the foam section of the filter down, and then you will rinse the pleated paper section of the filter. You will want to do this until the water running out of the filter is no longer murky and runs clear.
Once you have done this, hold the filter horizontally and then rinse the foam section of the filter and as you run the water through it gently squeeze the foam to get out any more of the dirt stuck inside.
While the foam is facing upwards, fill this section with water and hold your hand over the top and subsequently shake it to agitate any more debris and dirt to get it out of the filter. Then pour the water away and repeat until the water pours out clear.
Once this is done double-check there is no extra dirt anywhere then tap out all the excess water. Then leave the filter to air dry without any manual drying and leave it for at least 24 hours to ensure that all elements of the filter are completely dry.
If you are sure that the filter has completely dried out, you are safe to reinstall the filter and then begin using your vacuum again!