Customer Reviews

Hoover Type Y HEPA Filter Bag, Set of 2

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The hubby and I live in an old dusty house. The house originally had a coal-fired hot-water boiler and I swear some of that old black dust is still lingering in dark and hidden places. Plus, the house has radiator heat and no central air, so the dust never gets captured by a filter, as it would with a forced-air system.

That's why I spend the extra money for the Filtrete Hepa bags. I just ordered two more and paid $6 for the bag and $7 for shipping (ouch), but the good news is, the manufacturer promises that these bags really do capture the wee tiny particulate matter.

Filtrete is a 3M trademark and according to Hoover's website, these Filtrete bags have three layers of filtering media and an electrostatically charged liner in the bag. It filters down to .3 microns. By comparison, a high-falutin' top-of-the-line electrostatic whole-house air filter will capture particulate matter down to .3 microns.

Plus, these cloth bags are easier to install than those troublesome paper bags and my initial observation is that the Filtrete holds a little more than its paper cousin.

Back in the day, I owned an old Hoover upright and when you turned that puppy on, a cloud of egg mites, dead skin, dander and bacteria (otherwise known and described as dust) would be launched into the air. Standing in a sunbeam, you could actually *see* the dust cloud poof out of the vacuum bag. That vacuum did little more than reposition the dirt.

Conversely, my new Hoover with a Filtrete bag installed actually captures the dust and enables one to keep their home a LOT cleaner. Despite its higher cost, I think these Hepa Filtrete bags are a very wise investment for those of us in dusty old houses.

The Y bags made for Hoover by 3M co. allow the vacuum to operate without ever loosing suction, it's fantastic, I am through with paper bags, this micro-fiber bag has even given new life to my almost 20 year old Hoover Wind tunnel self propelled, although I bought them to go with the new Hoover U6439900, rated best (I believe it, wow this vacuum really sucks, in a good way) I have never had cleaner floors, and I have 3 dogs that shed a ton of hair (seems like it anyway) every day

Much easier to install than the paper bags and their better flexibility gives them more useable volume.

Worth the extra movey IMO.

I ordered these, but the bags I received were not made out of the 3M filter fabric as advertised.

TOTALLY MISLEADING ADD - RECEIVED INFERIOR QUALITY KNOCK OFFS FROM B&M HOUSEWARES BROOKLYN,NY

NO RUBBER SEAL AND NO MYLAR PATCH INSIDE BAG TO CATCH SAND PARTICLES. USING THESE BAGS WILL

RELEASE PARTICULATE CONTAMINATION, INTO THE AIR YOU BREATH - RETURNING TODAY !!!

RATED ONE STAR, BECAUSE THEY WILL CAPTURE GOLF BALL SIZE CONTAMINANTS....

Performed well-neat/clean-really does the job in preventing dust loss.

Please note that this product is sold through several different sellers. If bought from B&M Housewares, be aware that what you will receive is not Hoover brand bags, but a knock-off, sent without packaging in a plastic envelope. The product description clearly reads Hoover Bags, and are priced as such, but the product I received is inferior, and not worth what I paid.

These bags are much better than the older Hoover brand bags made from 3M Filtrete material, like shown on this product page: HOOVER 4010801Y 2PK Type Y HEPA Bags Also Fitz Type Z

These bags are still HEPA, but they are pleated, so they are easier to fit into my upright vacuum. The older bags were flat and the edges had to be stuffed and tucked into the vacuum cleaner to make the bag fit. These bags are the correct width.

The opening on these bags is still made out of cardboard, but there is a flexible rubber-like material covering part of the opening. The older bags had just the wide open hole, and when you pulled the bag out, a lot of dust and dirt would fall out if the bag was full. I always wondered why they didn't put a rubber lining across the opening like other manufacturers do, and I think this will help keep the dust and dirt inside the bag. It should also create a better seal between the bag and the vacuum.

Several reviewers complained about receiving filters that weren't the Hoover brand as shown on the product page. Mine were exactly as shown. There are other vendors selling these bags, but mine were sold by GoVacuum.

Believe these are better than the standard Hoover Allergen filtration bags. I use these in my Windtunnel and do not get the dust on the outside of the vacuum as occurs with the Allergen bags. Believe that may be due to the rubber gasket seal used with these bags rather than the standard cardboard that comes with others. The rubber seal also makes it easier to install. Little pricey but if you order in quantity and get free shipping work the money.

I just received the vacuum bags from B & M Housewares. I ordered two packs of HEPA Filter Bags, two per bag. What I received were two packs of normal non HEPA bags, three per pack. This seller is not reliable and ripped me off. I recommend using a different vendor. It is not worth it for me to ship the bags that I received back. What is extra annoying is on the same day I purchased normal bags from a different vendor via Amazon.com, the 9 pack, for $7.00. So now I have 15 normal vacuum bags and no HEPA filtered bags. And these 6 normal bags cost $19.80 :(

I can not rate the bags since I did not receive them. The one * is for the vendor.