How to clean your vacuum filter (and how often)
These crucial dust trappers may be out of sight and out of mind, but they still need some TLC.
Sarah Drolet
Writer
About Sarah
Sarah Drolet is a writer at Yahoo Shopping with more than five years of experience covering home products and services, such as moving, cleaning, pets, plumbing, HVAC and more. From advice on easy ways to save on monthly utility bills to cleaning tips and tricks, if it’s a home-related issue, she’s got it covered. She also spent three years writing about residential solar and energy storage. You can find her work in publications including CNET, TheStreet and Mymove.
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- Moving
- Roofing
- Consumer tech
- Solar
- Energy
- Home
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