[Peter7307]

Just bought a new vacuum cleaner for the house.

Unpacking all the bits and fitting them together as per the manual I noticed the filter was made of hard plastic with really small openings.

Having assembled all the pieces and tried the cleaner to make sure it all works I was amazed at the ability of the filter to hold the finest dust.

Now this got me to thinking why can't car filters be made of this material?

At the moment they are pleated paper or some other material which is replaced and the old one ends up in landfill.

Yes I am aware of the K&N brand and a few others which are foam and all need to be re treated usually with oil.

Any thoughts?

Cheers , Pete.