Planex with CT 26

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Have you tried? I wouldn't expect it to blow out stuff through the inlet. But without the hose, the pressure in the tank won't be as low as with hose, so the air burst won't be as effective either.

You remember the CT 22? It has a handle to 'scratch' the filter. Absolutely useless lol. You also have to completely remove all cable from the cable wrap to use it.

Yes I did ... how would I know.

Though "do not like", it was probably the wrong idiom.

Without a hose attached, the reverse flow passes the hose port and some dust will be thrown out. With normal use this is "absorbed" by the underpressure in the system. Nothing too crazy though and not sure why one would run a vac in AC more without a hose ... I was just curious, playing with my new toy. Heh.

Main point being, the AC function is -not- a replacement for the "manual cleaning" function on some of the non-AC vacs on the market. Unlike manual cleaning, it is actually harmful to the bags and unneeded with a SelfClean bag. There is a reason no manual clean option is included on the CT26/36/48 series.

 

[Coen]

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Main point being, the AC function is -not- a replacement for the "manual cleaning" function on some of the non-AC vacs on the market. Unlike manual cleaning, it is actually harmful to the bags and unneeded with a SelfClean bag. There is a reason no manual clean option is included on the CT26/36/48 series.

The Midi-I (etc.) does have the manual clean option while also having a SelfClean bag.

 

[mino]

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Main point being, the AC function is -not- a replacement for the "manual cleaning" function on some of the non-AC vacs on the market. Unlike manual cleaning, it is actually harmful to the bags and unneeded with a SelfClean bag. There is a reason no manual clean option is included on the CT26/36/48 series.

The Midi-I (etc.) does have the manual clean option while also having a SelfClean bag.

I know. By it being skipped on CT26/36 series I meant it is unneeded and those who would use it as poor man's AC are just upsold on the AC version.

The manual option is on the Mini/Midi, but there is no AC option to upsell to ... and the lower-end market "expects" it kinda too. The Manual cleaning is very weak, so harnless anyway. Then why not.

/All above is my limited view from digging into the physics of the cleaning options. The engineers might have had all kinds of other reasons./