Baghouses function as massive vacuum cleaners. They are lined with many fabric filter "bags," which plant engineers periodically clean or replace, carting away the particulates they collect.

Use a soft brush attachment on the filter to avoid damaging it. Yes, you can use a vacuum cleaner on clothes, but there are some precautions you should take so you don't damage the fabric.

In fact, Catrin Davies, Senior Product Manager SDA Hoover, suggests that ‘if your carpet is a delicate fabric ... cleaning you vacuum cleaner filter is perhaps the most essential step in ...