While an optional HEPA filter will fit on this Sanitaire Compact Canister, it is not completely sealed so fine dust can exit before reaching the HEPA filter. Unfortunately, a significant amount of the air which passes through the vacuum WILL NOT go through an optional HEPA filter to be cleaned by it. Instead, it will exit the vacuum through seventeen 1/4" diameter holes in the case hidden behind each of the large rear wheels. As a result, we DO NOT RECOMMEND this vacuum for those who suffer from dust related allergies or asthma.

For information on the company name change from "The Eureka Company" to "Electrolux Home Care Products North America", see "The Electrolux-Eureka-Sanitaire Connection."