Kenmore HEPA Filter
$16.99
Product details
Part 561055118 is the HEPA filter Kenmore lists for the BU4022 and the DU2012 RPL bagged upright.
Unlike a foam or cloth element, this HEPA media comes sealed and is meant to be swapped out rather than rinsed clean once it fills up. As it loads with fine dust the machine still runs and still picks up debris off the floor, but airflow through the exhaust drops and the exhaust can start carrying a faint dusty smell that was not there when the filter was fresh.
- Part: 561055118, sealed HEPA filter
- Fits: Kenmore BU4022, DU2012 RPL bagged upright
- Note: sealed media, not intended for rinsing or reuse
- Replace when: suction feels weaker or the exhaust air smells dusty
Because the media is sealed, there is no cleaning routine that restores it the way rinsing does for a foam filter. The fibers that trap fine dust also hold onto it permanently, so shaking or vacuuming the filter itself only dislodges dust sitting on the surface rather than what has worked its way into the material. Watching for a change in the machine's exhaust smell since the last filter change is a quick way to judge condition without pulling the filter to look at it.
Confirm your Kenmore model number before ordering, since HEPA filter housings vary across Kenmore's upright lineup.







