Hi Randy, Dave from Doyle said you can use a brush to remove accumulated hair & debris from the pleats, or wipe with your gloved hand, knock them to dislodge loose, fine dust or remove and wash the filters. Even if I do it 2x/week, I think it would create LESS dust blowing towards the bays than cleaning the 4 long vacuum filters I clean every week on my IVS vacuum. I use the same method you use. I'm very thorough, using a toilet brush, to clean every filter. I go up & down, then around & around inside each filter to capture all the hair. I wear a mask, eye goggles as the process releases a lot of dust. Takes me about 15 minutes to clean 4 filters on 1 IVS vacuum. It's certainly the dirtiest job but one of the most important!