toss the panty hose and paint filters.
They're more PITA than they're worth.
Make life more bedder, Jay.... for you and your tech
Use a round in-line filter.
lose the sock, just use the metal mesh screen.
It catches the chit, but allows the silt/sand and dander to pass (what fouls the sock quicker)
easier/faster to clean/rinse out after
every job too.
(especially compared to that bigazz heavy filter box)
the easier, the more dummy proof, the bedder
also efficient more in the picture big, a filter in-line
is
..L.T.A.