hoover for brick dust

FreshAL · 29 Aug 2008

Coming to the neat-and-tidy bits of my flat restoration project.

This means I've got to do something with the huge amounts of dust everywhere.

I tried a dyson. This was a mistake, it lasted less than three minutes.

I need a vacuum that can cope with brick dust and small bits of rubble.

HSS want £50 a day to hire one, I'm sure I can buy one for less than a couple of days hire.

any recommendations?

danlightbulb · 29 Aug 2008

out of interest, what happened to the dyson. Surely if you empty regularly the motor won't burn out?

freddiemercurystwin · 29 Aug 2008

You can't really go wrong with a Henry, check out the reviews on Amazon.

morrik27 · 29 Aug 2008

I got one of these http://www.screwfix.com/prods/65073/Cleaning/Workshop-Vacuums/DeWalt-Corded-Cordless-Site-Vacuum

works on both mains and the dewalt/B&D batteries 12-18V, so it's handy for the car too!

picks up everything, wet or dry - brick/plasterboard/wood dust very handy, check out Ebay, got mine for about 70 notes inc postage.

FreshAL · 29 Aug 2008

danlightbulb said:
out of interest, what happened to the dyson. Surely if you empty regularly the motor won't burn out?

It turns out that brick dust is really fine and very abrasive. Goes straight through the filters and cooked the motor.

JohnD · 29 Aug 2008

I use a wet-and-dry Aquavac made by Goblin. Vax are similar. It looks like a 25-litre bucket on wheels with a motor on top. It is quite loud.

A few tips:

get the plastic-bodied one. Steel ones are available but go rusty, and dent when they fall down the stairs.

Get some of the big paper bags that go inside. Otherwise the filter clogs quickly with fine brick and plaster dust and suction dies away. Sometimes if you suck up a sharp-edged piece of brick it will puncture the paper bag

You can clean the cartridge filters with a brush, also by washing in a bucket.

They are very handy for sucking up water out of blocked drains, mortar rubble out of blocked wall cavities. They will also suck up socks, small tools etc as they are very powerful.

I see Screwfix sell an Earlex one which is quite cheap and probably similar

bikerm4 · 29 Aug 2008

Ive got an old dyson i use. They have got a safety cut out on them which trips in if its very dusty. I phoned dyson cos i thought id burned it out, they said it takes between 5 minutes and 3 hours for it to re-set itself. Took mine 3 hours

theoutlaw · 29 Aug 2008

You cant beat a Henry, I use one on brick dust without the bag, tip it away shake the filter and get back at it in the shake of a gnats naughty bit

Tony

bsr · 30 Aug 2008

Another vote for Henry!

I use bags though, or the filter gets clogged.

Symptoms · 31 Aug 2008

Al - it has to be a Henry (I've got his slightly older twin NRV200 - the one with the 2 power settings) - he sucks the lot up. But, but, but always use paper vac bags and change them very often. Screwfix do the bags for £5.50 for 10.

marsaday · 1 Sep 2008

henry for me !

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