hi folks, anyone have one of these? I acquired one a few years back and apart from being incredibly noisy it's a great vacuum. However, I've never used it for wet work. I was never given a manual by the person who passed it on to me so I've no idea how to use it for wet. Presumably it can't be used with the normal paper bag for wet work?
aquavac pro 100
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I've had a couple of Aquavacs. If you want to suck wet with them, you take off the paper filter. You can get a cartridge filter made of corrugated fibrous cardboard (some have a perforated metal sleeve) that you push over the black plastic cage.
You will see a plastic ball inside the cage. when the canister fills up with water it floats up and blocks the air outlet to prevent water being sucked into the fan (like the table-tennis ball in a divers snorkel). You can actually use the cartridge filter instead of, or as as well as, the paper bag. When it gets clogged with dust you can brush the corrugations, or hose it clean with water.
If the water is completely clean, you can suck it up without the filter, otherwise you get fine water spray mixed in the exhaust which is very tiresome.
If you were given yours you may find it already has the cartridge fitted - you get one with the new cleaner.
If hoovering brick or plaster dust use it AS WELL AS the dust sack, which is a big paper bag that filled the canister and wraps round the filter. Builders dust blocks the filter fast.
Goblin accessories are the same maker and also fit.
the early Aquavacs had a steel drum that will eventually rust if used wet - if yours is like that, air it well when wet.
You will see a plastic ball inside the cage. when the canister fills up with water it floats up and blocks the air outlet to prevent water being sucked into the fan (like the table-tennis ball in a divers snorkel). You can actually use the cartridge filter instead of, or as as well as, the paper bag. When it gets clogged with dust you can brush the corrugations, or hose it clean with water.
If the water is completely clean, you can suck it up without the filter, otherwise you get fine water spray mixed in the exhaust which is very tiresome.
If you were given yours you may find it already has the cartridge fitted - you get one with the new cleaner.
If hoovering brick or plaster dust use it AS WELL AS the dust sack, which is a big paper bag that filled the canister and wraps round the filter. Builders dust blocks the filter fast.
Goblin accessories are the same maker and also fit.
the early Aquavacs had a steel drum that will eventually rust if used wet - if yours is like that, air it well when wet.
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