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Questions tagged [vacuum]

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Avoiding dust scattering when you drill

When I drill into concrete, stone or similar materials - a lot of dust gets scattered. I realize this might sound like a newbie/trivial question, but - how can I avoid this? Both dust getting on me, and even more importantly - into the air people…
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Central Vacuuming: Is it worth it, and how does it compare to normal vacuuming?

I am in the process of buying a brand new home in the US through a builder. The home will be approximately 3,000 sq ft and I was given the option of buying a central vacuuming system for the house. It looks really nice and convenient. The price…
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Connecting a Makita jigsaw (4351) to dry vacuum cleaner (Dyson)

Could someone share their experiences with connecting a Makita jigsaw (22mm vacuum piece) to a regular vacuum cleaner (Dyson)? It appears that some people say it's just really impractical to connect a jigsaw to a vacuum? I suspect it might be a good…
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Robot pool vacuum sluggish, slow moving, weak

My pool robot vacuum (Polaris TR35P) has been very sluggish, slow moving. It will not climb walls and the tail doesn't really move as it normally would. It struggles to move and will not if the hose has the slightest tangle. I tried looking at the…
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How to convert wet/dry to dry mode?

I have a previously-owned wet/dry ShopVac that I have only used for its wet mode (basement floods a lot). I now want to "switch it over" to its dry mode for the first time ever: Not sure if it helps/matters, but the diameter of the black plastic…
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What are these wire connectors and where can I get replacements?

The closest name I found from searching online is "crimp terminals", specifically the first I believe would be "female round crimp terminal" and the second "female right angle crimp terminal", however I am not sure if that is descriptive enough to…
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Vacuum cleaner keeps tripping breaker

This started happening last week. My Shark vacuum kept tripping my breaker. My wife smelled smoke coming from the vacuum so we assumed it had reached its end. I bought a new vacuum (same brand), thinking the problem would be fixed, but to no…
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Radon suction vs pressurization

Normal radon mitigation sucks out the air from underneath a house's foundation. What if I ran the fan in reverse to blow this same air outward instead of sucking it upward? It seems either direction should be effective, so I am thinking that we…
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Tiny Fibres/Dust Everywhere

I dust/clean/vacuum once a week which does make a difference to overall cleanliness/tidyness. However, even after cleaning, that very same day, there seems to be a new layer of dust/tiny fibres setting. It's everywhere but I particularly notice it…
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Soil stack venting issues

For a little while now we've been hearing at random a loud sucking noise coming from out kitchen sink. This sink is a 1.5 bowl with a washing machine attached. The noise happens at random and appears to be when the downstairs neighbors are in and…
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What is the name of a liquid coupler between a wet/dry vac and a hose?

The contraption you see below closes a wet/dry vac's liquid exit. I'd like to replace it with "something" that connects to a water hose. What would that "something" be called? I would attach a valve to the other end of the water hose. If such a…
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How to clean wood dust without permanently clogging a wet/dry vacuum's paper filter?

Can you ever use a wet/dry vacuum cleaner (shop.vac, Kubota, Stanley, etc) to clean wood sanding dust? My one experiment so far resulted in complete clogging of the paper filter after cleaning the dust from hardwood floor sanding. Replacing the dry…
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Why Does My Vacuum Trip My Circuit Breaker

I have four upstairs bedrooms with each bedroom running off an Eaton 20 Amp Arc Fault Breaker. When my 12 Amp vacuum cleaner is plugged into any outlet in three of the bedrooms, it works just fine. However, when plugged into an outlet in the master…
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Do I need to cut this shop vac hose adapter when I use it?

I am using this with Rigind vacuum and a router table. The router table adapter is the size of the second section in the picture, counting from the right side bottom up. The vacuum is struggling because its hose diameter is reduced from 2" to…
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Is it safe to replace a battery with one that has a lower max charge current?

I'm trying to replace the batteries on my hand vacuum (black and decker CHV1410L), and having pulled out the batteries, they're using some 18650s (I've never worked with them, but there's a spec sheet here). I can't find these specific ones, so I…
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