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Vacuum cleaner infested with dirty maggots!

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SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: coppercone2 on August 05, 2019, 10:01:15 pm ---your finances are truly hermetic

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Ahah, I like this one! ;D

SiliconWizard:
Yeah, seriously though, that's what I would personally do, dump the whole thing.

I usually hate trashing stuff that could still work perfectly, but something that infested - eek. Even the motor could be full of larvae and other pests. Unless you're willing to completely disassemble and clean it, it's probably never going to be clean...

Mr. Scram:
It's only a few grubs. Just remove what you can and one or two may be left. No need to be squeamish. You've eaten worse and don't even know it.

ogden:

--- Quote from: Zero999 on August 05, 2019, 09:48:06 pm ---I'm hesitant to use poisons because they will be sprayed out of the vacuum cleaner's vent, when switched on. Is there anything I can use which won't leave any residue? I'd also rather remove the larvae, rather than simply kill them because they'll rot, which won't be pleasant either.

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You either have vacuum cleaner with bag or you clean container and filter. Dry-clean filter with brush and compressor. Petrol station air pump when no-one is around can be useful as well. Wash container with some WC or generic cleaner. Honestly I would clean such filthy filter *only* when vacuum needs to be used right now and there's no other way. Otherwise just look for replacement filter or new vacuum.

Electro Detective:

--- Quote from: Electro Detective on August 05, 2019, 10:01:31 am ---
Take it outdoors and hit it with some low odour crawling insect spray, and game over..   >:D

The next lot of invaders won't even think about sqwatting, much less visiting your vac  :scared: :scared:

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--- Quote from: james_s on August 05, 2019, 03:53:22 pm ---I wouldn't spray poison in there, remember when you turn on the vacuum it's gonna blow that vapor out all over the place.

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Not really, it dries quickly and a better deal that flying maggots and their by-products hanging around forever.

If crawling insect spray is a concern then use the insect room spray, or even personal insect spray will do ok too.

White cleaning vinegar sprayed and allowed to dry may finish them off too, and any mold lurking in there.

Personally I like to dissassemble, clean and vac a vac with another vac  ???  (and vice-versa) and spray any suss parts and filters with Glen 20 (original scent please) and allow to dry.

No smells, no crawlies, no allergic reactions, no nothing
and awesome 'day one purchased' suction for months (and years..)

i.e. either maintain vacs properly, or buy another, or just sweep up and let sleeping maggots lie  :=\ :=\

Even hardcore OCD freaks don't realize it's their filthy vac causing most of the repeat 'seasonal' health/allergy issues, not from the idle dust, hairs, and crawlies they suck up

Besides, unless you have a maintained Kirby style upright vac with foot adjustable rotating brush head,
you're only doing a half baked job of it anyway, merely shifting vintage dust around with any regular or overpriced tech hyped vac  :horse:

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