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| PerranOak:
Cheers all. I have two probs: 1. SWIMBO wants one that "looks nice". 2. I want one that can do the whole job fast and efficiently as I often get lumbered with it - lesser of various evils! |
| Benta:
--- Quote from: Whales on July 07, 2020, 10:00:03 am ---I have been using an ordinary cheapie $50 AUD bagged vacuum cleaner with my own separator made from a bucket, PVC fittings, plywood and copious specialised vacuum sealant hot glue: https://halestrom.net/darksleep/blog/037_thienbaffle/ Visualise this as similar to a bagless vacuum cleaner but with a much larger (read: not useless/clogging) cyclonic separator. I use it for both sawdust collection and general cleaning. It takes a long time to lose suction and the bag stays almost spotless unless you stuff up (eg rotate the baffle into the wrong position). N.B. Since taking photos I have re-arranged the unit so the vacuum cleaner is now horizontal, this lets me pull it around by tugging on the hose (as you can do with most/all vaccuum cleaners). The extra height of the bucket on top doesn't cause any issues. --- End quote --- WAF: -1000 |
| SeanB:
I have a few, mostly ones I got as either broken or tossed out. some needed cleaning to make them work, as people think a cyclone filter does not have a back up finer filter for the dust, and toss the unit out when it clogs. Have one for car interiors, cheap and nasty, but small, and a few upright Hoover (real Hoover, though unfortunately all plastic) and cylinder ones for home and garage. I even had to give some away, as having 5 sitting in the store was too much, and they went to good new homes. |
| ebastler:
--- Quote from: Whales on July 07, 2020, 10:00:03 am --- --- End quote --- I am missing something there. Where does the dirt come in? This looks to me like a device that creates negative pressure in a mayonnaise bucket, which I'm sure has its uses... |
| 0culus:
--- Quote from: james_s on June 20, 2020, 05:45:24 pm ---I have a Dyson cordless vacuum that works really well, normally they're crazy expensive but I bought a refurbished one for about half the normal retail price and it has worked well. It's not as good as a proper mains powered vacuum but it's very convenient for cleaning up small spills, vacuuming the stairs and general "maintenance" cleaning between vacuuming the whole house with the big upright one. --- End quote --- I have one of the newer ones that I got with a coupon at costco. It's not the top end, but rather the one just below the most expensive model. It's awesome. I rarely need to get the real vacuum out (but my house is 98% tile and wood floors with only a little carpet). If you have mostly carpet it won't replace a proper mains powered vacuum. |
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