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Live2Dive
USA
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 Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 19:52:08
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It seems like I never run out of uses for my 5 gallon wet vac on the boat....
But a new one is cleaning the Groco traps. Since we moved onto the Banana river the traps have been plugging up much faster with a really foul smelling algae.
I just close the stopcock, pop the top off the trap and stick wet vac hose in first. It really sucks up a lot of crud. Works very well and keeps that gunk out of my bilge. |
Mark
Carver 530 Voyager
Turtle Time
"But my chart plotter says the rock is over there..."
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KiDa
USA
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Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 20:34:08
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| Interesting. Great solution. I wonder if there is a means to quell the growth prior to it happening. |
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Saint Max
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Capt. Bill1
USA
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November Charlie
USA
5432 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 23:07:38
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| You know what Shop Vac's are awesome for? Filling up inflatable boat sponsons. Won't get them up to the pressure they need to be at, but they'll get them close enough fast enough that it won't take much work to get them up to pressure without beating yourself up for twenty minutes with a hand pump. |
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Skeetobite
638 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 06:32:40
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| We use a 2 gallon shop-vac to fill an 11'X11' floating island for the kids and then tie it to the swim platform. Inflates and deflates in under 2 minutes. Real handy when we have to get underway quick to outrun a FL afternoon storm. |
America... A hole in the map I throw money into. |
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Gregory S
USA
7165 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 10:46:47
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| Just be careful using a wet/dry Vac in the ER. They are not ignition protected and spark a lot. |
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Brian N
USA
16464 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 10:52:15
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Originally posted by Gregory S
Just be careful using a wet/dry Vac in the ER. They are not ignition protected and spark a lot.
Exactly, you'd better be damned sure you do not have any gas fumes down there.
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Graeme2004
Canada
90 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 10:52:50
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| Somebody should suggest a marine version of shop vac to shop vac... ! I have no ins with shop vac...anyone? |
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vic33004
USA
1094 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 11:10:28
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| i'm not aware of a portable vac that is rated for use in flamable gas. i'm sure there is someone somewhere making one, but its def not a home depot item and its way way too expensive. simply venting the engine room carefully before starting a project there is the ticket. |
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Sandy
USA
6040 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 11:52:55
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| FWIW- I believe a good while back someone posted the idea that wet/dry vacs had recently been improved to include ignition protction but that seems to be not likely as Shop-Vac's website FAQ's says do NOT use on combustible and many other hazardous materials. Tiger Vacs claim complete ignition-protection, but look really pricey and not small. |
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KiDa
USA
12754 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 12:09:14
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| If all you were dragging to the ER was the hose, would it matter if it were ignition protected? |
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Saint Max
'99 330 Sundancer
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Capitalism is to this administration what Judaism was to the Third Reich.
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pdecat
USA
23612 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 12:41:08
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| yes because the vac will suck air from the ER. If there is enough fuel, boom. |
Bruce
legal disclaimer;
posts are amateur opinion only and should not be relied on as reasonable, safe, proper or in any way recommended.
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L. Keith
USA
1672 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 13:20:18
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| I've seen a 42' Grand Banks (diesel power) explode due to the use of a Shop Vac and Zep R-D Red degreaser while an engine shop was de-scaleing the engines to paint them. Only thing that kept the salon overhead from blowing onto the boat in the next slip were the control cables to the flying bridge. Boat was a total |
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KiDa
USA
12754 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 13:49:08
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Originally posted by pdecat
yes because the vac will suck air from the ER. If there is enough fuel, boom.
Thanks.
Good to know. |
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David
Saint Max
'99 330 Sundancer
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Capitalism is to this administration what Judaism was to the Third Reich.
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rduhon
USA
3522 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2010 : 20:33:27
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Where I work, we have 55 gallon air driven shop vacs. Not shop vac brand, but does the same thing.
Has an air driven motor. Designed for Class 1 Div. 1 and Div. 2 area classified areas. |
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Live2Dive
USA
572 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2010 : 22:12:21
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| Diesel Boat no leaks, fumes or other solvents. Safer than a lot of other stuff I do... |
Mark
Carver 530 Voyager
Turtle Time
"But my chart plotter says the rock is over there..."
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WALSHIE
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2010 : 09:05:13
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| I bet the vacs used by professional boiler cleaners are ignition protected...at least I hope so. |
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pdecat
USA
23612 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2010 : 12:19:51
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| yes Diesel by itself wont blow under normal conditions but paint fumes, thinner, even WD40 are all explosive in the right concentration. Even flour is explosive under the right conditions. |
Bruce
legal disclaimer;
posts are amateur opinion only and should not be relied on as reasonable, safe, proper or in any way recommended.
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Frank_J
USA
312 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2010 : 20:18:52
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| I use mine to prime my A/C pump. I put the vacuum on the discharge and in 30 seconds its primed. |
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Handy wet vac tip..