more likely than with a shop vac.
On Sat, 3 Jul 2010, Jennifer Jackson wrote: > Will sucking up stray hard things damage her vac though? > > > > Jennifer > > > > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Spiro > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 2:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Basements Again! > > > > > > it will suck up legos and action figures and then you'll not need to worry > about the again. > Even in the case of the small shop vac, is there not a stem for the hose? > If I remember Claudia has an Orick and the side kick. That has a smaller > hose diameter and there is a stem or shaft for it. Maybe that would fit > the smaller shop vac, and let her use the wide brush instead of going > around on hands and knees. > Yes, shop vac will even pick up spiders. > heehee > > On Sat, 3 Jul 2010, Jennifer Jackson wrote: > >> Claudia may have a small shop vac. My husband has two. He uses the small >> one for things like cleaning up the car and getting up small messes, and >> then the big one for big messes. Big messes like sucking standing water > out >> of the air vents after our flood. >> >> >> >> If she is using a small one, that would take much longer. >> >> >> >> Could I use a large shop vac to more quickly tidy the living room? Will it >> suck up things like Lagos and action figures? >> >> >> >> >> >> Jennifer >> >> >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> From: [email protected] > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] >> On Behalf Of Spiro >> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 1:51 PM >> To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Basements Again! >> >> >> >> >> >> heck, what would be faster than a shop vac? i do my shop with one and >> that's so much faster than a broom. >> Oh, okay, get the attachment that is a metal brush head for the shaft to >> the hose. >> The hose will fit a metal pipe, and there's a head that goes onto that. >> There are attachments that go on that head, one is a squiji, one is a >> water skate, one is a metal brush. >> That should help. >> >> On Fri, 2 Jul 2010, Claudia wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> We have a large unfinished basement; the floors are concrete, and the >> walls are cindrblock. >>> There is no insulation or drywall in the basement currently! >>> We had that all taken out, after we experienced about a foot of water, in >> our basement, two years ago. >>> What would be the best way to go about keeping the basement floor clean? >> We currently use a shop vac to do that, but it takes forever and a day, to >> get it done. >>> Also, I think I asked about this before, but the basement gets full of >> spiders and spider webs, and I hate walking around down there, feeling > stuff >> hanging over my head! >>> What can we do to curb some of this activity, if anything? >>> >>> Or, would some of this probelm be eliminated, once we start putting back >> new insulation and drywall? >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Claudia >>> >>> >>> >>> Windows Messenger: [email protected] > <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> >> <mailto:cdelreal1973%40sbcglobal.net> >>> Skype: claudiadr10 >>> >>> >>> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> signature database 5245 (20100702) __________ >>> >>> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >>> >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >>> >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
