A Dirty Old Kirby For The New Year

[huskyvacs]

I was told on youtube that dust is drywall dust....ick. Anyone have experience on how to go about cleaning that out? Use another vacuum to do it? I presume it will need to be done outdoors, right? I hope it's not asbestos either.

 

[huskyvacs]

If that is drywall dust, I assume the seller's grandma had her house renovated and the contractors probably just stole her vacuum and used it to clean up their mess until it clogged or broke then put it in the basement where it sat for who knows when.

 

[lesinutah]

Husky Vac

Cleaning drywall is tricky. Blow out with shop vac first. If you have any left after that soak in warm water for a day and most will come off in water. I would then after pulling from water use shop vac again. This should work. Drywall is paper and has mud which is a mild gluing type compound.
Why in the heck would u clean up drywall with kirby. That's what shop vacs are for.

 

[madman]

Doesn't look like drywall dust to me. Too gray. Drywall is white. Odds are slim that anyone vacuumed up asbestos dust anytime within the past 40 years (despite me doing so last year). If it has a sandy texture to it, it's probably some kind of masonry product - mortar or the like. Just suck it up with another vac. Alternatively, take it outside and blow it off with compressed air.

 

[huskyvacs]

Alright, thanks. I feel a bit better. It is a greyish-off-white in person. The camera flash messes with the luminescence of it. It will wait until summer or spring, too wet and cold to mess with it now.