Yo! Giant Shop Vac.

[royalfan103]

Found this at Habitat For Humanity and I couldn’t resist! I’ve been looking for these for a little while now. The motor needs some work done, but afterwards it’ll be my Shop Vac for giant jobs.

 

[cheesewonton]

Surprisingly good condition. Score !

 

[royalfan103]

indeed. It was only $20 and it looks barely used.

 

[royalfan103]

Flushed out the fan and am about to lubricate the bushing. Turns out the water pressure was enough to show my that the bushing is a problem.

 

[royalfan103]

Could anyone explain why it’s doing this? The suction shut off ball seems to be cutting off the suction prematurely.

 

[thevacomaticiec]

do you have a bag and fitler installed if not theres your problem

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Could anyone explain why it’s doing this? The suction shut off ball seems to be cutting off the suction prematurely.

can you show me the filter and bag situation inside no filter or bag will cause the ball to rise

 

[royalfan103]

can you show me the filter and bag situation inside no filter or bag will cause the ball to rise

You were right. After I installed the foam sleeve and tested it this morning, it stopped causing the ball to rise.

Thanks for pointing me to the problem.

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Anytime

 

[huskyvacs]

That's probably one of the best condition Shop-Vacs I ever saw.

 

[cheesewonton]

That's probably one of the best condition Shop-Vacs I ever saw.

It's amazing what a good scrub followed by a spray down with some silicon lube does to rejuvenate old shop vacs.

 

[royalfan103]

That's probably one of the best condition Shop-Vacs I ever saw.

Yeah. All that was wrong with it was the top motor bushing and the wrong filter being installed.

 

[cheesewonton]

Yeah. All that was wrong with it was the top motor bushing and the wrong filter being installed.

Yay. You bought well. That was a good deal.