Filth

[Penners]

hoovering the stair carpet

Given Mrs P's current incapacity, this is one of the many household tasks that has fallen to me - nominally.

The Hoover is probably enjoying the rest.

 

[Moo]

If Mrs P hoovers the stair carpet and doesn't think it worth mentioning to her friends she is definitely not a slut. And you tell us about not doing it, so you aren't a slut either.

I, on the other hand .....

 

[Penners]

I think I wove my way through that tortured logic!

 

[AMc]

I used our elderly dyson for a number of clean ups after building work clogging the filters with brick and plaster dust. I quite enjoyed the fact that it would overheat after about 30 mins which made it impossible to clean the house properly. However this couldn't go on forever and I had to clean the filters and actually clean the house before the house was filled with guests at Christmas.

 

[Penners]

Filters? :shock:

 

[MdB]

I used our elderly dyson for a number of clean ups after building work clogging the filters with brick and plaster dust. I quite enjoyed the fact that it would overheat after about 30 mins which made it impossible to clean the house properly. However this couldn't go on forever and I had to clean the filters and actually clean the house before the house was filled with guests at Christmas.

I used an old Dyson for about two years without the filters fitted to pick up all sorts of building rubbish. It worked great cleaning up the wall before repointing for example and I connected it to the wall chaser when running cables. Considering the amount of dust and rubble that went through it, I was surprised that it lasted as long as it did. It finally failed when dust (due to the lack of filters) caused one of the main motor bearings to wear out and seize. I've now moved on to the new Dyson (at least 10 years old) and we will see how long that lasts. I'm trying to keep the filters in to protect the motor bearings but they do block really quite quickly when used to pick up building dust.

 

[Flyfisher]

I'm not really sure about this but I wonder if a centrifugal-type fan/pump would be more reliable for such things? I know they are used in "trash pumps" designed to be able pump out ponds and the like and also woodworking dust extraction. They seem to be able to handle quite big lumps of stuff and the design, presumably, allows for better sealing of the rotor bearing and separation of the motor.

I assume there must be a reason why this hasn't been done for a domestic cleaner though. Cost perhaps?

 

[yamin]

I know they are used in "trash pumps" designed to be able pump out ponds and the like and also woodworking dust extraction. They seem to be able to handle quite big lumps of stuff

Does that include cats? I wondered where ours had gone. You see? Proof positive that hoovering is a bad thing. :lol:

 

[Flyfisher]

I'm sure a big trash pump would deal with cat-sized lumps.
The downside is that the exiting lumps might be smaller and more numerous than the actual cat. :shock:

 

[Feltwell]

I've got a 30 year old "Henry" hoover, similar to the modern ones but with a metal body, which (so far!) has stood up to countless abuse. It to has been connected to a wall chaser (which generates HUGE amounts of dust), a planer, and all manner of other jobs. I don't even put bags in it - I just tip the contents from the drum into the bin, bang the filter against this inside of the bin a couple of times, and away you go! Just remember to turn it on for the first time outside as a big cloud of dust always belches out the first time it's turned on after being emptied. It's not as powerful as a Dyson but it's fine to get rid of the worst, the Dyson can always be used to finsh off.

The Dyson instructions tell you specifcally not to pick up plaster dust and the like. Mrs F told me - come on, I'm male, instructions are only read as a last resort......