More Shop Vac Plumbing Tricks

[Oldtom]

I posted before about using a shop vac to instantly unclog drains. Here is another trick. I had to change the wax ring under a toilet and had very little time. I drained the tank and bowl trap with a powerful wet/dry shop vac. 20 seconds and the toilet was dry and could be lifted off the mounting and set aside without the usual water spill.

Now if only I could fix the lower back pain from lifting the toilet

 

[spasm3]

Maybe if you chlorinate it first, otherwise you are vaporizing/Aerosolizing bacteria water with the vac

 

[Snagglefoot]

I tend to aerosol a bit of bacteria once in a while.

 

[spasm3]

Originally Posted by Snagglefoot
I tend to aerosol a bit of bacteria once in a while.

 

[SZR48207]

I use my shop vac as the suction source for doing lawn mower oil changes. I basically have a "catch can" setup where the waste oil drains into an old juice jug. The vacuum stays clean/dry the entire time.

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted by Snagglefoot
I tend to aerosol a bit of bacteria once in a while.

How Taco Bell isn't considered a biological weapon is beyond me.

 

[tcp71]

I used mine to suck the dirt ot of some fence post holes as I was digging them down. The catch bucket is heavy when it's filled with dirt.

 

[Bud]

Originally Posted by StevieC
Originally Posted by Snagglefoot
I tend to aerosol a bit of bacteria once in a while.

How Taco Bell isn't considered a biological weapon is beyond me.

I use Taco Bell as a tool for clean out when I start feeling backed up. Works every time.

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted by Bud
Originally Posted by StevieC
Originally Posted by Snagglefoot
I tend to aerosol a bit of bacteria once in a while.

How Taco Bell isn't considered a biological weapon is beyond me.

I use Taco Bell as a tool for clean out when I start feeling backed up. Works every time.

 

[CT8]

Originally Posted by spasm3
Maybe if you chlorinate it first, otherwise you are vaporizing/Aerosolizing bacteria water with the vac

One of my friends saw a thing on TV about the flushing action stirring up the water in the bowl so he bought fancy toilet seats . All the while his 120 lb lab licks his behind and [censored] then licks my friend in the face.

 

[JTK]

They really are handy for clogged sinks. I know I've used wet/dry vacs many times for clogs. I've also done the "catch can" trick like mentioned above for various automotive fluids.

I suppose you could shove another hose in the out flow port on the vac and route it out a door or window if you're concerned with atomized goodness.