Vacuum Maintenance

[One Tough Pressure 580]

How many people here use the Eagle Power vacuum that vacu boom supplies with their systems?

Did you know that it has exhaust filters on the motor(s)? And they need to be cleaned to keep from burning up the motor(s).

Did you know that if you have the one motor version, you can affordably add another motor and double your cfm? Water Lift/Hg will remain the same though.

How many killed their vacuums and thought it was not worth repairing?

[One Tough Pressure 580]

30+ views and not one of you are using this vac? I thoguht there would be more of them out there.

[James B. 14]

I may have that. I bought a Vacuuboom set up about 7 years ago. It stopped pumping water out of it after about 2 years. Now it just sits.

One of these days I will look at it.

[One Tough Pressure 580]

My original had a Gould pump and they are not cheap. You can put any pump in there as long as it will accept the output plumbing, or you are willing to drill a new hole.

[alvisishere 66]

How many people here use the Eagle Power vacuum that vacu boom supplies with their systems?

Did you know that it has exhaust filters on the motor(s)? And they need to be cleaned to keep from burning up the motor(s).

Did you know that if you have the one motor version, you can affordably add another motor and double your cfm? Water Lift/Hg will remain the same though.

How many killed their vacuums and thought it was not worth repairing?

I have the fury system,

If you have your set up with 2 motors...do you have any pics?

Al

[One Tough Pressure 580]

The dual motors is for the Eagle power not the Fury system. When I say motor, I mean electric motor.

Fury's also require maintenance, lube that blower after each use is very important.

[Paul Kassander 26]

You are correct they do require some maint, but not too bad. I have a dual vac system and it is the only way to go if you use the vacuboom. In 6 years I think I replaced 3 motors, most in the first few years. What usually caused the problem was the foam caused by the combo of air flow and soap. A little de-foamer and pre damming solved a lot of those problems.

[Integrity Curb Appeal 64]

You are correct they do require some maint, but not too bad. I have a dual vac system and it is the only way to go if you use the vacuboom. In 6 years I think I replaced 3 motors, most in the first few years. What usually caused the problem was the foam caused by the combo of air flow and soap. A little de-foamer and pre damming solved a lot of those problems.

What defoamer are you using, and how do you introduce it to the waste water?

[One Tough Pressure 580]

Scott,

Carpet cleaners use defoamer in their systems and it can be found in most janitorial shops. WD-40 also does a fantastic job.

Either way, you start with a little before hand to control the build up, and introduce more as needed. You can put it right in the vacuum or let it flow through the vacuum hose while working.

[Paul Kassander 26]

I will usually put it on the ground in the waste stream so it mixes in slowly, i will use less and it seams to do the best job.