How to vacuum up water with a Ridgid shop vac

How to vacuum up water with a Ridgid shop vac
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[@altillman1448]

For those that read the instruction manual: Filter can be left on to pick up small amounts of water, remove if picking up large amounts of water. When the liquid in the drum reaches a predetermined level, the built in internal float mechanism will rise automatically to cut off airflow. You will know that the float has risen because Vac airflow ceases and the motor noise will become higher in pitch, due to increased motor speed. When this happens, turn off the Vac, unplug the power cord, and empty the drum. To clean the drum after normal dry operation use warm water and mild soap. If after picking up waste water disinfect drum with 1 teaspoon of bleach and 1 gallon of water, move around contents and cover all sides and let sit for 20min. then rinse thouroughly. If waste water has any purchase seperately and use the recommended wet debris specific foam filter to protect your motor from damage.

[@TomLeeman]

Thanks for that information. Great tips appreciate it. Happy holidays and thanks for watching.

[@sbrave]

You saved my life the other night. A toilet in my master bathroom cracked and I couldn’t figure out how to get my shop vac to suck up water without spraying it all over the exit vent. Thank you so much. Floors still need to be replaced but it would’ve been a lot worse if I would’ve let the water sit there for hours more!

[@TomLeeman]

Great to hear You save the day with your shop vac thanks for watching

[@ruthlessness6168]

Love it. You explain things like I’m 10 years old and that really helps haha! Thank you 😊

[@TomLeeman]

You are so welcome!

[@tannascreative6130]

Exactly :-)

[@usernamemykel]

He does that for ALL the eleven years old kids, not just you.

[@lydiasimms5675]

Thank you so much! My husband is out of state, the kids and I came home to very hot house. I made it to Home Depot 10 minutes to closing time🫣 Thank you Jesus the air is back on.

[@TomLeeman]

You are so welcome! Stay cool the summer

[@mrs.rat2u842]

Thank you for this quick video. Bless you

[@TomLeeman]

You are so welcome!

[@chrizk.9343]

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[@TomLeeman]

Yes, those ShopFax are excellent

[@mjkay8660]

Btw..i took a peek at your other how2s..ty..im old & dont trust myself much..so i have 2 remind myself..good stuff..new tech makes me feel i have reached my level of ineptitude. Glad u post.

[@TomLeeman]

Thanks I appreciate that and thanks for watching

[@tannascreative6130]

Thank you! Very helpful!

[@TomLeeman]

You are welcome and thank you for watching

[@yisraelthebesorah]

Thanks for this video it helped a lot

[@TomLeeman]

Glad that I could help good luck with your vacuum and thanks for watching

[@TomLeeman]

Yes, you don’t wanna have the filter on it they have a special cover. It’s like foam that usually comes with the vacuum that you can put over that area but if you leave the filter on we’ll get soaking wet.

[@paulwilson3434]

Thanks. Answered a serious question I had

[@TomLeeman]

Glad I could help. Good luck with your clean up.

[@WholeFoodPlantPeople]

So glad it's so simple 👍 I'm changing water in bottom of my veggie grow tower. This is way faster than my syphon!

[@TomLeeman]

Good luck!

[@k.l.g.5786]

Hi Tom. Thanks for the video. I decided to look on KZbin to see if there was a video with someone using this to pick up water. Do you use that feature often? When reading reviews on Amazon some people mention that the water is coming out when picking up water. Did you notice this when picking up water? I appreciate your help. Thanks!

[@TomLeeman]

It worlks great but will only take in a couple gallons and then it starts spitting it out so you have to drain it if your doing a big spill

[@stwhite5135]

Thank you. You wouldn't believe how I was trying to remove the filter. Good ole utube came through again.

[@TomLeeman]

Glad I could help

[@wayneli8377]

thanks save my life today.

[@TomLeeman]

Glad I could help thanks for watching

[@chozen_juan]

What about the filter on the backside of the shop vac? My Rigid has hose adapters on both sides of it. One side for blowing air and other side for vacuuming. So the opposite side always has a filter on it. What should I do with that?

[@TomLeeman]

Well, the side with the exhaust probably is where you have your filter on this one. The filter is in the center and if you’re pulling in water, it’ll get soaking wet. They have the special type of cover that goes over but I didn’t have one when I made the video.

[@jennifermcguire4696]

Thank you!!

[@TomLeeman]

You're welcome! Enjoy your shop vac and thanks for watching

[@destroyerofsimps6574]

Do you need to ground the Rigid vacuums with an adapter? I Heard that wet/dry vacuums have to be grounded/plugged into a grounded outlet and i can't tell if my outlets are grounded or not.

[@TomLeeman]

3 prongs

[@destroyerofsimps6574]

@@TomLeeman does my outlet need to be 3 prongs or the plug in the vacuum? The one I saw from rigid the plug has 2 prongs

[@feras21]

@@destroyerofsimps6574 Interestingly, the vacuum he has in his video has two prongs!

[@Yohnson892]

Is this the same for any shop vac? Honestly I never bought a shop vac in my life until now. I purchased the Ridgid HD1400 shop vac and was wondering when doing wet I am supposed to remove the filter and dry I keep it on? What about if your doing something that is wet an dry or slightly wet an dry?

[@TomLeeman]

It should come with like a foamy thing that you put around that centerpiece. Unfortunately I lost mine so I went ahead and just did it without it and of course I pulled out the paper filter.

[@TheConsarnedCitizen]

Maybe somebody else mentioned it. For completeness, after rinsing out the orange bucket with water, why not rinse out the hose as well.

[@TomLeeman]

Yes good idea in the hose to

[@usernamemykel]

I didn't mention it, but I also noticed it.

[@mjkay8660]

Tyvm. I lost 2 fake nails & had to check the drain b4 i have to call a plumber..it also remover hair. 😁💋

[@TomLeeman]

You are welcome I hope you found your nails

[@glitterz316]

lifesaver!!

[@TomLeeman]

Good luck on your cleanup. Thanks for watching.

[@Ryan-ps5xc]

There’s only one thing I need to add make sure the motor and the inside of it is completely dry before attaching the dry vac filter. Otherwise it’ll get all nasty and moldy inside. You have to let it air dry.

[@TomLeeman]

Excellent tip. Thank you very much and have a great new year.

[@funfilm77]

can i use it with a back hose like a pump for continuous water flow for a flooded basement?

[@TomLeeman]

I would recommend buying a half hp submersible water pump and using a swimming pool hose to do that I don’t believe this back could handle that thanks for watching

[@iverburl]

No, because there is a float inside that plugs the fan if the tanks gets full. It can handle a little mist but not pure water.

[@funfilm77]

@@iverburl Yeh i finally figured it out. I just have to fill it up and dump it each time.

[@stua7x878]

Would the shop vac get damaged if I vacuum Oil and Coolant? Or is water the only thing it could suck in? If anybody can help pls, I can't move my car till then or gonna have to go old school and siphon it out.

[@TomLeeman]

I’m not sure about other types of liquids you could probably check their website and see what it says I wouldn’t try to vacuum up anything this flammable though that might not be a good idea good luck thanks for watching

[@Tesla99]

Im using mine for some oil clean up. But im gonna put some water in it first to so it wont be messy inside of it.

[@TomLeeman]

I’ve never cleaned up oil I’m not sure how that will work but good luck

[@Tesla99]

It worked. I just cleaned up some loose oil/antifreeze from a oil spill in the crevice of my motor. Also sucks up the debri so it wont fall down into the valve openings.

[@dape7]

Why not putting a trash bag inside instead? A black contractor trash bag

[@trivelox15]

I had oil spilled in the trunk of my 1989 prelude and I cleaned it up and drained it into a gallon jug. No shop vac used but it took 6 hourd because oil is sticky. Dawn dish soap helps

[@naokmoon1487]

hello what would you recommend to vacuum Pool Filter Sand from Tank ? Should I remove filter to be on "Wet Mode" ? Because, sand will we wet. Thank you

[@TomLeeman]

That is something I have never encountered and I’m not quite sure what the best way to do. It would be depending on how big your tank is I’m assuming yours is fairly large and you can’t tip it on the side to pour it out. I’m not sure what the best solution would be good luck. Thanks for watching.

[@naokmoon1487]

@@TomLeeman Ok no worry, I asked because every guy I saw on video that were changing their pool filter sand used exactly a Shop Vac like this

[@mariomendoza1091]

Thank for the video! Do you not need a wet filter for this? Curious.

[@TomLeeman]

When you purchase the fact it comes with this blue filter that goes around that stack in the center for wet backing but I lost mine good luck thanks for watching

[@dawnsalmons663]

Wet foam filter???

[@DavidSmith-iv1tf]

Spits out a little from other end when vacuuming water. Is that normal. ?

[@TomLeeman]

Its filled up have to empty it

[@mehhhhhhhh2215]

Im guessing if you run it with the filter it just ruins your filter?

[@TomLeeman]

It gets it all wet

[@mehhhhhhhh2215]

@@TomLeeman i used mine with the filter on and it ruined it even after the filter was dry it wouldnt work properly idk why. If i took the filter off it worked normally

[@margaretnorvell9555]

Do I need to put on a foam sleeve?

[@TomLeeman]

It would be a good idea if you have it I could not find mine and I did this job good luck thanks for watching

[@margaretnorvell9555]

@@TomLeeman Thank you. Your upload was the best demonstration of how to use. Thank you.

[@faridjahed]

I had the filtre while suckung water and the filtre was not good anymore Thanks

[@TomLeeman]

No filter when cleaning up water!

[@TheAsencionrabies]

Can you do this when you shampoo a car seat?

[@TomLeeman]

Only one way to find out give it a try

[@sarahsmith1575]

I recommend not I have a shopvac and I've done that to it several times and what actually happens is that foam bubbles go into the motor and spit water out the exhaust and then my motor started sounding funny

[@NickVetter]

@@sarahsmith1575 did you have a wet filter in? I want to try it with a filter but don't know its its safe

[@AlanElias350]

Can this be used to suck up aquarium water?

[@TomLeeman]

I guess? thanks for watching

[@patjones1223]

Yes. Just make sure to keep watch of water cause it's a 4 gallon vac. Dump it at close to full then vacuum some more. Repeat till done. Remember to remove filter. They do have a wet vac filter but you done need it long as you stay aware of water level.

[@usernamemykel]

Remove the fish first.

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

There's actually a foam filter you're supposed to use with water.

[@TomLeeman]

I lost mine

[@NickVetter]

It's says in the manual you can take the filter out an use it for water. Probably best to just get the filter though.

[@iverburl]

Without the foam, any filth in the water can get up against the blower intake and even inside the motor. Not much risk from that fairly clean water from a dishwasher.

[@jorbjorb1]

Don’t you need the wet filter?

[@TomLeeman]

Yeah you’re supposed to have that but I couldn’t find mine so I just went ahead and did it and it worked

[@jorbjorb1]

@@TomLeeman ok I'm using it with out a filter for how but have one on order.

[@alexmikelson8529]

I like it.nice and easy.k.i.s.s.

[@TomLeeman]

Yes, thank you

[@TomLeeman]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@Denvercoder]

Why did you take off the hose my dude? 😂

[@TomLeeman]

clean it out

[@1uzfe]

Nize

[@TomLeeman]

Thanks and thanks for watching

[@Griftiest]

Don’t vacuuum up cat litter, forget to dump it and then vacuum up water….

[@TomLeeman]

Excellent tip thanks for watching lol

[@SergioMartinez-ip8yq]

👍👏👏👏👏🙋‍♂️

[@TomLeeman]

thanks

[@WholeFoodPlantPeople]

My channel sub'd to your channel ✓ Love learning "how to do stuff with stuff" 💡

[@TomLeeman]

Thanks for the sub!

[@bebetigre1252]

do it.

[@TomLeeman]

Thanks

[@usernamemykel]

Doesn't ANYBODY read the manual?????????????????????????????????????????????????

[@TomLeeman]

Apparently not

[@degen_dad7682]

No I don’t want to bug him, he’s working in the back

[@philipmcdaniel7104]

I got mine used. Didn’t come with a manual. I didn’t want to ruin it.