Shop Vac Tricks of the Trade

[@georgeatlarge]

Sir you are a genius thank you for sharing this with me and all of us I just bought my first shot back and now I'm going in the game with real wisdom I appreciate it thank you

[@AraceaeFanatics]

You shouldn't be shooting back, just get out of there.

[@jsmith5443]

You can also get a fine filtration vacuum bag. And/or put an old shirt over the filter.

[@drohnenfabrik]

Watched till the end and it was worth it! Great tips!

[@mikecleeksr3269]

Thanks David for sharing

[@kennedymcgovern5413]

Credit where it is due. I was just wasting time, and popped in here to see what you were talking about. Before it was over I had paused your video, walked out to the garage and put a piece of tape on my shop vac. Replacing the top the right way is a minor...yet constant annoyance and this solution is as brilliant as it is simple. Well done!

[@johnny5fingers0966]

Nice. Great idea with the bank robber mask...I mean lady's nylon lol. Puts all the bigger stuff in a handy bag and keeps the finer stuff from getting back out as much. 👍

[@alexandrag8768]

You’re a genius, thanks that’s going to save me hundreds of hrs

[@papiwe1]

Like the red tape idea

[@michaelkendall662]

Amps are a measure of electrical CURRENT.....Watts are a measure of electrical POWER.......Volts x Amps = Watts

[@rickv5833]

Now to explain to the wife my panty hose fetish by the box. Thanks for the awesome tips.

[@marcferguson4228]

GREAT VID!

[@jonschlottig9584]

Thanks for the tips. One question: why do you feel cfm is much more important than sealed suction? I'm sure it depends on the job, but IME vacuuming gutters suction is more important. My Ridgid vac with about 190CFM and roughly 50 in of WC suction performed ok, while my Dewalt Vac with 110cfm and 80 inWC suction performed significantly better. I'm curious if you have an opinion? Thanks for the Video!

[@bread-gz3rl]

Suction is better for wet stuff but if you're using a shop vac as a dust collector then you want more CFM

[@mygt8a4re]

What size ladies nylons am i looking for? Anyone have a link? Sorry I'm not familiar shopping for these, lol!

[@pullingthestrings5233]

Wait where did the inside panty hose come from? It was just randomly thrown in there?

[@jackiej5319]

Apparently Mr. Brown pays no attention to his viewers' comments =[.

[@rickwoodmeister2088]

I think it was the 1/2 panty hose with a knot that he put in the end of the hose that connects to the vacuum.

[@ikramnury1335]

What is that lady naila can we find it on amazon??

[@michaelrichardson5505]

Pro tip. If youyusethe correct bags made for your rigid vac or shop vac, you'll almost never have to clean your filter. Also if you vacume liquid, remove your filter and bag. your filters and bags aren't supposed to get wet. Ridgid vacuums have a floating plug (within the filter when it's installed, that's the black thing that slides up and down) that plug is designed to float up with the liquid when the vacuum gets too full and blocked the exit Port so you don't spray liquid out the exhaust all over everything. I Actually use my Ridgid vacuum to clean out gutters on people's houses.

[@DavidBrown-vq7bb]

the ladies nylon is 2 cents and can be reused, and I do not have to spend money and THROW AWAY costly filters. signed TreeHugger

[@MrLilmac75]

Missing the bag inside.

[@gustavomacall4997]

Is it just me or Wouldn't a extension cord work better instead of having a longer hose ? I'm sure the sucksion power is less with the longer hose .

[@ROMANEMPIRE69]

That’s not a “Shop Vac” that’s a Home Depot “Rigid” vacuum. 😜😜😜

[@randywl8925]

So is a Craftsman "shop vac" not a shop vac too? Or is a real shop vac 20 gallons or more?

[@paradoxworkshop4659]

Not certain how KZbin knew I JUST BOUGHT a shop vac... Still in the car whilst I'm at the bar... Will have to watch this again when I get home so I can hear it.

[@rickenglish6962]

WOW ! A complete wealth of information from the hose to the pantyhose I’m impressed !

[@stevenbean9706]

i owned part of 7 used car dealerships we killed 7 shop vacs in 9 months not cheap vacs either. We did 1 thing after talking to a Ridgid dealer who told us yeah your filters plugging making your vacuum work too hard , we took the filters out and bam ! never replaced a vacuum the next 5 years ! We removed the filters ! Took em right off . The filters for dust not much more ! I literally detailed thousands of cars with no filters on my vacuums. No more popped motors from plugged filters ! Now were selling new cars and i dont see much used but all the vacuums at our new shop have none either. Just figure id pop on to see if anybody has caught on to not even bothering to run them seems only some detailers and other car dealers. Saved us who knows how many more vacuums by eliminating them all together. One of my old friends said thats impossible every vacuum needs a filter ! I replied i agree to disagree especially after going through about 2000.00 worth of vacuums before talking to a rep from a vacuum company and having him tell us to do it ! He knew no filter in existence would prevent our issues we were having.

[@jonschlottig9584]

This kinda blows my mind. Did these shop vacs have thru-flow or tangential bypass motors?

[@bread-gz3rl]

Use bags. Problem solved. Also whoever told you not to use a filter must work for someone that makes bearings

[@neometalx9]

so you connect another hose as an exhaust for all the dirty crap?

[@dalewillis8191]

👍

[@karlsborgwi.jewell9919]

Try that inside your house and you will be spending a lot more time dusting I’d bet

[@rxonmymind8362]

Pool scum filters or one gallon paint filters will fit over the vacuum filter nicely. Also one bag lasts me a very long time and saves me from cleaning out the bucket and keeping the filter clean.

[@silvergrizzly316]

You're absolutely right, I use the pool scum filters on my K&N filter for my F-350 7.3l I never need to clean bugs, leaves, sticks and just big stuff out of the filter pleats. AWESOME STUFF, got'm off Amazon. 👍👍👍

[@mygt8a4re]

Do these pool scum or paint filters inhibit performance in any way?

[@silvergrizzly316]

@@mygt8a4re not at all, they are the same as if you used a pre-filter.

[@mygt8a4re]

@Silver Grizzly great to know! Are there different sizes or are they pretty universal?

[@rxonmymind8362]

@@mygt8a4re No. The pool scum filters are really for hair and not 0.03 particles. Fine dog hair and stuff. Haven't tried the paint ones yet but looking at them they seem the same. Hasn't stopped my vacuum in any way.

[@ottotater2787]

Now that's the way to do tips. Excellent tips, presented straightforward. wish I'd been using the simple tips for the past 20 years.

[@kumaquattro]

David, When the pantyhose is attached on the hose, won't it get plugged up quickly when you vacuum larger items like saw dust, pieces of drywall, dirt ??

[@ottotater2787]

a lot of the point of the little pantyhose on the end of the hose fitting, is for when you do a small job like cleaning out your car. If you do a small job, it puts dirt from that one little task, that one sock worth of pantyhose And then you throw away that one little fist size pantyhose of dirt You don't wait till it gets full you just throw it away when that job is over and that helps to keep the rest of your canister cleaner and empty. but if you're doing a really really big job like shop vacuum from building furniture or something that's going to collect a lot of dust, there'd be less point in the little sock on the end of the hose.

[@DavidBrown-vq7bb]

Hi, if you are doing a bigger job with more debris, just use more nylon sock. Those things REALLY STRETCH.

[@billjamison2877]

Great idea David with the nylon trick and the tape! Thanks!

[@ryanburbridge]

Adds a 25’ hose then talks about efficiency lol

[@KeepPrayingCA]

Lol love the ending… “drop the mic” I’m done. Btw great tips, learned a lot. Thank you!

[@STV-H4H]

Use a cyclone and you don’t go thru filters. The nylon in the hose is something I would ll be experimenting with. I have several rigid shop vacs I use with my wood working tools. These are installed in the location where the tool they have been used with. Having the cyclone (I’ve also used homemade cyclones, which aren’t worth the savings I hoped would be a benefit.) in-line has made it ossicle to use the filter without having to clean it for ages. The car (detailing) use shop vac isn’t an issue that I bother with a cyclone, but the nylon thing does make sense. Overall I think this video was useful.

[@kefwals8722]

I use a homemade cyclone at home to clean all the sawdust create cutting a lot of wood. It's a cast difference over going straight into my shopvac and clogging the filter every 30 mins. I took me a while to make one that works. Never able to do it with one 5 gal bucket. Need to do two. Cut off the top rim of one to fit into the other then just a couple PVC elbows and it works better than the cheap lid thing home Depot makes for $50.

[@ucanon2662]

Where's your internal vacuum bag? A vacuum bag will greatly help collect finer debris and makes it a lot easier to clean inside.

[@williamscott3444]

Exactly! Vacuum bags are kinda pricey but saves you from cleaning extra mess. I dump the dirt out of the bags & reuse them several times before they crater. I might try the woman's nylon hose trick also.

[@garyalensr]

Shop vacs don't use bags. That's why they're called wet dry vacs

[@ucanon2662]

@@garyalensr sorry, there are bags for Shopvacs...at least mine does based upon a search online...I bought some and they worked pretty well...less mess with the bag inside.

[@garyalensr]

@@ucanon2662 didn't know that, thank you I'll have to look into that. I'll do anything to make things easier. Thank you for replying

[@ucanon2662]

@@garyalensr just for clarification...if you use the vacuum bags, please don't use your Shopvac when vacuuming water/moisture.

[@TheReal1953]

In the trades, I need really fast and no dusty cleanups. Get a shop vac with good CFM like you say, but lift is a good measure of actual suction power in use....and yes, more peak amps usually mean a more commercial-sized power head. But.......buy shop vacs that take those liner bags that fill up the container. Almost nothing escapes through them, they're disposable and your motor will last longer with them. Not for liquid waste, of course. Otherwise, you're just doing extra work for yourself.

[@PoorJohnn]

Absolutely got to do this will save so much work. KZbin is doing it again. If you dislike something your going to have to click DISLIKE and then leave a comment or no one will see it was disliked.

[@aflman7913]

REALLY??!?! How about a secondary tank that creates a cyclone filter! DOH... I used one for years and I NEVER had to clean a filter!

[@MrGiXxEr]

Step 1: Get a ShopVac

[@martinschulz9381]

some good ideas....but I'll get my wife to pick up the ladies nylons for me

[@alirazmjou2149]

Thank you so much for this video سپاسگزارم

[@nobelelroi5449]

So we gonna dismiss the purses an skirts they had on to? Dr Francis Cress Welsing predicted this would happen.

[@cammer68oliver2]

Teslas suck. I’ll never on one. To each their own. Otherwise, great tips. Thanks man.

[@MannyC711]

Wow, the tape on the vacuum is like putting a sharpie mark on top of the caulking gun nozzle so you can always know where the bottom angle for caulking is.

[@murphmurph2124]

Buying ladies nylons for the shop vac - yeah right 😆😂😂😂 Lol

[@mauromnguni6444]

Thanks fir for sharing your tips they are practical and simple and so down to earth to follow and understand and do...

[@mrklean0292]

Well, I guess they are going to see me in the pantyhose section in a couple of hours when I go to the store. 😊

[@bassman6692]

I hate it when little rocks or pebbles won’t go all the way up the hose. If they would manufacture a hose that was smooth on the inside instead of ribbed I think that would help. Possibly even allow for better air flow.

[@111000100101001]

Yes, something like a CPAP hose only larger diameter and longer.

[@placebomandingo2095]

You can buy those from woodworking supply stores. Shocking improvement in performance. They run about 75 bucks.

[@jsmith5443]

Wow, that panty hose in the vacuum hose was a brilliant idea it seems

[@jessicavilleneuve1902]

❤BRILLIANT! !thank you sir!!!

[@pamparker4047]

Thanks so much for your helpful ideas ❤

[@napadave58]

the vacuum at the end of the hose decreases with every foot of extension you add, doesn't it? Wouldn't it work far better without the extension?

[@randywl8925]

It does, but if you don't need enough suction to pull the paint off the car, why not keep the noise a good distance away? I have 4, sometimes 5 sections of hose on my 16 gallon Craftsman. It works great. Before and after installing carpeting, I put the vac outside via a sliding glass door. The noise is outside and I can vacuum a large room. Some day I ought to measure the drop with a vacuum gauge. I know it's there, just don't know how much.

[@joed1244]

That's a pool vacuum hose you attached to your shop vac

[@dgoddard]

I'm confused. I was watching woodworking videos and somehow ended up here. Can someone point me in the direction of Stumpy Nubs?

[@jay-zeelterbilinsky3977]

Get a longer cord and you don't need additional hose

[@DavidBrown-vq7bb]

the idea is to dump the dust outside the structure and not have to listen to the noise of the vac.

[@MrTommytwotone]

Bluetooth on & off switch

[@muley180]

Tips of what trade?

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

When I caught a video on using a pool sock filter. Super cheap and can handle water/moisture as they are meant for pool. I couldn't believe the change in power and because I was using the wet filter that it came with there was more crap blowing out than in using that so just using a pool sock had changed my detail cleaning quality since.

[@alt3241]

That tape on the top side near the tiny little power switch all the way down the side of the machine helping you find OFF for that interruption or a well distinguished power switch closer to you .

[@braedenhansen250]

For the amount of use that vacuum gets used you’d just be better off getting a Henry Hoover off of Amazon they are a little expensive but they’ll last you years if you do with the instruction manual says on how to take care of them, and tell the wife I really love her Tesla including the color

[@MegaTapdog]

ridiculous

[@mujjuman]

cool tips

[@mvblitzyo]

Im having trouble finding the hose you mention is there a store or website you would recommend ?

[@Frank_W.]

Need to have a link for the panty hose as I’m clueless what to buy?!

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

Installing and using a bag is helpful also if working indoors.

[@Bobby_Uterus]

🎶 He's a shop vac wizard There has got to be a twist A shop vac wizard's Got such a supple wrist 🎶

[@thardyryll]

Who knew?

[@horsebytes]

Highly compelling!

[@MrSpiker21]

Damn! Now thats clever.

[@Frank_W.]

Thanks David, some nice tips there! As a Tesla fan your wife has good reason to be proud of hers! 😉

[@mysticcolossus2122]

Great idea! Thanks so very much !

[@allkindsofoutdooractivities]

Awesome tips!

[@amyreaves2166]

Great ideas. Thank you.

[@henrysmifth536]

Great video

[@passionworksbodyshop9738]

good job!

[@eugeneirons7907]

Nice hack...

[@nightwolf883]

So first off, you should just buy bags for your shop vac instead of stockings that keep the dirt in your hose, second You’ll be putting a lot more stress on the shop vac’s motor with a hose that long, not to mention it won’t be working as efficiently as it should.

[@rmmccarthy1240]

Brilliant!

[@blueskies9012]

This is lame

[@Samuelfish2k]

Ok but how the heck did the nylon sack wind up inside the canister? Did you put it in there? Or did it come off halfways through the vacuuming and therefore make this whole process a fail? And why cut the nylon in half?

[@DavidBrown-vq7bb]

Samuelfish, it is white magic!! Actually, it works excellently if you try it. Do you have a shop vac?? When you disconnect the hose, the filter nylon is released and stays inside the canister. cheers David

[@Samuelfish2k]

@@DavidBrown-vq7bb Yes, I have a 14 gallon Ridgid. I’m going to try this. Thanks.

[@bogusienombre355]

This makes sense. Suction forces nylon into buck and filters then unhook hose from canister and nylon drops to bottom of bucket vac. Simple!!!!

[@denningmp37]

To much time on your hands

[@blowme5150]

Hi David good advise I don't know if your aware but I think you skipped a spot of hair under your chin? Just looking out bud

[@davidgentz1731]

Hey

[@davem6685]

My wife wears fishnet nylons. Will they work?

[@rgd2598]

.... we need pics to verify this... lol