Thread Number: 15789
Will vacuuming damp carpets damage my machine? |
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Post# 168130 , Reply# 2   2/3/2012 at 12:43 (4,436 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Why don't you use a wet-dry canister shop vac for the wet areas? Or one of those deep cleaning upright carpet steam washers? These are designed to take in water without damage to the machine or to you! I'm more concerned about YOUR health - it's dangerous to vacuum wet surfaces with a regular machine - you can get a nasty shock. The warning is plastered on all non-wet/dry vacs. Just my 2 cents worth...coming from a Canadian who sees lots of wet lobby carpets in winter! :-)
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Post# 168136 , Reply# 3   2/3/2012 at 13:48 (4,436 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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That's exactly how my Miele S4212 Eco got damaged by a family member. They had vacuumed up what they thought was grit following snow fall outside that someone had brought into the home and rubbed it on the front door mat. The collected grit that got sucked up however must have had loads of ice underneath when it had been walked in. I didn't realise anything until a couple of days later when the Miele went onto high power when switched on even when the dial was selected to low and each click of the dial didn't change anything. There was hardly any suction coming out of the hose which I thought was strange as the bag had only been changed.
When I lifted the bag door, the bag was completely soaking. Obviously when the canister is made to store in the upright position, the weight or whatever pushes down on the micro filter cartridge behind the motor and in this case, that filter was also soaking wet and had allowed the water to seep into the motor! How to ruin a Miele motor! |
Post# 168147 , Reply# 4   2/3/2012 at 14:27 (4,436 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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I can think of a few more ways......... |
Post# 168152 , Reply# 5   2/3/2012 at 15:05 (4,436 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 168156 , Reply# 6   2/3/2012 at 17:10 (4,436 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 168158 , Reply# 7   2/3/2012 at 17:16 (4,436 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 168160 , Reply# 8   2/3/2012 at 17:57 (4,436 days old) by pinkge (Indianapolis,Indiana)   |   | |
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Water and any vaccum----well what a way to kill a vac/except it it is a Rainbow with the Aqua mate to help pull up the water and dampness. |
Post# 168162 , Reply# 9   2/3/2012 at 20:08 (4,436 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 168219 , Reply# 12   2/4/2012 at 07:35 (4,436 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 168223 , Reply# 13   2/4/2012 at 09:01 (4,436 days old) by Sanifan ()   |   | |
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Good advice, guys. I'll look into getting a good wet/dry for those days when it's raining or snowing. |
Post# 168406 , Reply# 18   2/5/2012 at 15:14 (4,434 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Use a wet/dry shop vacuum & a Turbocat! :) The ORIGINAL Turbocat, NOT the new Turbocat EX or Zoom. |
Post# 168412 , Reply# 19   2/5/2012 at 15:43 (4,434 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 168509 , Reply# 21   2/6/2012 at 02:40 (4,434 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Excuse ME. I'm 16 years old, I own 8 Vacuum Cleaners, and I post often - Is it a crime ? If so, I am very sorry and I hand myself in for arrest.
Vacuuming up any amount of water is potentially dangerous - Just ask anybody who has had an electric shock from a Vacuum Cleaner. I wasn't starting a fight, I was just saying that what you said was, in my opinion, wrong. I just don't want somebody or their vacuum being damaged. |
Post# 168586 , Reply# 23   2/6/2012 at 16:03 (4,433 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Volta Bolido water vacuuming. I think this vacuum sold with Eureka brand also Markus CLICK HERE TO GO TO markus79's LINK |
Post# 168612 , Reply# 25   2/6/2012 at 20:16 (4,433 days old) by vacmaster0000 ()   |   | |
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That's true. Well idk. |