[drive surgeon]

does anyone use a wet n dry vac attached to there rotary washer?

it seems a good idea but also seems awkward. there is enough stuff to cart around without another thing attached to the rotary washer. seems fiddly to me, your views please.

[drive surgeon]

i think mike halliday used to use a vac attached to his flat surface cleaner as he was selling that kit, no one else use this?

[keith b]

I think a wet & dry vac would be impracticle in the sense that it would not hold enough water given the output of water from a pressure washer.

[drive surgeon]

no there is a water outlet so that just the moss, sand and dirt are collected in the vac and the water runs out down the grid via a hose pipe.

[Roger Oakley]

does anyone use a wet n dry vac attached to there rotary washer?

it seems a good idea but also seems awkward. there is enough stuff to cart around without another thing attached to the rotary washer. seems fiddly to me, your views please.

I use one of Tech-Cleans wet vac's, I don't use it with the hose attchment for the surface cleaner, think this would get in the way really. I only use mine for bad draining areas, blocked soak-aways  etc, wouldn't be with out it.

[drive surgeon]

good advice roger, thats what 9im thinking of getting as sometimes you just cant get rid of the water or sludge from the sand and moss,  it does expell the water doesnt it?

[Roger Oakley]

good advice roger, thats what 9im thinking of getting as sometimes you just cant get rid of the water or sludge from the sand and moss,  it does expell the water doesnt it?

Sorry mate, what do you mean "it does expell the water doesnt it?"

[drive surgeon]

i thought the vac sucks up the sludge and expells the water out a hose so just the sand and moss and crap stays in the vac? otherwise it would fill up quick just full of dirty water? am i wrong?

[Roger Oakley]

It works just like an everyday vac, when it is full the float inside cut's off the suction, so you have to empty it manually. Have been thinking of putting maybe a small submersable pump inside somehow, so it could pump away the dirty water so it doesn't fill up to quickly etc,, but you would still have to empty the sludge etc by hand. The Tech-Clean one holds up to 100 lts if this helps.

[drive surgeon]

is the suction good on it? does it suck all the slurry up no problem?

[Roger Oakley]

is the suction good on it? does it suck all the slurry up no problem?

Yes it is, it has 3 x 1000 watt motors, that you bring in one at a time.
Anything in it's way will get sucked up as long as it fits down the hose.
There not cheap but a very good machine.

[drive surgeon]

thanks roger, just looked at it on there website, it looks big, is it heavy to lift?

[Roger Oakley]

When empty no not at all, just top heavy motor is at the top.
Easy to move around.

[drive surgeon]

hey roger, i found an old brochure from tech clean and its in there, it says it removes 98% of the water, and automatic pump out!  what does this mean if you said it does not let the water escape?

[Roger Oakley]

Must be an older model then mine?

[drive surgeon]

its the one thats on there website, the blue and stainless steel one?

[John Kelly]

Numatic do some that pump out while you clean. Eventually you do have to tip it up to remove all the sand and sludge. They are bomb proof machines well made. We have used them for flood clean-ups fo years.

[Roger Oakley]

its the one thats on there website, the blue and stainless steel one?

That's the one I have, I'd give Jan a call at Tech-Clean to confirm what it does. 

[drive surgeon]

are you sure rog it does not pump water out?  it would be better for you if it did wouldnt it?

[Roger Oakley]

Mine does'nt pump out water? would be great if it did, that's why I said earlier about putting a pump inside.