On Sep 20, 10:01 am, wgd wrote:
I do a lot of sweeping of my sidewalk and parking area in front of my
townhouse to remove leaves and other debris. In the fall I have to
repeatedly remove an accumulation of leaves from underneath the outdoor
condensor unit of my heat pump (an early 80's York champion). The
vacuum effect of the condensor fan sucks up every leaf in range and
plasters them beneath the condensor coil blocking air flow through the
coils.

Would a small wet/dry vac work well for this type of cleanup? They are
typically promoted for indoor shop use. But why couldn't you use them
outside (in dry weather of course). Home Depot has a 6 gallon RIDGID
unit model WD0635 for only $39.97. I'm thinking of picking one up for
this type of minor outdoor cleanup.

Has anyone used a wet/dry vac for this purpose? If so how well did it
work? Or is this a bad idea for some reason I'm not aware of?

Thanks for any opinions or suggestions.

Warren

During the mother's day floods in the N-east a couple years ago I ran
to HD and there were only a couple wet dry vacs left. So I purchased
this one http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/WD5500-Wall-Vac/index.htm It
has been used extensively since. It has a 5 gal capacity which I
find to be fine for me. Hangs on the wall in the garage on its own
"dock".. Has done all the dirty jobs (wet and dry) I' needed done.
It can be fitted with its own casters (but are not removable and will
disable it from being hung on the wall). Comes with 12 feet of hose
(standard and a bit on the stiff side) and 7 feet of the very pliable
type mounted on a handy side mount. (I have since purchased a 10 foot
length of the "Pro Hose") Also comes with a little gizmo so you can
attatch the various hose extnders nozzles etc. This looks good but
falls off in practice. Works great as a blower as well, with a
directional manifold to direct the exhaust air. Easily carried in one
hand For the money it was a great investment............Doc