It sucks w/o the filter in place but then speeds up and doesn't suck
at all with the filter in place.
I cleaned up dirt and water in the garage once and left the debris on
the filter for two months.
Today, I ran water over the filter to make it white again, but it
looks somewhat opaque.
Is it possible I have permanently clogged the pores?
I haven't let the filter dry out yet. Is it possible it will pass air
when it's dry and I can tap it to loosen any remaining dirt?
I checked the blue foam "final filter" right at the entry to the pump,
but it's pretty clean. I washed it and blew it out gently and it looks
open.
I removed the check ball that closes off the vacuum when the tank is
full but that didn't help. Any suggestions? Otherwise, I am going to
buy a filter on ebay for $14 + shipping.
Tnx Ted
On Jun 21, 2:43=A0pm, [email protected] wrote:
> It sucks w/o the filter in place but then speeds up and doesn't suck
> at all with the filter in place.
>
> I cleaned up dirt and water in the garage once and left the debris on
> the filter for two months.
>
> Today, I ran water over the filter to make it white again, but it
> looks somewhat opaque.
>
> Is it possible I have permanently clogged the pores?
>
> I haven't let the filter dry out yet. Is it possible it will pass air
> when it's dry and I can tap it to loosen any remaining dirt?
>
> I checked the blue foam "final filter" right at the entry to the pump,
> but it's pretty clean. I washed it and blew it out gently and it looks
> open.
>
> I removed the check ball that closes off the vacuum when the tank is
> full but that didn't help. Any suggestions? Otherwise, I am going to
> buy a filter on ebay for $14 + shipping.
>
> Tnx Ted
You are likely sucking up the blocking ball which is there to stop the
motor from swallowing a gulp of water.
Have you read the manual? I'll bet is says to remove the filter for
wet operation. Yes, you've probably permanently clogged it and
need a new one.
Art
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:dddf12d8-16c0-46bd-9998-5535caa6b910@s21g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
> It sucks w/o the filter in place but then speeds up and doesn't suck
> at all with the filter in place.
>
> I cleaned up dirt and water in the garage once and left the debris on
> the filter for two months.
>
> Today, I ran water over the filter to make it white again, but it
> looks somewhat opaque.
>
> Is it possible I have permanently clogged the pores?
>
> I haven't let the filter dry out yet. Is it possible it will pass air
> when it's dry and I can tap it to loosen any remaining dirt?
>
> I checked the blue foam "final filter" right at the entry to the pump,
> but it's pretty clean. I washed it and blew it out gently and it looks
> open.
>
> I removed the check ball that closes off the vacuum when the tank is
> full but that didn't help. Any suggestions? Otherwise, I am going to
> buy a filter on ebay for $14 + shipping.
>
> Tnx Ted
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:67a584f0-2011-43d6-aea9-4a0d2c5f087c@p25g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
> Thanks, Art.
>
> It's a wet/dry filter, but it seems opaque compared to say, dirty air
> filters I have removed from furnaces.
>
> Will buy one on ebay and report back. Tnx. Ted
When you are sucking up water, you do not need a filter. Remove the filter
when conditions are wet.