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On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:16:45 -0600, Alan Moorman@visi.com wrote:
>On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:26:51 GMT, ted frater
><ted.frater@virgin.net> wrote:
>
>>Noozer wrote:
>>>>Since you brought up the subject of old vacuums, thought I should mention
>>>>mine: a Kenmore upright that I bought for $10 back in 1980, when it was
>>>>already, what? probably 30 years old. I just used it yesterday.
>>>>
>>>>In the time I have had it, I have replaced the footswitch, repaired the plug
>>>>(the cord going into it got a bit frayed, so I epoxied it into the plug),
>>>>and that's it. Oh, and it has a resuable filter bag, so no filters to buy.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hrm... a 50 year old vacuum bag probably doesn't filter dust out like the
>>> disposable bags of today. Other than that I would prefer a referbed old unit.
>>>
>>>
>>>>Beat that with any of the pieces of shit made today (except for the
>>>>expensive, gold-plated ones) ...
>>>
>>>
>>> Saw an ad for a vacuum using water to catch the dirt and dust instead of a
>>> filter. It SOUNDS like a good idea. They were selling for $200 for two.
>>> That's more than I will spend to find out how well it works, but at $100 for
>>> one I may have considered. Dumb marketing.
>>>
>>> Any idea if the idea of filtering with water is actually a good idea? Maybe
>>> something I should look for when buying the central vac I will install in the
>>> next year or two when our old canister dies.
>>>
>>>
>>Using water to clean air by passing it through is an old idea.
>>Hooka pipes use it in Turkey, and many spray booths use a water curtain
>>in their extraction cabinets to remove paint particles before venting
>>into the open air.
>> So yes, its a good idea but one would need to see it working first
>>on a domestic scale.
>
>Well, it cools the smoke in the hookah, but its ability to
>filter might be called into question by the fact that people
>still get the smoke, and its effects, despite the water
>'filter'..................
>
>It _sounds_ good, but..............
>
>Alan
In the US..the hookah is called a "bong" and cools the smoke. Period.
Least as far as I can remember of the 60s
Gunner
"Deep in her heart, every moslem woman yearns to show us her tits"
John Griffin
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