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On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:01:32 GMT, Gunner
<gunner@lightspeed.net> wrote:
>On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:16:45 -0600, Alan Moorman@visi.com wrote:
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>>On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:26:51 GMT, ted frater
>><ted.frater@virgin.net> wrote:
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>>>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
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>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
>
Right you are, Gunner.
Which kinda discounts the idea of water as a filter!
Alan
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It's not that I think stupidity should be punishable by death.
I just think we should take the warning labels off of everything
and let the problem take care of itself.
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