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Alan, Moorman@visi.com wrote:
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> On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:01:32 GMT, Gunner
> <gunner@lightspeed.net> wrote:
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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
> >
> Right you are, Gunner.
>
> Which kinda discounts the idea of water as a filter!
The Rainbow works better with a few drops of detegent to break the
water's surface tension. Then it will even handle plaster dust without
problems.
A small manufactuirn company was using one to collect drops of
mercury, till the EPA decided that it was too cheap to do the job. They
were told to replace it with a custom built +$100,000 system. They just
closed their doors and went out of business, instead.
--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I have got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.
Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
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