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  1. 07-25-2006, 6:01 PM #1
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    New Use for A Dust Collector

    Just in the process of moving to a new house. My wife noticed the dryer was taking a long time. So I went to clean out the piping (usually a 10-15 minute job at the old house). and could get the dryer vent brush through the turns in the piping. The dryer brush was too flexible and the snake I had too stiff. I finally (after several hours) realized my dust collector had the same size piping as the dryer vent piping. Hooked up the dust collector and used it to pull a thin piece of rope through the pipe, and used the rope to pull the dryer vent brush through. Worked pretty well, and the dust collector pulled a bunch of lint out.


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  3. 07-25-2006, 6:06 PM #2
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    Hmmmnnnn....

    Maybe wifey would go for a dust collector upgrade if I explained what it was really for..... what would it take, about 5 HP to get that lint?
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  5. 07-25-2006, 6:25 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by glenn bradley
    Redd Green would be proud and so am I. Very clever.
    I didn't read any mention of duct tape in that post...
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  6. 07-25-2006, 6:34 PM #5
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    Actually I was in dire need of Duct tape to reseal the dryer vent ducts I separated. It's in a box....somewhere...

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  7. 07-25-2006, 6:47 PM #6
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    Hope you have a 5HP cyclone with .1 micron dust filters. I hear dryer lint is deadly.

    Good thinking. I've heard of using a shop vac to pull a string thought conduit but would have ripped all the ductwork apart before I thought of this.
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  8. 07-25-2006, 9:33 PM #7
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    I just use my leaf blower on the highest speed and blow the lint out through the exhaust tube.
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    EW beat me to the punch! Dooh!
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    Be careful. Dryer vent pipe (the metal kind) is a thin-wall tubing. It may collapse under the pressure of a dust collector vacuum.
    Never mind if it is a flexy plastic material.
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  11. 07-26-2006, 9:52 AM #10
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    Good use for a dust collector but my question is: Why do you need to use a brush after removing the lint with the dust collector?
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    Used mine to clean my HVAC ducts before a new furnace install.
    Used compressed air and a flex chimney brush to. Worked pretty good.
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