How Does a Wet/Dry Vacuum Work?
Accessories and Plugs Top-of-the-line wet/dry vacuum models come with a set of interchangeable brushes, including brushes for cleaning out grout in tile floors. Brushes include a spin scrubber and wide path head. Wet/dry vacuums are also used to buff hardwood floors with a buffer brush attachment. Because wet/dry vacuums are built for industrial and machine shop environments, an extra long power cord is included (nearly 30 feet long). Design The dust bag and paper filter have been removed from the wet/dry vacuum by design. In place of the dust bag is a large shop-size tub or bucket, wherein debris and liquids are deposited from the suction of the vacuum hose. Function Wet/dry vacuums clean up both liquid spills and dirt at the same time. Dirt is sucked up through an intake port in the wet/dry vacuum. Debris, dirt and liquids travel through a tube. The air flow decreases in the housing over the bucket. By the decrease in air traveling through the housing, gravity pulls on the dirt and d
