I live in the desert with fine sand blowing at times; does the Blaster remove fine sand?
1512018
I live in the desert also and don't know how I lived without this vac. buy the fine bag and you will love it to.
1512019
Fine sand probably, but with the fine sleeve. But if it gets through the sleeve, it will cloud the water once it exists the vents on the side of the Blaster.
1512020
Yes, I had sand that had blown into my pool (from my filter), the Blaster easily removed all of it. Yes, I used the sleeve to do it.
1512021
If you can get the "Fine Sleeve: to stay on, it would vacuum it up, but getting the sleeve on is almost impossible. It really taxes my patience.
1663738
No it does not. That would catch air born debris which would mean you would have to pull it out a clean it. It is not designed to be removed. I added a grease trap screen at the intake side to keep the blower clean.
332512
No, not at all. However, the advantage of using it on sand is that you can put sand in the pockets to hold it down if it's windy. So unless you can fill it with dirt or something else it may blow around in windy conditions.
201205
Yes it picks up dust, sand etc. Its a great little vacuum for a great price!
74895
Yes, I live in the desert, and this is the windy season, it picks up the dust before it sinks to the bottom of the pool.
2076704
Yes :) I have a sand filter and pump it is very safe stuff to use and works good! Keep in mind it doesn't kill a Algee bloom but helps clear it after u treat and kill the Algee bloom and will keep Algee down very well afterward.
313065
Some will inevitably get sucked up. It's not super fine sand but it will get stirred if you disturb it. Best way to vacuum would be to use a circling motion so you can pull surface debris upward without pulling too much sand.
1121040
Not really. A considerable amount of dust escapes from the shroud as you sand, and it takes a lot of pressure to grind it off.
609483
Yes - you fill it with sand or enough rocks to keep it from blowing over or away
137684
I have sand and it worked fine. Any type of vacuum requires finesse to clean sand. I have a battery operated and a larger version of this and I use them same way. You just hover over, or swish back and forth to get at the yuck. If you get some sand sucked up, just empty your bucket, scoop out the sand, rinse it, and replace it in your aquarium. Gravel is harder to work with because you have to get under it and that means having to suck it up into the tube which clogs it.
1117587
It is sort of like a dust buster mounted on a stick. I have not tried it with sand but to be safe you might want something with a more powerful motor.
1164073
This unit is strictly muscle power and finesse. I used this to sand drywall inside my home without getting EVERYTHING covered with that fine dust. To further protect my home furnishings, I got the large bags for my ShopVac from Walmart. So, IF any dust escaped the water-wash in the Magna Sand & Clean the big ShopVac bag collects it. Dave
687710
The blaster will accept sifted building sand but that is a poor choice of abrasive for two reasons: (1) The process generates large volumes of pulverized silicon which is a serious health hazard. You MUST use a good respirator! (2) Builder's sand is not as sharp as blasting sand and the process will be much slower. I recommend that you search for local companies handling sand-blasting media. I like to use glass beads because it has no silicon dust and it gives a nicer surface compared to that with sand.I really liked the CH blaster! I have a pressure-pot blaster that is too large to move around easily when working on airplane fuselages. The CH unit worked well and has held up well. It's a good buy.Jerry The blaster will accept sifted building sand but that is a poor choice of abrasive for two reasons: (1) The process generates large volumes of pulverized silicon which is a serious health hazard. You MUST use a good respirator! (2) Builder's sand is not as sharp as blasting sand and the process will be much slower. I recommend that you search for local companies handling sand-blasting media. I like to use glass beads because it has no silicon dust and it gives a nicer surface compared to that with sand.I really liked the CH blaster! I have a pressure-pot blaster that is too... » Read More The blaster will accept sifted building sand but that is a poor choice of abrasive for two reasons: (1) The process generates large volumes of pulverized silicon which is a serious health hazard. You MUST use a good respirator! (2) Builder's sand is not as sharp as blasting sand and the process will be much slower. I recommend that you search for local companies handling sand-blasting media. I like to use glass beads because it has no silicon dust and it gives a nicer surface compared to that with sand.I really liked the CH blaster! I have a pressure-pot blaster that is too large to move around easily when working on airplane fuselages. The CH unit worked well and has held up well. It's a good buy.Jerry « Show Less
1656370
It works well with dirt and mud, so I'd assume it also works for sand. No sand here.....
841508
This cleaner was inexpensive .... which means cheap. I don't know about packed sand floors but my main issue is it not covering the whole pool! The bags will be full so it does pick up fine debris but I can't recommend this cleaner.
1869473
yes. But this is not a good product. Mine came with a bunch of air inside which makes the sand get trapped and not work.
1292976
I don't know. Never tried it. I don't think that is what it was designed for. It worked fine for blowing leaves and light sand.