Need a vacuum that does not mulch because of having stone everywhere, will stones get into the impeller with this unit?
1558150
I have gravel and it picks up leafs but leaves the gravel. Some gravel will go up but will not make it to the mulcher
1558151
Only if you have the opening directly on the ground, if unit is held an inch or 2 above the ground it will not pick up rocks.
1558152
I have small stones as well. This little vacuum is so powerful that it will suck up small stones. The impellar is metal and you can hear it pinging around immediately so what I do is turn it off and shake out the stones. I did have a jam with a stone once and the impeller is so strong it cut into part of it and got lodged in. When this occurs the machine wines so I shut the machine off pried the stone out and the machine worked perfectly. I also noticed that when picking up leaves if you keep the vacuum at a lower to the ground angle it does not pick up rocks as well.
1558153
Shop/Tune.....this little blower/vacuum has plenty of suction and it does mulch when vacuuming. I wouldn't recommend it for areas with stones unless you're very careful.
1558154
It will pick up small stones, but if you keep it at a good angle it will not.
1558155
Our area has NO stones at all. But judging from how it works, I'd say it would suck small stones up very easily.
1558156
I have sweet gum trees in my yard and on the street and this unit does a wonderful job on those. But I can't give you reliable advise about stones. I do know that the WORX unit has a metal impeller, which is the first thing to break if the unit you had was equipped with a plastic impeller.All of the vacuums I have had until the Worx unit has plastic impellers and they broke within the first half hour because of how briottle the plastic was. I have used my Worx several times and have not had any problems with it as I vacuumed up the gum tree balls. And yes, it did mulch them.
1192408
Yes, just hold the stone steady so you don't wallow out the hole.blow the dust away periodically or keep the stone wet.
1537693
Yes it does that very well. leaves and grass get pulled in very easily. you can even vacuum cut grass over gravel, the gravel is to heavy but it pulls leaves and grass up. cleaning up grass was what I used mine for the most.
2227115
What would you be vacuuming if it was not the gravel? Otherwise, forget the whole thing and just suck the water out of the tank if this contraption doesn't allow you to put the intake into the substrate.
1648408
Yes, I agree with their response, it's design for vacuuming and mulching grass and leaves.it won't do like the typical indoor vacuum.
1814807
No, it won't. This is the cloth outer bag with the zipper that attaches to the vacuum, and acts as a protector for the paper inner bag, where the dirt/dust/pennies land.
1422922
My AP-20 air pump is doing a great job to keep ice open here in New England. It sits 20 ft away from my 10X30 ft pond with 2 -3 inch air disks. I'm very pleased. It should have no problem handling 3 stones.
152546
It may be powerful enough to blow such debris, but not to vacuum it. Making mulch from twigs and acorns seems to me to be more what you'd expect from a wood grinder. I can say I really like my blower-vac and that I have not had any trouble using it while avoiding vacuuming up little rocks or whatnot that would damage it. For an older lady like myself, this is far superior to raking and bagging leaves.
2225431
Have not used as a vacuum. Doubt it will pick up heavier pieces easily. Might pick up some mulch with the leaves.
1829848
Anything dry and solid will be picked up fairly well. The vac does take getting used to ergonomically; it's a bit cumbersome and unwieldy on first use. And maybe even second. It's also quite loud, and the garbage can top/hose option is very tricky make work properly. After several informed attempts to make it work properly, I abandoned the fight and stuck with the bag attached to the vac. My big tulip tree, the offending leaf dropper that motivated my purchasing the vac was killed by confused landscapers, so I use it now to chase crickets and suck up junk from my gutters. It's a good idea, but mostly it takes up space in the garage. Anything dry and solid will be picked up fairly well. The vac does take getting used to ergonomically; it's a bit cumbersome and unwieldy on first use. And maybe even second. It's also quite loud, and the garbage can top/hose option is very tricky make work properly. After several informed attempts to make it work properly, I abandoned the fight and stuck with the bag attached to the vac. My big tulip tree, the offending leaf dropper that motivated my purchasing the vac was killed by confused landscapers, so I use it now to chase crickets and suck up junk from my gutters. It's a good idea,... » Read More Anything dry and solid will be picked up fairly well. The vac does take getting used to ergonomically; it's a bit cumbersome and unwieldy on first use. And maybe even second. It's also quite loud, and the garbage can top/hose option is very tricky make work properly. After several informed attempts to make it work properly, I abandoned the fight and stuck with the bag attached to the vac. My big tulip tree, the offending leaf dropper that motivated my purchasing the vac was killed by confused landscapers, so I use it now to chase crickets and suck up junk from my gutters. It's a good idea, but mostly it takes up space in the garage. « Show Less
376484
Probably not. The experience I have is that the mud and leaves will clog the impeller and the pump will get hot and you may damage the pump. You need a trash pump.
275321
If any solid thing is vacuumed (like small stones, mud, algae, etc.) the flow will be stopped and the ball inside the siphon could be blocked. It's not the right tool to do something of similar.
2136772
Great blower, not so much for vacuum. It does not mulch much, most leaves stay intact. It just sucks the leaves in a very small bag that fills up fast. It never clogged though, I used a different bag from an older mulcher that attached to a trash can and it helped. Would definitely recommend for the blower, not the vacuum.
994282
Absolutely! The Bissell will clean better. You really don't want solid dirt in the machine. It will still find some though. I vacuumed thoroughly twice and the Bissell still had some grit in the dirty water.
1118240
It sound like the filter is doing its job, but the job is too big for the Dirt Devil. You need a large capacity vac, or vacuum more often.
909738
I would advise you reach out to the Great Vacs folks, very responsive, to see what additional attachments would be needed.A squeegie attachment is available for wood, stone, linoleum etc. The vac itself I found to be so delightful that when I lost this model back in a 90s breakup, I continued thinking about it until I finally bought one again a month ago.
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This is just a vacuum head, so it all depends on your pump's power. But sand shouldn't be an issue even for a weak pump. It will clog your filter quickly though.