Is the impeller plastic or metal? I would like to use as a vacuum as well, but want metal.
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My opinion is Ok to use Poulan as a vacuum no matter its impeller metal or plastic. My guess the impeller is plastic.
1540014
Appears to be high impact plastic.....it's not a vacuum where something passes by the impeller.....it looks to be all one piece.....happy with product so far......
2075956
I own the Toro 51609 and it does a fantastic job of vacuuming up piles of leaves. The metal impeller is much sturdier and will last years longer than a plastic impeller. You will suck up pebbles and twigs with your device and they will destroy the plastic impeller. These are issues that you will have to deal with eventually and I want people to be well informed before they make a purchase.
789585
Plastic. I was fooled as well it looks like metal but it is made of solid plastic Good shovel though. No issues with my tough Buffalo winter and is nice and light weight
1846557
It's plastic! I live smack in the middle of Florida, and it's held up VERY well in the humidity. I do blow out the housing of the motor about once a month with compressed air, though, to keep moisture and dust out. Also, the front comes of easily to wipe down the blades. Good luck!
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It seems to be metal to me. Its heavy for its size and the paint does not chip easily as if sprayed on plastic. I try to keep with metal items more so than plastic. I'm still using my blender from 1969 with a metal body and glass container, not plastic. My mixer is a Hamilton Beach 1948 Model G, all metal again. Can't beat metal.
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Its all metal. I love it. Really handy for quick sweep ups. Light weight but really picks up, even dog hair. Great sweeper for the price!
789135
It is plastic. the hose is metal. Still working well for me, and looks almost like new! (only because I have hard water, so there are some spots)
281251
No the impellers are a hard plastic and the pulleys are metal. It is a great kit for the price.
2248717
Hi, not sure what the big vat is made of, it definitely is not metal. The casing where the motor is housed is metal so is the centrifuge container where the milk is separated. Ours never worked, the motor burnt out within one month of use; we touched base with the company and responded in Russian. I used Google translate and their message essentially said that many people use it successfully...
534749
It's plastic....I wasn't happy with this scoop. Ended up getting the big metal scoop they sell at Amazon, much happier with that one.
1914387
Forgive me but the flapper housing may not be made of plastic, as I mentioned it was in my initial post. From the picture it appears to be metal. (My old vent fan's exhaust was made of plastic--I confused the two.)
348098
This is hard plastic not metal. Seems to work great though with no leaks or dripping. Descent quality! Good luck to you!
289916
I don't think any of it is exactly "plastic." Bakelite maybe? I've been using mine for almost two years, on a daily basis. This is actually my everyday coffee maker, so it's on for about 10-12 hours a day (I'm at home full time) and I LOVE this machine!
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The pump is power by small electric (12 volt DC ) motor and the material for the body of the pump is composite black plastic is so small but powerful, I used to create vacuum to filter wine and works fine. If you use to crate vacuum in plastic container be careful because it will be collapse. I don't know how long this little pump will last but until now mine is working fine.
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I don't think so. The impeller is made of hard plastic. The shell is solid cast iron and heavy.
960445
Hello. The whole thing is made of plastic, with the exception of the metal blade. It works quite well.