Can I hose this off to clean it at the end of the season, it will be in my horse barn and the fans attract the dust and sawdust so they need cleaning
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We have it to help move wind at our fishing camp and it does a great job.I don't know how it'd work for you.GOOD LUCK
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These fans aren't waterproof, so I don't think it would be safe to hose them off. Ours our vulnerable to rain, so we are very careful to cover them when rain is in the forecast. I *think* a little bit of water splash would be okay--but not a serious water bath.
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I hose mine off every now and then. Just let it run a few minutes after to dry itself off. Never had a problem with mine.
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If it is not water tight sealed, I would not recommend it. Take a high velocity blower and blow debris out with that
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It has great suction and picks up all the dirt piles in our garage and in the cars. There's an internal dust filter that easily pops out and is easily cleaned (even washed). The end of the hose connection is approx 1" in diameter and then there is attachments that you can use. I'm not too familiar with working around horses to how the attachments would contour to the horse body to suck up the dirt is your call. I haven't used the wider floor attachments too much (approx 12" in length) but they have brush edges that would help. There is the small dust brush attachment that is approx 3" in diameter that could work well. I hope this gives you some insight and info to make a good decision. The unit also mounts very easily to the wall and will keep the hose up off the ground and from underfoot at you mentioned.
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I just take the hood off and vacuumed out the waste. I personally do it twice a week. You could buy a gravel vac and small container. Like old soda bottles.
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I take mine out into the back yard and shake it off. After the first time of getting a face full of dust, I make sure I know which way the wind is blowing. I live in East Texas where it is pretty windy, so it's easy to tell. Another thing that works great for me is I have a little shop vac and I vacuum the dust mop with it when it gets too full! Hope this helps!
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Just hose it off, wipe any dirty area's with mild cleaning solution, we use Simple Green to wipe area's then hose off.
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Absolutely you don't want to empty this amount of water so frequently. I left mine full over the winter and took me 2 days to get it clean and ready for the season
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I only clean the unit after the winter weather is over. Just pull the front cover off, blow it out or use a duster. Their really isn't much to clean........
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Yes you'll need to clean the shop vac filter on occasion so you don't blow out drywall dust out of the exhaust of the vacuum.
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Just lift it off of the back. No problem. The part that is hard to keep cleaned is the heater part. Minerals collect and form a crust on it.
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I was running the air purifier 24/7 days a week for 5 months during our winter, and by the 6th month I had to replace it. not to say that is what may happen to you, but something to consider if your planning on running it that way. I needed to run it all the time since my allergies are worse during the winter. it also depends where are how much dust is pucked up in thearea where you place it.
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I use a process of sweeping up most of it and then use a shop vac with a bag system inside to clean everything. You can put it down with a rose sprayer. Hope this helps.
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If you have a source of compressed air you can blow it clean. It's not really made to be taken apart and wiped clean.
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The instructions say to not open up fan but to vacuum with attachment and it will suck out the dust. This has not worked for me. There is dust inside beyond the slats and my vacuum is not strong enough to such it all out. Considering what to do about this now. Update: I have an electric leaf blower(7amp 160mph) for my patio so I tried using that to blow the dust out and it worked really well. I used a tiny bottle brush that I have that fit in between the slats to loosen any not blown out, then blew again. Worked really well! Now I will blow it out every month or so to avoid the buildup. Problem solved.
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I would say no, as it needs the water flowing through to wind up. I got mine at the end of the season last year & it worked great, much better than winding it by hand.
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When the fan is off you simply use a damp rag. If the area you are cooling is dusty it will blow dust, but any fan would do that.
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Once I place my vac outside in the spring, it stays there. If its going to rain for a long time, I will shut it down... but never move it till the fall. This is my 3rd season using it this way, keeping my finger crossed.
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No, but see about vaccuming out accumulated dust. That can perhaps be a problem.