I'm wondering how you empty the bucket when it's attached to the shop vac? Can you use a garbage can liner in the bucket?
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I have the deputy attached with wing nuts. I just reach inside the vac and unscrew them. Empty, and reattach.
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Hi Jim, I made my hoses going to and from the DD long enough so that I could snap the suction unit with out a problem. Yhat is the only solution I have to you query. Good Luck.
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it comes with 2 buckets - one as the chassis and one as the vacuum discharge/ debris holder.
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Hello Jim:The lid on the Dust Deputy snaps off. There is a second bucket inside the one bolted to the vac and you just lift it out. I guess you could put a bag inside, but you really don't need it.
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Comes with two buckets. One attaches to vacuum and one sits inside for easy empty
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Emptying the container is easy. I just hold it over my garbage can, push a button the door opens and the dust falls into the trash.I would suggest that every once in a while you rinse the filter. That is the way to keep it running with maximum suction.
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Yes, I have some come out the front. It's not much, so I just shop vac the floor before closing up shop.
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LOL, if you want to pick up the chunks without picking up the chunks, just wet em down and use a wet/dry shop vac with a pickup attachment. You need a good sized shop vac anyhow, for emergencies, when my daughter's commode overflowed, if we hadn't had a 5 gallon shop vac handy, we'd have been up that famous creek. Literally. Great for all kinds of horrible cleaning.
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I think if the bag is new to leave it. It might reduce the CFM somewhat but I would leave it myself. You'll find that your shop vac hardly gets anything in it with this set up but there is still some material getting into the canister.
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I used a configuration I found on the web where the guy mounted his vac under the dust deputy. The lid takes a lot of flex and I'm not sure how well the standard 5 gal lid would do. For me, the hose fittings and the buckets were worth it. I tossed the rest of the mounting stuff.Here is what my version looks like. Copy and paste into your browser.http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss75/RichPurdum/20140523_162914_zpsnutlvi1m.jpg
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This type of shop-vac is excellent for this purpose. Just make sure you remove the cloth filter. You can install the foam filter or leave it off as not much debris will be sucked up into the motor. You just have to take the top off and empty the bottom container. It fills up pretty quickly. This is the BEST product for the use you're after. Pool vacs are mostly useless for these small areas.
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There is a squeeze tab on either side of the removeable vacuum section. Squeeze it to remove the hand vacuum, then easily remove the clear dirt hopper from the hand vac. Shake contents into the trash and replace.It's extremely simple.
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Yes! I too have a problem with emptying the canister. Reason being is we have long (human) hair in the household, so it gets wrapped around the center column in the dustbin. So when I goto empty out the canister, it's all well wrapped with all the other fluff in there. I often need to remove the clear cylindrical housing in addition to opening the 'bottom door' and then use my hands to free everything up. But I don't mind doing this since at least I don't have to buy and throw away bags. I always perform the emptying outside and hold my breath. Kinda sucks, but I still love my Dyson cuz it sucks in other ways :) Yes! I too have a problem with emptying the canister. Reason being is we have long (human) hair in the household, so it gets wrapped around the center column in the dustbin. So when I goto empty out the canister, it's all well wrapped with all the other fluff in there. I often need to remove the clear cylindrical housing in addition to opening the 'bottom door' and then use my hands to free everything up. But I don't mind doing this since at least I don't have to buy and throw away bags. I always perform the emptying outside and hold my breath. Kinda sucks, but I still love my Dyson cuz it... » Read More Yes! I too have a problem with emptying the canister. Reason being is we have long (human) hair in the household, so it gets wrapped around the center column in the dustbin. So when I goto empty out the canister, it's all well wrapped with all the other fluff in there. I often need to remove the clear cylindrical housing in addition to opening the 'bottom door' and then use my hands to free everything up. But I don't mind doing this since at least I don't have to buy and throw away bags. I always perform the emptying outside and hold my breath. Kinda sucks, but I still love my Dyson cuz it sucks in other ways :) « Show Less
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Not that i can figure out. Good question though....our old commercial vac would let you do that.
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There is a release button on the top of the canister that you press and lift the canister off the vac. Then there is another button at the bottom of the canister unit that looks just like the release button. Press it while holding it over a trash can and the content should fall out.
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If you are using a regular shop vacuum, you have too much suction. It's best to use a vac with adjustable power (Bosch, festool, fein, et al) and turn it all the way down. Barring that, you could try drilling holes in the tool end of vac hose until the suction is gentler.
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If by bag you mean the disposable one that looks like a regular vac bag--yes. I only use the foam filter. I still love it, but like all I do wish the hose was stronger, it's not awful, just not as hardy you would think a shop vac would use.
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There is a sonicrafter accessory called a "Dust Extraction Adapter", that hooks up to a shop vac. My guess the adapter screws into the holes. The adapter didn't have very good reviews, so I passed on buying one.
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The Hepa filter is in the front of the vac, as you can see from the picture, and I think you can rinse it out. There are two more sponge/cloth filters that rest in the vacuum outside and under the canister that can also be rinsed out. There is also a filter inside the canister that can not be removed, however the canister itself removes easily and rinses easily.
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Wal-mart sells a vacuum head and hose that have worked well for me. I just connect the hose to the filter inlet on the wall of the pool...I found that using a short extension tube from my shop vac adapts the hose to the inlet nicely. Be sure to purge the air out of the vacuum hose first by holding it over the filter outlet to fill the hose with water.
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I use a small shop vac with fittings that reduce down to 3/8 of an in. Just suck it out. Bought the reducer at lowes and comes in handy for many other uses too.