Has anyone used this on a brick driveway? I am looking for vacuum that can suck-up small leaves and other debris between the bricks.
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I bought this originally to sweep up sawdust in my woodshop. I have used this to sweep the pavers in my backyard and it works great. It has a lot of suction power.
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Since it does raise and lower to the ground, I did use it in my driveway (blacktop) to pick up leaves. It did a nice job - it even picked up some cedar droppings as well, although not as well as the leaves. I found that it also works very well on even ground. For a lot of variation in the yard, I found that if you raise the brushes slightly, it works just fine. This is my new favorite yard tool for the fall!
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Absolutely can blow dust off of a car. It's pretty powerful for being small. You will need an extension cord for it though. Cord is only about 6" long. I use it to blow off my sidewalks, front porch and deck. Works great.
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I just read the previous comments and decided to elaborate on my response. Keep in mind this is a "duster" so I used it after sweeping to get the smaller stuff that sweeping leaves behind but bare feet find immediately. I also used it in between sweeping to pick up dirt hair and what not. It will not pick up big stuff, and the product description states that. I loved it because I could finally walk bare footed through my house without having stuff stuck to them! If the duster starts spinning in one place you need to open up the wheel housing to remove whatever is binding the axle. In my case, my long hair was wrapped around it. I was able to Google the instructions and it is an easy fix.
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It works pretty well for leaf blowing. It works better on concrete blowing the dust off and I use it in my shop to keep the floors clean, great for that. I use it for leaves also. it's an all around blower.
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I have only used it as a vacuum once to clean up a garage floor (dirt, leaves and mower grass)and it worked OK. did also use it to pick up pine needles in a rock bed and it mulched the needles. Good suction but was noisy when first started up. My wife did not like my idea to pick up dog fur inside the house so have not tried it yet.
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Nope, in a matter of fact this vacuum isn't good for anything... no suction power at all.. now mine's just sitting at the corner collecting the dust.. how ironic..
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Yes, mine did. Consider this equipment to be an option to a "broom" rather than an electric or gas powered blower. I use our Earthwise to "sweep" the contrete patio, driveway and front sidewalk, a 20-25 estimated run time. The recharge time is relatively fast, too.Dry leaves are moved easier than wet. Our property is "natural" so I cannot address the law question from experience. I am very happy with this lightweight sweeper.
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The wand has more pressure than a regular hose nozzle and can work similar to a low pressure pressure washer, but it depends on water pressure from your hose. It will probably help clean the driveway.
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I cleared a path for the dogs, and the trash with this and it was removing grass from the ground. It will certainly pick up gravel. You would have to be careful and tilt it back so it's not directly contacting the ground, which in turn, would leave a layer of snow/ice on your driveway.
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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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Sorry it was horrible. It could not even pick up a hair! Don't think the car vacumns are worth the money. B & Decker do make a wonderful rechargeable in home vac with a nice built in narrow nozzle which I am using in my car. Hope this helps!
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I have a very large driveway too. I bought a gas blower.. Blew them on the grass then mulched them. Works for me.
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It is a great vacum, but would pick up gravel as well, you would be best to blow the line needles and then pick up from non gravel area
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I have used the blowing feature in the garage and found it sufficient to move anything I expected (leaves, left-over road dust from road-treatments during the winter, and small other items.) No complaints in that use. I would suspect (although haven't tried it particularly) that it would be strong enough to blow anything in the confines of a car or even in blowing confined areas of the undercarriage or under the hood. I didn't try the variety of nozzles which, in theory, would even more funnel the air and increase the force at the point. Hope this helps with an additional use of what I have found to be a GREAT product. I have used the blowing feature in the garage and found it sufficient to move anything I expected (leaves, left-over road dust from road-treatments during the winter, and small other items.) No complaints in that use. I would suspect (although haven't tried it particularly) that it would be strong enough to blow anything in the confines of a car or even in blowing confined areas of the undercarriage or under the hood. I didn't try the variety of nozzles which, in theory, would even more funnel the air and increase the force at the point. Hope this helps with an additional use of what I have... » Read More I have used the blowing feature in the garage and found it sufficient to move anything I expected (leaves, left-over road dust from road-treatments during the winter, and small other items.) No complaints in that use. I would suspect (although haven't tried it particularly) that it would be strong enough to blow anything in the confines of a car or even in blowing confined areas of the undercarriage or under the hood. I didn't try the variety of nozzles which, in theory, would even more funnel the air and increase the force at the point. Hope this helps with an additional use of what I have found to be a GREAT product. « Show Less
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No it is just a blower, would be great if it would also vacuum, then it would be worth the cost. Unless you are doing the sidewalk or padio you are just blowing dirt around.
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I have been very satisfied with the BV6000. It works well with leaves and small debris, either on grassy surfaces or sidewalks. Good luck!