Do-it-yourself washing vacuum cleaner

As you know, household vacuum cleaners are divided into two categories according to the type of cleaning: regular and washing. The latter, as a rule, are significantly more expensive, and the wet cleaning mode is used much less frequently than dry cleaning. In addition, the need for painful assembly and disassembly of a washing vacuum cleaner, cleaning its internal components and reservoir from dirt, and a long drying process often bring a lot of trouble.

The question arises whether it is possible to build a device for a conventional vacuum cleaner on your own so that it acquires the functions of a detergent. It turns out that this is not only possible, but also quite simple. To do this, you will need to place a container in the path of air with liquid captured by the device in which water with contaminant particles soaked in water will settle.

How to make a washing vacuum cleaner with your own hands

It is obvious that it is very difficult to produce a full-fledged model in industrial quality, which will also supply liquid to the nozzle on the surface being treated. We will talk about using devices that allow you to carry out wet cleaning, including dry cleaning of furniture, without any problems, using a regular vacuum cleaner for dry cleaning.

Tools and Supplies

To do this you will need the following materials:

• three-liter glass jar with a plastic lid;
• a straight section of plumbing pipe with a diameter of 32 mm;
• plumbing corner of the same section;
• a plastic corrugated pipe about a meter long with a diameter known to us;
• a small piece of a bicycle tube with holes made in it;
• a bottle for liquid with a sprayer as a lid;
• sealant.

Among the tools, in addition to skillful hands, you will need a knife or scissors to make round holes for plumbing fittings in the lid of a three-liter jar - a reservoir for dirty water.

Assembly order

First you need to manufacture and assemble a reservoir for waste liquid.

Using a sharpened blade, make neat holes in the plastic cover with the diameter of 2 plumbing parts. The corner is inserted into one formed socket, and a straight pipe is placed into the second. Treat the connection area with sealant to avoid air leaks and additional power loss.

It is necessary to prevent a situation in which the water in the can, flying out of the inlet hole under the influence of air pressure, would not be reflected into the outlet hole of the tank leading towards the vacuum cleaner. This can lead to serious negative consequences, including damage to the device. For these purposes, it is necessary to pull a piece of the bicycle inner tube onto the pipe coming through the lid of the container from the side of the future tip, having previously made a number of medium-sized holes in the rubber surface - through them the water will fly out to the bottom of the can, slowing down the speed of movement.

After this, the lid with pipes is put on the jar. A corrugated fragment of a plastic pipe is inserted into the inlet of the can, where a straight section of the tube with a damper made from a rubber chamber is located. The nozzle from the vacuum cleaner is attached to the second free end.Into the outlet located at an angle of 90 ⁰From the area of ​​the lid, the bell of the vacuum cleaner sleeve is placed.

This completes the assembly.

Perform test operation. Choose an object to clean, for example, a soft sofa that requires dry cleaning. Fill the bottle with clean water or soap solution. Apply the solution using a spray tip to the surface of the sofa.

Turn on the vacuum cleaner. Place the tip against the stained area and, pressing lightly, move it from top to bottom several times. At this time, monitor the condition of your tank - a 3-liter jar. The liquid should come out of the straight pipe without entering the corner pipe. If the spray is still strong, it is necessary to reduce the size of the holes in the muffler or reduce the power of the vacuum cleaner. If the pressure, on the contrary, is insufficient, you need to eliminate air leaks by choosing a tighter lid or screwing the insulation onto a corrugated fragment for a better connection with the tip and the entrance to the container.

ATTENTION! If the device with the manufactured device operates stably, during cleaning, check the level of liquid in the can from time to time so that it does not get sucked towards the vacuum cleaner.

Cleaning the container is very simple - just carefully remove the lid with the pipes, drain the dirty water and rinse. This is much faster and easier than servicing a vacuum cleaner designed for this purpose after wet cleaning. To avoid loss of power, also remember to remove and clean the camera from time to time.