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Shop Vac has a 16 gallon unit that is a wet dry vac but also has a built in pump that you can hook a hose upto to drain the tank after it is full.
I know Lowes has it but I can't provide a link here at work bucause all shopping sites are blocked.
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The Sears Wet Dry Vacs are pretty hard too beat. I destroyed one by forgetting to put the float in that shuts
down the suction when it gets full of water. The last one, a 16 gallon Sears, I bought has been around here
for about 12 years and I've used it numerous time to vacuum up the water in our leaky basement and I roll
it over to the basement drain and unscrew the plug and let it drain out. However poured our basement floor
must have made it as flat as possible because water can be sitting 1/4"- 1/2" deep at spots and the water
can't find it's way to the drain.
Make sure you get one with the 2 1/2" hose, stay away from those little 1 1/4" hoses as you may want to
use for vacuuming up leaves in the Fall and stuff. Rarely does the 2 1/2" hose clog.
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space-time wrote:
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But an idea --Maybe a bucket head vacuum for $22 and a pool vacuum hose. Just put the pail over the drain (with the bottom cut out), attach the long hose to it, put the floor attachment to the other and vacuum away. the water goes straight down the drain.
Buck head
Pool hose (this is 24')
I never used one of those but I thought they suck air from the bucket, and the vacuum sucks water and dirt into the bucket, in other words the dirt and water never go through the motor. If this is so, then cutting out the bottom of the pail will render this useless.
Thinking about, I believe you are right.. oh well it was an idea, just not a workable one.
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FWIW... my big honking Sears model also works as a leaf blower.