Low power [less than 350watt] vacuum cleaner

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No electrical power on my pontoon but I have access to a 350 watt portable generator. Does anyone know of a mains powered vacuum cleaner that will run off this generator? I need it to vacuum up the debris from carpentry jobs from places that can't be reached with a brush.

I have tried these 12volt things and they totally feeble. I also looked at the Dyson DC12 re-chargeable, but with a 5 minute operating time, before neeeding recharging for several hours, that is a joke.
 
The Waeco 12v one is also a bit feeble, though it will easily run for 15 mins on one charge.

If you are not in a marina when you need to vacuum, why not set up a plain suction fan to extract the sawdust and stuff, and blow it directly outside the boat into a bin ?
 
Sorry most modern vacuum cleaners are in the 1000 to 1200 watt range. That is the only way to get real suction power. I suggest you find a berth even temporary with power outlet or borrow a bigger generator.
good luck olewill
 
Damp j cloth tied on a stick works well in bilge recesses.Dunk and repeat useage until ...
Have a look at the smaller full power Dirt Devil range of vacuum cleaners.
 
I want something to get the dust out of really small crevices that you wouldn't get a stick and j-cloth into.

Had a look at the Dirt Devil spec but it draws 3 Amps and:- 3 amps X 240 volts = 720 Watts /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Looks like a bigger generator needed [more expense and weight] or move to a commercial marina [much more expense!]

I remember once seeing a picture of an old advert for a hand operated vacuum cleaner being operated by two Victorian chambermaids, like a set of blacksmith's bellows in reverse. Something like that might do [especially if the Victorian chambermaids were included See here! ].
 
Your home (cylinder) vacuum might run on a cheap inverter...try a 1500W cheapo. I would NEVER recommend a cheap (non-sine) for anything electronic and certainly not for long-term draw from a battery but for your application it might do the job if you keep your engine running while you do it. BTW - we are talking about 125A from your batteries /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif so you need good leads a la alternator cable, and don't run it for more than, say, five mins on and ten mins off and you should be OK.
 
Be careful with a non sine wave inverter for a vac, the ussue with non sine or modified sinewave is when one tries to run an inductive load - ie, a motor in a vac. If you do use one watch out for overheating of the motor.
 
I can't check the wattage because it's on the boat, but we use a Dirt Devil DD150 on a 150w max/300w peak invertor, so I'm pretty sure it can't be a 750w motor.. Sometimes use it with the cheapo genny too. Great little cleaner by the way.
 
Makro---rechargeable "wet & dry" vacuum, you can even use it to suck the last bit of water out of the bilges. Does a good job on the dry bits as well. All for a princely £9.99 plus the VAT. No connection etc, etc--just a happy user.
 
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If you can't suck it out, how about blowing it out with compressed air?
 
Electrolux vacuum cleaners are of the brush type motor ie not inductive so should run OK on a bad inverter. I think most vacuums are the brush type motors to get the higher speed for the 2 stage centrifugal compressor. olewill
 
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