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03-27-2012, 07:32 PM
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I'll probably use my shop vac for tank stuff when I finish using it for all the construction (kind of a pain to switch between wet and drywall bags). Mine has a hose attachment so you can actually pump the water directly to a drain as appose to just filling it up.
All shop vacs should have a shut off, they won't typically turn off but when full a float of some sort will cut off the suction. 
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03-27-2012, 08:16 PM
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I do, mine has a ball that when its full it shuts off the suction.
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03-27-2012, 08:32 PM
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The thought makes me nervous as salt water is very conductive, little bit of mist in the vac and whammo you have an afro. Freshwater is not very conductive so I would do it then. I would first make an extension cord with a GFCI and plug the vac into it.
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03-27-2012, 08:42 PM
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I use an old salt bucket, I cut 3 holes in the lid, 1 for the shop vac hose, 1 for a 3/4" hose I use for vacuuming and a 1" hole to let some air in so the bucket doesn't collapse and it slows down the suction so I don't suck the water out too quickly which gives me more time to get the gunk. Saves getting the smelly gunk into the shop vac.
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03-27-2012, 08:51 PM
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Quote:
 Although I think I'd skip the third hole, seems to me unlikely a shop vac could collapse a standard pail but perhaps a valve for some adjustment would be wise... hmmm Last edited by sphelps; 03-27-2012 at 08:53 PM.
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