Mar
14
Drain Adapter for garden hose from Wet vac drain
Written by
jack
I have been unable to find an adapter anywhere for this purpose!!
Has no one else ever needed or wanted to drain collected liquid from a shop vac w/o having to drag it back and forth, or can I just not see the forest for the trees? :rolleyes:
We have a 16 gallon Ridgid WD 16650.
Problem I see with attaching a hose to a vac canister is how is the water going to drain uphill from basement to drive way with out lifting the the vac above exit level of the hose?
A permanent solution would be costly including revealing the outside walls of the basement, sealing the walls to the footings and sealing the walls and backfilling. It would be less costly to have a concrete drilling company drill a whole in the floor of the basement, seal in a plastic tube and installing a sump pump plumbed to the outside where the water would be taken away from the building so it could not re-inter the basement. Unknowing of the logistics, this may or may not work for you.
Woody
If you have continual water problems in your basement a sump, pump and foundation drain system is the best fix. But until you can save up the funds or have the time to do it yourself(its not rocket science)check into the wet vacs that already have the system you want and need. Attempting to make a jury rig on something as cheap as a wet vac is going to cause you more headaches than what its worth.
I USUALLY HAVE IT COMPLEATED IN 3-4 HOURS. THIS WOULD BE A LONG TERM SOLUTION TO FLOODING. CHEAP INSURANCE.
OR YOU CAN PURCHASE A TRANSFER PUMP THAT YOU CAN ADAPT TO THE BOTTOM OF YOUR VAC DRAIN AND PUMP IT OUT FAIRLY FAST. THE 1/2 HP TRANSFER PUMP I HAVE FOR THIS WILL DO APPROX. 10 GALLONS A MINUTE AT 10' HEAD. ALSO GREAT FOR PUMPING OUT A WATER HEATER.
AS PLUMBER STATED THERE IS A SHOP VAC WITH A BUILT IN PUMP FEATURE. I LOOKED AT THIS AND WASN'T IMPRESSED. THE REAL UNITS SUCH AS "WASP" COST APPROX. $1200.
I WOULD SPEND THE 160. ON A GOOD TRANSFER PUMP AND THEN IT CAN BE USED FOR OTHER CHORES.
EMPTYING THE FISH TANK, WATER HEATER. WATER BED, POOL COVER. YOU GET THE POINT.
GOT TO GO IT'S RAINING AGAIN. RICK.
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But I think you will need to make one out of many parts like a 2" Fips --> a bunch of reducers (like 4) then 3/4" to 3/4 MHT. Have a look at the website for terms explanation.
I'm not a plumber so someone may likely have a better way but I am also curious as to why you cant just open the 2" valve into the drain you plan on putting the garden hose in. Also if you end up sucking in some debris with the water it will plug the garden hose.
We don't have a drain in the driveway, we just kept taking it out and tipping it over to empty.
The rainwater was coming in slowly, and the hose would have kept us from having to go back and forth, back and forth, back and forth...
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