Ahhhhhh, Crudsticks!!!!

[equusmaximus]

     Yesterday started off pretty well: I had a sevice-call in LaFleche, a small town about two-and-a-half hours away.  Or more correctly, at a farm on the outskirts of the town.  The #13 highway was in much better condition than I had expected, so I was making good time so long as I was on the highway.  However, the farm was down a secondary "road

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[kevinbunny]

If memory serves, MOST Wet/Dry vacs tell you to NOT use the filter when doing wet pickup, or have a foam filter as opposed to the paper-style one.

[centauress]

Ours didn't specify. Which lead me to wonder.

I figure the best idea is to keep a clean one around just in case you need to switch from wet to dry.

[equusmaximus]

You're quite right - the normal paper filter is to be removed when you're using the wet pick-up mode, and you use jut the foam filter. However, a few years ago, Shop-Vac came out with a new "cartridge-style" filter that's made of pleated material, backed by a metal mesh. This is a washable (rinseable) reusable filter that can be used for both wet and dry pick-up. Of course, you're supposed to clean the thing when you switch between modes, but that wasn't a luxury that I had time to deal with last night.

I picked up another foam filter at the agro-centre today. I was lucky - it was the last one that they had! Fortunately, the cooler weather has meant that the basement should stay dry for now - the warmer weather is due to return on Sunday, and I plan to have the snow cleared away by then.

[centauress]

Yeah, mine is cloth wrapped around plastic.