Water Bottle Top

[Birdhunter]

While I was away, my wife decided to vacuum her car using the Festool vac I keep in the garage.  When I returned, she told me she had only gotten a small part of the car cleaned she said the vacuum stopped picking up stuff even though it was still running and then it just went dead.

A quick examination revealed an obstruction in the nozzle end of the hose. It was the screw off top of a water bottle. It was a perfect fit! 

The bottle top caused the lack of suction and the motor protection worked perfectly to save the motor.

I tell this story only to alert Festool Vac owners that those pesky little bottle tops can mess up your expensive dust collector.

 

[Wooden Skye]

Or buy the wife a shop vac  [big grin]

 

[Birdhunter]

I told her that vacuuming a car was my job. Never buy your wife a practical gift. I learned this lesson long ago.