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Cleaning an electric leaf blower?
So I have a 150mph leaf blower that I use for drying cars. I also have an electric one that I have used two or three times to sweep the driveway and not any more than that. It's not very dirty but I did notice today that it has 240mph and 350cfm vs the 150/215 of my "detailing" leaf blower.
I did a side by side comparison and it's night and day how much faster it dries my car.
I've read a lot of folks say don't ever use it for blowing leaves then On your car, so that you don't blow dirt back onto the car. I get it.
Is this just an absolute no? Or could I use my air compressor to clean the motor/fan and use some cleaning solution to clean the tube?
What would autogeek do?
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Re: Cleaning an electric leaf blower?
If you must use a leaf blower to dry then it must be clean and the air intake stay clean.
Once you have "completely" cleaned it inside and out put a FINE screen over the intake.
Some folks have used a dryer hose clamp to attach the filter over the air intake.
The "Best" solution is using a Made in USA - Metro Master Blaster 8hp with filtered air.
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Re: Cleaning an electric leaf blower?
Originally Posted by merlin
If you must use a leaf blower to dry then it must be clean and the air intake stay clean.
Once you have "completely" cleaned it inside and out put a FINE screen over the intake.
Some folks have used a dryer hose clamp to attach the filter over the air intake.
The "Best" solution is using a Made in USA - Metro Master Blaster 8hp with filtered air.
Thanks for your reply!
I definitely agree and that makes my mouth water every time I see it; however, the Master Blaster is just not in my enthusiast budget. I probably do 15 cars per year, aside from mine and my wife's...
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Re: Cleaning an electric leaf blower?
I use my ridgid blower/vac all the time. You'll be fine. Although the tip is probably a little wide which makes it less than ideal for the gaps in panels.
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Re: Cleaning an electric leaf blower?
So, you use it for both yard work AND drying vehicles?
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