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Convert Shop Vac to Blower

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What happens here

Reconfigure the shop vacuum to function as a blower. This is typically done by detaching the main hose from the suction intake port and reattaching it securely to the air exhaust port on the unit. This reverses the airflow, causing the vacuum to blow air out of the hose instead of sucking it in.

Goal: Create an air source for the smoke test

Tools and materials

  • Shop Vacuum Milwaukee — To function as a blower, pressurizing the vent system with smoke-filled air

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We're gonna block off three vents, and we're gonna blow our smoke down another one. We're using gorilla tape today. You can use any kind of tape, I think. Here where the hose connects to this, a little lock and unlock. Just slide that over to the right, and that's gonna pop out here, the air intake. That locks into place as well. And bam, now we've got a blower. It's actually just gonna set up in there like that. Right here, this intake is gonna start sucking air in,

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