Considering that both are equipped with HEPA filters. I have seen a very wide price range on the market, going from the $120 shopvac model at Lowe's to the $700 Linevacer speciality cleaner. Is there a real difference between them?
2007-05-29 10:56:03 · 3 answers · asked by JFAR 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Asbestos abatement is a serious subject. I am a licensed asbestos building inspector and have studied the subject.
I also have a Lowe's shop vac with a HEPA filter, and a small Eureka HEPA filter canister vac for the house. I don't think either of them would be appropriate for major asbestos cleanups. I do use a Eureka to clean up after I've taken samples of suspect materials, but that is a relatively small amount of material we're talking about.
For one thing, the hose of a typical shop vac is corrugated, and could harbor asbestos fibers after the machine is turned off. The Linevacer has a smooth hose which is static-dissipating. You should plan on washing the equipment well with amended water after use (amended water can be any water with cleaning solution in it that reduces the water tension so that the water can coat the asbestos particles better. I like Formula 409....) I would rather wash a smooth static-dissipating hose than try to clean out a corrugated shopvac hose.
Furthermore, the only bags I found for my shop vac were intended for drywall finishing situations. The bags won't match the level of the filter for grabbing small particles. I don't know what kind of bags the Linevacer uses. It looks like there are disposable intercept micro filters which you can toss out with the debris.
Good luck, and be careful!
2007-05-29 11:25:54 · answer #1 · answered by Architect 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$580
2007-05-29 10:59:10 · answer #2 · answered by righteousjohnson 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
$580 is the only differance i have seen.
2007-05-29 10:59:09 · answer #3 · answered by jimboponder 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋