I don't have a vacuum cleaner, which pump should I buy?
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Any pump that you would use to blow up an air mattress, I think should work ok. Not sure on this.
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I don't think it would work well with much else, but if you have already bought them, the only other thing I could imagine using (beside having someone sit on the stuff to push the air out, which probably wouldn't work too well) is possibly a air mattress pump. They usually have the ability to not only pump the air into an air mattress, but also the ability to pump air out. If you don't have either of these, maybe you should find a cheap vacuum. I know that Dirt Devil or Black & Decker makes a cheap/affordable product that has good suction power. Regardless, if you don't buy a full size shop-vac, the nozzle of the vacuum probably will not fit over the suggested suction area being used in the picture. If this is the case, you will have to stick the nozzle into the zipper part of the bag and "pull out/zip up the bag" in one seemingly fluid motion. This is what I had to do and it worked fairly well. That's the best advice I can muster. I hope it helps!
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A 1/4 or 3/8 drill or screw driver should be no problem. An industrial strength 1/2 drill or 3/4 HP drill press would probably be too much. With a vacuum cleaner it would depend on the size and horsepower. This is a 1000 watt generator--about 8 amps of power. any motor that draws more than 8 amps starting current would be too much load.
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Pump does not have a regulator you have to control how much vacuum it pulls
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you will need an electric pump. typically people buy one that plugs into their car or truck's adapter.
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Use a shut-off valve for your pump. These pumps have a NORMAL leak down when turned off and you will lose some vacuum. This is normal. To maintain vacuum shut the valve and then turn off the pump.
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You can use either yellow house to hook up to the vacuum pump. One will be the larger size which is great and pulls a vacuum much faster. The other is the same size that is on an AC condenser
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I bought the iSpring system that included an electric pump. There are similar pumps available on Amazon, Ebay etc.
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We bought a manual foot operated pump. If you have an air compressor, you should be able to use that as well.
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There are pumps that you can buy, it doesn't come with one but I have seem them for sale on the internet
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You don't HAVE to have one, but it would certainly help as it needs a lot of air. The valve is small and you can blow it up by mouth if you need to . I bought a low-priced electric pump at Big Lots...it came with a couple different nozzles one of which worked fine. I'm sure you can get one at Walmart or Target too. (or Amazon!). Have fun!
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At this price, it didn't come with a pump. I reversed the hose on my vaccuum to fill it with air and it only took seconds.
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The vacuum pump I use has a pressure gauge on it or you can run it through your gauges.
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I use a simple 12V air pump I got a K-mart. just get one with the different input nozzles.
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Any pump should work... but let me just say mine ended up coming apart after the first season of use
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I don't use this anymore exceptwhen I have a handyman around. Now I use the auto vacuum cleaner like the Hayward TigerShark. Drop it in the pool and let it work. I brought it from the internet.
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Use your vaccum cleaner much faster, better suction, nozzle fits vent perfect. Using your portable pump will not suck as good as your vaccum.Mattress pump is a slow process. Hope this helps you!
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We used an air compressor! But any electric pump would work, like the ones for air mattresses or pool floaties! Just be careful with the air compressor so you don't overfill and accidentally pop one of the chambers!