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Cleaning is dull. But don’t worry, there’s a solution: turn your Hoover into a hover craft. Not only is it a great displacement activity, it’ll also make cleaning your place easier. Double win.
Over at Make there’s a detailed guide that leads you through the process of turning your Hoover into a machine that floats effortlessly along the ground. It’s a simple idea: it just directs the vacuum’s exhaust air downwards, providing some upthrust in order to help it glide along smoothly.
It’s not a complicated process, though it is a little fiddly in places. Aside from a suitable vacuum—which needs to have a separate exhaust outlet—and a spare vacuum hose, you may well have the kit you need to do it floating around your home. If not, all the stuff you need is relatively cheap.
Apparently, you’ll be left with a Hoover with the exact same suction capabilities—it’ll just be a hell of a lot easier to move around. Please, please get in touch if you decide to give this a try. [Make; Image: Helga Weber]
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Do what now?
Not sure Mrs Spatchmo would be best please if i started MacGuyvering the Dyson!
I remember when I was just a nipper, there used to be adverts in the back of American Comics advertising a set of plans to build your own hovercraft (it looked better than this). I was heartbroken to learn that they wouldn’t send it outside the US.
I would so do this if it worked well on carpet.. sadly, I hardly feel its worth it just for my tiny kitchen where the hose can reach pretty much everywhere without having to move the vac at all
I guess there’s nothing new under the sun;
http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/household-ads-1950s/48#ad6tq9wofbvl5ogg
Yes! My grandmother had one of these, I’d forgotten all about it. Since the skirt was metal it went across carpets fine.
Just to get it out of the way: hoovercraft.
I’m actually surprised that this hasn’t already been stated at least once.
Good Idea, I haven’t tried this one with my Hoover Vac. I don’t have a problem cleaning with my vacuum. But my wife does, I’m gonna tell her about this when she gets home!
Thanks Jamie!