You definitely haven’t done this with a vacuum cleaner: ideas for using an old device and its parts

It often happens that you don’t want to throw away things that have served faithfully for many years. You can make various useful devices out of an old vacuum cleaner. For example, a lawn mower, a spray gun, an extension cord, a fan and much more. A non-working device can be used in arranging flower beds and playgrounds. We present to your attention a selection of the most successful ideas.

New technology from old

Men who understand engineering and electronics can make a completely new device out of an old vacuum cleaner with their own hands:

• • Spray gun. If you have at your disposal a Raketa brand vacuum cleaner or any other one that uses blowing, you can adapt it for spraying water-based paint and whitewash. To do this you will need a special spray nozzle. Example in the photo:

• • Extension tape measure. Most older vacuum cleaners have a long cable of 4-6 m. This can serve you well as an extension cord for your garage or home. If your device is not working, disassemble it, unscrew the coil and connect the socket to it.

• • Lawn mower, fan, grain crusher, grinding equipment. Having a higher engineering education, you can use the working engine of an old vacuum cleaner as the basis for a wide variety of devices. By attaching knives and wheels from an old stroller to it, you will get a lawn mower. Add blades and you have a fan.Without special education, it is better not to do such complex crafts: a homemade unit can fly apart, causing serious injuries.

• • Air blower. An old working vacuum cleaner can be used to inflate a mattress, boat, or balls. To do this, just place it in a very strong bag, make holes for the cord and hose, as well as for the blower nozzle on the opposite side. Finally, tightly wrap the joints with tape. Ready. The device can be used.

• • Construction vacuum cleaner. It is very easy to turn a regular vacuum cleaner into a construction vacuum cleaner. To do this, take a metal bucket and insert into its lid 2 plumbing plastic corners that match the diameter of the vacuum cleaner hose. One corner is placed in the center of the lid, the other - next to the side. You will also need an additional hose. Then everything is simple: we attach a regular vacuum cleaner to the central hole, and from the adjacent one we take out a hose that will suck construction waste into the bucket.

You can purchase several buckets and rearrange only the lid as they are filled. By the way, you can add a grater attachment to this vacuum cleaner for dust-free sanding of walls. It consists of a sanding board and PVC pipes. Photo:
You definitely haven’t done this with a vacuum cleaner: ideas for using an old device and its parts

If you are not confident in your technical skills, it is better not to touch a work vacuum cleaner. It can bring considerable benefits in its original form. Take it to the garage or to the country house. Use the device to clean the interior of a car and a country house.

Crafts from a non-working vacuum cleaner

A device that is hopelessly broken can serve as material for creating various sculptures for the garden or playground.

If you paint the body red and black, you will get a great ladybug:

A vacuum cleaner hose can be used to create an elephant.

It can play the role of not only the trunk, but also the neck of a flamingo, swan, or stork. And if you cut it in half, you'll get great hose arms for your robot.

The hoses are also useful in creating an educational aquaboard for children:

Install it in the summer at your summer cottage, and your kids will have a great time with it, studying the properties of water and the force of gravity of the Earth.

Don't rush to throw away your old vacuum cleaner. He can live another life in a new capacity. The working equipment can be slightly improved and you will get an excellent device for collecting construction waste, painting and whitewashing walls and for other household needs. And if the vacuum cleaner is broken, disassemble it into parts and make an extension cord with your own hands, and entertaining sculptures for children from the body and hose.