Tried using a garden hose for a silt job versus the proper eductor

We had a small job clearing silt around a dock piling in Seattle, and my buddy swore his garden hose with a nozzle would work fine. After thirty minutes, we had moved maybe a cubic foot of muck and the water was just a brown cloud. I went and got the proper eductor from the truck, hooked it to the air, and cleared the whole area in ten minutes flat. The suction difference was like night and day. Anyone else have a 'makeshift tool' story that went hilariously wrong?

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the_willow21d ago

Ever try to use a shop vac hose as a poor man's sandblaster? I hooked one up to my compressor with some duct tape, thinking I could clean an old bike frame. It just blew dust everywhere in a weak, sad puff. The real sandblaster nozzle showed up later and it was like a laser beam compared to a feather duster. Some tools just can't be faked, you know? What's the worst time you tried to rig something up instead of getting the right gear?

kelly63821d ago

Yeah, it's like @the_willow said, some tools just can't be faked. I see it all the time when people try to save five minutes by using the wrong thing. You always end up wasting an hour and making a bigger mess.

piper_kim20d ago

That "some tools just can't be faked" line hits home. I used to be the guy who thought a little ingenuity could beat buying the right tool. Tried using a putty knife and a heat gun to remove floor tiles once. It was a sticky, broken mess that took all weekend. Renting the proper floor scraper got it done in an afternoon. You really do learn the hard way.