Vacuum fire

[edredtop]

I've operated as many as 23 vacuums at my locations over the last 20 years and this was a first...
A kid brought his newly purchased vehicle to the wash to clean out a mess in his trunk area. Unfortunately, the "mess" was a large amount of spilled starter fluid in his trunk area. It took 7 seconds from cycle start-up to fire ignition. We have great neighbors next door and they tried to use an extinguisher on the fire, but the only way it would have been effective is if they would've aimed it down the suction side of the vacuum nozzle. This incident resulted in a fire and police response.
Sure glad the stainless-steel domes were on and not the plastic ones.
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[Blanco]

Did they stick around? It looks like it from the video.

 

[edredtop]

Yes they did.
I told them I'd tell the deputy everything was resolved for $250.
They paid me inside of an hour.
The time of year, remembering the dumb stuff I had done as a teen, and the fact they hung around turned me into a softie. Looks like it needs 4 socks, 2 tank decals, 2 dome decals, 2 VMK-19 motors & gaskets, 2 fuses, and a 36" run of 12/3 wire....unless you guys think just a brush kit will fix them up .

 

[Blanco]

Brush kit and flex tape and you'll be good Don't forget the light bulb!

 

[Dan kamsickas]

Make sure you contact the manufacturer and demand full replacement warranty as that's obviously a design flaw.