I do a lot of sweeping of my sidewalk and parking area in front of my townhouse to remove leaves and other debris. In the fall I have to repeatedly remove an accumulation of leaves from underneath the outdoor condensor unit of my heat pump (an early 80's York champion). The vacuum effect of the condensor fan sucks up every leaf in range and plasters them beneath the condensor coil blocking air flow through the coils.
Would a small wet/dry vac work well for this type of cleanup? They are typically promoted for indoor shop use. But why couldn't you use them outside (in dry weather of course). Home Depot has a 6 gallon RIDGID unit model WD0635 for only $39.97. I'm thinking of picking one up for this type of minor outdoor cleanup.
Has anyone used a wet/dry vac for this purpose? If so how well did it work? Or is this a bad idea for some reason I'm not aware of?
Thanks for any opinions or suggestions.
Warren