It is on blow - how do I switch to wet vac? Craftsman 5.5 peak wet/dry vac/blower

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Go to Sears.com, click on the parts link, put in your model number, a parts list will come up, if you manual is available, you can click on it to buy it.

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It is supposed to have a round plastic plate and a plastic handle with a nut made in it that tightens against the plate to hold the filter on

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Check to see if the plastic ball is stuck . There should be a ball under the motor , make sure it moves freely. Make sure your vacum lines are not plugged . Best of luck Ed.

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Where did you buy this unit from? Go back there and ask if they have filters for yours. Otherwise look in the Yellow Pages for vacume cleaner repair shops. Sometimes they have all kinds of filters for all kinds of vacumes. You can try places like Wal Mart. What you want to look for are filters that will work with your unit. The foam filter you refer to is called a pre-filter. It traps the bigger particles so they won't damage your paper filter or clog it up especially if it's wet stuff you're picking up. You can remove that foam filter and gently wash it out in the sink with a mild dishwashing liquid and warm water. And even sometimes if you have time you can wash a paper filter out by hosing it out from the inside, with just a gently rinsing on the outside. Don't use any solvents on it just soap and water. And don't use high pressure either, as it will destroy the paper. I have cleaned my paper filters several times before I finally had to replace them. You can also look at places like Lowe's. They carry shop vacs and a whole assortment of attachments as well.

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Try to see the motor and the carbon brush that connected to it..

This are the step on how to open or remove the cover of the vacuum to reveal the motor.

1. Take off the top panel.
2. Loosening all screws that you will see inside that top panel.
3. After that, the top cover of the vacuum release and the image of the motor reveal.
4. Now try to look at the motor and remove it to the unit by unscrewing it.
5. Next, try to spin it manually using your 2 fingers and hold the plate then spin it.If the plate is hard to spin,the motor is need to re-align.
6. To re-align the motor you have to loosen the screws at the 4 corners then release the rotor then back again.
7. After that,clean the bushing of motor and the rotor and apply the motor oil for lubrication.Then re-install it and tighten the screws on the 4 corners while you re-align the rotor.
8. Use a rubber mallet to align the rotor,hit the body of the motor while you tighten the 4 corners screws.
9. After that spin the plate again to test the alignment,if the plate spin it smoothly.the alignment is OK.
10. After that you have to test the resistance of the motor to make sure that the carbon brush is contact to the armature of the rotor.Use a multimeter (range in ohms) then point the test probe directly to the carbon brush wire.It should have not more than 25 ohms depends on the horse power of the motor.
11. When the reading is open the contact of the carbon brush is reaching the armature of the rotor.Replace the carbon brush.