How do I clean/vacuum sand?

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Randyneppl

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I broke my gravel vacuum by using it on sand. I looked all over Amazon, but couldn't find anything that would vacuum sand.... THANK YOU!
 
I broke my gravel vacuum by using it on sand. I looked all over Amazon, but couldn't find anything that would vacuum sand.... THANK YOU!
Any Vac like this will work, no problem. Loads of different brands but all do the same job. Just the hover the vac about 1-2inches above the sand and move it closer until the dirt starts to get sucked up. You can even VERY gently move the vac from side to side and it will lift only the dirt, then just vac. You will sometimes get a tiny amount of sand but you will soon get the hang of it.
 

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