Portable system for washing tools

A portable system for washing tools, the system comprising:

• a first receptacle, a second receptacle, and a filtering assembly adapted to be interchangeably engaged with one of the first and second receptacles;
• the filtering assembly comprising:
• a pump contained within a housing, the pump including an inlet and an outlet each adapted to communicate water therethrough,
• a tubular element having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the proximal end being adapted to couple with the inlet of the pump, and the distal end being adapted to extend into the one of the first and second receptacles that the filtering assembly is engaged, and
• a displacement element coupled to the tubular element at the distal end thereof and configured for spacing a water input port a distance from one of:
• mud precipitate or a bottom surface of the one of the first and second receptacles,
• the water input port disposed along the tubular element adjacent to the displacement element;
• wherein:
• the filtering assembly is configured to:
• removably engage the one of the first and second receptacles,
• extract water from the one of the first and second receptacles for washing drywall tools and communicating the water into the other of the first and second receptacles, and
• subsequently engage the other of the first and second receptacles for extracting water therefrom.