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Hey folks,
power wise, what would you look for in a shopvac to be an all round tool that lasts more than the couple months some of the cheaper ones last?

I want to have one machine to clean the cars, tack & feed rooms (minimum water), clean up dirt and debri after projects, suck up cobwebs and clean corners and rafters in barn and stalls (<20ft reach).
Tell me what you like and I'll compare to what's available here.

Thanks, Dave
 
Hey Dave, See you took time off here to re-examine your PEOPLE SKILLS lol. Now that said, Some advice.we have 2 shop vacs and I bought one big one for my daughter (both ours are med and 1 Small one. The small one we use for cleaning trucks & suv. easy to manuver(sp)Inside the trucks and Suv. Larger one used to clean shop floors and cobwebs. Wish I had gotten a larger one instead of the medium one. As for length,one can buy additional hoses with Coupling adapter to lengthen the hose. Going to invest in a larger one soon. Bigger IS definatly better.Only problem is cleaning out stuck crap way inside the hoses. Some of the stuck crap can be Blown out backwards to clean em out.BUT NOT ALWAYS. A good small broom handle does the trick more times then not by using it as a ram rod. Got all of em at menards.Is there a building supply center near you ,or does the PX handle em?Only suggestion is get a GOOD LARGE ONE!!!
LOU .
 
I bought a Sears 12 gal.about 16 yrs. ago been the best shop tool I"ve ever bought. Bought a Ridgid 12 gal. 5 horse from HD last winter so we could have one closer to house Looks to be made by whoever made the old Sears as pipes filter and attatchments are all the same.I bought an extra hose so I could shove it down furnace vents. Both are good quality.
 
Make sure you buy VACUUM hoses. The ones they sell for sump pump discharge will work, but the design is such that the air flowing through them makes an EXTREMELY loud noise. I needed a tempory extension once, and saw a piece of sump pump hose laying there - No brainer right? WRONG!
 
I have a lot of drywall dust to pick up as a remodeler. I have found that only the Craftsman will pick up that fine of a dust all day with just a quick flick of the filter. Plus, when they do go bad, $80.00 will get a brand new one! I do pay the extra for the HEPA filters as well! Greg
 
My first big Craftsman shop vac only lasted 25 years. I just replaced it with another Craftsman, hope it lasts half as long.
 
Get the craftman with the larger vac hose, 2 in I think. Craftman"s are the only shop vac that will suck and blow. You remove the head and blow things off. Like that feature.
 
I have the best luck with Dayton shop vacs from WW Grainger. They seem to last about a year. We use them in our plumbing business to clean up everything from construction debri to vacuuming out standing water, to cleaning the salt out of water softener tanks. Ridgid vacs just do not hold up for us, they only make it about 2-3 months. Craftsman was a little better than the Ridgid but not much. My Dayton failed in the middle of a job so I bought a "Shop Vac" brand from lowes. Its about 6 month old and still working. I suspect that Shop Vac is making the Dayton units.
 
I"ve had my MILWAUKEE shop vac for 32 years,
since 1978. It was the most expensive one
available then, but you can"t beat quality !
 
I've got 3, 2 of them were used for drywall (not a lot) and one I picked up used that leaks (sucks good but blows a lot of dust out). 2 of them are the household name brand here, maybe I can just get new filters and gaskets.

Dave
 
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