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Need one. Will use @ 2-3 times a year around house. Appreciate any thoughts.

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Edited by Tailgate

I’ve been needing a new one myself. My old shop vac doesn’t pick up very well any more. I bought a small rigid a couple of years ago and it won’t pick anything up.

I’ve been needing a new one myself. My old shop vac doesn’t pick up very well any more. I bought a small rigid a couple of years ago and it won’t pick anything up.

Tell your husband to replace the filter.

Brand new out of the box, the rigid didn’t pick anything up. Replacing or removing the filter on the old one didn’t help either.

I've had a rigid for 20 years.  Still works great.

52 minutes ago, Jkwellborn said:

Brand new out of the box, the rigid didn’t pick anything up. Replacing or removing the filter on the old one didn’t help either.

Did you plug it in?

I stuck my dick in it. Does that count?

You can’t expect it to suck something that small

Have a DeWalt cordless max, it's great for all the small stuff, if you're wanting to vacuum the entire garage, you'll need bigger, but most anything else and it's legit. Fuck those bigger shop vacs, such a pain in the ass to move around. 

Best is Festool, in my experience. But kinda hard to justify that coin on something you use 2-3 times per year.

The cordless dewalt and Milwaukee seem to be generally well liked. If you’re in either battery ecosystem it’s a no brainer. 

I'm a Ryobi guy so I got the small cordless 3gal of theres and use it way more than my old big shop vac solely because it's cordless and so easy to carry/use. Small, portable, does the job. One of those tools I use and actually say "damn love this thing" when done.

14 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

I've had a rigid for 20 years.  Still works great.

I thought the commercials you should seek medical attention after four hours?  

Bold strategy there, Cotton.

  • 4 weeks later...

My old shop vac bit the dust and I recently replaced it with one of these:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-5-Gallon-5-0-Peak-HP-Portable-Wall-Mountable-Wet-Dry-Shop-Vacuum-with-Filter-Two-Locking-Hoses-and-Accessories-WD5500/100377372

It's smaller and has no wheels, but it has a wall mounting bracket so it doesn't take up space really, and it sucks really well. The hoses are pretty long and it has lots of attachments.

So far I've used it to:

- clean a broken glass

- vac all the baseboards (w a long attachment so I didn't need to bend over)

- vac the AC ceiling filter grates (again long attachment, didn't need a step stool)

- clean pet fur from the couches

- vac the stairs

It's done all these tasks better than my Dyson ball, and the old shop vac was too large to jack with for these type of tasks for the most part. 

I'm gruntled with it.

 

 

  • 2 weeks later...

DEWALT 9 Gallon STEALTHSONIC Poly Wet/Dry Vacuum, DXV09P-QTA Newest Noise Reduction Vac, Heavy Duty Shop Vacuum for Jobsite/Workshop, Reduce Motor Noise, Yellow https://a.co/d/0ffsRTO

I have two. This is a deWalt 9 gallon Stealthsonic. It’s really quiet for a 5hp. It’s big.

I also have a portable deWalt 3 gallon that I use for most stuff. Really convenient.

  • 1 month later...

I bought this Rigid 16 Gallon 6.5 Peak HP NXT Wet/Dry Shop Vacuum with Cart, Fine Dust Filter, Locking Hose and Accessories from Home Depot. It’s bad ass.

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