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08-22-2005, 21:12

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Shop vacs

I bought my first shop-vac brand shop-vac about 4 years ago now. Here are my observations: It says it's a QSP: Quiet Super Power - well they got the last two right but it is definately not quiet. I have been VERY impressed with its sucking ability and hardiness, to wit: I cleaned out my cistern (8' by 13' by 10')last year, it looked like it had never been cleaned in the 45 years this house has stood. I sump pumped out all but the last 5 inches of water. The remainder was sediment which was the consistancy and color of black yoghurt (with chunks). I was at a bit of a loss as what to do as the sump pump just wouldn't pump it (no flow). I chose to use the shop vac and decided it would be a cheap solution if all I had to replace was the filter ($8). I was amazed it just sucked it all up and I poured the crud into a trash can and lifted it up out of the cistern. A couple of hose downs inside followed by vaccing up the water/crud solution got it all pretty clean again. The filter was washed but not replaced. Now we use the cistern to provide water for our outside faucets so we can water lawns and beds etc without worrying about pumping the wells dry. It collects rainwater (not very much this year) and is supplemented by a slow trickle from one well and a basement sump pump, which in concert fill it up over time. I have often thought about writing shop vac and telling them how great I think their product is.

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08-22-2005, 22:33

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I have a ridgid 16 gal and a sears 8 gal.
both work well but the sears has a bad design , it is not very freindly to clean it out or taking the power unit off.
But I do spend the money and buy the good HEPA filters for them both, take them out and a couple of taps and your back in business.

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A concern about venting a shop vac outside is the tightness of the house.

Intake air might have to come in from a chimney or other waste vent stack.

Just a thought.

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Sears sells a simple outlet muffler for about $8. I've found these to be well worth the cost.

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I have a ridgid 16 gal and a sears 8 gal. both work well but the sears has a bad design , it is not very freindly to clean it out or taking the power unit off. But I do spend the money and buy the good HEPA filters for them both, take them out and a couple of taps and your back in business.

A concern about venting a shop vac outside is the tightness of the house. Intake air might have to come in from a chimney or other waste vent stack. Just a thought.

Sears sells a simple outlet muffler for about $8. I've found these to be well worth the cost.

I have a ridgid 16 gal and a sears 8 gal.
both work well but the sears has a bad design , it is not very freindly to clean it out or taking the power unit off.
But I do spend the money and buy the good HEPA filters for them both, take them out and a couple of taps and your back in business.

A concern about venting a shop vac outside is the tightness of the house.

Intake air might have to come in from a chimney or other waste vent stack.

Just a thought.