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Need a shop vac for cleaning car interiors and just routine stuff in garage.
Any brand that’s better or to avoid?
Thanks
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I have a rigid currently going on 20 years old.
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I have a craftsman 10 gal from 35+ years suck anything. Newer 3 gal stanley sucks almost as much in a more convenient size
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Rigid is most popular brand by far with guys in the trades in my area.
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I've got a big 30 year old Craftsman that still works but cumbersome. Bought a Dewalt about 2 years ago, much handier.
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Rigid is most popular brand by far with guys in the trades in my area. I have a medium sized one, and it's a pretty good unit. I wish I had gotten a smaller one...handier...
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Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
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Have an old at least 10+ years Wet/Dry still sucks just fine.
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I have a big rigid and a smaller stanley. Both get the job done !
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Slumlord's post being a play on words notwithstanding, he's right. And not in a good way. I've had about every brand known to mankind, including the vaunted Rigid. Rigid is no better than anything else. Walmart's around here sell a brand called "Hart" and have quit Shop Vac. Shop Vac's are okay. Hart is okay. Probably the best I've had has been Craftsman. I don't know if they sell them anymore as Sears stores around here are defunct. The cartridge filters will soon end up costing you as much as the vac itself if you use it much. Basically, if you do much floor cleaning and bulky stuff, you want one with a big hole. They'll also do for more cramped spaces like auto interiors with the smaller hose attached-the one you use for a smaller vac. Any brand will do. Get the big holed one of whatever brand you choose if you can swing it. They'll go on sale around here on Black Friday for $25 or used to, for a smallish one with a small hole. That was when Walmart's carried Shop Vac brand. They're okay with the limitations of the small hole, but be advised that, the shorter ones turn over easily. Get the cartridge filter, despite the extra expense.
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Rigid is handy. Available at Home Depot as are extra attachments and spare filters.
My 18 gallon also BLOWS.
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I just go up to the car wash
They have the best ones for .75cents for 4 minutes.
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I haven't used my shop vac since I bought my Milwaukee m18 vac.
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Truth-be-told, brand doesn't matter much when they're prolly all made in the same shop in China.
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They are all $50 - $120.
Buy two, but damn.
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Costco in our AO started selling a dewalt branded vac, stainless. I’ve used every brand out there….shop vac, ridgid, snap-on, Milwaukee m18, porter cable, craftsman…. These things kick ass and for less than $100. Absolute steal. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/1RkWj3Zy/B33-DF5-C1-8-EF1-4-DDE-BD86-214-E6-B83-A1-A6.jpg)
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I have 10 or 12 Alto WAP vacs. Made in Germany. They're awesome, super quiet, lots of suction, but pricy. I've also got a Fein and a couple Festool Vacs. The only time I use a ShopVac or Rigid brand machine, is if I'm not planning on cleaning out whatever I sucked up. I throw them out like they're one of Slumlord's Dollar General razors.
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Any brand will do. Get the big holed one of whatever brand you choose if you can swing it. They'll go on sale around here on Black Friday for $25 or used to, for a smallish one with a small hole. That was when Walmart's carried Shop Vac brand. They're okay with the limitations of the small hole I'll definitely need the big hole.
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