Shop-Vac 12 Gallon 6.0 Peak HP Wet/Dry Vacuum, Stainless Steel Tank, 3 in 1 Function Portable Shop Vacuum with Attachments, Drain Port, Ideal for Jobsite, Garage & Workshop. 5926211

Fantastic ShopVac
We live in a 125yo farmhouse on a (now hobby) farm. I am fairly certain there are ancient spiders in the basement alone, impervious to all insecticides, and determined to win the war that determines who really owns this house. We have big dogs of the major shedding type, floofy malamute, husky, GSD, with a shorthair pointer’s tiny little hairs to really challenge any vacuum. The sunroom/3 season greenhouse is constantly covered in potting soil, no matter how careful I try to be. The mudroom is literally covered in mud any time it rains, and husky’s fur behaves like cobwebs and collects in every crack, crevice and ceiling fan blade as if its taking the spiders’ side in the war. That doesn’t even consider the constant renovation going on around here. A room a year, and its a very big old Victorian house, so there’s constant dust everywhere, both from the walls and the dirt road.Suffice it to say, our regular household vacuum is not enough for many messes. A shop vac is as necessary as dish detergent and a broom around here. This is something like our 4th one since we bought the place, and so far its the best.Its a little big for housekeeping, I admit, but the HP makes it worth lugging it around during shedding season. Plus the casters make it fairly easy to pull around on any given floor. Its also nice that we don’t have to constantly empty it. The suction power is phenomenal (take that spiders!). Its easy to empty and clean, and the additional attachments make it more versatile, tho I wish the flat one was wider (good thing I saved my old one 😉).Haven’t had to use the wet vac feature much yet, but what we have used, it works fine. Its loud, yes, but its a shop vac – its as expected.Everything seems sturdy enough, but for one thing… the cool little tool hanger that attaches to the back to keep the tubes in is way too flimsy and pops off everytime you try to use it, making it virtually useless. My other complaint is how short the power cord is, but we keep a heavy duty extension cord with the vac and its fine, I can still do the stairs without having to go up and down, unplugging and replugging. Get yourself an extension cord – trust me.Otherwise tho, its perfect for our needs. The price was excellent. Mind you, we’ve only had it for a few months, so how it will hold up long term remains to be seen.

The Good & The Not So Good
The Good… It’s light weight and rolls around pretty well. Suction power is very good for such a small vac. Hose and attachments seem to be average / decent quality. Overall I like the vac.The not so good… The casters were a real bear to get in place. I ended up coating the shafts with car wax (carnuba) and was able to pound them into place with the palm of my hand, with a lot of force. Lack of drain port at the bottom of the canister, there should be one. Lack of tool storage. The power cord is only about 6 ft. long. Lastly, the latches used to connect/disconnect the motor from the drum were really difficult to engage and release. One reviewer mentioned that his had developed stress cracks. To help with the stress/force required to manipulate the latches, I coated the wear surface areas on the latches and top of the drum with car wax. That made it so there’s much less force needed to engage the latches, and hopefully less stress on the plastic parts. Time will tell.I could have gotten a comparable vac from Harbor Freight or some other less expensive brand. But a plus is the fact that this is “Shopvac” brand, so parts and accessories should be readily available.11/8/23 edit: The foam filter cover that came with the vac was too small to fit over the filter. It split apart when I attempted to put it over the filter. “One size” does not fit all…. I’ll see if I can find another one on line that fits.

I love it
Good suction, good length tube, a little loud

Ty
Very nice vacuum. Easy to use.