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    Re: Vacuum Suggestions

    Quote Originally Posted by 512detail View Post
    im using the lowes 6.5 hp shop vac

    is the two stage one something i should be considering?

    im guessing this "6.5hp" is not accurate

    im a little fed up with this one and its 2years old anyways (the rationalization begins)



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    Based on the reading I did I felt it was important for "my needs". I wanted a quite vac with lots of lift for wet work and to get carpets nice and dry. The single stage can`t compare to the 2-stage in that regard. If your vacuum needs are specifically for dry vacuuming then it`s probably not as important to you. Spend some time reading up on single vs. dual stage and CFM vs. Lift.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheMeanGreen View Post
    I personally have a Rigid Shop Vac, I know it is not a wall mount, but they last. At work, (I`ve been with my current employer on and off throughout college for the past three years) we have two Rigid Shop Vacs, one of which is more than three years old, and if I had to guess has at least 1500+ hours of usage, and it still runs strong with servicing. A couple of months ago, it even ran without a filter for just under a week and coincidentally some of the dirtiest trade-ins I have ever seen were cleaned by that vacuum. Yeah, it picked up some debris in the impeller (without filter), reducing suction minorly, but after a good cleaning with compressed air, it was sucking like normal. I will never purchase another brand of shop vac. Rigid even makes a small 4 gallon, 5 H.P. unit that works quite well with the 2.5 inch hose. For $200 or less you can have a Rigid Shop Vac (4 gallon) with lifetime warranty, 30ft of hose (at least), many attachments, and extreme portability. <-- With that combination, I personally do not see the logic in buying a shop vac that gets mounted on the wall and is not portable, not to mention that the 4 gallon will not take up much space at all.

    They are UGLY. For a good Vac.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mary B View Post
    They are UGLY. For a good Vac.

    It is what it is.
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    Re: Vacuum Suggestions

    I did a review of the Powr Flite PF 51. It has very, very similar stats as the one Chad posted, but costs 1/4 of the price. I`ve had mine since 2011 and love it still. It will leave a "hickey" on your arm if you stick it to your skin. It has very strong suction.

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    Wet Dry Vacuum 5 Gallon PF51 - Powr-Flite

    To me there is no better vacuum for the money. It can`t be beat on performance vs price.
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    Re: Vacuum Suggestions

    I have not had good experience with rigid vacuums. They are inexpensive but dont last. I own a dual motor minuteman wet dry vacuum that is insane. I purchased becoase of hurricane sandy flooding but it works great on the cars. I use it wet or dry. I also have an smaller wet dry Vac that is fair on suction and use it when the mats aren`t too bad. Look at your local Jan SAN house. Plus no bags and I get all my change back with the use of a remove magnet retriever easily.
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    Re: Vacuum Suggestions

    Order placed for the Autobahn.

    In comparison to the Tornado, the Autobahn features -
    Higher amperage motor, same CFM, better warranty.


    Should work well in conjunction with my Rigid wet/dry vac.
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    Re: Vacuum Suggestions

    I`ve had my rigid vac for going on 9 years in December (got it when I got married) and that thing is bullet proof. I`m actually really surprised it has lasted this long. For my 5 yr anniversary at work I got to pick a "prize" out of a catalogue, and the only thing they had that I could use was a shop vac so I got that. It was a 5gal stainless model, don`t remember the exact model, but I though it was going to replace the old rigid but it didn`t have nearly the amount of power that the rigid has. I ended up giving it to my brother.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShakingHorizons View Post
    Order placed for the Autobahn.

    In comparison to the Tornado, the Autobahn features -
    Higher amperage motor, same CFM, better warranty.


    Should work well in conjunction with my Rigid wet/dry vac.
    Cool just making sure you saw all your options. I just noticed that vac today on AG.
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    Re: Vacuum Suggestions

    I have the dp/McKee shop vac
    Works well

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    Re: Vacuum Suggestions

    I`ve been in the market for a good vacuum for awhile. Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

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    Bump
    So as far as wall mounts go..
    I take it the better performing one of the vacumaid garage vac pro50?
    And the autobahn over the taskforce only due to warrenty?

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    Re: Vacuum Suggestions

    Is there anything out there with the quality of Metro or Autobahn that is wet/dry with remote?

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    Re: Vacuum Suggestions

    You can but a remote outlet switch to turn any outlet or powered unit into a remote unit.

    works great, I use it for my twin 5000 lumen detailing lights I picked up from Rural King online. They show everything. They came with plugs, not to be hard wired. works like a charm.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q9E```/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1



    Quote Originally Posted by Steve LaFara View Post
    Is there anything out there with the quality of Metro or Autobahn that is wet/dry with remote?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JSFM35X View Post
    You can but a remote outlet switch to turn any outlet or powered unit into a remote unit.

    works great, I use it for my twin 5000 lumen detailing lights I picked up from Rural King online. They show everything. They came with plugs, not to be hard wired. works like a charm.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q9E```/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    Link doesn`t work

 

 
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