Wet Dry Vacuums VAC1200 Heavy Duty Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner and Blower Vac, 12-Gallon, 5.0 Peak Horsepower Detachable Leaf Blower Vacuum Cleaner with Pro-Grade Hose

This vacuum is so powerful, it would vacuum up an elephant!!! Exactly what I was hoping for! I have been using it mainly on linoleum floor that I did not glue down, but it stapled down at the edges. I was concerned that the vacuum was so strong that it would pull the linoleum sheet up off the floor. However, the flat-ened attachment (the one used for getting into small cracks) has a little air vent at the back of it. This allows it to not get stuck on the floor and suck up the linoleum sheet AND it is still very strong. I have also been using it to vacuum up large sand particles (the largest are about half the size of an eraser on a pencil) and it does a pretty good job with that as well. Have not used it on water yet. Have not used the blower. The hose is easy to use and malleable. It attaches and unattached easily- I store it unattached to the vacuum. The hose attachments are also great. On vacuums I have had in the past, the attachments don't stay on attached to the hose, but these don't fall off. The wheels are a little difficult to install, but once installed the vacuum rolls very easily. This vacuum did not come with the biggest mouthpiece attachment, as shown in the picture. I can't think of anything I don't like about this vacuum.

I don't use this for my day job, nor do I have a dedicated workshop. I'm a homeowner who grew tired of the small-diameter hose, underpowered, portable shop vacs that litter garages across the land. And, hard as it may be to accept, it takes a machine this large to actually serve as a reasonable home wet/dry vac. I knew this would have suction to spare. I was worried it might be too large for hallways in my house. But the width is just narrow enough, and the wheels make it easy to maneuver. I have toted it up and down stairs and out to the back yard without complaint. When I put it away, it takes up some space--but with its compact design, no more than it needs to. I have used it on sawdust after minor table saw work. I have used it for cleaning car interiors and cleaning the garage and cleaning an outdoor storage shed. I have removed the top to use it outside as a blower. It works great. And the various included attachments are truly useful. When it arrived, it was missing one of the attachments (so count them). But the customer support was excellent, and they sent a replacement right away (well done!). So. It sucks. It blows. In other words, it's practically perfect in every way.

Why I ordered this item: My shop vac died and I needed something that could also blow leaves off my driveway without buying two separate machines. This one caught my eye because of the blower attachment. Likes: * The blower mode is stupid awesome. I switched it over in about a minute and cleared my whole driveway in one pass. * Suction is crazy good on wet stuff. I sucked up a few inches of water from a clogged gutter bucket and it didn't even strain. * The filter swap is zippy. No tools, no extra parts, just pop the old one off and snap a new one on. * It's a big drum but the side handles make it easy enough to carry up my basement stairs by myself. * The hose has some heft to it and doesn't kink up when I'm dragging it across the driveway. No likes: * The casters are kind of screwy. Two of mine don't roll great on carpet and it drags a little. * This thing is loud. Like ear protection loud, especially indoors. * The drain plug leaks a tiny bit if you don't get it seated just right, so you gotta double check it. Would I pay full price for this product: Yes Final thoughts: This is a good dual-purpose machine for anyone doing yard work and shop cleanup with the same garage space. The blower feature isn't a gimmick, it pushed wet leaves clear off the driveway without slowing down. Just expect it to be heavy and loud when you're running it.

This vac probably doesn't need another 5-star review, there are already lots of perfectly good ones on this page, but I will add to its 5-star hit count. This is a really powerful vacuum at 5-HP, and the large diameter hose size is in keeping with the suction. The blower feature is a nice plus - but not tried yet. It seems like it ought to come with the bristle brush attachment - but accessories are readily available at Home Depot, be sure and buy the 2½" diameter hose sizes. Nits...the on/off switch is oddly placed, nearly hidden and a cord holder for the electrical cord would have been an easy improvement, still...5-Stars though! If you need/want a beast of a shop vac, this one won't disappoint!

Look at my profile and you will see, I don't write a lot of reviews. I buy a lot of tools and I buy a lot of equipment and my jobs require that they were card for me. I bought the rigid vacuum based on feedback from another fellow trim carpenter and was excited to see what the fuss was about. The fact of the matter is these are the exact things that we did to the rigid vacuum before I completely stop sucking anything up even after I tested it with no filter on: - vacuumed up a pile of drywall dust in a basement - cleaned out the entire vacuum hoses filter and all after the drywall cleanup - cleaned up a days worth of wood working in the garage including tons of wood shavings and dust from a miter saw and router table - that's it! On day 12 of ownership I want to go back him up a ton more dust from a giant routing session with woodwork and discovered zero suction power. I completely disassembled the vacuum, filter, every piece. I cleaned everything reassembled and continue to have continually poor suction. Not only was it frustrating that I attempted to seriously maintain this piece of equipment but it was seriously frustrating that I expect way more of my equipment especially when I've only use it for such a short period of time.

This thing will pull you carpet up very good suction

Get shop-vac. I’ve always bought RIGID shop-vacs and they’ve never disappointed. The detachable blower function is cool, but I would have liked more attachments. I demolished my whole house after the hurricane and this bad boy made cleanup nice. One note though. I don’t like the pop-off filter. I know its easier but I like the old screw on filter, they lasted a little longer in my opinion and you knew when they were securely attached.

my only disappointment with the product is the flexible hose. The size between the flex hose and the attachment pieces is too much. It gets clogged easily and then the ridges in the flex hose seem to hold the clog and loose suction. The diameter of the rigid part should not change and the flex hose should be smooth on the inside at least, or a larger diameter to allow an easy path for material to pass. I don't think a few leaves and a small piece of sand paper should clog the hose so much. Also the shield at the on the inside of the canister to keep things from hitting the filter directly should be larger but further away from the hose entry.

Works great Love the power