Shop Vac? (1 Viewer)

[Drew Bethel]

Ok, what do you use it for and why is it called a "shop vac"?

 

[Jason Harbaugh]

You use it to vacuum your shop.

They are more rugged than traditional vacuum cleaners. With wet/dry shop vacs you can say, drain a flooded basement or suck up sawdust, or suck leaves and twigs on your deck. You can also reverse them to blow up a raft or maybe a Thanksgiving Day parade balloon.

Lots and lots of uses...most reside in the shop/garage.

 

[Greg*go]

Does your neighbor have an annoying cat that keeps sitting in front of your door? Then have I got the solution for you!

Shop vac's are awesome. I usually call them wet/dry vac's since I don't have a shop though. Like Jason said, they're great for cleaning flooded basements. And if anything can fit through the hose, it will get sucked up... it's just a matter of persistance. It makes cleaning the basement fun, or at least as fun as cleaning a basement can be.

There is a whole thread on this forum here by Vince about the different uses for a shop vac. I only know about it because I stumbled upon it while doing research on getting a new one for my home. Maybe it's time to revive it though, it is the right season.

 

[Eric Kahn]

I wish I had seen that tread back then, we have some English made "shop vacs" at work that are both HEPA rated and very quiet, the major drawback with them is I think they run about $500 to buy