Happy Easter all,
Yesterday my dependable old Shop Vac started making funny noises. Then the smoke billowed out and that was it. Rats. It only lasted 17 years!!!
I'm going to need to replace this soon and with the plethora of options out there I thought I'd ask this group for recommendations. I'm a contractor and have a wood shop too. I use it for attaching to hand held sanders and my miter saw, general site cleanup including drywall dust and wet clean up from the floor work I do.
The features I'd like to find are:
Wet/dry
Optional pump for removing water
Good fine dust collection
Quiet operation
Powerful suction
Good capacity
Auto on/off tool option (I have a separate unit for this so not necessary but would be nice to have built in)
I've been looking at Ridgid, Shop Vac and Dustless Technologies products online. The Dustless Technologies products sound pretty good but a higher price. I'd love to here from any of you with either the HEPA or DUSTLESS version and see what you think of them.
Thanks for any and all thoughts on this matter.
Neil