Article: A Vacuum that Won't Break, For Less!

**Sara Noel** · 09-21-2003, 12:58 PM

If you are having troubles with vacuum cleaners breaking, why not get a Shop Vac? They are built to vacuum up nuts and bolts, so how could you possibly break it? The best part is that, the last time I checked (about a year ago), they were only $35 - $40!

I used to purchase regular upright vacuum cleaners and found that a penny or pebble would break them. In fact, I went through 2 of these type of vacuums in one year until I listened to my neighbor's advice of getting a Shop Vac.

I have the 2.25 peak horsepower Shop Vac and it is very powerful and does as good a job, if not better, than a regular vacuum cleaner. It will also vacuum wet stuff but I have never used it for that.

Another money- and frustration-saving benefit is that they don't take bags! All the stuff goes into the canister and when it gets full (or preferably before), you just dump it like a trash can. It does have filters that can be replaced but I have never had to replace mine, only clean them.

Mine has a handle on top to carry it around easily and also has an attachment holder.

I'm 5' 9" and I had to stoop a little with the attachments that came with it. I had an extra tube extender which brought it to a good height for me. The extra attachments (including the tube-extender) are sold separately for around $15 - $20.

The cord on mine is short so I have it plugged into a heavy-duty, 3-pronged extension cord so I can move it easily throughout the house.

I highly recommend Shop Vacs. They are so inexpensive (even if you have to buy an extension cord and extra attachments) and are so tough that you really can't go wrong.

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**mrscornbread** · 09-21-2003, 01:02 PM

Why did I never think of this?! I have purchased so many vacuums, the last one being a windtunnel which is a piece of junk. About every other week I have to get a hanger and straighten it out and dig out all the fluff that blocks it up and keeps it from picking anything up! I have said many times that I was gonna check and see if it has been recalled or something, but I have never gottne around to it. I paid about 150.00 or more for it, thinking that I would save money in the long run because it doesn't take bags? Dh has a shop vac in the garage, that is what I should use!