Upright Vacuum Cleaner

[Lonnies Performance]

Has anyone successfully used an upright vacuum cleaner in their garage.

Here's my issue...
Sweeping is OK, but it stirs up dust around my cars.

Shop vac's are OK, but big, bulky & not as convenient as say a household type vacuum cleaner.

With that said, I'm not planning to **** up piles metal shavings, but it will have a harder life than it would doing carpets.

Saw a "Shark" vacuum & it looks like it would easily fit under cars etc. I just hate to buy one & burn it up 2 weeks after the warranty expires.

What's your experiences, or results?

 

[ptgarcia]

I pull out the Dyson house vacuum and use it in the garage pretty often. My house was built in the '70s and the laundry is in the garage. I laid down a large rug and dressed up the aeea to look more laundy room like so my wife doesn't feel like she's doing laundry in a dirty garage, so when I vacuum the rug I usually do the rest of the garage, too. I wouldn't recommend a bag vacuum for the job because they fill up too quickly, but with a canister vacuum I find it works just fine.

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[Wamsutta]

Panasonic MC-V6830. Works very well on my concrete garage floor. I can feel the clean because I walk on it barefooted. It automatically adjusts for floor height -- so I can go straight from carpet to bare floors without having to do anything.

 

[PhysicsDude]

I have an $80 Hoover Windtunnel vacuum in the house, and its great. You can wash the filter in your clothes washing machine if it gets nasty, and has adjustable height and brush speed. I wouldn't hesitate at all to use it in the garage, and for $80, it wouldn't be a big deal if it gets broken either.

Professionally I work with a lot of door lock installers, and they use regular upright vacuums to clean up wood shavings off carpet, and regular household vacuums do just fine at the job as long as you keep the filters clean. The only real advantage of more professional grade vacuums is they can hold a lot more debris before you have to empty them.

 

[kctyphoon]

I recommend something with a bag.. i use an old lightweight Oreck on the concrete floor in my basement that always gets used as a garage as far as tools go, cause i dont have a garage..


Ive had this same one for longer than i can remember. Bought it as a used unit, refurb from an oreck place, used it in the house until i wanted something with tools and a wand.. thing is indestructible.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/283098956320

Went from that, to a shark, and then quickly to a Miele after that.. having pets puts any vacuum though its paces.

 

[wildbill23c]

As long as you aren't trying to use it as a dust collector for wood working tools, I don't see why it would be a problem. I'd stick with just a basic bagged vacuum so you aren't forever trying to clean the stupid filters found in baggless vacuums. I think Shopvac makes or made an upright type shop vacuum looks like they still do but about $150....https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00018ALEQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Lonnies Performance]

Thanks for the info....

Something low profile, with a bag & a long cord seems like the way to go.