Upright Vacuum?

[USAFpj]

Does anyone use an upright vacuum for their shop/garage? I used a Dyson at our last 2 car garage, now am looking for a cordless vacuum for the 30x50 shop.

I just can't seem to get on board with the typical 'shop vac' offerings

Does anyone use an upright, and glad they went that way?

 

[jallyn]

I use a broom. Sometimes a regular one and sometimes a large push broom. I have a shop vac that rarely gets used.

The upright my wife uses in the house i picked up from the road side that I cleaned up and put a new brush/beater-bar and belt on for less than $15. How much does a Dyson cost? Even used I don't think I could drop that much for a vacuum.

 

[bry@n]

I use my shop vac because I have SwissTrax flooring. My wife uses a Riccar vac in the house.

 

[USAFpj]

Using a broom just throws the dust in the air for me. For hard to reach areas under shelving, I gotta have something that draws in the dust bunnies...

 

[larry_g]

I use a leaf vacuum for the main floor and a shop vacuum for the rest. The upright is used upstairs on the carpet.
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[Sam'sAutoParts]

I use a broom. Sometimes a regular one and sometimes a large push broom. I have a shop vac that rarely gets used.

The upright my wife uses in the house i picked up from the road side that I cleaned up and put a new brush/beater-bar and belt on for less than $15. How much does a Dyson cost? Even used I don't think I could drop that much for a vacuum.

I paid around 30 for our Dyson used. I was skeptical about them but that went away when I used it the first time. The one we have is about 8 years old and after some cleaning it was ready to go. Works much better then the Oreck XL it replaced.

 

[tubamonster]

I've got one in the garage.The bearings on the brush roll went out and would have cost $30 to fix when we could get a new vacuum for $80, so we retired it to the garage. It held up fine for about 5 years of once a week use. It's now low on suction even after cleaning the filters and hose.

My advice is this: if you have an old upright it'll be fine in the garage. If you're buying new, just buy a shop vacuum as you can get a much more powerful vacuum for less money. My shop vacuum was around $80 and has a 2.5 inch hose.

By the way, uprights are not intended for outdoor use according to warning labels, but I never had a problem.

 

[JonnyMac]

Ive got a shop vac that does the hard work and a makita 18v for the lighter stuff. The makita comes with a long and short tube so it does the car too..

 

[streem26]

I thought long and hard about buying a Dyson (and planned to for many years), but I couldn't justify (much less afford) the price. There was also the concern about the Dyson ball technology being able to get around/under beds and furniture (At first I bought for home)
I ended up getting the newest model Shark (V2700Z) directly from Shark (included some free accessories and a lifetime warranty). I have to say, this is one of the best vacuum purchases I've made.

 

[bcradio]

I thought long and hard about buying a Dyson (and planned to for many years), but I couldn't justify (much less afford) the price. There was also the concern about the Dyson ball technology being able to get around/under beds and furniture (At first I bought for home)
I ended up getting the newest model Shark (V2700Z) http://jonsguide.org/best-top-shark-cordless-vacuum-reviews/ directly from Shark (included some free accessories and a lifetime warranty). I have to say, this is one of the best vacuum purchases I've made.

Shark vacuums are excellent and at a very good price.

I quickly sold my Dyson after getting the Shark vacuum because of how much better it was. Now I have two Sharks (one for upstairs and one for downstairs) and love them both.

 

[Brian_WK]

Canister upright vacs are nice as they don't plug up the filter so fast with the smaller particles. My shop vac when vacuuming up saw dust fine dirt dog hair etc in the garage the filter plugs up pretty quick and the suction drops off. I have a dust deputy on a shop vac that I only use for saw dust off of saws and such but I don't like pulling it around to vacuum up floor mess.

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[HenryAZ]

I have a smaller Shop Vac industrial model, that is used mainly for picking up larger stuff, and also cleaning swarf off the mill/drill. I like that it doesn't take up as much room as the standard sized Shop Vac. A push broom, standard warehouse corn broom, whisk broom, and dustpan take care of stuff on the floor. And once every few months I'll take the air hose and big blowgun and just blow out the entire garage (3 car, with the single bay my workshop), starting from the back (wall against the kitchen) and blowing under/around everything and out the door.

 

[DMAR]

I’ve got a wall mounted shop vac with a long hose, pretty convenient and works great. It even reaches out into the driveway when I wash my cars. No more pulling around my rolling shop vac.

I also have a saw dust vacuum that I hook up to my wood working equipment when I use them. I’ll also use a horse hair push broom and/or corn stalk broom. Once a month, or so, I’ll take the leaf blower and blast out the entire garage, works great as it gets all the nooks and crannies and under cabinets and equipment... I don’t see a traditional upright vacuum fitting into my mix for the garage.

 

[IndyGarage]

Yes, I buy one every couple years at the local goodwill store for $15. I usually break something on it in about 24 months. Put it in the dumpster and buy another. Normally I fix things, but they are pretty disposable.

 

[exmaxima1]

My son was “helping” me and used our lightweight upright to clean the basement as we were installing new flooring. I don’t recall the brand, but it was a fairly nice model from a boutique vac shop, and cost about $200. Worked fine for about 2 minutes until it sucked up a screw and literally exploded: the die-cast impeller and housing shattered like a bomb. We now only use a real shop vac for any construction cleanup.

 

[PelicanPines]

I use three methods...

1. 20 year old Dyson (that has been rebuilt a few times)
2. Ridgid 18v 4 gallon (I think) wet dry
3. Dewalt 20v leaf blower

I tend to use the leaf blower the most but if it's metal shavings... I use the Ridgid. The Mrs really likes the Dyson because she won't open the big doors.

I used to have a neighbor that used their Kirby to vacuum their sidewalks and driveway in the fall.