Wall Mounted Vacuum
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malibu101
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I have to assume you don't mind bringing the work to the machine. Except for the length of hose, 0 portability.
Luckydevil
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I think a whole house vacuum system is a little above the bar for my garage. I'm trying to stay around $100-150. I really like the idea of it being up out of the way though. I just don't know enough about them to make an informed choice.
Luckydevil
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vmo said:
They actually sell that "mount" seperately as an accessory for the normal vac. It is basically just a shelf and the vac is in no way permanently attached to it. You can just lift the vacuum and hose off and take it wherever you want.
http://www.ridgidparts.com/accessories/vacacc_small.phtml
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SANDOVAL
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I went with a central vac intended for a 4000sqft home I chose the Eureka Boss found it new on Ebay at a good price. I then went to sears and picked up 2 11' 1/4 hose, coupler, car attachments and their basket organizer for the Craftsman shop VAC.
all that I can say about the setup is that ...THE THING *****! Very happy and it is color coordinated with the rest of the garage
all that I can say about the setup is that ...THE THING *****! Very happy and it is color coordinated with the rest of the garage
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sca037
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We had some ports installed into the garage when the whole-house system was going in, and it works GREAT. Ours is a Vacuflo, and the fact that it vents outside is priceless. I wouldn't use it for wet / funky stuff, but we still have a standard shop vac for that (haven't fired it up for 2 years now ;-)bmwpower said:
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SANDOVAL
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$200-700 depending on what you want to spend. I am not sure I would put it in an atic. It would be a pain in the rear to empty the thing all though the bucket is pretty big and can take a lot of trash before emptying.
I looked at the GUV and I wanted something a little more powerful.
I looked at the GUV and I wanted something a little more powerful.
Glen
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I have the Craftsman wall mount shop-vac. It attaches to the wall in a plastic carrier and can be removed easily for carry-around use. It comes with about 21' of hose and misc. attachments. Works great!
Previously I used a regular rolling shop-vac and compared to that, the wall mount is way better for garage use. I do plan to buy more hose, but right out of the box, it works great.
Previously I used a regular rolling shop-vac and compared to that, the wall mount is way better for garage use. I do plan to buy more hose, but right out of the box, it works great.
trovato
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SANDOVAL said:
We have a vacumaid system that serves the house as well as the garage. I used to think the bucket was pretty big until we got a dog. Now it fills up with black lab pretty quickly! I agree that the attic would be a poor choice.
Wile1Coyote
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I have the craftsman wall mount you are looking at. it easily detachs from the wall bracket and is very portable. With the longer hose though it isn't often I need to dismount it. Suction is good much better than my in-laws built in house vac.
I have noticed that Lowes sells a similarmodel in the shop=vac brand that seemed to be cheaper, might be worth checking out.
I have noticed that Lowes sells a similarmodel in the shop=vac brand that seemed to be cheaper, might be worth checking out.
SteveL
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I have the Shop-Vac Wall Mate which looks like the shape of the built-ins shown above. Yellow canister, 4.5hp 18' 1 1/2" hose, etc. It works OK but I grab the 6hp, 16 gal one every time if it's in the garage! The difference is HUGE between the two. A lot of the difference is the 2" hose on the bigger unit.
Would I get another wall mount.......................maybe if the power is good enough and you could put a 2- 2 1/2" hose on it!
Oh yea, and just so you know, the Krylon Fusion plastic paint works wonders changing a yellow canister to red so that it matches everything else in the garage!
18' 1 1/2" hose, etc. It works OK but I grab the 6hp, 16 gal one every time if it's in the garage! The difference is HUGE between the two. A lot of the difference is the 2" hose on the bigger unit.Would I get another wall mount.......................maybe if the power is good enough and you could put a 2- 2 1/2" hose on it!
Oh yea, and just so you know, the Krylon Fusion plastic paint works wonders changing a yellow canister to red so that it matches everything else in the garage!
Thanks to everybody for their comments and input....................I went and bought the Craftsman Wall Vac for $99. It seems to fill most of my needs. The major factors were the 5hp, and wet/dry capability. Again, thanks to all.