Shop-Vac 201-14 1-Gallon Mini Hang-Up Wet/Dry Vacuum
by Shop-Vac Corp
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Shop-Vac 201-14 1-Gallon Mini Hang-Up Wet/Dry Vacuum
Customer Review: A powerful little pain in the...
Summary: 3 Stars
It's sure powerful allright, but it's almost impossible for me to empty this thing without making a mess. The dirt is all over the place in the vacuum canister itself, and then there are the filters that must be changed.
I suppose it would be great if you have a specialized need to vacuum a small amout of "wet" occassionally, but if you are mainly doing your car or just quick clean-up of dry stuff, consider one of the new higher powered "dustbuster" designes.
In all fairness, at least with this little guy you don't have a battery that stops holding a charge after a few months of use. However, I'm looking to replace both this little annoyance and my can't-hold-a-charge dustbuster with a new design of corded hand vac.
Customer Review: Little Lifesaver
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this little wet vac to deal with the results of a leaky air conditioner. The gulper nozzle works beautifully to clean up liquids. What's more, the dust nozzle works better on dry carpet than my old Dust Buster ever did. The tank holds about a gallon of liquid, and the nozzle will simply stop suction when it's full, so there's no danger of overflowing it. My only complaint about the Shop Vac Mini is that the hose leaks when you turn off the power. This can be corrected by holding up the hose before you hit the power button, so that gravity ensures no leakage. It would be nice not to have to take that extra step, but if taking that step is keeping the price down I'll accept it.Customer Review: Great power, but chintzy
Summary: 4 Stars
I paid $19 for this at my local Target. It has amazing suction for a tiny machine, and the basic tools are more than enough for me. I bought it to vacuum out my car (excellent for this)and for the ocassional spills on my rugs.
The reasons why this is not 5 stars:
1) cheap plastic.
2) short cord.
3) A little tricky to empty when used for dry pick-ups.
While I like it and the price was right, Sears had a more powerful on sale a week or so later. It looked better made too.
If you can get this for $19, buy it. If you have to do heavy wet/dry vacuuming, buy a bigger and more powerful model.
Customer Review: Not a small shop vac
Summary: 1 Stars
Don't let the name fool you, this is not a miniature version of the larger shop vacs. Yes, it is powerful, but it creates more of a mess emptying it than I've ever used it to clean up. The entrance of the hose on the inside is also about 1/2 inch from the filter, try cleaning up anything longer than 1/2 and it clogs.... I was trying to use it to suction up the little bit of hay that escapes from my rabbits cage and it is perfectly useless for this. The attachment on my regular vacuum works much better. If it hadn't been a gift, I'd have returned it after the first use. As it is, its sitting unused in my closet.Customer Review: Great Car Vacuum
Summary: 4 Stars
Got this to vacuum my car and its perfect for the job. The suction power was surprising! I ended up picking up bobby pins, hairs, coins, peanuts of all kinds. Weird I just realized my car really DID need a vacuum if it caught all that! Its also built and felt pretty sturdy which surprised me for the price. I also like that the manufacturer's website offers replacement parts, filters, and accessories easily ordered online. Yes, it can get a little messy cleaning and emptying it out for the first time but I got a method down and its no messier than other small vacuums I have used. For the price you cant beat it!