Shop-Vac 5872500 5-Gallon, 5.5-Peak HP Heavy Duty Portable Wet/Dry Vacuum with Wall Mount Bracket
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Shop-Vac 5872500 5-Gallon, 5.5-Peak HP Heavy Duty Portable Wet/Dry Vacuum with Wall Mount Bracket
Customer Review: Great for small-ish apartment!
Summary: 5 Stars
For years, I battled with standard upright vacuums, trying to get the corners/edges, etc. only to have to pull the hose off the back of the thing, undo all the attachments...you get the picture. This model has saved me from all that fuss, and--dare I say it--I actually enjoy vacuuming again. The long hose and attachments on this vacuum (particularly the swivel-head flat end piece) work great for all that: stairs, edges, corners, under furniture. When I'm done it all wraps up neatly around the unit. I don't use the caddy at all. Didn't have any wall space for it so it went into the recycle bin. Guess it would have been better to have it as an option, but I'm sure it's a nice feature for people who use it in garages, etc. Haven't put it to any heavy duty use, nor do I hope to, but dust bunnies don't stand a chance. All in all, a great unit for my smallish apartment.
The only real issue is that it's hard to judge the size of the unit from the pic. It's not tiny, and I'm not so sure about it being a "handheld" model, as it's shown in the alternate pics. But it slides around really easy if you're on non-carpeted floor. If you're worried about scratching, a couple felt furniture pads on the bottom and it'll glide right along.
Customer Review: Perfect for my Dewalt tools...
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this vacuum to replace two vacuums, a large Craftsman 16 gallon shop vac and a portable Craftsman 2 gallon vac. The 16 gallon had 2 1/2" hose accessories and the 2 gallon had 1 1/4" hose accessories. Both did not connect well with my hand sander and miter saw. The 2 gallon vac's hose fit inside the miter saw's dust collection connector but the 4' hose was too short to allow the vac to sit on the floor. This vacuum is perfect. The 1 1/2" hose fit perfectly and stays securely connected to my tools and the long hose allows me to position the vac on the wall or floor when working in my garage. I am very happy with this vac. It's quieter than both of my old vacs, the air diffuser works much better than my old vacs, and the thing that sold me on this vac is the two stage filters - great for sanding drywall. The vac's suction is a little weaker than my on 16 gallon shop vac and the narrower hose makes sucking up larger pieces of wood or leafs impossible but overall I think this is near perfect. An affordable or included extension hose is the only thing to be desired - can't clean the whole garage without pulling this thing of the wall.Customer Review: Convenient, powerful
Summary: 4 Stars
This shop vac is just as strong as it's much larger counterparts. The fact that is wall mounted is why I bought it since space is limited in my garage. The mount and organizer are very handy but they do not really hold the attachments very well. I wish the vac had wheels since I wind up dragging it around when it is not hooked into the wall mount. Overall I am pleased with this product.
-Update: After using this product many times I must say that I am still pleased. I do however have a few issues. I bought it because it was small but that benefit has proven to be a weakness when working on larger projects that require me to empty and change the bag multiple times. Also the accessories that comes with it should be universal, they are not. Some require an adapter to make them fit on the hose end. This just seems stupid to me.
Customer Review: Works well until the hose clogs
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought the equivalent model Shop-Vac at a local hardware store; it's not quite the same SKU carried by Amazon but I think its essential vacuuming abilities are the same.
This little vacuum has quite the appetite, until the hose clogs with stuff you're vacuuming, at which point the suction goes to zero and it won't pick up anything at all. It took me a while to figure out what the problem was; the owner's manual troubleshooting section says to check the filter but doesn't say anything at all about stuff getting caught in the hose.
I've been using this to clean up after an outdoor construction project, mostly sucking up sawdust but there are also some small leaves and pine needles which seem to clog the hose really easily. All in all, I find myself having to disconnect the hose and shake it out every 5 minutes.
Customer Review: Reasonable Not outstanding
Summary: 3 Stars
The machine was bought to use in a small engine repair shop. It works, with the following annoyances.
1. The User Manual is missing description of how to attach the tool caddy that is to be attached to the vacuum. In fact the tool caddy is not described in the user manual at all.
2. The design of the wall mount is sufficient to get the machine off of the floor. It does not have facilities for all tools (e.g., it is missing a hose hanger {you wrap the hose around the vacuum)).
3. The fit of the tools is sufficient, but not exact. You need to pressure the standard wand to get it to fit.
4. For a supposed 5.5 hp machine, its lifting power does not appear to be any better than 3 hp machines.
I will keep it, it is functional, but I am not pleased with the purchase.