Thread Number: 35147
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
workshop shop vacuum |
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Post# 378628   9/18/2017 at 16:44 (2,411 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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what do u think about the workshop brand vacs? they look like the ridgid vacs maybe i'll buy the ws1200de since it comes with bonus floor brush, dusting brush & 2 foam filters (for wet vacing) |
Post# 378641 , Reply# 1   9/18/2017 at 21:17 (2,411 days old) by joerwheeler (USA)   |   | |
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These used to be Emerson, who made the Ridgid, Craftsman, and maybe a few others and they are decent quality, but most models are pretty much identical to Ridgid so I don't know how they compare price wise. I followed them on Twitter and they seemed to be very pro-active about trying to give good packages for a fair price. But I haven't kept up with them so I don't know if they've changed or offer anything unique over other Emerson products. Generally Emerson makes pretty good products, usually a step above ShopVac branded equipment.
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Post# 379020 , Reply# 5   9/28/2017 at 23:32 (2,400 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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our Sears store is gone, if I need something for the vac, I just go to HD and buy Ridgid. Haven't had to buy any internal parts yet, but guessing they are still mostly available?
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Post# 379060 , Reply# 6   9/30/2017 at 17:13 (2,399 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Never heard of Workshop Brand. I don't really have any experience with shop vacs other than the Shop Vac brand ones, and even that is limited. My Shop Vac is a 5 gallon from 1997. LOUD thing, but I only really use it for vacuuming out the car and cleaning out the A/C condenser drain line, so it gets very little use. It still looks brand new since I clean it after each use and keep it indoors.
The newest model I used seemed to be much quieter, or at least the noise was lower tone. I notice the newer units seem to be fatter in diameter and lower in height, whereas the older ones were taller and narrower in diameter. Possibly so they won't tip over, the older ones seemed to fall over sometimes. I remember some of the older Craftsman vacs, there was a cord reel model that was white with white hose, and the TOL model was variable speed and I think had a cord reel also. Also remember their push-pull power nozzle attachment that worked kind of like a carpet sweeper. |