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Thread Number: 39644
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Sears Craftsman Wet/Dry Vac |
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| Post# 420622 , Reply# 1 2/25/2020 at 22:08 (1,511 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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| Post# 420625 , Reply# 2 2/25/2020 at 22:13 (1,511 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY) | ||
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| Post# 420637 , Reply# 3 2/26/2020 at 03:19 (1,510 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Great find! Shop Vacs and Goodwill do not mix for me. Every time I see one there, 99.5% guarantee the motor is 5 minutes away from blowing up.
I like seeing the really early Shop Vacs that pop up on eBay off and on - they're basically someone stuck a hose and a motor onto a oil drum and decorated it. lol
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| Post# 420660 , Reply# 4 2/26/2020 at 12:05 (1,510 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.) | ||
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If you wanted to use it to suck up water, would you switch to a foam filter with the ball and cage to act as a float to protect motor? | ||
| Post# 420664 , Reply# 5 2/26/2020 at 14:34 (1,510 days old) by luxkid1980 (Richmond, Virginia) | ||
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@krazykirbydude - Yes, I think these were made by Emerson Electric, at least as far as I could tell through online research. @kirbyklekter - Yeah, I think the foam filter is needed to pick up water, once the paper filter is removed of course. | ||
| Post# 420696 , Reply# 6 2/26/2020 at 21:03 (1,510 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Water
If you use it for water it wears on the motor.
This week at work there is 2 shop vacs. One is a dewalt and one is a rigid. The dewalt has been used to clean up water. I try using it to clean up debris and it's worthless. The rigid gets drywall particles though the cheap filter. I have to blow it out once a week. The rigid still works. I wouldn't expect much life if you use it for water. Les | ||
| Post# 420701 , Reply# 7 2/26/2020 at 21:17 (1,510 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY) | ||
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This Ridgid WD1200 looks almost identical to your Sears Craftsman vacuum.
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| Post# 420707 , Reply# 8 2/26/2020 at 22:03 (1,510 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
Probably early/mid 90s-ish.
Craftsman had some neat shop vacs back then. There was a 6 gallon or so with a white or light gray tank and it had a cord reel. They also had one similar to yours with a variable speed slide control, with cord reel also. There was even a power nozzle like attachment for them similar to a carpet sweeper with a friction powered brush. I hadn't noticed how similar Rigids are to the Craftsman. I wonder if both are made by Emerson Electric? | ||
| Post# 420709 , Reply# 9 2/26/2020 at 22:17 (1,510 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Craftsman probably had emerson make the motors. Rigid isn't owned by home Depot. In the united states they use rigid name to home Depot for store brand vacuums.
Emerson owns rigid which you obviously know. The craftsman handvacs from the 1990s along with Kirby vacuette and 5 other vacuums all used the same motor. The motor was a lamb motor. I wouldn't have to go out on a limb to say emerson probably made shop vacs in same shop using same materials. I know emerson makes very good wet dry vacuum motors. Nice catch on emerson i didn't realize it. Les | ||
| Post# 420719 , Reply# 10 2/27/2020 at 07:35 (1,509 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY) | ||
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Emerson currently makes the Ridgid and Workshop brands of wet dry vacuums, along with ProTeam's wet/dry vac line and the "Stinger" and the Home Depot Bucket Head wet dry vacuums. I have a 12 Gallon Ridgid NXT wet/dry vac (bought new) and a 16 Gallon Ridgid Professional Series wet/dry vac. (trash picked)
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| Post# 420731 , Reply# 12 2/27/2020 at 10:45 (1,509 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY) | ||
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I once sucked water through the motor on my 12 Gallon Ridgid wet/dry vac on accident. It's no big deal, because the actual motor has it's own cooling fan and is separate from the suction fan, unlike in a regular vacuum motor where the exhaust air is blown through the motor to cool it. Sucking water through it will make a mess, but it won't kill your wet/dry vac.
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Post# 420732 , Reply# 13 2/27/2020 at 11:00 (1,509 days old) by rivstg1  (colorado springs) |
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Les, | ||
| Post# 420734 , Reply# 14 2/27/2020 at 11:32 (1,509 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY) | ||
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The Kirby Vacuette hand vac was made by Douglass, a sister company to Kirby. Douglass sold that vacuum under many different labels, including their own "Busy Bee" label. I know that there was a Kenmore version, a Craftsman version, a ReadiVac version (another Scott-Fetzer Company) and an Oreck version as well. I will attach a picture of the ReadiVac version.
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| Post# 456790 , Reply# 15 9/15/2022 at 16:17 (578 days old) by rooster (usa) | ||
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HELP I have same wet/dry vac. bought in 90's new. cant find filter for it please tell me where and order# of the filter for it. Old filter feel apart after years of abuse. Thanks. | ||
| Post# 456795 , Reply# 16 9/15/2022 at 18:44 (578 days old) by repairman (Woodridge, IL) | ||
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Rooster Give me your model number and I will find you a filter. | ||
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