Has anyone ever tried doing this with a Shop Vac?

Moronic video that is commonplace with YouTube mechanics that have absolutely zero skill or knowledge at repairing anything. The motor is destroyed and that jerry rigged fix does nothing but make it worse. You have to know about how to properly repair things before looking on youtube. people that do this are a danger to everyone, especially the inexperienced.

And I have never had problems with Shop Vac motors. You have to take care of the vacuums. They are dirty van motors and have zero protection. People think "oh shop vac I can suck up anything" and will use it with no bag, no filters, and do the same with water. This leads to motor destruction. I have NEVER seen a shop vac that I did not personally own that was not about 20 minutes from the grave. They all get used up then disposed of.

I put out over $100 for a TOL shop vac in 2016 and I made sure to take care of it because it cost so much. It's never been run without a filter or a bag, and it still sounds like new. It also smells mostly fresh, like a hospital gauze type smell when powered on, from whatever glue they assemble the filters with. It has no musty smell at all.


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Post# 470771 4/19/2024 at 22:58 by RoyalFan103 (Washington)
Checkrate/Likes So, this guy took the Motor of His Shop Vac and replaced the Clip with a M8 Nut. But, by the end of the Vid, the Shop Vac sounds like a siren. Is this even safe to do with a Shop Vac? ?si=ssFaWi_mcfU_b1Lq

Post# 470774 , Reply# 1 4/19/2024 at 23:29 by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )
Checkrate/Likes Sorry mate but thsat shop vac is done for shes dead amte quit beating a dead horse bra bearing are shot and i mean shot ...... might work fora second or two but shes fubar ..... needs a new armature new bearings new fan filter ect just no shes done for

Post# 470778 , Reply# 2 4/20/2024 at 00:39 by tolivac (Greenville,NC)
Checkrate/Likes At the vac shop a care wash customer brought in one of those ShopVac motor domes.The bearings needed lube-upper bear was replaced.For the cost of the reapir-they could have bought a whole new Sop Vac.These are the customer grade machines-the commercial-industrial models have a more seviceable motor.And it could be replaced if desired.The commercial grade Shop Vacs available from WWGrainger and McMaster Carr.These cost more but worth it over the customer grade Shop Vacs.For a home customer the commercial model will last a lifetime if you take care of it.

Post# 470788 , Reply# 3 4/20/2024 at 13:10 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)
Checkrate/Likes These Shop Vacs were known to be problematic. Almost every one of them I'd come across with would have bearing issues. Sure it can be repairable but honestly, it'd be better to just buy another one. Actually I'd get a Ridgid instead for the money since Shop Vac wasn't really a good reliable option in my humble opinion. At least I'd rather have a Shop Vac over the other cheap competitors like Bauer for example.

Post# 470791 , Reply# 4 4/20/2024 at 15:16 by Lesinutah (Utah)
Checkrate/Likes *Wow* That was a poorly thought out repair. He totally jacked the motor up even worse. Super gluing where a bronze bushing was. The logic is not in this video. You can buy a used shop vac for 5 bucks that actually runs. It's amazing that he even thought this had a snowball chance in heck this would work.

Post# 470855 , Reply# 5 4/24/2024 at 03:57 by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)
Checkrate/Likes 1 Moronic video that is commonplace with YouTube mechanics that have absolutely zero skill or knowledge at repairing anything. The motor is destroyed and that jerry rigged fix does nothing but make it worse. You have to know about how to properly repair things before looking on youtube. people that do this are a danger to everyone, especially the inexperienced. And I have never had problems with Shop Vac motors. You have to take care of the vacuums. They are dirty van motors and have zero protection. People think "oh shop vac I can suck up anything" and will use it with no bag, no filters, and do the same with water. This leads to motor destruction. I have NEVER seen a shop vac that I did not personally own that was not about 20 minutes from the grave. They all get used up then disposed of. I put out over $100 for a TOL shop vac in 2016 and I made sure to take care of it because it cost so much. It's never been run without a filter or a bag, and it still sounds like new. It also smells mostly fresh, like a hospital gauze type smell when powered on, from whatever glue they assemble the filters with. It has no musty smell at all.

Post# 470901 , Reply# 6 4/25/2024 at 17:23 by RoyalFan103 (Washington)
Checkrate/Likes *So.* This dude did the Same, but with Much Nicer and Better Results. ?si=1-GJWHKC_4EJJpH1