Kobalt 5-Gallon Wet/Dry

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I see a lot of people like the Kobalt 5-gallon wet/dry. Is this vacuum powerful enough for cleaning carpets and drying vehicles?
 
It has the ability to suck water. It has 5 horsepower for such a small unit so it is plenty if power to extract water. I have a myteee extractor so I use that most of the time. The Kobalt is a great all around vacuum IMO.
 
I think it sucks, and blows for that matter.:nomore:
Sorry had to say it.
 
Consumer Reports says this RIDGID professional 14 gallon model is best.

I want a fein turbo :(
 
i have the kobalt, i love it. you guys say youve used it as an extractor? hmmmm, hmmmmmm.....

btw mine is a wall mount 5hp unit with a remote that mounts near the end of the hose, is that the one youre talking about?
 
I have used it as a blower, when my leaf blower went down. It worked ok, I just got tired of switching back and forth. I finally got a new leaf blower. I love the vac part of it.

Gary
 
offthahorseceo said:
i have the kobalt, i love it. you guys say youve used it as an extractor? hmmmm, hmmmmmm.....

btw mine is a wall mount 5hp unit with a remote that mounts near the end of the hose, is that the one youre talking about?
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This is the one that's being talked about...I have one and while I haven't used it as an extractor it does have plenty of suction.

If you do use it for water extraction, take it off the wall mount first because of the extra weight added by the water could pull it down.
 
I bought a used one off Freekin Kleen (Jeremy) yesterday. I think I'm going to like it a lot.

Jeremy was great to work with and communicated very well. Seems to be a real good guy.
 
sorry to bump and old thread but how do you get one?!...I tried 3 different Lowes in 2 states and they didn't have them. When I asked if I could order they said no. Online I can add it to my cart but then it says unavailable!
 
mjc189 said:
sorry to bump and old thread but how do you get one?!...I tried 3 different Lowes in 2 states and they didn't have them. When I asked if I could order they said no. Online I can add it to my cart but then it says unavailable!
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Take a serious look at that PF51. Not a day goes by that I'm not glad I bought it!
 
muscle said:
I bought a used one off Freekin Kleen (Jeremy) yesterday. I think I'm going to like it a lot.

Jeremy was great to work with and communicated very well. Seems to be a real good guy.
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Thanks for the compliment! I didn't realize you posted this until it just got bumped and didn't want to ignore it once I read it.

Thanks again!! Hope it's still working out great for ya.
 
mjc189 said:
sorry to bump and old thread but how do you get one?!...I tried 3 different Lowes in 2 states and they didn't have them. When I asked if I could order they said no. Online I can add it to my cart but then it says unavailable!
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That is really odd. I would call the main Kobalt company and ask them about the vacuum. I wonder if they are out of stock...I would not believe it if they were discontinued because this vacuum is a very hot item as you can see in the reviews, but you never know.

My guess is that they are completely out of stock. Reason being is that these vacuums retailed at 99.00 and it seems like they are in the $60 dollar range now. Maybe people bought too many of them?

Keep us updated if you find any info, or end up finding one in stock. These are by far my favorite vacuums.
 
UPDATE:

State 3 ( TX) doesn't have the vac either! lol
I was told they no longer carry this vac, so instead of trying to go to kobalt I got a shop vac brand vac instead.
I'm about to google were to get a longer hose and attachments. Anybody know where to get good deals on these ?
 
from the website at lowes..they dont seem to carry any Kobalt vacs anymore

Metro is WAY over priced when looking for a vac I think. Plus I dont think they are Wet/Dry are they?
 
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