Vacuum

ducksfan said:
Powr-flite 100+ inches of lift.nothing that Ridgid makes (at least that I've ever seen) comes close to that.

I have a Clean Stream filter on a Shop Vac that's been there 15-20 years. I've never washed it. I do occasionally blow it out with air. After reading Eldo's post, maybe you're not supposed to??? I've never had it cause any damage.
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Only 114 cfm though
 
ducksfan said:
But, I'm not blowing with it, only sucking. So, I don.t see why that would be an issue. It never has when I've used it.
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I thought CFM affected total volume whether it’s coming or going?
 
Eldorado2k said:
I thought CFM affected total volume whether it’s coming or going?
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Ok, If you're using your vacuum to suck flies out of midair (kind of difficult, but challenging enough to be fun) then CFM would matter. But when you're using your vacuum to remove debris you're already restricting air flow as much as possible to... increase lift.

Think about it. The goal is to actually decrease CFM to an optimal point where the vacuum has max lift.

And yes, I do use a vacuum to remove flies from my house. Come at them head first, 45 degree angle (When they're sitting - mid air is really tough). Works well without splattering bug guts all over your house. Two pluses here: you get the thrill of being a small (??? micro?) game hunter. It's a little bit more of a challenge. I could go into details, but you guys are probably having enough doubts about me already. And for the guys who have to pass the vacuum purchase by the spouse (When you already have a perfectly good one already), this could be the selling point that seals the deal.
 
ducksfan said:
Ok, If you're using your vacuum to suck flies out of midair (kind of difficult, but challenging enough to be fun) then CFM would matter. But when you're using your vacuum to remove debris you're already restricting air flow as much as possible to... increase lift.

Think about it. The goal is to actually decrease CFM to an optimal point where the vacuum has max lift.
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That's why I recommend the one I listed above. Fabulous values for both water life and CFM. It will literally give you a hickey if you put it on your arm, LOL.
 
Don't know what blowing has to do, but I get your point reason why I picked the DP/Mckee shop vac has 185cfm with 90 inches of sealed lift
But I think CFM is more important than sealed lift as you really don't need allot of lift to clean a carpet
 
Mike@ShineStruck said:
Don't know what blowing has to do, but I get your point reason why I picked the DP/Mckee shop vac has 185cfm with 90 inches of sealed lift
But I think CFM is more important than sealed lift as you really don't need allot of lift to clean a carpet
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I would completely disagree with you on this. Lift is the sucking power, CFM is the volume. A powerless vacuum is 2/3 useless in my books. With the 1.25" diameter hose, you get decent CFM, but more importantly, a ton of draw. I like that it does wet too. I find the dry ones only useless. The higher the lift, the better.
 
Good to know. Thanks.

Ouch! $600+. Not so good to know.

Ok, so the Shop Vacs are in the $200-300 range.

Actually, in construction tools I've had better reliability results from Shop Vac than Milwaukee.
 
So looking closer, I'm not seeing 130 lift in the Shop Vac's pump models (The ones I see max out around 60). Is there a higher series?
 
LEDetailing said:
Ridgid. Same one Eldorado2k uses:)

I got the detailing package from Home Depot with longer hose and attachments.
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Got a link to that detailing package? I am in the market for a vacuum for the holidays - you guys have convinced me on the Rigid 14 gal 6 HP unit - but not having any luck finding the detailing package.
 
camaro2ssblack said:
Got a link to that detailing package? I am in the market for a vacuum for the holidays - you guys have convinced me on the Rigid 14 gal 6 HP unit - but not having any luck finding the detailing package.
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Mine came while HD was selling it as a “buy the vac get the $40 detailing kit free” special they ran 1-2 yrs. ago. I haven’t seen them run that again lately, but I haven’t really checked either. I’m guessing there might be a chance for them to run something similar with the holidays approaching.
 
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