Ridgid 31693 WD1851 16 Gallon 6.5 HP Wet/Dry Vacuum with Cart

Great shop vac
I bought this shop vac vacuum about two months ago (somewhere else). I use it for dust control when grinding & cutting concrete for repair. It's important to maintain a high air flow rate, yet continue to operate in a fine dust environment.

This vacuum works well. I have run it nearly continuously for six hours, only stopping once to clean out the filter and empty the case. It moves a LOT of air, and is relatively quiet compared to other shop vacs, yet is easy to move around. All in all, I'm quite pleased with it.

Best Shop Vacuum I've ever had.
I purchased this vacuum cleaner to help me around the yard, I was attracted by it's ruggedness and the videos I watched on the Ridgid web site. Surprisingly enough, I purchased a house with a 20 year old sprinkler system, where this vacuum really performed is helping me dig holes to repair old sprinkler lines and sprinkler heads. Saved me a lot of time digging down below the pipe to saw, put in new fittings and fill the hole in again. The house we purchased is for sure a fix er upper, performed well with dry wall, nails, even cleaning up after debris from installing new cabinets, the long hoses and attachments let me get in to some very hard to reach places. This vacuum has paid for itself in usefulness the first few times I used it. If something were to happen to my vacuum, there would be a new one to replace it. So far after two years of use, still going strong. I've had some contractors come over to help me, they use my vacuum, leave theirs at home. I would have purchased...

far superior to Lowe's Shop Vac
My kids surprised me with a new Shop Vac for Fathers day. It was the Lowe's 14 gallon wet dry. In the process of assembly, it was clear that this was not a quality product. The canister was thin walled and the tool caddy was cheaply made and did not secure the attachments. We returned it and replaced it with this unit from Home Depot. Much better quality construction, smart tool caddy and the handle makes it much more maneuverable. Surprisingly quiet with ower pitch noise than my old unit. May be a few dollars more, but will last a lot longer and better performance

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