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   Reg66 | Nov 29, 2010 09:45am | #1

   Shop vacs

   My 10 Gal Shop-Vac from Lowes is significantly quieter than my 16 gal Ridgid even with a "silencer" on the exhaust and the Shop-Vac takes a disposable filter bag but it's not in the Festool db range.

   Regis

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   BillA | Nov 29, 2010 09:18pm | #2

   Is it the shop vac brand? A quick look at the Lowe's website shows no 10 gal models. I see 6, 12, 14, 16, 20 gallon models.

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   Reg66 | Nov 30, 2010 10:34am | #4

   Yes, it's Shop-Vac brand. Lowes has the worst website of any national retailer. I bought it ~4years ago so it's possible it's no longer available.

   Regis

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   Tinkerer3 | Nov 30, 2010 01:05am | #3

   My luck with the ShopVac from Lowe's is that it lasted just under a year with moderate use cleaning apartments.  Might have been a fluke but I've stayed away from that brand since.  P:resently have a Wap ($500) amd a Porter Cable (probably about $350).  They are OK and both are very quiet.

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   BillA | Nov 30, 2010 03:09pm | #5

   Shop vac
   I just read some reviews of Shop Vac brand vacs. Just horrible. Motors like to smoke and die. However, Rigid gets really good reviews. I will probably go that direction.

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   HomeHack | Dec 02, 2010 07:05am | #6

   Shop Vac

   I bought a 16 gallon shop vac at lowes on black Friday for $30.  I thought it was a good deal until I brought it home and noticed the 1 1/4" hose it came with. It went back.  I can't for the life of me figure out why they would put a hose smaller than the hoovers on a shop vac.  So it's back to my old Craftsman 6 gal that requires double hearing protection when using it.