Shop Vac Pro20
2 reviews
- Several times a week
Does the job and great value for money – Very low cost ($117) and the machine does what it is supposed to do. I use this in a retail shop and it replaced a terrible Dyson DC19 that was constantly blocking in the head and was difficult to empty. The machine has a huge capacity and works really well. It is a little on the noisy side but bearable. The design is industrial to say the least… Read more
and shows a lack of thought. The accessories don't store very well and tend to fall off, the is no cord storage and one of the staff broke the original hard/soft floor tool at the swivel neck. I replaced that with a cheap unit off eBay and it is of much better quality. The steel wand comes in 2 parts but once joined, is impossible to separate.
While it isn't perfect, it does clean well and takes ages to fill up the bags. The bags themselves are quite cheap too. This would make a great workshop vac and is also ideally suited to light commercial environments. For regular home use, I would choose something that has better cord and tool storage.
Shop Vac Pro20 INOX Synchro 1400W 20L Wet & Dry Vacuum Dust Extractor - Model No ODFL110040 – I purchased this Shop Vac today with low expectations to replace our 18 year old Vax Wet & Dry vacuum cleaner from Stratco Punchbowl. Out of the box I was impressed with the accessories provided and it also uses a HEPA cartridge filter for those asthma sufferers. It also comes with a metal lockable vacuum wand/tube instead of the normal plastic… Read more
tubes that comes standard with most vacuum cleaners these days under $200. The metal wands are fixed and it's not telescopic. The accessories included are a dual surface nozzle, wet & dry nozzle, round brush, crevice tool and car tool and a universal tool adaptor for power tools. The replacement cartridge filter is $29 and a replacement dust bag is $14.95 for a packet of 5 bags. You can probably get this cheaper at Godfrey's. The guide also includes a mail order form incase you need to purchase extra accessories from Shop Vac or a replacement parts. Another interesting fact I found are the list of Shop Vac Service Centres in Australia provided with the guide. When we had to replaced the suction hose on our Vax we called everywhere for an OEM hose and we wasted half of our day looking for a parts provider.
Once you've taken the machine out of the box you'll need to instalI the 4 wheels and vacuum side handles which was easy enough to do and shouldn't take anything more than 15 minutes. You'll find the vacuum very easily manurable and light to pick-up.
The machine also has a synchro/ power take off function if you want to use this machine in the workshop garage. So basically, you plug in your power tools to the onboard electrical socket on the vacuum and when you turn on your power tool i.e. electric saw. The vacuum should turn on as well and will assist in capturing the saw dust from the power tool (maximum power tool capacity is 1000W).
The suction power on this machine is unbelievable that you can compare to vacuum cleaners worth $500 upwards. The vacuum bag in this 20litre machine is massive!!! It's about a metre long and 800mm in width. The power cord is around 3 metres and 2.4 metres Lock-on hose.
I found I didn't have to go over the same spots multiple times to remove dust so I'm very happy! That's what you want from a vacuum cleaner. I also can't comment about using it on wet areas yet as I don't have anything to try it on but in our place it will mostly be used for standard vacuuming around the house.
Overall, I am very impressed with this Shop Vac vacuum/ dust extractor. I hope it last as long as my old Vax Wet & Dry vacuum cleaner.
If there's any con I would say, I wish there's a blower function to use on our pet but we have a separate pet dryer/blower anyway. Also, maybe they could have added an accessory mount. But for $173 dollars (advertised $183 at Stratco and nearly $230 plus in other places like VEK Tools) I found myself bargain.
I'm happy to recommend this product.
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