Vacmaster 4 Gallon, 5 Peak HP with 2-Stage Industrial Motor Wet/Dry Floor Vacuum, VF408, Blue

This thing really SUCKS!!! And it’s so quiet too!
I just got mine day before yesterday and have only had a little time to try it but that’s all I needed to see just how much this thing can suck up! It has way more, several times more sucking power than my 1.5hp ShopVac and makes only a fraction of the noise the old shop vac does. Besides its super sucking power I cant believe how quiet it is! I was hoping to find one that wasn’t as noisy as my old shop vac but have a lot more suction power and this is it. The first time I turned this on I had my TV on at normal volume and I expected not to be able to hear anything else but the vacuum. Surprise! I could still hear the TV and understand what they were saying without any problem at all!As for sucking power, this thing is like, WOW! I bet it could suckup and hold a bowling ball with the end of the hose. I’m a bachelor with a strong aversion to house cleaning. Add to that a bad lower back and a neck injury that makes doing anything quite painful. So needless to say, but I will any who, my place is a little more than say,, a disaster area. It would just about take a tornado to clean it up. With that in mind this vac is just what I needed. It’s light weight and has such sucking power I only have to go across an area a couple of times for it to suck up rocks, sand, dirt, goat heads, stickers, and everything else that has built up over the years. My old shop vac couldn’t suck up the same stuff this one did in a minute, even if I run my old one across the same area all day.My only complaint about this one is the wands that came with it. They are so flimsy! Granted, they are light weight, but they are also very crooked. When I stuck them together with the bow in each one going the opposite of the other it almost looks like a snake crawling across the floor. With the bow in each one turned the same way it makes a nice rainbow shape. Maybe not a complete rainbow, but enough to be very notice able. It would really help if they had a little larger inside diameter and a little thicker wall so that there was more to them. Also if they had a larger ID it wouldn’t restrict the suction power like the ones it has does. But, other shop vac tubes that are stronger, longer, and don’t have a bow in them, will fit and work with it’s hose.I have a pretty good upright vac but the beater bar in the head of it likes to catch on a string in the carpet and unravel it wrapping it around the bar in the process. It does pretty good in large open area’s, which I don’t have cuz of too much stuff. And even though it has a hose and attachments, when using the hose the beater head keeps running and it makes all sorts of noise. I’m so glad that I decided to give this one a try! It has so much sucking power and is so quiet I can hardly believe it. I’ve never in my life seen or used such a strong vacuum that is so quiet! It probably even has enough suction power to run one of those small roller brush heads that work off of the air flow. Even if it doesn’t it still has enough suck power to pull up all but the deepest dirt in the carpet. I highly recommend this vacuum for anybody looking for a new one. You might want to pick up a set of stronger & longer wands or tubes for the hose but it still does pretty good with the ones that come with it. This has to be the best vacuum anywhere for under $100. Besides, if you don’t like it you can always send it back. But I’d bet that after you try it you wouldn’t let anybody take it away from you for anything.So if you are looking for a good deal on a great vacuum you should give this one a shot. I bet you will be very happy with it.There’s one other little thing and that’s the bags for it. They are a bit expensive and a little hard to find other than on Amazon. So after using the one that came with it I’m going to try one of the blue wrap around paper filters that I use with my old shop vac. It doesn’t have the plastic ring to hold it on but a good sized rubber band or small bungee cord should hold it on over the paper filter inside it.

Jury Is Still Out – UPDATE
UPDATE: After having used this vacuum for several months these are my thoughts: I like the suction of this vacuum as it does an excellent job on wood floors, carpet, dusting blinds and baseboards. It maneuvers good. The metal things on the side that hold the hose in place when not in use, at first I liked the idea, but over time I’ve removed them as I would hit the wall or furniture when not being careful. I would forget how far they stick out. The cord reel still has to be manipulated to get the cord to coil up, sometimes more than other times. I don’t think I would pay the price this vacuum is listed at now, as there could be other less expensive ones with similar features. I really wish the cord reel worked better but have learned how to work it so it works OK. I still have not used it for wet pickup so can’t speak to that. I am satisfied with the performance and glad I kept it but I have learned to make some adjustments.I have only used this vacuum a short time and will update after I am more familiar with it. But this is what I have observed so far: Let me start with the positive – size is compact and maneuvers well, excellent suction, hose is stored around top of canister, which is convenient, good length of electrical cord, can use paper bags for inside use. I gave three stars for the following reasons: motor sounds strange, don’t know if there is a problem or not, only time will tell, automatic rewind of cord is questionable at best, it doesn’t just rewind like you would expect it to, it has to be jiggled and manipulated while pressing the rewind button, the wands are weak when vacuuming carpet, they bend with any pressure, the combination floor/carpet tool has just one line of brush underneath the head and doesn’t seem to do a very good job on wood, I finally resorted to using my old tool which has brushes around the entire perimeter of the tool, (see picture). I feel the old tool made better contact and covers more area when using on wood. Works fine on carpet. There is no button on hose handle to release some of the suction if using on drapes, etc. where you might want less suction which could be an issue. I can’t speak to the effectiveness of wet pickup of the vacuum as I don’t intend to use it for that. I’m undecided if I will return or not. Will update with additional pros or cons after I am more familiar with vacuum.

Fonctionne parfaitement. Nettoie le BBQ en un rien de temps.

Arrived promptly, very handy and doing the job!