Comments on: RIDGID Wet Dry Vacuums VAC1200 Heavy Duty Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner and Blower Vac, 12-Gallon, 5.0 Peak Horsepower Detachable Leaf Blower Vacuum Cleaner with Pro-Grade Hose

By: Marsha Segerberg

Marsha Segerberg — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:54:41 +0000

Disgusted and angry! I wish I had not bought this piece of trouble.
I am very disappointed with this item. It is much larger than I expected and I have no room to store it. What’s worse: in the vacuum mode, it blows a tornado of air out the top vent and spews dust everywhere. The hand-held removable blower works ok, although you need a long extension cord to make it useful in a larger space. The feet/wheels on the bucket, once inserted, are almost impossible to remove and because of this, I couldn’t get it back in its box for return. And one of the vacuuming head attachments was missing. Furthermore, I did not realize that it is a Home Depot product and, had I known, I would not have purchased it because I’ve been stung more than once on Home Depot tools. When I investigated returning it to my local Home Depot store, I was told that they no longer sell this version of it and would not accept it for return. After all this, I missed the deadline for returning it to Amazon. Now I’m stuck with this elephant-sized, useless bucket that cost $128.29. Very disgusted with Home Depot, with Rigid, and with Amazon for making this such a loser for me.

By: VA Duck

VA Duck — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:54:41 +0000

Heavy Duty For Sure
This vac probably doesn’t need another 5-star review, there are already lots of perfectly good ones on this page, but I will add to its 5-star hit count. This is a really powerful vacuum at 5-HP, and the large diameter hose size is in keeping with the suction. The blower feature is a nice plus – but not tried yet. It seems like it ought to come with the bristle brush attachment – but accessories are readily available at Home Depot, be sure and buy the 2Â½” diameter hose sizes.Nits…the on/off switch is oddly placed, nearly hidden and a cord holder for the electrical cord would have been an easy improvement, still…5-Stars though!If you need/want a beast of a shop vac, this one won’t disappoint!

By: AZMTNRESCUER

AZMTNRESCUER — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:54:41 +0000

Great shop vac, even better blower.
This unit single handily converted to me a guy who uses a leaf blower. I bought it for it’s excellent reviews as a shop vac, but end up getting more use as a leaf blower. Works great for both and is pretty quiet for how powerful it is. Buy it.

By: QuattroStig

QuattroStig — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:54:41 +0000

Great for cleaning cars
Hose is plenty long to clean cars. Included tools/attachments are adequate for this use. It would have gotten 5 stars if it had a tool to handle animal fur and if its wheels/legs were a little more solid. Suction is fairly strong, it can suck up small objects up (even loose coins).It is loud, but all of the units I have used in the past were equally loud so it doesn’t bother me. I guess it might be a problem if you are trying to clean discretely or have to use it indoors.I used a rigid in my last shop that outlasted my 6 year employment so I have little doubt this vacuum will have no issues.

By: Richsark

Richsark — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:54:41 +0000

Works great Love the power

By: Lve2Exp

Lve2Exp — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:54:40 +0000

This vacuum is so powerful, it would vacuum up an elephant!!!
This vacuum is so powerful, it would vacuum up an elephant!!! Exactly what I was hoping for! I have been using it mainly on linoleum floor that I did not glue down, but it stapled down at the edges. I was concerned that the vacuum was so strong that it would pull the linoleum sheet up off the floor. However, the flat-ened attachment (the one used for getting into small cracks) has a little air vent at the back of it. This allows it to not get stuck on the floor and suck up the linoleum sheet AND it is still very strong. I have also been using it to vacuum up large sand particles (the largest are about half the size of an eraser on a pencil) and it does a pretty good job with that as well. Have not used it on water yet. Have not used the blower.The hose is easy to use and malleable. It attaches and unattached easily- I store it unattached to the vacuum. The hose attachments are also great. On vacuums I have had in the past, the attachments don’t stay on attached to the hose, but these don’t fall off.The wheels are a little difficult to install, but once installed the vacuum rolls very easily.This vacuum did not come with the biggest mouthpiece attachment, as shown in the picture.I can’t think of anything I don’t like about this vacuum.

By: gmesick

gmesick — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:54:40 +0000

A Beast, Because You NEED a Beast
I don’t use this for my day job, nor do I have a dedicated workshop. I’m a homeowner who grew tired of the small-diameter hose, underpowered, portable shop vacs that litter garages across the land. And, hard as it may be to accept, it takes a machine this large to actually serve as a reasonable home wet/dry vac.I knew this would have suction to spare. I was worried it might be too large for hallways in my house. But the width is just narrow enough, and the wheels make it easy to maneuver. I have toted it up and down stairs and out to the back yard without complaint. When I put it away, it takes up some space–but with its compact design, no more than it needs to.I have used it on sawdust after minor table saw work. I have used it for cleaning car interiors and cleaning the garage and cleaning an outdoor storage shed. I have removed the top to use it outside as a blower. It works great. And the various included attachments are truly useful.When it arrived, it was missing one of the attachments (so count them). But the customer support was excellent, and they sent a replacement right away (well done!).So. It sucks. It blows. In other words, it’s practically perfect in every way.

By: J. McCarthy

J. McCarthy — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:54:40 +0000

Powerful and just the right size
Great vac! My wife even uses it for spot cleaning the carpet – light enough for her to handle, wheels easily, and fits through interior doorways just fine. She says it actually lifts the carpet off the floor, which I’m not sure is a great idea but she likes that it will get to dust underneath that way. My only recommendation would be a removable power cord since it doesn’t retract and some kind of hose clips on the exterior. The hose fits in the canister but its a bit of a hassle to take it in and out, plus its dirty in there most of the time. Oh, and a crevice tool would be a good addition as well.

By: Terence Steven Grayson

Terence Steven Grayson — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:54:40 +0000

Great price
This thing will pull you carpet up very good suction