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(More customer reviews)This is seriously one of the best tools I have purchased for my home in the last 10 years. I use it constantly for various tasks.
First, it is a heavy-duty wet/dry vacuum. That means you can easily vacuum up everything from crusted mud to broken glass to kid's art supplies without any worries. It has strong suction and a wide nozzle, so it seems to just pick up everything. When a glass breaks, I use this vacuum to get the little tiny shards that brooms always miss. The suction is so strong I something use it on my thick carpets instead of my conventional vacuum with rug-beater. It pulls things out from deep inside the fibers. I also use it to clean my car--it works better than those units at the gas station you have to feed constantly with quarters. I recently cleaned my computer with it. There are no small nozzles included, but I didn't need them. I opened the top of the computer, held the big nozzle about 6" above it, and all of the dust was sucked up easily.
As for wet operation, when my washing machine overflowed, I had water all over the floor. I merely opened the top, removed the filter, and I could then suck up the water easily off of the floor. When one of my kids vomited on the carpet, I used some Resolve Carpet Cleaner, water, a brush, and this vacuum to get it looking like new. There is a great flat-nozzle that works wonders to pull water out of thick carpeting.
The best part about the vacuum is the package. Sure--4.5 gallons is not a huge volume, but I frankly do not have room in my home for a 16-gallon wet/dry vacuum. For the rare time I need to vacuum water, I can take a few trips to the sink to empty the tub. The real genius of this vacuum is the square shape. Any other small wet-dry vacuum is normally still a round shape (just like their bigger brothers). Ridgid was genius to make this square. It fits easily on a shelf with other toolboxes. All of the attachments fit inside the lid securely. Nothing is dangling off the side attached to some clip. Once you put this away, everything stays put.
The filter does a great job of keeping the air clean as well. I have even vacuumed up dust from sheetrock. Just be sure to remove the filter before you vacuum up water, and clean the filter occasionally. I like to take it outside and chuck it against the concrete. That does the trick. About once a year, I use my conventional home bagged-vacuum cleaner to suck the finer dust out of the filter.
In short, I am not a contractor, and just needed a heavy-duty vacuum for the realities of life that did not take up my whole storage area. This genius device fit the bill perfectly (and even my wife knows how to use it). I highly recommend it.
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Ridgid WD4522 4.5 Gallon Pro Pack Portable Wet/Dry Vacuum4.5 Gallon Pro Pack Portable Wet/Dry Vac Features: 5.0 Peak HP Motor provides Powerful performance comparable to larger size wet/dry vacs. The vacs "tool box shape" design allows easy storing, stacking and transport to and from job sites. Self-Contained Storage allows the hose, 20' power cord and nozzles to be neatly store inside the vac under hinged covers so transporting the vac to and from job sites is hassle free. Weighs only 15.5 Pounds allowing for easy portability Large cushion grip handle folds flat into top of vac. Allows the vac to be easily stacked, stored and carried. Storage Brackets Keep 2 extension wands stored on board and conveniently accessible. Scroll Noise Reduction is a patented feature that provides quiet operation by precisely controlling the flow of air through the vac. 3-Layer Fine Dust Filter captures fine dust particles such as dry wall dust. Tug-A-Long Locking Hose locks the expandable 2' to 7' hose to the vac so it won't pull loose during use. Long 20' Power Cord allows cleaning over a wide area. Cord neatly stores inside the vac.
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