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

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.

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.

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.

Got this for my dad and he loves it! Still works great after a being used a ton and holds up great! The quality of the material used is good and holds up! Would definitely recommend if you’re looking for a new wet/dry vaccuum!

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.

This thing will pull you carpet up very good suction

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 2½" 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!

I was surprised and disappointed that this shop vac can not use a bag! I purchased the vac along with the recommended filter bags.. you know, where they offer the add on item that goes with or compliments the item purchased. Well, both came in but the shop vac does not have anything on the intake port to attach the bag to!! It's just a hole... no nozzle diffuser, no extension with a collar or anything to connect a bag to. Who does that??? I have never seen a shop vac that can't be used with a filter!!