Is this old boomer vacuum worth spending money on?It works greatBags are expensive like $10/each and they say to replace every 3 months but theyre huge and i just leave them until theyre full like over a yearThe hose is mostly good but the switch is worn which is probably an easy fix but i consider getting all new hose and attachments because for some reason nothing here really seems to fit with each otherI mean you can make it work but its all mismatched and nothing clicks in you have to kind of hold it all togetherIdk the house was an estate sale maybe the family took all the good parts?
Buy a new hose/wand/head set so that everything works/fits with everything. And if you can't find a hose with the right contact pattern for the socket you can just bypass that with a switch.Hell you can even make your own central vac with a shop vac, some PVC pipe, and a switch at each outlet, which is what I did in my office/shop.
>>2794171If it's old, it sucks.If it sucks, it's good.
>>2794212If you DIY anyway why not add a cyclonic separator and never have to buy bags/filters?
>>2794417I think you still need bags but a lot less frequently.>>2794171If it works with a new switch and you do any woodworking, that’s not a bad find. Once you sand a couple times in the garage with a car parked in there, you will understand what I mean.
>>2794417That and interpose a panty hose leg between dust and bag. It's an ancient shop vac trick I've used for decades. I collect used shop vacs to scatter about my shops and have never had to replace a filter so protected. I also use one to line my Makita handheld.
>>2794417>never have to buy bags/filtersNah, fuck the filter jew. It has the same filter in it that it had when I put it in like 7 years ago. I just blast the shit out of it with compressed air one or twice a year and it works fine.
>>2794171The in house system in my 93 had a fucking huge ass vacuum unit twice as big and twice as heavy as a regular vacuum had to be drug around room to room. I briefly considered making the garage main unit a dedicated garage vacuum on a manual switch with normal shop vac accessories but it took such a fuck ton of space on the wall so I just ripped it out and got rid of it.
Since this is a sucky thread, which new shop vacuums suck the least while also sucking the most? I want something industrial quality. No flimsy little casters, good flexible quality hose. Not fuckall huge, but around 4-8 gallon capacity so it doesnt take up all the damn room. Good way to store accessories and extensions so they are easily accessible and not in the way... You get where I'm going with this.
>>2794703Can’t speak to the “industrial quality” but I have been pleased with this rigid. It’s a unique form factor which makes storing all the associated bullshit easy. Having the shit collect in something that can be dumped without inverting the whole thing is nice too.https://www.ridgid.com/us/en/11-gal-smart-cart-wet-dry-vac
>>2794703https://www.grainger.com/product/DAYTON-Shop-Vacuum-12-gal-Tank-Size-61HV86
>>2794703starmix
