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littlemissmartypants

(22,631 posts) Fri Jan 25, 2013, 01:49 AM Jan 2013

Help! I need to buy a wet/dry

shop vac. Any suggestions? Thank you. lmsp

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Help! I need to buy a wet/dry (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Jan 2013 OP

I got a pretty good one from Costco for about 30 buks OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2013 #1

Before you buy any particular model, check the price/availability of replacement filters. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #2

I've had a big Sears one for 20 years. Still going strong. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #3

Big Lots. I bought one there for only $39. RebelOne Feb 2013 #4

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)

1. I got a pretty good one from Costco for about 30 buks

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Fri Jan 25, 2013, 01:58 AM

Jan 2013

But it depends on what you need it for. I just needed mine for around the houSe

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. Before you buy any particular model, check the price/availability of replacement filters. n/t

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Fri Jan 25, 2013, 03:57 AM

Jan 2013

sinkingfeeling

(51,444 posts)

3. I've had a big Sears one for 20 years. Still going strong.

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Fri Jan 25, 2013, 10:46 AM

Jan 2013

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

4. Big Lots. I bought one there for only $39.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 04:17 PM

Feb 2013

My water heater conked out. I live in a mobile home and it is in my bedroom closet. Water leaked all over the bedroom carpet. The vac worked just fine in sucking up all the water. And it can also be used as a regular vac for the carpet, which I had to do when my carpet vacuum died.

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