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Posted by DerbyDad03 on May 22, 2008, 2:45 pm
> HerHusband wrote:
> > Yes, you would need to remove the filter bag if you wanted to vacuum
> > liquids, but the same reasoning applies to the pleated paper filter
> > that comes with the vac.
>
> Nope. =A0Pleated paper works fine for wet pickup.
>
> > Personally, I have never had a need to vac liquids. Most of what I
> > vacuum is sawdust from woodworking, automobile carpets, drywall dust,
> > and COLD woodstove ashes (after shoveling the vast majority out). I
> > don't vacuum sharp objects very often either, but I've had nails and
> > other items go through and have not noticed any rips or tears in the
> > liner bags.
>
> > Another big bonus to the liner bags is when the tank gets full. No big
> > cloud of dust as you dump the tank, just unhook the bag and lift it
> > out. Very quick and painless...
>
> The people making regular vacs can hardly give away models that use bags a=
ny
> more. =A0Most people want bagless. =A0I see little chance of shop vacs mov=
ing in
> the opposite direction.
re: Most people want bagless
Not me. My wife bought a small bagless for doing stairs etc. and we
hated it the first time we had to empty the container. Even though we
took it outside to the garbage can to empty, the cloud of dust coated
us and the container itself. It was more work to clean up afterwards
than it was to vaccum the stairs.
Maybe people get used to it after a while, like they say you do when
you live next to the railroad tracks, but whenever possible, I choose
not to have to get used to things I don't like.
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