"john" wrote in message
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Hi Mike
I have a longer description of this written & up addressed to Sears,
from which I made this post. I am definitely going to contact them, but
I am hoping to be better prepared or more knowledgeable before I do. I
hope to hear of others who have/ have not had problems w/ shop vacs
emitting dust. I've been doing more on line research since I made this
post & what I'm reading @ some sites (some what between the lines) is
that a HEPA filter does not mean that the vacuum is a HEPA device. Also
one site that is selling $2K vacs, is that no "cheap vac" is a HEPA
device. I hope they are wrong.


Thanks John. Actually, I should have said more in my reply to you. I am
interested in what Sears says and has to offer, but as well, I'm interested
in alternate address of the issue. I just wondered if Sears had
"recognized" the issue and stocked or supplied a suitable address of the
problem. Sometimes we get lucky and the company will offer a retrofit
product free (given some success at negotiating with them). I was kind of
curious if you'd reached any level of success with Sears on this front.

I have a Sears behemoth shop vac too and I have the same issue you do. Not
to mention the noise that rivals a jet engine. I probably should just buy a
new shop vac - smaller by a long shot than what I currently own, but I guess
I'd rather find a simple solution to the filtration problem. The link that
one of the guys posted yesterday might be the ticket for that. The noise is
something I address with ear muffs. My god, this thing is loud! If my shop
vac ever dies, I will certainly look with a greater scrutiny at the device
that replaces it.

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-Mike-