I bought a Sears with a U shaped bag. Those suck up the most without losing
suction. It was just a $100. And it has the ability to pump water uphill
without priming which apparently others cannot do. I've never used that
feature. Nice unit.


"John?] "
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My 20 year old shop vac went tits up yesterday; slowed to a stop in the
middle of some sawdust, spit sparks from the motor housing and died in
a cloud of electrical smoke as I yanked the plug from the wall. After
a chorus of "Taps", I decided to retire it permanently.

Anyone have a recommendation for a new one? The dead one was a "Shop
Vac" brand. It gave me long and faithful service but was *extremely*
noisy and had one of those annoying hoses that pulled out of the vac
anytime you reached for something with the hose. Looking for something
quieter with a positive latch of some kind for the hose.

John