Shop-Vac QPL40 10-Gallon 4-Horsepower Wet/Dry Vacuum | 
| Brand: Shop-Vac
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $155.95
Buy New: $104.30
as of 11/24/2009 03:07 CST details
You Save: $51.65 (33%)
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  26 reviews
Media: Tools & Hardware
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 22
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: 925-40-10
Model: QPL40
UPC: 026282925404
EAN: 0026282925404
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| Features:
| • | 10-Gallon 4-Horsepower wet/dry vacuum is durable enough for home or job site | | • | Powerful 4-Horsepower motor provides 55 inches of sealed pressure and 130 CFM | | • | 2-stage filtering system includes high-quality cartridge filter and dust bag | | • | Includes 6-foot locking hose, extension wands, crevice and gulper tools, and 14-inch floor nozzle with squeegee insert | | • | 1-year warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Shop-Vac 10-Gallon 4 HP wet/dry vacuum is durable enough for home or job site. Featuring a powerful 4 HP motor, it provides 55 inches of sealed pressure and 130 CFM. The built-in tool storage bucket includes a 6-foot locking hose, extension wands, crevice and gulper tools, and a 14-inch floor nozzle with squeegee insert. The two-stage filtering system includes a high-quality cartridge filter and a dust bag. The collection tank has side-carrying handles, easy-roll caster system, tank drain, and an 18-foot power cord It comes with a 1-year warranty.
Product Description
Super-quiet operation is just one of the many features of this wet/dry vac. A great vacuum at a great price. Pick up one for yourself and one as a gift. U.S.A. Gallons: 10, HP: 4, Seal Pressure (in.): 61, CFM: 150
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 A great machine! May 31, 2009
Grand Shopper (Corpus Christi, TX)
I bought this vacuum three years; and it's still going strong. It is very quiet and powerful. And it has never failed to do the job.
 Junk, garbage, crap... how else could I describe it? March 2, 2009
Joe Darooky (Forest Hill, MD USA)
3 out of 13 found this review helpful
Everything about this vacuum makes me think it's junk. When will these manufacturers learn that consumers are craving a better-made shop vacuum? It is at the point now that I must be careful when I choose to vacuum because this thing just puts me in such a foul mood. It is just such a piece of garbage that I want to drive over it with my truck and then burn what's left.
Like almost every other shop vacuum manufacturer, the friction fit attachments, wand, and hose require Atlas-like strength to stay together. If you dont force them together, they simply come apart at the worst possible moment. Oh, I could count a million times this has happened to me. Recently, my wife was kind enough to clean my shop while I was away. Her first comment was "That shop vac is a real piece of crap. Now I know why it makes you so grumpy!"
Let's not forget the wheels either. Even the wheels are junk. Will these manufacturers ever learn to make a shop vac that can roll over its own power cord? When the wheels hit the cord, the whole unit comes to an abrupt halt; often pulling the hose apart from the wand (see above). Then you have to go back to the vacuum, spin it off the cord, and reassemble any parts that have come off.
The most used but least effective tool on the unit is the floor sweeper. Why oh why do they put the bristle part in front of the vacuum area on this fitting? It just makes the attachment spread the dirt. Honestly now, does this company ever try to use their own product? I doubt it.
The hose on these units are such a joke. Its like pulling a Slinky around the shop. The hoses are cheap and flimsy. Give the hose a slight tug and the shop vac does nothing. Give it a firm tug and it comes racing at you like greased lightning. Look out!
Then there's the filter issue. It clogs too easily. The only time you have real suction is when the filter is first cleaned. Within 5 minutes of use, more than half of the suction power is gone.
And lastly, there is a serious noise issue. A shop vac will make you deaf. The high pitch whine (even with the overpriced "muffler") drives an annoying sound through rooms, up stairs, and into your neighbor's house.
There are no good options for shop vacs. The Ridgid, Craftsman, and Shop Vac units are all the same. Each is junk. Save your money and buy a good quality broom and dust pan. Sweeping is fast, simple, and far less frustrating.
Good product February 4, 2009
Jeanette H. Winje (Lake City, CA United States)
Use this often in the shop and our 1870 B and B. Love it.
As advertised. Will go back to this company.
 Solid performance -- attachments are a little limited November 23, 2008
Mahlers2nd
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
We got this for our basement and also because my husband does a lot of home building projects and this vacuum has worked very well over the years. For the most part -- it has really stood up under the abuse (though the switch quit working shortly after we got it so the only way to turn it on and off is by plugging it in or unplugging it -- or using a power strip with a switch).
This thing has a LOT of power and will suck up virtually everything in its path -- so be sure you don't aim it at anything you DON'T want to have vacuumed up -- like small pets, clothing, etc.
I gave it 4 stars because of the switch malfunction and I would really like to see more attachments for smaller areas -- but that probably isn't totally fair since it really is intended for large spaces and heavy duty jobs. However, since it is down in the basement and garage area -- it would be great if there were attachments that would be a bit more "car friendly" so that you could get into the nooks and crannies of car interiors better.
All in all, I would definitely buy this again and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone that was thinking about it. We wind up using it far more than I ever thought we would.
Shop Vac Customer Service is Outstandiing November 13, 2008
P. Dayton (Philadelphia, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had a few Shop Vacs in my little workshp over the last 40 years. I have been adding them, not replacing them. They have proved to be extremely reliable... the oldest one still doing dust collection duty for my table saw. I just had a problem with my "newest" one, a 10 gal unit. I emailed Shop Vac and explained the problem. In about 1 hour they sent me a response and said they will ship a replacement part. They stand behind their products!
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