RIDGID 14 Gallon Pro Vac WD1450 Vacuum Review

I have a funny/sad story about my dad's shop vac. My dad got one for Christmas. One day he loaded it in the back of his truck to take to a friends house. When he was on the highway, the shop vac took a ride out of the truck and crashed. My dad forgot to close the tailgate. Anyways, I love my shop vac and it comes in handy all the time. My dad cannot touch it, though. LOL.

i love my shop vac, don't know how i made it so long without one

I have the same vac and it's great. Was very happy when I got it!!!

Great review. My dad swears by his shop vac and keeps using it year after year .. this year it helped save the kitchen after a pipe burst and flooded the floors.

I recently had to use a shop vac to vacuum up water from a Hot Water Tank issue. It was so fast and easy but I would hate to have to see how it works on several inches of water.

Great review. Honest and straight-forward. With all the rain we have had lately I appreciate you taking the time to write this review. Our fingers are crossed for you!

We'll have to think about this. We put in a sump pump but the water has to be 3 inches. Last time it rained for 4 days straight we got water in the basement. Hubby was recovering from surgery so there I was with a mop. Hmm..Thanks! Jo

Wow Jolie, hope that you have found the shopvac did the trick!

yeah, we've spent a lot of money on water prevention. We got a little that weekend but it could have been a whole lot worse. We osed a craftsman water vac to pick up the water we did get and nothing was damaged.

dig a hole in the lowest point and put in a suction pump.

Jolie, is it a Shop Vac or is it a Ridgid? They are two different brands. People sometimes use the term "shop vac" as a generic word for a workshop vacuum cleaner, but Shop Vac is a brand name like Kleenex and Xerox. So do you have a Shop Vac or a Ridgid vacuum cleaner?

Thanks!

--Bob

I've used shopvacs many times on constrution project and have had good success except for with using it on drywall dust. Sounds like it did a good job for you also. If you have to remove the carpet I would suggest using the carpet tiles when you replace it. We had to install a sump pump in my grandparent's basement in Baltimore to keep the basement dry on those rare occasions. Good luck on the drying out.

Our fingers are crossed! : ) Looks like it's working well so far. Thanks for the info. Good luck. Good review.

I couldn't get along without my Shop Vac. In fact, earlier this evening I used it to service my friend's central air conditioner. A couple of minutes and we were able to clear a clogged drainage line. Great review Jolie.

We have one and it does a great job for most jobs. I hope it works for you!

We hit 5 inches this weekend. :(
Sorry about your basement..the shopvac always comes through in a pinch!!!

8 inches of rain! Where I live we only get a little more than that in a whole year. I hope you dry out soon.