Comments on: Craftsman Clean N Carry 2-Gallon Wet/Dry Vac

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:01:59 +0000

These are great little vacs. However my new favorite tool is my cordless ryobi wet/dry vac (not the fake dustbuster thing). Its a little bit bigger than the craftsman but runs on the one+ batteries and is great for quick cleanups when im working or in places theres no outlet for 100 feet. Wish it also ran on ac like the dewalt though, then it would be perfect.

By: flarney

flarney — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:02:31 +0000

I’m a Fedex driver and I find shop vacs all over my route on garbage day. The one I have works great, the 4 others I’ve given to friends work well too. Why buy when stuff is out for the legal taking.

By: Jereme Green

Jereme Green — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:40:06 +0000

The wet and dry vacs are the bet oes to have one time a basement got flooded And I used the shop vac to get the water out of the basement

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:13:32 +0000

@Ted

Find a place that sells boat repair stuff. They will have a clear or colour match gel coat repair package that will fix that for you. Any bumps can be wet sanded down and a little buffing will make it shine again.

By: Kevin Pace

Kevin Pace — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:08:17 +0000

@MeasureOnceCutTwice

It runs on an extension cord only, no batteries.

By: Ted

Ted — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:06:45 +0000

The algae & scale is less gnarly on a 3 month cleanout schedule

Vaguely related question, anyone have a repair solution for nicks in the gelcoat? I’ve got a small, less than 1/4″ diameter, chip near the waterline that goes down to the fiber.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:32:09 +0000

I picked up this little vac a few years ago at a black friday sale for $15. I had a larger one but I thought for the price why not? I use this one all the time. You can get into some hard to reach places that are not always as easy with a big one. I see it on sale now for about $20 and think it is well worth the price.

By: MeasureOnceCutTwice

MeasureOnceCutTwice — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:15:13 +0000

What ever happened to the good old fashioned garden hose siphon?

That said, a good portable wet/dry vac is a godsend. I use the mini Dewalt for most things, then break out the full sized vac for major jobs.

Question: Is the Craftsman vac AC powered or battery powered?

By: roger rainey

roger rainey — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:56:45 +0000

I prefer the Dewalt version. It runs on AC or 18V DC rechargeable battery. Probably a bit weaker, but for big jobs you break out the real shop vac anyway.

By: BJN

BJN — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:08:38 +0000

I use this little shop vac to inflate and deflate whitewater rafts. I plug it into an inverter (300W if I recall correctly to provide the amps needed) powered from a vehicle battery.

I prefer my larger shop vacs for vacuuming out water from the spots in my spa that don’t drain.

By: fred

fred — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:16:08 +0000

Water transfer pumps are useful tools in the plumbing business. many come with a suction “foot” that gets you down pretty low.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CPZTEK/ref=asc_df_B000CPZTEK813613?smid=AF8EGQ3KRZQB6&tag=dealt3672-20&linkCode=asn

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:41:24 +0000

To drain & clean our horse troughs (100 gal) without flooding the area around them, we got a small battery-powered sump pump, about $15 or so at Tractor Supply IIRC. We attach a hose on the drain end and leave it running, come back a whiiiiile later and the trough is just about drained with all the water running down the hill 100 ft away. It can’t ever get the last inch or so, but it still pretty much does what we need it to. I wish we had one that didn’t run on batteries, though.