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You'd think there'd be a warranty.
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that's pretty impressive. I suppose some of the better ones built today will last that long, but nothing made by shopvac. The on off switch on mine has never worked properly
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The unfortunate thing about today's shop vacs is that they all have some form of circuit board which is a weak point for longevity. I too, had an old Craftsman that ran for close to 15 years. The best I have been able to do with Ridgid shop vacs is 3 or 4 years.
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I have a Craftsman vac that is nearing 20 years old now-built like a tank.
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I've got a ShopVac that is about 31 years old now. On it's second motor now.
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I also have a Craftsman vac about 20 or 21 years old.
Part of me wishes it would die so I can justify replacing with a vac that doesn't sound like a 737 taking off. The other part of me wonders how many more decades I can get from it.
With one moving part it'll likely last longer than me.
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Yea! The Craftsman was built like a tank and as loud as one. Only had to replace the brush attachment and 1 of the wands. I had to keep the brush attachment because the shop vac doesn't have one. If I get 5 - 10 years with the new one since I only paid $100 for it. Even though I'm sure I paid a lot less for the Craftsman. It certainly spoiled me.
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I miss the days of using my dinghy with a girlfriend too. Zack Butler-4/18/24
The Revos apparently are designed to clamp railroad ties and pull together horrifically prepared joints
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