Shop-Vac 9520262 5-Gallon 4.5-Peak HP Hang Up Wall Mounted Wet/Dry Vacuum
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Shop-Vac 9520262 5-Gallon 4.5-Peak HP Hang Up Wall Mounted Wet/Dry Vacuum
Customer Review: STRONG...BUT NOISY
Summary: 4 Stars
I originally purchased this vac in 2002. I mostly use this little vac on a 21/2 inch dust collection system for my table saw and miter saw. It does a real good job of removing dust and chips from the two tools. I have it hanging on a 10x10 post to one side of my small shop and can vacuum the whole shop floor with the 18 foot vac hose that came with the machine. It has a good selection of tools and filter replacement is fast and easy. However, it is noisy. It actually drowns out the sound of my table saw. The 4" Delta dust collector I use for my planer and jointer is actually quieter than this little vac. I will continue to use it (maybe build a sound box for it), because it does do a great job. Except for the noise level, I would reccommend it to anyone.
An update...Nov. 2004...8 months after I got this machine it started making strange growling sounds at shutdown, and was getting very hot. I called Shop Vac's customer service and the rep was extremely helpful. She told me to put it in the orig box and ship it back to them and they would replace or repair it free. I commented that the orig box was long gone, and could I use a generic box. She said never mind, we will send you a new unit and you put the old one in that box and send it back. Three days later the new machine showed up, I unpacked it and repacked the old one, applied the shipping label they supplied and sent it back. The replacement machine has worked flawlessly now for about a year and a half. Want to thank Shop Vac for their excellent customer service.
Update...April 2005..This little vac is still hanging on it's post and doing a great job. It probably averages 2-3 hours of run time every day and has performed perfectly. It now only services the miter saw, r/o sanders, large disc sander and of course cleaning the shop( everything else is on the 4"). Still highly recommend this vac...it is a great little tool.
UPDATE...JANUARY 2007..It's still hanging on its post and still doing a great job. Ya gotta love a machine that keeps on delivering great performance year after year. Still highly recommend this vac.
STILL JAN 2007...shortly after writing the update above my little vac began to make weird noises at shutdown. I contacted my local repair shop and was told if they had to get into the motor it would cost over $100 to repair. They recommended that I contact Shopvac direct. I called the 1-800 number and after speaking to a very nice young lady, discovered I could purchase a new motor for $40, including shipping. Needless to say I ordered one. It took about ten days to arrive in the mail and took less than 15 minutes to install. My little vac is once again doing its job, still hanging on the same post for over five years. I think any electrical appliance that will last five years with the use and abuse this one has had is a great machine. Still highly recommend.
Customer Review: Pretty decent after all
Summary: 4 Stars
In my shop I have 2 electric miter saws, 1 full size wood lathe
2 belt grinders, 2 bench grinders with wire wheels on them
1 drill press, 1 10" planer 1 metal chop saw, 1 14" bandsaw,
1 6" jointer, 1 10" table saw, 2 router tables, plus a few
hand drills, pad sanders, belt sanders etc etc..
ANyway.. I had a ankle deep acumulation of sawdust/shavings/chips in my shop. This machine is not a super
powerful professional shop tool. On the other hand if you mount
it on the wall and then use the 18' hose to suck up all
the debris in your shop it works pretty well...HOWEVER
first take out the filter that comes in the thing, and replace
it with the foam filter. The finer filter clogged up pretty
quick, however cleaned out well with a blast from the compressor.
The foam filter ups your suction by about 30 percent. The problem I kept having is that I was getting a
clogged hose where the hose meets the machine. Easy to break
up the plug and go on, but annoying.. It seemed to balk the
most at the lathe, I had been turning fir table legs the
day before. This vac is aimed mostly at the fellow who is
going to suck up that bit of dust his hand drill makes
after drilling a small hole. However the photos in the ads show
a guy vacuuming a bandsaw..hmmm.. Anyway after cleaning up
a mess that was more suited to a much more powerfull vac; I suspect that this will keep up with the day to day out put
of chips/sawdust/shavings that all of my machines make. The
concept IS a good one. Mount the vac on the wall in a central
location, and use the long hose to clean up....So for small
to medium work I would rate this vac as most suitable. However
if you want something that will suck a mouse out of the wall
of your garage, no go..Get one of those 10 amp 10 gallon supervacs. But for the day to day shop upkeep... It will do...
And after the HARD work is done I will put the finer filter
back on, cause with the foam filter on, while you get more
suction, you also get a LOT of dust discharge.. The other
filter while it does reduce the suction, also reduces the dust
output to almost nothing.....
So for convenient shop cleanup this is a good thing...Get one...
Customer Review: Hang-up pro not quite a pro, but not bad
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had this vacuum for over a year now. Using the high-efficiency filter, this vacuum is primarily used to vacuum our pellet stove. Typically this vacuum is used 4 times a week from October through March. Overall impressions: it is fairly noisy (it is a high-power vacuum, so there is some noise), it has plenty of power, the long hose is really useful (especially in garages), and it has performed well except for one problem.
After 9 months or so the vacuum stopped working. I turned it on and it just whirred for 1/2 second and stopped completely. Not willing to throw it away, I opened the top up to see what was going on. After a bit of investigation it turned out that there is an electrical connection that is passed through a dual contact. It is hard to describe, but suffice it to say that the wire comes in one side, a new wire on the other side goes to the motor, and a metal plate bridges between the wire ends (a piece of copper wire also bridges across. This connection burned out on mine. So, I took a piece of 14 gauge copper wire and used that to replace the burned out wire on the bridged connection. Problem solved.
This is a good vacuum, but you may need to perform exploratory surgery on your vacuum in the future.
Overall, I am pleased with this vacuum. It is reasonably priced for the function it provides. I have not noticed any dirt or dust coming out of the vacuum while vacuuming the very fine ash from the pellet stove. Without the one problem listed above, this would be a 5-star review for me.
Customer Review: Want-a-Clean Car
Summary: 4 Stars
I puchased this vacuum to use in my garage both for general clean-up and to vacuum my cars. The vacuum power is great and the storage capacity is good. I am a little disappointed in the fact that all of the tools/accesories that come with the unit can not be put on the accesory rack that comes with it to attach to the wall. I would be nice if Shop Vac would come up with an accessory holder that holds all of the tools at one time, and in such a way as to allow the user to take a tool without having to take the whole thing apart in order to get what you want to use. In addition, they put the hose mount on the canister right in front of the unit. In addition to the thickness of the wall mount and the canister, with the hose attached to the unit, it sticks out from the wall about 20 inches. This is OK if you have a garage with a large space between the automobile you park in it and the wall where the unit is attached to. In my case, there is only about 36 inches between the wall and the car side, which does not allow me to put the unit on that wall without bumping into it in the way all the time when you have to pass by. Perhaps Shop Vac could also consider having the hose come from the side of the unit instead of directly in front of the unit. This would solve the problem entirely. Otherwise it is a powerful good vacuum.Customer Review: Quality Shop Vac, Convenient Package
Summary: 4 Stars
Pros:
Fairly quiet (lets face it, it's a shop vac, it will make some noise)
Plenty of power
Large bucket capacity
Filter does not clog easily
Good pre-filter extends the run time
Hanging on the wall, it is never in the way and is always ready for use
Quality 18' hose is very convenient
Cons:
You must remove it from the wall to empty the bucket
The wall mounted accessory rack does not hold all the attachments
This is an update of a review that I wrote in January. I have now owned this product for 4 or 5 months and I am still very satisfied. I do a decent amount of wood work and this vac holds its own with my saws, sanders and router table. It is very convenient to have this hanging on the wall, out of the way and ready to go at any time. The other night I wanted to do some sanding, I plugged my sander into power and hooked up the 18' vacuum hose and off I went. It has enough flow to keep up with the power tools and enough suction for carpets and car seats. Noise level is good for a shop vac and the long hose and wall mount capability allow you to mount it away from your work area further reducing the noise.