Customer Reviews
Shop-Vac 971-02-00 1-1/2-Gallon 2 HP Wet/Dry Vacuum 
2008-10-09
Good suction, wheels make it easy to move, plenty of cord and hose so that you don't have to keep unplugging it. Only negative - doesn't have a place to attach hose for blower function, like the larger models.
Little Tornado 
2008-10-02
My little shop vac is awesome! I live in a park model mobile home and needed a shop vac to clean up outside on my deck...it's a little tornado...worked even better than I had hoped...if you need lots of power in a small unit, this is the vac for you!
8.0 All Around Shop Vacuum 2008-08-08
I love the All Around Vacuum. I have purchsed two in the past years. The last two that I incouranged neighbors to purchase have defective cords. The cords kink and makes it very hard to wind up the cord.
My question? I need to purchase the vacuum hose only as my is broke. Is this possible?
Thank You
Great for bare floors 2008-07-28
We live with two 70+ pound dogs that shed about 13 months of the year. So, we've gotten rid of any carpet in our house and gone with laminate flooring throughout. My wife has tried Oreck, Shark, and Eureka vacuums and found them lacking (Oreck was too expensive to maintain, the others were too messy to clean).
Based on our experience in my workroom and garage, we tried this small ShopVac for less than $50. We are pleased with the results. It picks up all of the dog hair, slides around easily, and gets under furniture easily. Also, the bags are easy to change and last almost two weeks with daily vacuuming. Finally, it is light enough ( about five pounds ) to carry up and down while doing the stairs.
True, it does not have a HEPA filter, but the bags seem to trap most of the dust in our house. And it does not have on-board storage for additonal tools, but that would just be extra weight that we'd be carrying around.
Nice little vacuum 2008-02-27
Perfect when you want to clean up a smaller mess without have to deal with a huge vacuum. If you dealing with bigger messes, you'll need to go with a bigger unit.
1 1/2 gal Shop Vac 2008-02-13
Lightweight and portable, this Shop-Vac 1-1/2-gallon 1 HP wet/dry vacuum provides all the power of an upright vacuum. Featuring a powerful 6 Amp motor and a 1-1/2-gallon tank, a long 18-foot power cord allows this handy wet/dry vac to clean anywhere in the home. It includes a 6-foot-by-1-1/4-inch locking hose with extension nozzle, two 16-by-1.25-inch extension wands, a 12-inch deluxe combination nozzle with swivel end, a brush and squeegee insert, a gulper nozzle, a crevice tool, and a round brush. The multi-use filtering system contains a foam filter for wet pick-up, reusable dry disc filter, and a 1-1/2-gallon disposable filter bag. It comes with a 3-year warranty.
Just a great little vacuum cleaner 2008-01-28
I bought this for my wife to clean the parakeet's cage. (She has nine parakeets in a large cage.) It's fairly quiet, works very well, comes with a host of hose accessories, and it has casters, which is very rare for a unit of its small size.
The only thing my wife doesn't like is the power switch, which is a silicone boot covered rocker switch that just isn't so obvious to use, despite the ON and OFF markings.
Very Portable 2008-01-12
I bought this 1.5 gal. shop vac for small jobs at scattered locations around the house. My shopvac and floor vac are just to heavy and clumsy to set up and move around, especially up and down the stairs. This machine is amazingly light and easy to carry. It is great for sucking up dust bunnies under the bed or elsewhere on hard floors or short-piled rugs. The very flexible hose is great for dusting. I found the accessories to be well designed. To achieve portability, though, it has smaller capacity; it won't hold a bushel of sawdust. But, it is easy to dump. For this reason I don't bother with a bag which makes dumping less convenient and more expensive. The reusable filter is easy to remove and clean. The handle is comfortble as the sharp edge is up rather than down so it dosn't dig into your fingers (an amazingly common problem). The switch is easy to operate. It is not at all tippy. The screw-on lock for the hose is easy to grip and turn. To make it even more easy to transport, you might want to attach a 2" plastic hook to a right-angle bracket slipped under the screw that holds the handle on. This hook then can carry the cord as well as an accessory bag which in turn allows one to carry the whole system with one hand instead of three. I have found this shop vac to be a perfect compromise between portability and size and am quite satisfied with its quality and performance.
Love It Love It Love my new little ShopVac 2007-10-12
I purchased this Shop Vac for my camper. I love the length of the cord - 18 foot cord. I plug it into one socket and can clean my whole camper. The suction is powerful to the point it cleaned the carpet more deeply than the dirt devil I had borrowed from my mom. When I went to dump the Shop Vac it had more stuff in it than I saw on the floors. The three wands means I am not breaking my back with bending over. I love my new little Shop Vac, it is compact and easy to store and the wheels makes it easier to move the canister. Great Product!!!
5 Star until my Hot Tub Leaked! 
2007-04-16
I thought this lil vac was incredible! When I first received it I was shocked how small it was. But it is perfect for my mitre saw, cleaning out the Jeep, quick pick ups. I would have given it a 5 until last night when my hot tub sprang a leak....... It wouldnt even hold a quart of water when the "misting" occured. Manual says that when picking up several tanks of liquid a, misting may appear thru the exhaust. This occured on the first tank. You must remove the foam cover and wring it out. It still did it the first time afterwards. Also it simply doesnt hold anymore than about a quart of water fefore the ball valve engages. So for vacuuming I would give it a 5 but for wet applications I wouldnt give it a 0!!!!!! I would buy this again for the dryer vents, saw dust etc...... but for a dual purpose.....get a much bigger one!!!! One other thing, the vacuum bags are nearly impossible to find locally. Get them online if you do decide to purchase.
