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Thread: $89 Aldi shop vac is back
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27th May 2010, 11:41 PM #16SENIOR MEMBER
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I bought mine last year, the filters are also available at Bunnies.
Ross
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28th May 2010, 12:01 AM #17
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28th May 2010, 09:02 AM #18Hewer of wood
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Thanks for the heads-up.
I've got a ShopVac that makes a helluva racket; will give the Aldi a go. Power take-off sounds nifty.Cheers, Ern
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28th May 2010, 09:20 AM #19
Ern, these things are not 'quiet' machines, that is not why people are buying them. You might want to listen to one first. Cheers.
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28th May 2010, 09:26 AM #20Hewer of wood
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ah, thanks Groggy.
Still appears to have the power take off advantage and a better filter system. The SV filter is just a bit of fabric wrapped around a foam collar.Cheers, Ern
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28th May 2010, 09:34 AM #21
They are a good vac, as I have said in my earlier posts in the link I posted, but they are not a quiet machine and you would be disappointed if you bought it for that purpose. Noise is probably its only drawback. I have sold mine since I got it but only as I managed to get a second hand Festool vac - which IS quiet.
With the Aldi vac I ended up removing the cartridge filter altogether as the bags did a good job and the cartridge just took up space.
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28th May 2010, 10:39 AM #22Hewer of wood
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Cool. Thanks.
If it turns itself off I can leave it tucked under the bench and that'll provide some sound deadening.Cheers, Ern
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29th May 2010, 10:23 AM #23Intermediate Member
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29th May 2010, 10:29 AM #24
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29th May 2010, 10:42 AM #25Novice
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My wife shopped and got my Taurus yesterday.
No stock left at Salisbury store, so she drove over to Oxley on spec. and got one there.
Haven't I got her well trained.
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29th May 2010, 10:49 AM #26Intermediate Member
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I don't change it when its running
When stopped and flipping the switch to high gear, and thinking it was engaged, I'd start it and there was a shocking crunch. Not every time but it happened more than once.
Have you noticed how the handle "flexes" under mild stress?
Good luck with yours!
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29th May 2010, 01:38 PM #27Hewer of wood
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Have just assembled the vac.
It's bigger in drum and motor capacity than my old ShopVac and a bit quieter. Fits under the workbench without the casters but comes with a generous length of hose. With an extension it reaches to my lathe for sucking shavings out of deep hollowings.
The stepped reducer is v. useful. Wish there were two for diff tools though.
I'll get some SV sheet filters as posted by Groggy in the other thread to extend the life of the paper cartridge filter.
Overall it's impressive value, much more so than the ShopVac, but its durability obviously is yet to be tested.Cheers, Ern
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29th May 2010, 01:48 PM #28
Noticed yesterday in Bunnings they now don't seem to sell the Shopvacs anymore but have changed to Ryobi. The equivalent Ryobi vac sells for around the $240 mark.
One good thing though is that they sell the cartridges (also Ryobi) for about $28 which is half of what the Shopvac ones were going for.
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29th May 2010, 02:13 PM #29
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29th May 2010, 02:30 PM #30
I have had my Vac for just on 2 years now.I fit shop vac paper bags and have never needed to change the filter.The bags hold a lot less than the bare drum,but it works well for me.
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