I got a Fein shop vac. It's very nice, and with the floor brush, it makes a nice indoor vacuum. Every bit as good as a Dyson, and this puppy does double duty in the garage too.

Oreck

Work great and built to last.

Will they ship it back to you?

Thanks for the smile...;)

I got a Fein shop vac. It's very nice, and I just need that floor brush...

oh BTW - I call mine "Cherry 2000"

Randy,

Get the floor brush. The rotating brush turns on automatically when you take the attachment out of it's resting position. It's sort of a man's Electrolux. And if you get the Hepa filter, then there is no difference between the Fein and Electrolux, other than the Fein will suck up water, and has a 5 gallon capacity.

Thx - I just ordered the floor brush.

Tell me about the HEPA filter... does it go in the basket? the basket in the body of the vac?

mine is an old one - maybe one of the first Feins imported into the US... I jumped right on it when I saw the thing - German + shop vac = Great

Oh I see. I don't know how old that unit would be. Mine has a "smart plug" that the brush unit plugs into on the vacuum body. Your reasoning is sound re: German engineering. Mine is very quiet - probably the quietest shop vac on the market today.

The HEPA filter bolts onto the motor section inside the bucket. I just checked the prices, and they are down at least 40% from when I bought mine.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1330482397.jpg

yow! $100 bucks!

I'll just stick it outside and use the long hose inside - works well & cuts the noise, which is already low

well, I hope we have convinced everyone else to throw away their Dysons