Wet n Dry vac, which one have YOU got

[Someone-Else]

As the title says, I am after recommendations for a wet and dry vac, only one I sort of know is Karcher, but I expect it will be £££££.
I do have a W&D vac, cheap Titan one, its very good at the wet stuff, but often in goes a couple of small stones and......... no suction (They block the hose, and need a lot of persuasion to come out) The hose is showing its age, so I am looking for a new W&D vac but one that can suck up 10mm stones and NOT get blocked, and be able to empty a bucket of water.

Any experiences good or bad (or funny) appreciated.

[Rorschach]

I've had a couple of the Parkside ones, they are good for the money.

I have a George carpet cleaner that I use sometimes, also very good (but noisy).

My Henry in my workshop has a cyclone separator on it, I use that for dirty wet jobs as the cyclone catches it all, it'll do mud, dirty water, leaks, spills etc.

[banjerbill]

I also have the Parkside from Lidl and swear by it. Good powerful machine for not much cash.
Think I paid less than £60, however, being Lidl you have to wait until they put them on special.

[dewaltdisney]

I have Performance Pro about £40 I bought from BnQ 15 years ago

DWD

[Someone-Else]

I was hoping for feedback on one I can buy this week. I guess they are not that popular. (Most of the reviews agree )

[dewaltdisney]

Buy a cheap one SE, I have had good use out of mine especially wet pick up. A Screwfix Titan one for https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb774 ... 240v/826kh for £40 which although low capacity does most jobs. Slightly more capacity forr another tenner..

DWD

[Rorschach]

Seconded for just getting a cheap one.

If you only need a W&D vac rarely, don't buy one at all. Get a cyclone separator and bucket instead, you can use it with any vacuum. As I mentioned this what I used in my workshop, I have been using the same Henry bag for about 3 years, it's barely mucky and it get used to clean up a LOT of saw dust, greasy swarf, mud, stones, dirty water, plastic shavings and more.

[toolbox]

Wickes with the optional dual purpose filter cheap as chips, a bit noisy though.

[Someone-Else]

Been looking at wickes, not sure, but they also have karcher ones (Who has not heard of them) Amazon sell them cheaper than wickes do, but I had to smile when I read the reviews

"Purchased as have trust in the name, 1st wd3 whilst using it after a few weeks made a strange noise, then smoke started coming out from the top"

"I switched it on after being a way on holiday to clean my car and got a cloud of acrid smoke belching from the item"

Yes, I know they are the bad ones, but it makes me wonder, why.

[bourbon]

When you say it's blocking up, Exactly where is it blocking? some if not all vacuums have a bent section in the tube, If it's there, then use a straight tube!

[toolbox]

Good thing about the wickes is it can do blowstion as well as suction !
Often reversing the hose will clear a blockage.

[dewaltdisney]

Yes, mine does too. I use it to accelerate my BBQ as I have a limited attention span and patience when it comes to BBQs. On the rare occasions I get talked into doing one it is ready to cook very quickly. This Is of course if I can be bothered to haul it out.

DWD

[Someone-Else]

When you say it's blocking up, Exactly where is it blocking? some if not all vacuums have a bent section in the tube, If it's there, then use a straight tube!

Can't do that. The part with a bend is where the hose ends and you connect the rigid pipe. It also blocks at the beginning of the hose, and sometimes the end of the hose that joins the cylinder/drum.

If I empty (Let it suck) a bucket of water, it works no problem. I would say the hose diameter is just too small, which is why I want a different brand of vacuum cleaner.