Tool Review: Ridgid Wet-Dry Vacuum

To say that I dislike wet-dry vacuum design is an understatement. I revile it.

Not one I have used—cheap, fancy, in the middle—really seems to be able to manage itself well and still gobble up everything I throw at it. Unless it is operated by The Handiest Man in the World, the dust puts itself in the vacuum.

There is, however, one full-size unit that isn’t as insulting to a contractor’s time as just about all the other ones I’ve tried and that’s Ridgid’s 1956.

Part of it comes from good design. Part of it comes from job site hacks that make it do what it doesn’t do well. Let’s start with the basics, because even though I could carry on this invective for much longer, there’s no point. I have to have a vac and I do use this one often. So here we go.

Click here to read more about this wet-dry vacuum by Mark and Theresa on Improvenet.com.