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*Shop Vac*

We affectionately call our shop vac R2D2 after that cool robot that starred in the Star Wars movies. Shop vacs are an indispensable tool for almost any home improvement project.They are designed to pick up debris that a regular household vacuum just cant do. A whole set of attachments are designed to help you to get the most out of your shop vac.

Shop vacs are designated by capacity (gallons) and horsepower. The horsepower rating is actually a peak horsepower rating. This indicates the electrical draw at the point where the motor is overloaded and will stall.

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