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   DanH | Jul 14, 2010 07:34pm | #1

   I am wanting to buy a nice shop vac that is quite.

   Quite what??

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   xtreem3d | Jul 14, 2010 07:46pm | #2

   sorry... quiet shop vac

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   calvin | Jul 15, 2010 06:20am | #4

   xt

   I have both the Fein turbo II and the Festool Midi.  Both are great on call from the tool vacs.  It guess I abused the Fein-too much drywall dust and no secondary filter.  I USED to be very quiet.  The Festool came with the filter and has remained quiet.

   I like both.  Not cheap, but good.

   The tool activated switching is the ticket.

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   fingers | Jul 14, 2010 10:00pm | #3

   Fein

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   hammer1 | Jul 15, 2010 10:19am | #5

   I've been in the business since the late 60's. I've had numerous shop vacs, el cheapos as well as commercial units. For the last 10-12 years, I'm using a Fein turbo III, on job sites and in the shop, heavy, daily use. No other vacs I've had come close in both efficiency and quietness. I use a water filter when sanding drywall and a teflon bag prefilter in the vac. This model has a felt fabric cone style filter which is washable but the teflon bag keeps it pretty clean. Other models use paper filters which I don't recommend.

   The vac is quiet but the orifice on some tools and some hose connections can whistle. You don't have to buy new filters, first because the cone is washable, second, because the Teflon bag keeps most dust from reaching the filter. The vac has been amazing and has taken a lot of abuse. The Turbo III costs around $400. Not inexpensive but when you weigh in filter costs and $100 vacs that die in a year or two, the Fein is a bargain. The design is nice, you can carry it one handed, easy to empty and close to bullet proof. The auto on for connecting to tools is great. The exhaust is soft and diverted so it doesn't blow dust around like most vacs. Nice long cord, protected switches, stainless clips, wheels that work. I wouldn't rate many tools as excellent but the Fein, quite simply, is just that.

   
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   xtreem3d | Jul 15, 2010 08:33pm | #6

   Thanks for the help guys...gonna get a fein,

   Steve

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   Scott | Jul 15, 2010 10:14pm | #7

   I've been reading about this for years, and the only reputable name that keeps coming up in the Quiet category is what Cal says....Fein.

   Shop Vac makes some quiet ones, but IMO their quality sucks more than their vacuum (dead motors galore), so I've bought my last vacuum from them. Besides, they're "quiet" ones really aren't that quiet.

   You'll pay big bucks for the Fein, but they are good machines. On the other hand, the Rigid warranty is fantastic, and their products are good. I've got a Rigid vacuum with hundreds of hours on it which has vacuumed tons of junk and excavated numerous post holes and trenches (no kidding), and it still is going strong. I bought it in 1992. No Shop Vac I've ever had comes close.

   You could buy a lot of ear plugs for the cost of the Fein...and keep your Rigid.