BissellGarage Pro Wall-Mounted Wet Dry Car Vacuum/Blower With Auto Tool Kit, 18P03 , Gray

This is the second unit I've bought, after trying other brands. The vacuum is perhaps the most powerful one you can get at this price level. The hose is long enough to get all the way across my shop (25x25). The current model now has a clear canister bottom so you can see how full the unit is and empty it before it overfills. The mounting hardware is easy to install and secure. Highly recommended.

This is incredible. I use it to clean our cars, but also for regular clean up in the garage. I use it MUCH more frequently than I used other vacs that we've had because it's SO MUCH MORE convenient.

So powerful, I love it.

I purchased this with the intent of mis-using it - I'm using it as a sort of "central vac" and have it attached to a wall in the basement directly under the laundry chute. There's a reason the word "Garage" is right on the product...Initial impressions:- Suction is STRONG! Stronger than my old Kenmore canister, which I was already pretty satisfied with. Stronger than my Kirby. Stronger than every ~ $40 shopvac from a store under 5 gallons. More than enough suction and even with 32' of hose. Huge plus- Suction power decays as the filter becomes impregnated with debris. Still acceptable, but diminishes to the point where "the trouble of using it" no longer outweighs the performance. This is the largest issue, for me- Garage... Losing suction? Let's clean the filter! A large plume of filth will drop out of the bottom of the unit when the filter is removed. Because of how it's retained (spring steel) there's no way to remove the filter gently. I was a little annoyed to find out the hard way that this is a very messy vacuum to maintain. I miss bags... And this is why it's a GARAGE vacuum. Exhaust coming from the unused blower vent appears to be not too bad. It's not HEPA filtration by any means, but I don't think I'll walk down to the basement after vacuuming the house to find crud floating all over the air.- In typical Bissell fashion, the included attachments are a joke/insult. Cost savings, I get it, but they stink. The rolly bristly brush works better than I thought it would for scrubbing salt and grime out of my porch carpet, but the tiny little dusting brush is the worst I've seen, the "hard floor" tool will scratch floor if you use it inside since it's bare plastic on the bottom. The crevice, "claw" and typical upholstry tool are OK but the cheapest of any kind I've seen. Extension wands are nice and sturdy. The hose is firm and prone to having a mind of it's own, but that's probably the most expensive part of this whole product. The bag for attachments included in the box does NOT look like the one in the picture, it's just a drawstring bag with no handle an no compartments- The bracket for attaching the vac to the wall is sturdy and it rests on the hook and up against the edges of the bracket very securely.Some observations about the unit that other people have not pointed out:- The latches which hold the canister to the bottom of the vacuum don't have a real satisfying snap when secured. It feels like it's not going anywhere, but there's no assurance that it's REALLY on there.- Some debris will be found around the lip/edge of the tank and inside of the bottom. The tank does rest inside a groove and there's only moderate sealing. The vacuum operating likely helps complete whatever seal there may be- As mentioned before, the filter removal is messy. You'd basically have to unplug the hose and power, take the unit off the hanging hook, turn it upside down after removing the dust bin and pull the filter up, instead of down, to prevent making a mess. The filter is relied upon heavily for cleaning as there's no aerodynamic measures taken to keep the filter clean. It operates much the same as a gigantic cheap dustbuster.-The side where the exhaust/"Blower" port is... It's a sort of mullfer. The box appears to be lined with foam, likely to keep noise down and to capture any filth that would get blasted out the side It's effective but not comprehensive. I'll probably cut up a furnace filter and stuff it up in there since I'm using this indoors.- From what I can tell, there's no "sensor" or anything that changes from "wet mode" to "dry mode". The vacuum has a floaty valve like you'd find in t toilet tank to tell it when you've had enough, but nothing changes with how the vacuum operates when you suck up water or dirt. The weight of the water simply makes it fall into the tank instead of being sucked into the filter, so that design consideration will help if you're sucking up actual quantities of water. Sucking up a very small spill or small puddles will probably just result in the water hanging out in the 32' of hose.- The "DRY Tank Full" indicator is based on load. Could also mean filter is full. Even with a very nasty filter, the indicator was not lit. You'd have to be pretty negligent to actually see this light come on, or have you hand over the nozzle.- This appears to be a clone of the Prolux. Bissell has been busy bringing non-US products to the US under their name. Prolux also makes an even larger version, but I deliberately wanted the smaller one. Settled for the Bissell-branded product, but I was initially trying to get the Prolux (out of stock until March everywhere)For my situation, I like it. I've been using cordless vacuums exclusively for about a year and have become spoiled by the convenience, but irritated by the "one notch less" performance, and constantly emptying and cleaning the bins. Now I've just got ~30' of hose to deal with... but no cords! I removed the included wand from the end and shoved 6' of a very nice Panasonic hose for more reach, and so that the part of the hose I have to actually deal with is at least wieldable. The big plasticy hose is somewhat unruly. Full disclosure - I've had the thing about 24 hours so I may come back and blather some more about it. It's not quite ideal, but I'm not using it as intended either...--UPDATE--I've had this thing for about five months now and have bumped it from three stars to four. It's been a great, reliable addition to my house and I've made some improvements to work around the shortcomings of the product itself.First, I've put this inline with a counterfeit/knock-off plastic dust separator cylone bolted to a bucket. The usable life of my filters between cleanings has at least tripled, which is great! One huge annoyance, knocked off the list. Large items like plastic bags and paper towels go right through the separator and go into the vacuum's tank, but just about all the other dog fuzz, filth, sand and bugs end up in one nice, easy-to-take-outside-and-clean-out $4 bucket.Second, after noticing some filth coating the top of the unit after some heavy use, I sealed up all the seams with silicone sealant. I figure, if it needs airflow to keep itself cool, it can breathe through the exhaust port (which is vented outside the house). It's been run like this for rather long intervals (~20 minutes at a time, sometimes) and for a few months - no over heating yet (in a cool basement, vs a hot garage, mind you)Third, since this is a "central vacuum" in my case, I'm using a cheap wireless "lightswitch" outlet and remote to turn it on and off. It's rated at 12 amps, and the vacuum uses about 12 actual amps. Again, been using this for months and no issues yet, and it's easier than buying a relay and wiring in a switch all the way down the hose, like a real vacuum would have.So, there you have it. For as low as $115 open box (I paid full price) you can have a very decent sucking unit that can be used for all sorts of purposes.--ANOTHER UPDATE--Why are you reading this long-ass review on a stupid vacuum cleaner? Just buy it already. I recently used it to suck the water out of my basement, as I have before, but this time instead of emptying the can when it reached the about 1/2 mark, I just went for it and let 'er fill right up. The "water full" light still didn't light up, but I stopped before it reached the absolute top. Since then, the vacuum will change sound shortly after starting up; basically the sound goes up an octave somewhere between 2 and 15 seconds after turning it on. I think I trashed the bearings or the motor. It still works just as hard as ever, it just complains more now. At some point I may have to contact Bissell to see how well they support and stand by their products. Everything else on the machine is fine, it just needs "a new head" (I'm speculating, at some point)So! This is most certainly not a Buy It For Life type of product (incase there was ever any doubt).--YET ANOTHER UPDATE--The year is now 2025 and this thing still goes strong. The price has gone up about 30% Regularly checking, and cleaning the filter has made this vacuum happy. After a brief scare a few years ago with some awful bearing noise, it ... worked itself out with some time and went back to making happy vacuum-cleaner noises. Great product.

Very convenient to clean car! Works great!

Great product.

Works great! Much better than dragging around one on wheels. Great suction power and high quality build. Lots of room for all those teddy grahams your kids lose in the seats

Great product for any car guy or gal. Wish the attachments had a real storage wall mount. Just came with a fabric bag to store them.