Dustless Technologies D1606 True HEPA Shop Vac-Wet and Dry Vacuum. Commercial, Contractor, Professional, Home use Vacuum

I purchased this to clean up after asbestos was found in my house. I learned that conventional wet / dry vacuums, and household vacuums are NOT capable of safely cleaning up fine particles like lead and asbestos, even if they mention HEPA. This is not a typical wet / dry vacuum, it actually comes with a certificate indicating its level of filtration and performance. The vacuum is well designed, and the price is reasonable. The only design weakness I've noticed so far is the little yellow clips that secure the motor into the lid, and the lid onto the canister; they actually send an extra, as if it's assumed you're going to break one at some point. I'm fairly careful with equipment, so don't really expect this to be an issue. Like any powerful vacuum, it does discharge a lot of air. I mention this because the exhaust will move dust around the room, so you'll still need to ventilate accordingly and wear the proper high filtration respirator if hazardous substances are present. I ordered the 25ft extension hose to reduce this issue by setting the vacuum away from the work area. The vacuum uses three filters: A bag filter, a filtering cover that goes over the final filter, and a certified HEPA final filter. Replacing the final filter will be expensive (around $150) but the manufacturer says you won't have to change it often if you use the filter bags (around $13ea) which hold up to 40lbs of stuff. The machine and filter costs are higher than regular wet /dry vacuums, but not as costly as potential health issues or hiring someone to clean up. I am satisfied with this purchase, and would recommend to a friend.

Very good vacuums, we use them a lot for projects where we are sanding or removing product off walls. Helps with the Dust and very reliable, we use them a lot and have bought more than 10 in the last few months.

The intake or pickup tube inside this machine is not protruding into the machine enough for a secure fit of the pick up bag. There is only like a 1/2" of solid tube. The bag slides off and the hazardous debri leaks out instead of going through the hepa filter. So when you open the vacuum your area is contaminated with hazardous dust. There is no way this machine should be certified for hazardous lead dust but they do give a certificate for just that but it never should have gotten one. I ended up securing the bag with an exhaust clamp for a truck muffler but it still leaks a little. I also ordered dustless bags for wet dry vacuuming but the bags came with an improved lock to take the place of my muffler clamp bit the engineers at this place must be slow because the lock in the bag forced it even further off the intake tube so it leaks even worse now I had to cut the lock off the bag and install the muffler clamp and add you all know this vacum is not cheap and it's no cleaner or dustless than my old craftsman shop vac. Buyer beware I have a $500 peice of junk shop vac with a lead certification I guess your buying the lead certificate. Oh also the metal peice your not supposed to remove from the plastic bag was not in a bag on mine.... go figure.

Have been using this to clean up after drywall sanding and paint sanding. It has great power and suction and several add on tools that help with all types of cleanup. Its the best shop vac I've used but it still does leak a little bit of dust out of the canister. You can tell this because the canister will have dust all over it after you are finished cleaning. It blows out of the canister. It does concern me because I'm trying my best to get the dust out of my house entirely, but compared to other shop vacs I believe this is better. I love the concept of just having to empty the bag and not deal with a messy canister. Haven't had to empty a bag yet but am hoping it will be as easy and painless as shown in the videos.

This is expensive but it is worth it. Cord length is great, the suction is super and the hepa filters keep everything trapped. We’ve been remodeling and it has done fantastic on keeping the dust down to an absolute minimum. *** Edit. It is holding up exceptionally well! No complaints at all

Finally after ruining 10 vacuums with bird dust, I ordered this shop vac. It is advertised for drywall dust, which is very similar to bird dust... I use the wonder bags .... does such a great job!!! Cleaned large nuts and parakeet seeds alike! No blowing dust into the air because this vaccum has a hepa filter... it even makes the air cleaner as you vaccum!!! I'm so happy to find this vaccum, I would have saved a lot of money if I found this guy first! If you need to clean up after your flock, I highly recommend!!!!!

No power, can not get the job done. Only vacuum with OSHA seal, must have paid off the OSHA INSPECTOR. dO not spend your money on this cheap, non performing piece of crap . Wait for a viable product. A $100 piece of equipment ANY WHERE else that you are seemingly forced to pay Piece of crap

This vacuum is great! I never had a shop vac before, though. But it has a good suction and definitely no dust gets out. There's a slight engine smell if it's run for too long but it's not an issue for me and it quickly goes away. I'm also using this as a normal house vacuum, not just for house projects. I had been thinking of buying a separate vacuum for house purposes but I was tired of them kicking up dust everywhere (which I hear is not good for you), so I'm using this, which has been wonderful! The hose attachments are great for vacuuming the floor/carpet or tiny spaces. It also apparently comes with an instant lead-test kit, which was a pleasant surprise!