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I have the DVC517B and hate it. No capacity.
😬. I just bought the 517b... But half of what I bought it for was putting fluid systems under vaccum while I remove hoses or sensor or whatnot. No spills. I figure it should be fine for that. About to go try it on my car.
After a thurough annual cleaning of my car, I have no complaints. It sucks. It fits regular vacuum attachments. A 5ah battery did about 5/6ths of my car (this was no quickie, did every fabric/carpet surface several times). Used a brush on a drill to help get all the dirt loose from the carpet. It's a mini battery powered shop vac. It sucked as hard as I expected it to. If I needed more of a vaccum I would have bought more, it's just what I expected.
I have the cordless DeWalt 1/2 gallon wet/dry and love it! If used with water, the filter will get waterlogged and you have to dry it out but once I got that worked out, it has exceeded every expectation.
I have the dewalt 20v hand held and love it, the tube detaches from the head and it is sooo convenient, I love it! Ive also bought into the dewalt product line so I have many batteries, which helps with upkeep.
I have a slightly smaller version and love it, the hose detaching from the head is an amazing feature. About 1 yr in a 2 cat household for cleaning up messes and theres almost no wear and tear. Use it daily DCV517B is the number
I have the first one and it doesn’t get used much. Kind of a joke. The newer handheld one with HEPA filter actually works pretty good
I agree- this one is great. I install cabinets and use it every day. The filter does get clogged, but I clean it at the end of every day. It’s really loud though. The first one you show isn’t great, but it’s ok. It’s wet/dry so good for draining a toilet or if you have a flood.
Have the first one. It’s supposed to be a wet/dry vac. First time I used it wet to empty out the contents at the bottom of a decorative water fountain it stopped pulling in anything at all. The “float ball” gets stuck in the up position and just shuts down all suction. Even after thoroughly drying it out, cleaning everything etc it no longer will work as a vacuum at all. Wasted money.
Tbh the Titan or DeWalt wet and dry vac from Screwfix is half the price and actually incredible. The only vacuum I've owned that will properly clean car carpets and not leave little bits behind. Sharks are high maintenance and always blocking, and the attachments are crap for cleaning cars, they are too chunky.
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