Which wet/dry vac and powerflusher?

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Hi all,

Looking for a couple of recommendations please.

For the wet and dry vac I'm looking to pay around £120. Is capacity important? Can you get them bagless? Any of them particularly suited to our job?

With the powerflusher I have a budget of around £800. Is this enough to get anything descent? There is this one on ebay but it just looks a bit 2-bob in my opinion:

Power flushing and descaling pump. | eBay

Really would like to go for something like a Kamco but maybe my budget is too small? Is buying second hand a good idea?

Any thoughts gratefully received.

Nat
 
Id also be interested in the response to this thread and also How do you guys modify your vacs to fit onto pipes or don't you?
 
ive got a Charles (wet & dry) version of the Henry. its o.k for water altho in my opinion its capacity isnt great.... it could do with being a bit more powerfull... a mate has one that he bought from wicks about £40ish i think he said and its better bigger capacity and more powerfull... hope that helps.
 
You seem to be well on the upper end of the market (price wise).
I would suggest a Kamco power flush with the magnaclean attachment and to be honest I have had a £30 Wickes wet and dry that has never let me down and does everything I want. I have had this for 6 years and no problem (at that price its worth a pop).
I dont know the model but its the grey one with the black top.
 
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i got one from ASDA last christmas for £25. earlex i think it is, sucks and blows a treat :)

Any cheap wet and dry will be ok really, but its best to get one that does not require different filters/bags so you can just use it from dry to wet with ease.

you dont need a adaptor to fit pipework normally, just hold it over the pipe end.
 
Sorry I should have said. I only use the Wickes hoover for the wet work and I have a separate one for the services and dry work. (I know that defeats the object but saves fitting and removing filters all of the time).
 
armourer said:
You seem to be well on the upper end of the market (price wise).
I would suggest a Kamco power flush with the magnaclean attachment and to be honest I have had a £30 Wickes wet and dry that has never let me down and does everything I want. I have had this for 6 years and no problem (at that price its worth a pop).
I dont know the model but its the grey one with the black top.
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I think the kamco is more than 800 though
 
This main sound really stupid, but what are the main uses for a wet and dry vac?
 
Dry vac ... I use a dustpan and brush.

Wet vac - makes emptying a cistern a 30 second doddle, easy draining a radiator with no mess, great at cleaning an internal pond, etc, etc, etc. I use it less than I did in the past but do find it really useful.

It also impresses customers and it gives them confidence that you're not going to ask them to change into swimsuits.
 
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