Wet and Dry Vacuum? What’s The Downside?

fauziozi on 19/10/2020 - 23:08

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a vacuum cleaner. And just saw that ALDI is about to have ‘wet and dry vacuum’ for $45. Which is really cheap compared to the usual “spend at least $200-$300 for a vacuum, the cheap ones lose its suction after 6 months”.

So I’ve been a keen ALDI follower for a couple of months, and been quite happy with the quality of their specials. What’s the catch with these ‘wet and dry vacuum?’. I did some google search and it seems the only downside are the ugly appearance and slightly louder (as compared to a normal vacuum)?

Is there anything I’m missing here?

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Brodo Faggins on 20/10/2020 - 00:14

+1

Wet and dry vacuum cleaners have additional benefits of cleaning spills, liquid-foods, and also the thicker/foamy carpet shampoos for deeper cleaning.

Another benefit that I appreciate is cleaning car seats with specialised shampoo, and foam/fabric based computer chairs.

Though they are more thorough IMO to clean carpets, it requires greater effort / patience / and constantly emptying dirty water when it's full/heavy.

Size/weight is much clunkier than your avg joe vacs (don't bash it against a corner!) and takes up sufficient storage space, however, they are always flat and will not tip over.

@Aldi's one is also 3-in-1 with a blower functionality, though can't comment on it's strength/power, but can be handy to have regardless.

At $45 it is very affordable, and definitely worth giving it a shot for the price - compared to Harvey Norman and Godfrey's which are anywhere between 2x and 15x Aldi's price.

Hope that helps your consideration :)

Please also enlighten us with a review if you purchase one!
- fauziozi on 20/10/2020 - 02:49
  
  Thanks for the reply!
  
  I was just reading that it’s no good for vacuuming carpet. Have u had any experience w carpet?
  
  Does all of these vacuum have the carpet shampoo capability? It doesn’t show in the website.
  - Brodo Faggins on 22/10/2020 - 00:27
    
    With my older one, it was a commercial wet vac, so the strength was very strong.
    
    I've used carpet shampoos that a purchased separately :)
    
    Not all wet vacs are the same, so depends on the manufacturer if they can accept carpet shampoos
Elppa8 on 20/10/2020 - 00:55

The others are 20L and they will probably have a cartridge filter as well as the paper bag.

Save 10 cents at Bunnings for their Ozito brand of similar size at the moment.
- fauziozi on 20/10/2020 - 02:50
  
  Thanks, will check it out. Do u have any experience w it for thick carpet around the apartment?
  - Elppa8 on 20/10/2020 - 09:09
    
    The tools with these cheaper units are very basic and mine is mainly used in the shed. We mostly use a stick vacuum cleaner for the house.
Duckie2hh on 20/10/2020 - 07:03

-1

One is wet, one is dry.
ESEMCE on 20/10/2020 - 09:25

12L is pretty small, and typically in Wet mode it'll only such a small percentage of that volume…My guess max 3L
azonki on 20/10/2020 - 09:26

Just follow the instructions that come with the unit.
Remember it is a Wet OR Dry Vacuum cleaner and if you suck up water with the dust bag installed, you will have an extra mess to deal with.
And at this price, don't expect miracles - the air flow rate will be limited by the size of the motor/components.
And never use the wattage of a vacuum as a point of reference. The power used does not factor other design features that will make the unit more efficient.
Look for a good airflow rate. Sixty litres/second is a powerful machine.
iforgotmysocks on 20/10/2020 - 10:05

+2

The downside is the side with the wheels.

Wet and Dry Vacuum? What’s The Downside?

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