Ridgid WD1450 14-Gallon 6-Horsepower Wet/Dry Vacuum

Brand: Ridgid
Category: Home Improvement

List Price: ~~$166.90~~
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

6 reviews
Sales Rank: 9401

Media: Tools & Hardware
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 15
Dimensions (in): 26 x 20 x 19.8

MPN: 18718
Model: WD1450
UPC: 095691187185
EAN: 0095691187185
ASIN: B001MBADFI

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Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 3 months

Features:

•	Powerful suction to handle tough jobsite clean-up
•	Quick release accessory storage bag keeps accessories close at hand but is quickly removable to make emptying debris from drum quick and easy
•	2-piece drum provides improved, more rugged construction to meet the higher demands found on the job site
•	Tug-A-Long locking hose won?t pull loose during use and the large carry handle allows easy lifting of vac into service vehicle
•	20? cord that wraps neatly around carry handle

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
18718 Model Code: AA (part# 18718) This item features: -Power head with new patented SNR ''Scroll Noise Reduction'' design. -Tug-A-Long positive locking hose. -Removable accessory storage bag. -Filtration - 3-layer material treated with microban. -Large built-in drain. -Accessories / cord / hoses store inside vac keeps accessories organized and close at hand. -Fine dust filter great for drywall dust, fine filtration, washable and reusable. -Cord Length: 20 ft. -Price is for 1 Each. Model Code Model Description AACapacity Vol.:14 gal, Tank Material:Polypropylene, Power Cap.:6 hp, Voltage:120.00 V, Amps:11.00 A, Includes:(2) Extension Wands, 2-1/2 in x 7 ft. Positive Locking Hose, Utility Nozzle, Wet Nozzle, Multi-purpose (Car) Nozzle, Crevice Tool, High Efficiency Filter, Wt.:25 lb ABCapacity Vol.:16 gal, Tank Material:Polypropylene, Power Cap.:6 1/2 hp, Voltage:120.00 V, Amps:12.00 A, Includes:(2) Extension Wands, 2-1/2 in x 7 ft. Positive Locking Hose, Utility Nozzle, Wet Nozzle, Multi-purpose (Car) Nozzle, Crevice Tool, Muffler/Diffuser, Paper Filter Treated w/Microban , Wt.:36 lb ACCapacity Vol.:16 gal, Tank Material:Stainless Steel, Power Cap.:6 1/2 hp, Includes:(2) Extension Wands, 2-1/2 in x 7 ft. Positive Locking Hose, Utility Nozzle, Wet Nozzle, Crevice Tool, Micorban Treated 3-Layer Filter, Wt.:43 lb ADCapacity Vol.:4 1/2 gal, Tank Material:Polypropylene, Power Cap.:5 hp, Includes:1-7/8 in x 7 ft. Expandable Hose, Utility Nozzle, Crevice Tool, Dusting Brush, Micorban Treated 3-Layer Filter, Wt.:15 1/2 lb

Customer Reviews:

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Very happy with this vac June 11, 2010
J. Almeida
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

After my sparsely used blue and gray shop vac decided to flat out die right in the middle of a 100 year flood after about 10 minutes of use I decided to do a lot of research before buying my next vac. This Rigid WD1450 has excellent reviews here and at the Home Depot website so I grabbed it ($99 at HD). This thing is great, powerfull suction with waaayyyy less noise than my old vac. My only complaint is the same as a few others here, the exhaust creates a really powerful breeze, on the plus side my kids love following me around and standing in the jetstream lol. I might take a look at the muffler accessory, if it works this thing will be flawless.

3 out of 5 stars

Qwik Lock Filter Fastening system incompatible with CleanStream May 26, 2010
David Burg (Bellevue, WA USA)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful

Oh boy this is the printer cartridge deal all over again.

The rigid vet dry are relatively price competitive, until you get to the cheezy filters. Cheezy enough so that an independent manufacturer (CleanStream) is selling for the same price higher quality filters. But sneaky Rigid updates its product line with a 'better', 'patented' (read: incompatible) Qwik Lock Filter Fastening.

So yes, you do gain 10 seconds of not having to remove the filter nut when changing it. But it also means that you are locked in with Rigid filters for life, thanks to that sneaky patent.

The filters prices are outrageous ($30), especially for entry level Rigid dry vacs ($50).

The ustensil are also pricey ($8 for a head, $20 for an hose extender, auto cleaning kit is pricier) - clearly Rigid is making back benefits after selling you an apparent good deal on the dry vac itself. It's just like these cheap printers with ink catridges draining your wallet empty.

Unfortunately I do not have the experience of other dry vac brands to compare.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Mid-sized Wet Dry Vac at a reasonable price May 23, 2010
Greg Forcey (Gainesville, Florida, USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I've owned the the WD 1450 for awhile now and have used it in a variety of wet and dry applications. I initially bought it because my carpet got flooded and I used it to suck the water out of the carpet. It did a great job at getting the bulk of the water out. I still needed to tear up the carpet and let it dry, but the drying time was dramatically reduced because the vac removed gallons of water from the carpet. I bought the optional dusting brush and hard floor brush so I could use this vac for dirt on hard floors and spider webs on the walls and windows. I've also used it to vacuum up the ashes from my gas grill and for cleaning my car. There are so many uses for this vac, I could go on and on.

Other reviews talk about the powerful airflow out the back as being a problem. That's true so I bought the optional muffler to diffuse the powerful airflow out the back. This is less of an issue if you use it outside mostly, but I use it inside mostly so the diffuser is helpful for me. I also suggest getting the VF3502 bags for dry pickup. They make it a lot easier to clean the vac and make it easier to switch to wet pickup - just remove the bag and the air filter. If you are doing wet pickup be sure to remove the filter (and the dry pickup bag if applicable) as detailed in the instructions. Re-install the filter when returning to dry pickup; this is very important!!

Pros:

1) Lots of suction for both wet and dry pickup
2) Good variety of accessories available
3) While there is a lot of airflow out the back, the filter does and excellent job at reducing particle dust
4) Good accessory storage on the vac
5) It's less noisy that I thought even though the muffler does not reduce noise at all
6) The hose fits securely into the vac's body so you can pull it with the hose
7) Long 20 foot power cord
8) On/off switch is easily accessible
9) Large 2.5 inch hose means debris is less likely to get stuck in the hose
10) You can put the vac hose in the blower output and use the vac as a blower

Cons:

1) There are a lot of small crevices in the container which dust can get wedged in. You can get around this by using one of the dry pickup bags that I mentioned earlier
2) There is a lot of airflow out the back, but this can be reduced with the muffler accessory. Note that this feature is also a benefit because you can put the hose in the output port and the vac will double as a blower.

So would I buy this vac if I could do it all over? Absolutely yes! The cons are minor and can mostly be addressed by buying an accessory if you find them bothersome. This vac is an excellent choice if you are looking for a great mid-sized wet/dry vac. I would only choose another model of if you are short on space or looking for portability (I'd go for the WD4070), or if you are heavy user with big demands (I'd go for the WD1851). I chose the WD1450 because it's a good compromise between the two and an excellent choice for a mid-sized wet/dry vac!

Note that consumer reports rated the WD1450 as a best buy in their tests of wet/dry vacs

5 out of 5 stars

Great vacuum, but Amazon is overpriced November 24, 2009
B. Ratterman
16 out of 19 found this review helpful

This is a great vacuum, but Amazon is listing it for $159.77 plus $7.50 shipping. The Home Depot sells this vacuum cleaner for $115 online, and their shipping is free.

4 out of 5 stars

Great vac overall, just one major drawback... June 17, 2009
M. Hibbard (Missoula, MT United States)
44 out of 44 found this review helpful

This vac hits just about every mark right on the nose for me.

PROS:
It has a ton of suction power (as long as you keep the filter relatively clean).

It has a large diameter hose that can suck up large chunks.

Well thought-out attachments. I didn't think I would, but I've used all of them for different applications, and found all to be very useful.

It is very quiet for how powerful it is.

Great carrying handle, and easy to use snap-locks to take the lid off and put it back on.

Long cord, long hose, quite portable.

Great casters, very stable.

CONS:
Just one, but it's nasty: The output blower blows with incredible force on the opposite side of the suction input. Some form of this is to be expected to a certain extent, as the air that is sucked in has to be pushed back out in some way with equal force; I've just seen other designs that manage this much better. This design pushes with equal force out of a hole equal in diameter to the input hole, horizontally out the opposite side. Like I said, the force is great. It is like a leaf-blower. This design is supposedly set up this way so that one could hook the hose up to the output hole and do things like blow leaves... but if you're not blowing leaves, you blow dust, dirt, debris, and other unwanted things out into the air to fly off and settle somewhere else. A nightmare for, say, cleaning up drywall dust after hanging, taping and sanding drywall -- by turning on the vac, you are effectively distributing all the dust on the output side out into the rest of the house.

Don't get me wrong; the suction is amazing, and what you suck up is sufficiently filtered and deposited into the base... It's just that anything that happens to be on the wrong side of the vac will be lifted up off the ground and spread off into the distance. The only way I've found to avoid this is to aim the output hole out a door and be mindful not to tug the vac in too far while cleaning. Seems like a serious nuisance to me.

Are most shop vacs designed this way? I guess I've only seen one other brand's design, which came out the top and somehow spread the "impedance" of the air so that it exited gently out of a vent that ran 360 degrees around the motor, instead of being concentrated into a tight, forceful air jet shooting out of one side.

Overall I really like the vac. It's the most powerful of any I've ever used and has really worked well for all the things I've used it for. I just have to pay close attention to where that exit port is and make sure it won't cause any problems.

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